Dear Father,
I know we don't talk a lot but, today you wouldn't believe what happened. I was walking through the school corridor when the art teacher told me I had won the talent show with my self portrait. I can't believe I won 5,500 dollars. I am putting half in my bank account for later just as you would do were you in my shoes. I am going to put the other half towards tuition. I have to go, i'm going to miss science.
Love,
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