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Yes, people are stupid; they sought to be smart.
Yes, people should finish the things that they start.
Yes, noises are ugly. They ought to be sweet.
Yes, birds can be messy. I wish they were neat.

But I jump to conclusions, and I'm usually right.
I jumped to a conclusion when I read your book the other night.
You seem judgmental, and I guess it's true,
because if little kids get bored sometimes, Juster,
what's it to you?

I looked at the building you designed for some town.
The siding was tacky, and the windows faced down.
Now who is the dummy and who is the wise?
Bet even Milo knows that windows should point to the skies.

I jump to conclusions. It saves so much time.
You made a building without reason or rhyme.
Oh, you seemed untalented, but you're free to be
because if you like making crappy architecture and you want to pick on some poor kid who's just hanging out,
what's it to me?

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from Bushwick Book Club presents The Phantom Tollbooth, released August 28, 2013

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The Bushwick Book Club Brooklyn, New York

We started in January 2009 playing songs written in response to Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. We haven't stopped since. We've written & performed songs inspired by everything from "On The Origin of Species" to Dr. Seuss to Raymond Carver. There are BBCs popping up nationwide now. Bushwick Book Club Seattle started in 2010 & is run by Geoff Larson. Our nerdy dare-devilry knows no bounds. ... more

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