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It was a lovely Christmas. There was a Santa statue behind the twinkling Christmas tree that attracted all the eyes in the main market. On top of it, there was a contest and someone was going to take the wonderful statue of 3 feet height home. My son chose the three numbers on contest form and we moved around to return in the evening to check the winning numbers. It was full surprise, when my son name was announced and I can not forget the happiness that filled all of us. After all, he was dreaming where to keep the statue and how it would look in our living room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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