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"_" Which_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT age_NN1 ,_, childhood_NN1 ,_, youth_NN1 ,_, adulthood_NN1 ,_, or_CC old_JJ age_NN1 ?_? 
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Michael_NP1 ?_? "_" 
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"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ question_NN1 ,_, Wu_NP1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 've_VH0 already_RR been_VBN a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 youth_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 adult_NN1 ,_, and_CC now_RT I_PPIS1 am_VBM 66_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 am_VBM in_II old_JJ age_NN1 ._. "_" 
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"_" But_CCB ,_, Michael_NP1 ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX act_VVI like_II an_AT1 old_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_CST you_PPY are_VBR very_RG strong_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 think_VV0 of_IO you_PPY as_CSA my_APPGE grandfather_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 am_VBM comfortable_JJ with_IW your_APPGE smooth_JJ white_JJ beard_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE big_JJ belly_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE songs_NN2 ,_, and_CC your_APPGE friendliness_NN1 to_II all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 Chinese_JJ students_NN2 ._. 
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"_" Its_APPGE true_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI so_RG old_JJ ._. 
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In_II the_AT Chinese_JJ custom_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 older_JJR ,_, and_CC an_AT1 old_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS should_VM sit_VVI in_II the_AT shade_NN1 or_CC sun_NN1 and_CC relax_VV0 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN a_AT1 very_RG active_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
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As_II the_AT only_JJ child_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE older_JJR parents_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 special_JJ relationship_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
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My_APPGE father_NN1 worked_VVD an_AT1 evening_NNT1 shift_VV0 at_II a_AT1 factory_NN1 ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ about_RG 12_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO go_VVI back_RP to_II the_AT day_NNT1 shift_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 could_VM spend_VVI some_DD more_DAR time_NNT1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 cottage_NN1 at_II "_" Little_JJ Long_JJ Lake_NN1 "_" about_RG 100_MC kilometers_NNU2 from_II our_APPGE home_NN1 ._. 
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During_II the_AT time_NNT1 that_CST my_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ ill_JJ for_IF about_RG five_MC years_NNT2 ,_, my_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM sometimes_RT go_VVI to_II the_AT cottage_NN1 on_II the_AT weekends_NNT2 ._. 
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When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ twelve_MC ,_, my_APPGE parents_NN2 bought_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 new_JJ piano_NN1 replacing_VVG an_AT1 old_JJ upright_JJ piano_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD learned_VVN to_TO play_VVI starting_VVG when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ about_RG six_MC ._. 
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I_PPIS1 still_RR have_VH0 this_DD1 piano_NN1 and_CC treasure_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
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"_" "_" Michael_NP1 ,_, you_PPY must_VM like_VVI music_NN1 a_RR21 lot_RR22 ._. 
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Did_VDD you_PPY sing_VVI as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 play_NN1 the_AT piano_NN1 ?_? 
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Did_VDD you_PPY continue_VVI when_RRQ you_PPY were_VBDR in_II middle_NN1 (_( high_JJ )_) school_NN1 ?_? "_" 
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"_" Oh_UH ,_, yes_UH ._. 
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I_PPIS1 sang_VVD and_CC played_VVD the_AT piano_NN1 a_RR21 lot_RR22 as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, then_RT also_RR as_II a_AT1 high_JJ school_NN1 student_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 sang_VVD in_II church_NN1 as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, then_RT as_II a_AT1 youth_NN1 ,_, and_CC often_RR as_II an_AT1 adult_NN1 ._. 
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Now_RT I_PPIS1 sing_VV0 in_II classes_NN2 or_CC in_II speeches_NN2 to_II students_NN2 sometimes_RT here_RL in_II China_NP1 to_TO teach_VVI the_AT students_NN2 more_RRR about_II American_JJ culture_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 would_VM say_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 happy_JJ childhood_NN1 ._. 
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In_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II two_MC different_JJ boarding_NN1 schools_NN2 for_IF boys_NN2 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ usually_RR very_RG happy_JJ ._. 
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Though_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 faced_VVN some_DD difficulties_NN2 and_CC problems_NN2 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN a_AT1 happy_JJ person_NN1 most_DAT of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
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"_" "_" That_DD1 's_VBZ wonderful_JJ ,_, Michael_NP1 ._. 
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As_II a_AT1 Chinese_JJ student_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 will_VM always_RR have_VHI as_RG happy_JJ a_AT1 life_NN1 as_CSA you_PPY have_VH0 had_VHN ._. 
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Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, then_RT ,_, which_DDQ age_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT age_NN1 ?_? "_" 
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"_" Wu_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_CST every_AT1 age_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 can_VM be_VBI productive_JJ and_CC happy_JJ if_CS we_PPIS2 always_RR seek_VV0 to_TO live_VVI a_AT1 balanced_JJ and_CC happy_JJ life_NN1 ._. "_" 
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