The wall-writing worked so well in teaching us the code that Dad decided to use the same system to teach us astronomy. His first step was to capture our interest, and he did this by fashioning a telescope from a camera tripod and a pair of binoculars. He’d tote the contraption out into the yard on clear nights, and look at the stars, while apparently ignoring us. We’d gather around and nudge him, and pull at his clothes, demanding that he let us look through the telescope. “Don’t bother me,” he’d say, with his nose stuck into the glasses. “Oh, my golly, I believe those two stars are going to
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