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        | Running on Empty  A rather amusing thing happened on one occasion in the renowned Rose Parade in Pasadena in Southern California. One beautifully decorated float suddenly came to a standstill.  It ran out of fuel!
 The irony was that this float was that of the Standard Oil Companyone of the large fuel companies of North America. With all their vast oil and gasoline (petrol) resources they failed to make sure their own vehicle was running on full.
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 |  | Don't Quit When things go wrong asthey sometimes will,
 When the   road you're trudg-
 ing seems all up hill,
 When the funds are low and
 the   debts are high,
 And you want to smile, but
 you have to sigh,
 When care is pressing you
 down a bit,
 Rest if you must, but don't
 you   quit.
 Life is queer with its twists
 and turns,
 As everyone of   us some-
 times learns,
 And many a failure turns
 about
 When he   might have won...
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