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With the rise of the Halloween, we come to possibly creation to come out the
Peanuts library. The Great Pumpkin. I've always had a soft spot for Linus and his sitting and waiting for the fictional Great Pumpkin.
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I would be on Linus' side and would actually sit in the pumpkin patch with him. While growing up I did not live near a pumpkin patch but I did live near a quarry. That's almost the same thing.
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Feeling for Linus, despite not believing in the Great Pumpkin and actually wanting to sit with him in the pumpkin patch may be related to my cemetery obsession. I love sitting in a cemetery and just thinking. It may be weird to some people but so is sitting in a pumpkin patch waiting for a figment of your imagination.
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Of course in Linus' defense, he truly believes the Great Pumpkin exists. Even though everything is stacked against him, he still goes every year. And that is a sign of strength that a lot of people just don't have. And that will make Linus an amazing adult.
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I wonder how Linus got confused on the concept of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Was it something his parents did? Something that Lucy said? A part of me actually thinks it's Lucy's fault and she hides her guilt with anger and insults.
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Oh, poor Linus. Maybe next year.