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Imagine you are meeting me for the first time, and I hand you a box. It's a largish box, plain but crafted of the darkest ebony. On the lid, inlaid with lighter wood, is the single word Gramarye. Inside, lovingly wrapped and carefully nestled against a lining of blood red velvet, you see...

1) A copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
2) A copy of The Lord of the Rings
3) A copy, carefully bound, of all my poems
4) A small photo album, with pictures of all the paintings my mother has ever painted
5) A CD containing my favorite pieces of music, including:
a) the theme from Swan Lake
b) O Fortuna from Carmina Burana
c) the theme from Appalachian Spring
d) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
e) Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
f) The Kiss from Last of the Mohicans
g) The Hands That Built America from Gangs of New York
h) God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood
i) Turn, Turn, Turn by the Eagles
j) We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel
k) American Pie by Don McLean
l) She's a Lady by Tom Jones
m) Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats from Cats
n) Sunset Boulevard from Sunset Boulevard
o) Shadowlands from The Lion King musical
p) the theme from Babylon 5
q) the theme from Crusade
r) Pat a Pan by Mannheim Steamroller
6) a small beautifully crafted glass bottle filled with my tears
7) an audiotape of my laughter, both sincere and mocking
8) a small mirror with the inscription "What do you see?" on the frame
9) a beautifully crafted needlepoint with the image of a tigress, poised and graceful, intense and powerful, standing still against a green jungle background
10) a medium-sized, irregular, polished piece of rose quartz
11) my rosary
12) a small, green velvet pillow with ears and a monkey's face named Peebo who was my safety blanket when I was small