Challenge Word: Score
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WARNINGS/Spoilers: None, wee!chester drabble. Sam, Dean and a history lesson.
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Of Scores and Sacrifices
by Swellison
Ten-year-old Sam recited his homework. "Four score and seven years—why didn't he just say eighty-seven years, Dean?"
"Sounds better—more weighty. The Gettysburg Address is an important speech, Squirt."
"'Cause Lincoln said it?"
"Because of the words, Sammy. Lincoln spoke during the Civil War, reminding us that while some warriors make the ultimate sacrifice, everyone has to make some sacrifices, 'cause everyone has a stake in a just cause—and the obligation to see it finished."
Sammy reopened his history book, slowly mouthing the words of the Gettysburg Address, pondering dead warriors, just causes, sacrifices-and Dad and Dean.