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precept
in
Augie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
(Edited)

At the beginning of the year, Mr. Browne had told all of us that he wanted us to send him one of our own precepts over the summer.
p. 65.4

precepts = rules for behavior
So, one afternoon, while Grandmere was sleeping, I started thinking about sending him a precept from Paris.
p. 65.5

precept = rule for behavior
And that's when it hit me: my precept.
p. 65.7
But I wanted Mr. Browne to know enough so that he would understand my precept.
p. 66.2
Re: My precept
p. 66.5
I just sent you my precept in the mail: "Sometimes it's good to start over."
p. 66.5
I wrote this precept because I'm going to a new school in September.
p. 66.6
Re: re: My precept
p. 67.8
By the way, I love your precept.
p. 67.9
"Oh look, a Mr. Browne precept!" she said, pointing to a cutout of Mr. Browne's September precept.
p. 249.6
"Oh look, a Mr. Browne precept!" she said, pointing to a cutout of Mr. Browne's September precept.
p. 249.7
Remember Mr. Browne's November precept: "Have no friends not equal to yourself!"
p. 267.9 *

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