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can be thinking of, allowing youth to be treated as if they were adults. You should properly still be under guardianship, all four of you."
Gretchen's younger brother Hans weighed in. "If they were subject to guardians, Grandma, you and Annalise, and Gretchen, and the kids, would be sitting over by the power plant in the refugee camp rather than comfortably around our dinner table."
"Hans, sprich mich nicht so frech an."
Gretchen brought it to a close, to Jeff's relief. "Genug, that's enough. Labor Day would appear to be a worthwhile holiday. We shall go. Then no more extra spending until Christmas."
"Er, Gretchen . . . I don't think we've told you about Thanksgiving yet."
"Are we skipping Columbus Day this year?" asked Larry.
"Columbus Day doesn't count. We usually never even got off school."
"Are we doing Halloween?"
"That's Allerheiligen—the eve of All Saints' Day. It's a lot different here."
"We never got off school for Halloween, either. It's not even a federal holiday."
"We ought to have a Halloween party for the kids, at least. Andy Partlow has a pumpkin patch."
"Worueber sprechen Sie, Hans?"
"Amerikanische Feiertagen."
"Look, guys. Let's get through Labor Day first."
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