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11/29/2004: "Backstory"

It was many and many a year ago, and it was a kingdom by the sea. The name of the kingdom was California, and Mr. Copperfield moved his family there, at the behest of his employer and in the interest of his own advancement and security. It was the first time Mrs. Copperfield had ever been so far from her home, in Philadelphia. She loved the kingdom, the friendly neighbors, the wide streets, the sunny skies, the mild climate, the pacific sea. And it came to pass that she conceived a child, who would be her third and last son. I imagine that it was around this time, on this day, that he stirred within her, and between the two of them, they came to an agreement that it was time for him to meet his world. Early in the morning of the next day, she saw him for the first time. And so, I was born (as I have been informed and believe).