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We went to the picturesque peninsula of Peloponnesewhere we ate phyllo dough wrapped around pears, plums, papaya, and prunes

in a palace made of plaster and pearlswith Phoebe the Greek moon Goddess.

At the pyramids in Egypt we painted portraits of the Pharaohs on papyrus.

We walked among a pride of lions on the plainwho were plainly proudas they prowled past panthersto pursue a prized python.

A Persian cat purred as we pet her pawsuntil a Pekingese poochie playfully pounced upon her.

She ran down a path of pebblesto hide inside a pagoda that protected her from both the poochie and the precipitation

In Punjab we practiced poses with yogiswho were perfumed with patchouli

after sipping warm peppermint tea poured from a shiny pewter poton a patio scattered with the petals of pansies and peonies.

In the Philippines, Pegasus protected the peoplefrom an eruption of Mount Pinatubo.They lined up on her back as Pegasusswiftly sailed to a safe place.

We crossed the Pacific Ocean andsoared over Polynesia, stopping atPuna Pau on Isla de Pascuato experience the pleasantries of paradise.

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In Peru, we played with with palomino ponies peacefully gathered in a pristine pasture between Machu Picchu and Mount Putucusi.

We helped farmers plow a plenitude of potatoeswhile the potters who would later eat them passionately discussed politics and philosophy.

I also helped a plucky woman wearing periwinkleand speaking patois in Port-au-Prince preparea feast of porridge, plantains, and pinto beansfor as many people plagued by poverty as we possibly could

while Pegasus dropped parachutes of peanut butter and peach

marmalade sandwiches, pepperoni pizza, and pumpkin piefor a plentiful picnic to please our peculiar palates.

One hundred hungry Hispanolan hutias scurried for our succulent scraps.

We stayed at a paradore in Puerto Ricoand took photographs of palm trees and pedestriansin picturesque Porta Caribe.

In Panama we watched petrifying piranhas eat

chlorophyll-filled planktonand played parchisi at the Presidential Palace.

I just love to wander the earth with my winged horse.

We meet many prolific people and have a preponderance of adventures!

Where will my imagination wander when I fall asleep tonight?

Perhaps Pegasus and I will go to Algeria, Bangladesh,Canada, Denmark, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala,Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Luxembourg,Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Syria,Taiwan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Wales, Yemen, or Zimbabwe.

Won't you and your imagination please

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 join us on our journeys too?