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Al was a potter (制陶工)．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his older son got a stomachache．At first, Al and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold, so they didn't take it 1 ．But it was not a cold．It was terrible appendicitis(闌尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night．Knowing the 2 could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously, Al was very 3 and was 4 of guilt．Then his wife couldn't stand the thing, so she left him alone with his six-year-old 5 son．
Al lost his two favourite persons．He felt no hope in the world and 6 to alcohol．Then Al became an alcoholic(酒鬼)．As he drank more, Al began to lose 7 he had－his home, his land and his work．Finally, Al died 8 in a San Francisco room．When I heard of Al's death, I thought he was a 9 and wasted his life．As time went by, I began to know 10 I once thought was wrong．I knew Al's little son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love 11 them．I knew that kindness and caring had to 12 somewhere．I never heard Erine talk much about his father．
One day I asked him, ‘ I'm really puzzled (困惑) by something．I know your father was the only one to raise you．What on earth (究竟) did he do to make you become such a special person?' Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few 13 ．Then he said,' When I was a child, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “I love you, son．”
Tears came into my 14 ．Al had not left any money 15 , but he had been a kind, loving father, and he left behind a legacy(遺產) of love．
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