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Merrywood Elementary 
My mother decided it was time for me to go to school. I was sent to Merrywood Elementary when I was six and I thought ... . What was ... at the docks? It turned out that Mum had other plans for my future which didn’t include joining Uncle Stan in the shipyard.      
Once Mum had dropped me off each morning, I would hang around in the yard until she was out of sight, and then slope off to the docks. I ... when she returned to pick me up in the afternoon. On the way back home, I ... . I would tell her everything I’d done at school that day. I was good at making up stories.     
However, it wasn’t long before she discovered that was all they were – stories. Occasionally Mr. Haskins, the gatekeeper, decided he’d seen me leave the school too often and I’d be reported to the headmaster. My form master, Mr.Holcombe, never let on if I didn’t show up for his class, but then he was a bit soft.      
One or two other boys from my school also ... but I kept my distance from them. They were older and bigger and never missed a chance to beat me if I got in their way