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Caption: Grandpa Jack's ROCK COLLECTION
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Caption: WHEN I WAS A KID, MY GRANDPA JACK GAVE ME HIS ROCK COLLECTION. IT'S SINCE BEEN ONE OF MY MOST CHERISHED GIFTS.
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Caption: DESERT ROSE
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Caption: AGATE
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Caption: I OFTEN TAKE THE ROCKS ANS CRYSTALS OUT, ONE BY ONE AND REMEMBER FONDLY MY GRANDPA TELLING ME ALL ABOUT THEM, AS THOUGH THEY WERE OLD FRIENDS.
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Caption: AMETHYST
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Caption: HE IS 93 NOW, AND IN THE FINAL STAGES OF ALZHEIMER'S. THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE, HIS FINGER PRINTS, AND THE MEMORIES WE MADE TOGETHER AT HIS BENCH ARE FOREVER INGRAINED IN EACH GEM HE GAVE TO ME.
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Caption: ALTHOUGH MY GRANDPA'S MEMORY HAS LEFT HIM, THERE IS A SAYING. ROCKS REMEMBER.