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You've gone to a field trip to Mystic Seaport...
Ships are even more boring when whales are so close.
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But you really wanted to go to Mystic Aquarium.
You just had to cross your fingers the penguins would be out.
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You had UConn Huskies sweats even if you had no interest in basketball.
Bonus points if you had a real life UConn player visit your school.
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You spent your summers as a kid at Quassy.
And avoided the lake at all costs.
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