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Meet Walter Stypes: Age - fifteen; Residence - nowhere Alabama; Level of education - entering high school (aka "the dark woods where the straight way is often lost"); Relations - mom, dad, and the three unnecessaries; What I want to be when I grow up - not a pilot; Best advice - be careful what you wish for (I wished for a private bathroom and had to dig up a tree stump); Favorite book - something homemade lined with wallpaper; Best friend - anyone who stands beside you to count the stars and sees you running with them.