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Andthenthere's beenquite a gap.
I havehad a few, butthisyear's number 50 and I got a specialgoldone.
I alsogot a bookwhichshowsallofthesebadgeshydrogen, helium, lithiumandsoonSoyoucanseeheremymilitantthemand I inbatchestheyhaven't gotthecolor's quiterightfortheiron.
Andthenoverhereis 10.
There.
Tinbadgelooksdifferentfrommine.
I'vegot a specialaddition, Goldone, whereasordinarypeoplegotcoloredone.
It's reallynicethatanychemistrydepartmentshouldhavesuch a longtraditioneveryyearcelebratingchemistry.
SoforthethirddayofChristmas, wehavethreechemicalbadgestoperiodictablebedcoversononepieceofTotoEricacidfrom a Swisswinebarrel.
Let's seewhatwehavefordayfull.
I gotupto a fewotheradventuresintheway I'm guessingthatthishereisrepresentingtheEarth.