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clothing and works consciously with a number of Balinese families suffering poverty. In her free time she buys and renovates houses with her husband. And whilst I get exhausted just contemplating her rich and colorful life, I often wonder - did Pantyhose set her up for life achievements all those years ago?

Famous author and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson had imaginary friends. Suffering from chronic health problems throughout most of his childhood, Stevenson spent a great deal of his youth bedridden. For amusement he created his own world of friends and playmates. As an adult, Stevenson's interest in children's imagination coupled with his own childhood experiences, may have contributed to his outstanding literary success.

The Unseen Playmate by Robert Louis Stevenson

When children are playing alone on the green,

In comes the playmate that never was seen.

When children are happy and lonely and good,

The Friend of the Children comes out of the wood.

Nobody heard him, and nobody saw,

His is a picture you never could draw,

But he's sure to be present, abroad or at home,

When children are happy and playing alone.

He lies in the laurels, he runs on the grass, He sings when you tinkle the musical glass

Whene'er you are happy and cannot tell why,

The Friend of the Children is sure to be by!

He loves to be little, he hates to be big,

T is he that inhabits the caves that you dig

T is he when you play with your soldiers of tin

That sides with the Frenchmen and never can win.

T is he, when at night you go off to your bed,

Bids you go to sleep and not trouble your head

For wherever they're lying, in cupboard or shelf,

T is he will take care of your playthings himself!

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