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A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother's birthday. It was a drawing of a 1 on white paper with the words "For mom: love, love, love" decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she 2 it.

For most people, that would be the 3 of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell found the letter. He had just4 his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the5 on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. "I6 it was a gift, " said Carrell. "I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really7 me. " Carrell thought the letter would8 someone's day and that maybe he could find the owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, 9 one man.

"I was sitting at my friend's house and saw a man's10 , " said Carrell. The comments (评论) included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, "I can't 11 you found my baby's letter. " Carrell reached Alvarado to12 the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.

"Eventually the letter made it home, " said Alvarado. "We are13 for what James Carrell did. We often forget the power of 14 things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell's small act left a(n) 15 impression. "