Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 17, 1954

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Patty kneels over a marble game. Charlie Brown stands at the side waving a handkerchief. He exclaims, "Farewell, my last marble!"<br> <br> He stoops down and continues, "Oh, we've had some good times together ol' pal, buddy, friend, but now it's 'farewell'...(snif)"<br> <br> She grimaces to the reader as he shudders. He continues, "Oh, I'm going to miss you (snif). You're all I have in this world...but I'll (snif) try to be brave! I'll..."<br> <br> She walks away saying, "All right...you talked me out of it." He happily dives at the marble. <br> <br>