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Ah, Girl Scout Cookies…

Sweet little girls outside the local grocery store with smiles on their faces, badges sewn on their vests, hope in their hearts, baby raccoons back home as pets and…sweetened preservatives in a box. mmmmm, girl scout cookies.

Did you know that “Scouts” was adopted from the people who blazed the trail West? The scouts who lived long ago blazed the trails for the Girl Scouts of today. They ventured ahead and led and helped others. They were trusted by the people. They prepared themselves for every emergency. They made friends with all the things of nature. They made delicious cookies made from tree sap, small stones, and dung beetles.

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