"Eat carrots," Mom said, "they help your night vision." Then she'd say Dad died long ago, Fluffy's in dog heaven, and you get picked last for sports 'cause jocks fear brains. Sorry, Scout, she lied. The body converts the betacarotene in carrots into vitamin A, which is crucial to the maintenance of eyesight, but eating them won't improve vision.
P.S.: She sold the dog and couldn't pick Papa out of a lineup. If you were really smart, you would've known all that long ago.
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