My Grandmother's Fiver Dollar Bill Trick

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My maternal grandmother was such an interesting woman. As well as being a great cook she also was very patriotic. She put the flag out for each patriotic holiday and made sure I knew the words to patriotic songs, the allegiance to the flag, etc. She would do this trick with the kids. She'd take a five-dollar bill and show us how you can see the words written on the south wall of the Lincoln Memorial. She would put a magnifying glass up to it and act like she was reading off the picture "Four Score and seven years ago...." and we little ones would be astonished.