How do the opening sentences prepare you for the story: this is one story i’ve never told before. not to anyone? what effect do they have on you, as a reader

It tells you that the story is going to be about a secret that the author finally feels that he is ready to reveal it. As a reader, this act as a hook in which makes me interested to find out about his secret.

hancock was president of congress when the declaration of independence was adopted and signed. he is primarily remembered by americans for his large, flamboyant signature on the declaration, so much so that "john hancock" became, in the united states, an informal synonym for signature.

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