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....Carl was rapidly being recognized in school  as one of the most brilliant students,  he was working  hard on doing hus routines himself,  whatever others did with their arms and hands he used his feet and toes to perform them , doing simplest of daily tasks like changing clothes,  bathing brushing his teeth,  buttoning up his shirts and trousers  and jackets,  combing and grooming,  polishing his shoes  that were easy for normal children  proved an impossible task for carl,  his soul  silently screamed  but he was determined  to overcome his  problem  and  decided to accomplish  every task by using his other limbs 

He was persistent never giving up and finally he mastered the art of doing everything on his own independently,  he could  touch all his body parts with his ties stretching them bending them  , he learnt to pick up soft and heavy things with his toes,  he could lift and balance things , he found it was satisfying  doing his own work by himself