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My mom always told me to brush my teeth.

I didn't like to listen to my mom.

I chose not to brush my teeth.

i had to get them all pulled.

I should have listened to my mom.

I have never been happier with my dental health.

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It was a very hot, dry summer.

John's dad purchased a bird bath to help the animals survive.

Within minutes of filling it, a cardinal hopped in.

Throughout the day, John counted 34 birds that visited.

John was happy the birds were enjoying the bird bath.

John didn't like birds.

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The delivery man handed a package to me.

I opened the box.

Since nothing was inside, I tried shouting at the delivery man.

He couldn't hear me and drove off.

I had to call to find out what was going on.

I was happy with his service.

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My family is sharing a bowl of popcorn.

Mom is reading a book and eating one piece at a time.

Dad and I are playing iPad games and eating handfuls at a time.

We have played this game before!

Dad and I love popcorn.

Dad and I hate popcorn.

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Lou was on a diet.

She was eating very little.

But she still struggled to lose weight!

Then she added an exercise regimen.

Lou was finally able to lose weight.

Lou decided she had lost enough weight.

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Gina's dad turned on the water hose for her.

He watched as she sprayed the soda spill on the porch.

It had been sitting there for hours.

It was a dried gooey mess by the time she began cleaning it.

Gina licked her plate clean.

Gina finally got it all cleaned after a couple of hours.

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Betsy was about to celebrate her sixteenth birthday.

Her parents surprised her with a nice dinner out and a small present.

Happily, her parents gave her a monogram necklace.

On the way home, Betsy misplaced the necklace in the car.

Betsy felt really bad for the rest of the night.

Betsy wore the monogrammed necklace when she turned 14.

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Joy's pastor asks her to sing at church.

Joy practiced for weeks.

Joy is very nervous about singing.

Tonight is the big night.

When the time comes for her to sing, Joy faints.

Joy's juggling act delights all.

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Sara wanted to do something for her sister who has cancer.

The chemo caused her sister to loose all her hair.

Sara went to the hair salon and had her long hair cut short.

She then had the hair made into a wig.

She threw the wig into the trash.

She gave the wig to her sister.

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I found a snake in the basement window well.

I tried to hit it with a spade, but it dug down where I couldn't see.

I thought it had gone under the siding near the foundation.

I went down in the basement and found it behind the wall.

I really enjoyed having my party with friends.

I was able to catch the snake and get it out of my house.

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Juanita had watched a scary movie.

Now, she was having trouble falling asleep.

Juanita tried turning on a nightlight and music.

The room didn't feel so frightening anymore.

She had the worst nightmare of her life.

She fell soundly asleep.

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Jane needed to earn some extra money.

She remembered paid psychology experiments in college.

Jane searched for paid experiments and found Mechanical Turk.

She was now able to participate in psychology experiments at home.

Jane decided not to participate in psychology experiments anymore.

Jane was finally able to earn extra money.

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It was like any other Friday for Jay.

He had just finished work and bought his weekly lottery ticket.

After dinner, he waited patiently for the lottery results.

He couldn't believe it when more than half his numbers were called.

Finally, all of his number were read and Jay had won.

He decided to stop watching and threw his ticket away.

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Larry was excited to eat steak for dinner.

He made a reservation for 7.

He eagerly waited all day for the time to arrive.

When he got there, the waiter told him they were out of steak.

He had to have grilled chicken instead.

He was very happy with the items on the menu.

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James has just started working at a company with a ping pong table.

He has always wanted to play ping pong with a coworker.

One day after work, his friend challenges him to a game.

James plays very well, but eventually loses the game.

James was worried because he beat his boss at ping pong.

So, James bought a ping pong table to practice at home.

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Joyce wanted to rent a movie.

She didn't know that Netflix offered online streaming.

She went to the video store to find something to watch.

Someone there told her about Netflix Instant Streaming.

She decided to watch a movie on Netflix instead.

Joyce decided to buy a cookie instead.

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Lester has always loved academic debate.

He decides to found a debate team at his college.

He finds a professor to advise the team, and slowly recruits students.

Soon the team is large enough to debate another school.

Lester's team plays against the other school's basketball team.

The other school wins by a huge margin over Lester's team.

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Jessica wanted a pony for her birthday more than anything.

In the days coming up to it, she asked her dad for a pony.

He said he would think about it.

He gave Jessica a pony shaped box on her special day.

Jessica was disappointed because she wanted a real pony.

Jessica loved the puppy she got from her dad.

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Sal was jumping rope.

Then he tripped and fell.

He twisted his ankle as he went down.

He needed to wear a brace for three weeks.

Sal hated the brace.

Sal was glad he decided to jump rope.

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Julie wants to make food for lunch for the upcoming week.

She decides to hard boil a dozen eggs.

Julie boils water and dumps the eggs in for 8 minutes each.

Finally her eggs are boiled perfectly.

Julie makes lunches for her son who is allergic to eggs.

Julie gets busy making lunches using the boiled eggs.

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We got in the car to go to the zoo.

I couldn't wait to see the zebra.

We walked around and saw so many animals.

I got to see the zebra play.

I enjoyed visiting the zoo.

But I didn't like zebras.

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Rocket was the nickname of Jose.

He was nicknamed that because of his speed.

One day he was running track at school tournament.

He won first place as the fastest kid in school.

Everybody complimented him for winning.

Jose was embarrassed that he had lost.

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Bob had a young puppy.

The puppy loved to play catch with Bob.

Of course, the puppy grew into a dog.

The dog grew old and could no longer play catch.

Bob was very happy about this.

This made Bob sad.

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Jennifer forgot to close the front door when she got home.

By the time she noticed her pet cat had disappeared.

She walked around the neighborhood calling for the cat.

She made flyers with her contact information.

Jennifer decided to save up for a car so she could avoid the bus.

Jennifer's cat came home the next day, acting very hungry.

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Peter's friends invite him for a small Halloween party.

He arrives late and hasn't had time to eat dinner.

A friend offers him a slice of pumpkin pie at the party.

The pie is delicious and it has whipped cream on the side.

Peter was mad at his friend.

Peter was happy his friend gave him food.

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Dan loves the sport of bowling.

His dad taught him how to play when he was little.

The use to compete in tournaments together.

His dad has since passed away.

Dan never liked to bowl anyway.

Dan now bowls often to remember his father.

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Billy would wake up every morning and get ready for school.

First he would take a shower to start getting ready.

Next Billy would have to get dressed.

After he was fully clothed he would eat breakfast.

Billy was very methodical.

Billy was very disorganized.

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Bob loved to watch movies.

He was looking forward to a three day weekend coming up.

He made a list of his favorite movies and invited some friends over.

He spent the weekend with his friends watching all his favorite movies

Bob stopped talking to those friends.

Bob had a great time.

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Mike had a free Saturday.

He drove to several car dealers.

He was interested in seeing potential future cars for himself.

Mike found a Jeep he fell in love with.

Mike never liked Jeeps.

Mike bought the Jeep.

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Fred had his first karate tournament yesterday.

He was very nervous.

When it got there he was shaking.

Thankfully he ended up doing well.

Fred came in last place in his karate tournament.

He came in second place.

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Gregory took a pottery class at a nearby night school.

He was terrible at sculpture.

He grew to like throwing pots on pottery wheels very much.

Eventually he was making pots half as tall as he was.

He broke all of the pots he made.

He was very proud of his pots.

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Joe's family moved to another house.

Some kids down the block broke the windows and went in.

Gina and her sister decided not to and went home.

Gina's sister walked through the yard and stepped on the glass.

Joe decided to get some ice cream at the store.

Gina's sister had to go to the hospital for stitches.

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I play the lottery a lot and I always lose.

This year alone I've played over one hundred times.

I did the math to see how much money I would have if I never played.

Turns out I would have thousands more in my pocket.

I now play twice as much.

I no longer play the lottery.

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A man went into the library and grabbed some random books.

He hid them in other parts of the library.

The librarian stopped him and asked what he was doing.

The man said he was trying to stop people from reading.

The librarian kicked the man out.

The librarian thanked the man.

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Quinn spent a lot of time caring for her lawn.

She felt that a well-kept lawn reflected well on the house.

Quinn thought that it made the only first impression that mattered.

Her region experienced a drought and watering restrictions happened.

She researched methods of lawn care that took less water.

Quinn's yard flourished under the heavy rains.

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My family went out to dinner on Thursday.

We chose a local pizza place.

The food was delicious.

The staff was friendly and quick.

Pizza was first made in Italy to represent the colors of the flag.

We'll be going back there often.

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The old dog was doing worse than usual.

He stopped eating and cried when he moved.

Cheryl avoided making the appointment with the vet.

She told her husband that she would make the appointment tomorrow.

Cheryl made more money turning tricks than at her full-time job.

Cheryl loved the dog and prayed he would get better.

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Bob wanted to get a tattoo.

He wanted to get one of a wolf.

His girlfriend sketched a neat design.

Bob got the tattoo done the next day.

Bob hates tattoos.

Bob's girlfriend really liked his new tattoo.

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Dan was sure that he was over his ex girlfriend.

Until a mutual friend posted a picture of her in a restaurant.

The picture brought Dan back to the good times.

He felt regret.

Dan decided to call his old girlfriend.

Dan was no longer lonely.

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Jane and Shawn were close friends.

They did everything together.

They got married when they were older.

Jane died of cancer.

Shawn missed Jane every day.

Shawn was happy Jane was dead.

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Gina's friend Mary wouldn't share.

They both needed to use the school library books about dolphins.

But Mary had beaten Gina and taken them all.

And now she refused to share the books.

Mary was always trying to make Gina happy.

Gina's mother had to call Mary's mom to complain.

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Bob's stomach was really bothering him after the big meal.

A friend he had dined with called to say she was feeling ill, too.

They decided the seafood they'd eaten had been bad.

Sometime later, Bob finally threw up the contents of his stomach.

Bob will be careful that he never eats at that restaurant again.

Bob's decision to embezzle from his employer was a mistake.

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I started playing chess with my friend Tim in 2000.

I bought a tournament set and clock.

We made plans to go to a tournament, but Tim got sick.

I went and won five games.

Tim felt great.

Tim was happy for me.

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Yesterday Kim got a brand new blazer.

To her delight, when she got to school everyone complimented her on it.

The next few weeks, Kim saw that everyone was wearing the blazer.

She felt happy to start a new trend.

Kim was glad people were inspired to imitate her.

Kim asked her friends if they wanted to go to Starbucks.

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Jay didn't mind driving for his friends.

He always made sure they wore their seatbelt.s.

Yesterday he got into an accident.

Everyone was safe even if they were hurt.

The insurance company determined Jay was not at fault.

Jay lost his job as an airplane pilot.

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Ben lost his job.

He was devastated since he loved his job.

Months went by and he could not find a job in his field.

So, he started to worry that he would never find a job.

Ben decided to retire.

But then he did find a job.

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Detention was finally over.

The teacher had confiscated Gina's phone.

She went to his desk to ask for it back.

It turned out a parent needed to collect the phone.

The teacher gave Gina her phone back.

Gina's father agreed to pick up the phone for her.

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I got a job as a shopping mall Santa last December.

The hours were long.

The pay was bad.

But I found interacting with the kids to be completely amazing.

I found that playing Santa was not worth my time off.

I found that playing Santa was the best second job ever.

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My friend and I had a little contest the other day.

We tried to see who could blow the biggest bubblegum bubble.

We took different turns and would take measurements.

When his was getting at it's biggest I popped it.

He was a little mad, but I just laughed.

He never did understand the best way to fry an egg.

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Candice loved to bake.

One day Candice noticed her mom was sad.

Candice found out her mom needed money.

She decided to do a bake sale.

Candice gave the money to her mom.

Candice bought a new purse.

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We went hiking a few weeks ago.

After deciding to leave, we decided on a forest not too far from us.

Once we got there, the weather was perfect!

After setting out down the trail, we saw a snake!

We were pleasantly surprised!

We were scared!

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Matty's cats kept scratching themselves.

She didn't know what to do.

Eventually she found out they had fleas.

She gave them flea medicine.

They were completely healed after that.

She took them to the vet to see why they were scratching.

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The votes were in for class presidential elections.

Cara was nervous because she wanted to win.

When the winner was drawn, Cara was defeated.

She lost to her opponent.

Cara threw a party to celebrate.

Cara sat alone and cried.

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Ellie wanted a fish tank.

She went and bought a big aquarium.

Then she filled it with fresh clean water and gravel.

Lastly, she added her fish.

Ellie ate the fish.

Ellie thought it looked great.

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Rase was at the planetarium.

He loved the displays and exhibits there!

Then he saw a Help Wanted sign posted.

Rase applied and was given the job.

Rase demanded a fair trial.

Rase worked at the planetarium for several years.

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Juan wanted a new guitar more than anything.

He decided to save up money to buy one.

All summer he worked, saving up every penny.

Finally, he was able to buy the guitar.

Juan was always impatient.

Juan was hardworking and patient.

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Today is Jim's first day as a police officer.

He was excited to meet his partner Tim.

While on their beat, they made a traffic stop for failure to yield.

The two men instructed the driver on proper road safety.

Jim and Tim become good friends.

Then Jim shot Tim.

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I wanted to learn how chocolate chips are made.

I went to the internet and did a search on the subject.

I scanned through all the results, and finally found what I wanted.

I read the whole article.

I made the cookies.

I made roasted pork.

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A new Chick-Fil-A just opened up and I couldn't wait to try it.

The line was out the door.

I waited for a half hour just to order something.

I ordered a spicy chicken sandwich.

Right then I decided this was my new favorite food.

As a vegetarian, I refused to eat the chicken sandwich.

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Sal bought a lotto ticket.

The jackpot was up to 1 million dollars.

He had all the numbers except 1.

Sal won 5 thousand dollars.

Sal was excited to be an instant millionaire.

Sal decided to keep buying lotto tickets each week.

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Harry was doing his homework but had trouble with math.

He decided to look for help on Youtube.

After doing a few lessons, he saw an interesting video.

The video was exciting and so he decided to watch another.

Harry decided math would be a great topic for a video game.

Harry finally overcame the distraction and returned to his math.

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The Dungeons & Dragons game was on.

Joseph showed up in an elf ensemble.

Mary brought a broomstick sword.

Laney convinced everyone her big stick was in fact a staff.

Everybody had fun playing as their respective characters.

They all had poor imaginations.

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Six year old Bobby wanted a cat very badly.

His parents didn't say no but they weren't excited about it either.

One morning a friendly young cat showed up at their door.

Bobby was very excited when his mom said it could come inside.

Bobby was overjoyed when his mother said the cat could stay.

Bobby stopped liking cats after that day.

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John took a big drink and swallowed an ice cube.

When the ice cube stuck in his throat, John panicked.

He heated some water to melt the ice cube.

He gulped it quickly, and the ice melted.

John was relieved.

John was very upset that the ice melted.

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Sean and Sara were travelling to see a concert.

They had to take the train to Portland.

Once they got there, they checked into a hotel.

They walked to the concert venue.

Sadly, the concert was canceled due to sickness.

They had a great time at the museum.

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Rex missed his high school days of being a gymnast.

Now he was afraid he had lost his athletic touch forever.

However, a friend encouraged him to try a cartwheel on the beach.

Rex did an awesome cartwheel on his first try!

He was relieved.

Rex did his first ever cartwheel that day.

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Hal and Judy were moving into a new home with their son.

They spent the whole day packing everything up.

When they were ready, Judy and the son travelled to the new home.

Hal followed behind them with a moving van.

Judy and the son arrived shortly before Hal.

Hal turned around and went back to the old house to live alone.

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Joe was pals with Tim.

They always played together at recess.

One day Joe said he was going to move away.

Tim was sad.

Joe and Tim stayed friends online.

Joe then punched Tim.

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Gina's dad and mom were sitting in the garage.

They had the door open and could see their cars in the driveway.

Her niece was sitting in her dad's car in the driver seat.

Gina was surprised her parents let the kids play in the car.

Gina decided to let her niece drive the car off.

Gina told her dad how unsafe it was for her niece.

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I recently went to the zoo with my friends.

We met there and entered together.

We saw lots of animals, such as giraffes, monkeys, and elephants.

We even were able to feed the giraffes.

After the trip, we went home very happy.

We then left the market and went home.

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Jenny decided she needed a day off from work.

She called in sick and went to the beach instead.

She spent all day at the beach and got sunburned.

The next day, her boss noticed that she was burned from the sun.

Jenny's boss gave her a raise.

Jenny was worried her boss would fire her.

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Billy had a toy ball.

He would take his ball wherever he went.

One day, he had to go to school.

His mom took his ball away from him.

Billy was very happy.

Billy was very upset.

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John and Ed had a bet on who could get the most candy on Halloween.

They left John's house at the same time going in different directions.

They had two hours to gather as much as they could.

When they got back to the house they weighed their bags.

John ended up having the most.

John then went golfing.

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Brandon woke up this morning with his tooth missing.

All excited he ran into his parents room.

Brandon jumped up and down on their bed.

He ran back to his room to put his tooth under his pillow.

Brandon checked the next day and found 50 cents under his pillow.

Brandon bought a bar of chocolate.

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Kelsi always wanted a new pool.

She begged her parents for Years to get one.

Finally they caved in and allowed her to have one.

Kelsi was elated and could not believe it.

Kelsi had no interest in the pool her parents bought.

Kelsi loved her new pool.

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Rick liked eating chocolate oatmeal.

But his friend suggested that he use higher quality cocoa powder.

Rick was tight about money.

But he decided to buy more expensive cocoa powder just once.

The taste was worth the price.

Rick had so much money left.

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Ann and Tori had been friends for over 20 years.

They often shopped together.

Tori received a call from the bank regarding charges on her ATM card.

She called Anne and told her that someone had been using her card.

Ann and Tori continued to shop.

Ann and Tori decided to stop shopping and work out the issue.

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Amy was nervous about her first violin recital.

She knew her piece but she was afraid her mind would go blank.

As she stood on stage she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.

Her bow danced across the strings.

Amy threw the instrument on the floor.

Amy gave a wonderful performance.

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We used to live by an ice pond.

It froze over in the winter.

One day my friend Joe took his 3 year old out onto the pond.

Joe slid his son along the ice like a curling stone.

Joe left his son unattended to move to florida.

Joe's son did not stop laughing for hours.

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Gina's dad came up from the basement furious.

He found drugs on her teen brothers bed.

What if one of the little kids had found these drugs.

For her father this was the last straw.

Gina's father grounded everyone for a month.

Gina's father was proud.

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Carry has been short her whole life.

She could never reach the top shelf at the store.

Greg saw her struggling to reach.

He went over and helped her.

She refused his help and walked away.

They ended up going on a date that night.

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Gina needed to decide what topic she would write a speech on.

She had no clue where to start.

She liked fish, and thought this might be a good subject.

She decided she would give a speech about dolphins.

She went to the library to research and gave a great speech.

Gina was soon fired as a dolphin trainer.

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Samuel loved reading old science fiction stories.

He collected books by HG Wells and Jules Verne.

His favorite was HG Wells.

His father gave him a copy of The Island of Dr Moreau.

Samuel could not read.

He loved it!

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David was an all around great football player.

He was nervous about his next game.

A scout would be there.

This game would determine his future.

David hoped to play really well.

David really didn't care about that game.

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Linda went to buy some frozen yogurt.

She saw some white yogurt and assumed it was vanilla.

She loved vanilla, so that was what she got.

She tasted it and it was horrible.

Linda was very disappointed.

Linda was very pleased.

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Last Friday was Tad Dunkin's first race in nascar.

He had been waiting for this his whole life.

He was doing surprisingly well for a first timer.

Then he lost control and hit a wall.

Tad was seriously injured.

Tad's car was in great shape.

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Danny likes to go on picnics.

Paisley is Danny's girlfriend.

One day, Danny took Paisley on a picnic.

She enjoyed herself very much.

Paisley decided to break up with Danny after the picnic.

Danny was happy he could share the picnic date with her.

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My chest hair was getting out of control.

I decided I needed to take some trimmers to it.

I stepped into the shower and started to shave it off.

The hair started to plug the drain because there was so much.

I decided to glue the hair back on.

I decided to get it waxed.

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I had a stroke in 2011.

I spent 8 weeks in hospitals and rehab centers.

The staff fed me oatmeal every morning.

After I got released I kept eating oatmeal.

Oatmeal became my favorite food.

I hated oatmeal and didn't eat it anymore.

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Charles had a big, white dog.

He did not like the way the dog looked.

Charles thought about what he could do to change it.

He painted the dog pink.

He was very full.

Charles mother was very angry.

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Kelly bought a book to read on a plane one day.

She had two long flights and nothing else to do.

She became engrossed in the book as she flew.

But when she changed planes, she realized she'd forgotten it!

Kelly was unhappy.

Kelly did not know how to read.

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Ava was mad that she had to wear a vest in the pool.

She wanted to swim without a vest like her brother.

She asked her mother if she could take swimming lessons.

Ava took lessons for 6 weeks and learned how to swim.

She was happy that she didn't have to wear a vest anymore.

She was upset that she didn't have to wear the vest anymore.

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Tom was wrapping Christmas presents.

But he lost track of who they were for.

So he put wrong name tags on the presents.

On Christmas, Tom handed his son a present.

His son got just what he wanted and was quite happy.

His son was bewildered when he unwrapped a dollhouse.

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Connie's doctor says she is overweight.

She recommended better diet and exercise.

One day, Connie joined a gym.

The next day, Connie was disappointed to not see change.

She was proud of her body.

She hired a personal trainer to help her meet her goals.

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Jane was paranoid and valued her privacy.

She went out to the mall to look for a privacy filter.

At the mobile shop, she found one that would fit her phone.

She had them install the privacy filter.

She shared her phone number with all her friends.

That helped her feel more relaxed.

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The woman's baby was crying in the grocery store.

She couldn't stop crying for several minutes.

The mom became furious and smacked her.

Several people were arguing at the mom.

The people reported the mother to the police for child abuse.

The people sympathized with the mother and told her it was okay.

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Jenny wanted to learn how to ride a horse.

She went to a local horse farm.

After a quick lesson, she mounted the horse.

A feeling of joy enveloped her as she rode the horse around a ring.

She didn't want to ride a horse again.

She decided to come back soon for another fun lesson.

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Kurtis decided to go camping.

He drove up to the mountains and found a camping spot.

He began to set up his tent.

Suddenly, a grizzly bear came and began to approach Kurtis.

Kurtis trembled with fright.

Kurtis laughed and danced around the campfire.

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Neil had been journeying through Asia.

Now he had worked his way south into Australia.

Neil was so excited to see Australian culture.

He was thrilled at the prospect of exotic animals and people!

He had always wanted to go surfing under the California sun.

His favorite moment was when he got to feed a baby koala bear.

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Joe needed money.

He asked Jeb for Fifty dollars.

Jeb refused.

He told Joe to get a job.

Joe was happy Jeb loaned him the money.

Joe got a job so he wouldn't have to borrow the money.