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Changing Lightbulbs

My lights went out in my hallway.

I went to my laundry room and grabbed lightbulbs.

I went to the hallway and unscrewed the glass cover.

I unscrewed the light bulbs and replaced them.

I replaced the glass cover and turned on the lights.

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Dad's beans

Dad loves cooked beans.

Dad puts bacon in his beans.

The beans cook all day.

They smell really good.

But they are Dad's.

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Lina's Club

Lina wanted to start a comic club at her school.

She found a teacher sponsor.

She made fliers to advertise the club.

At the first meeting, there were loads of people who were interested.

Now they have a great club.

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The Last Straw

Jane was doing poorly at work.

He was often late.

Jane's boss told her she'd be fired if she did it again.

Jane woke up late to work the next day.

Jane's boss had to fire her.

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Bob Becomes Healthier

Bob wanted to become a vegetarian.

His doctor said his blood pressure was too high.

Bob went to the grocery store and bought lots of vegetables.

He took his dieting very seriously.

His doctor reported that he was healthier a few weeks later.

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Chinese Food

My coworkers wanted to get lunch.

They invited me.

I decided to go with them.

We got Chinese Food.

I contracted salmonella from the orange chicken.

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Game

Ted worked for a large company.

His boss offered the top employee free sports tickets.

Tom loved baseball and they were baseball tickets.

Tom worked very hard all month to earn the tickets.

Tom won the tickets and enjoyed himself at the game.

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Goodbye Kitty

My cat had multiple seizures the other day.

The seizures caused her pain.

She also lost her sight.

I took her to the vet to be put down.

I tearfully drove home with an empty cat carrier.

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Oliver Wears Clogs

Oliver wanted to find a comfortable pair of shoes to wear at home.

He decided to invest in a high quality pair of clogs.

At first, he found wearing them a little big awkward.

However, the more he wore them, the more he like them.

Oliver was happy that he had a pair of clogs to wear.

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Smart Enough To Fight

Professor Steinberg laughs when people think he's too smart to fight.

Because he kicked a guy's butt in a parking-lot a year ago.

A man almost backed his car into Professor Steinberg and his son.

The Driver was upset with Steinberg and shouted obscenities.

When the drive got out his car, Professor Steinberg choked him.

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Checking on Family

Jane was out of town.

She called her husband to check on her sick son.

She was shocked to hear he threw up on the couch.

Her husband felt overwhelmed.

Jane caller her mother to go help her husband.

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Exterminator

James just moved into his new apartment.

He noticed he had a roach problem.

He called the exterminator.

They sprayed insecticide inside his home.

James did not find any roaches the next day.

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Twigs

I was walking through the woods last night.

It was dark and brisk.

I kept making noise because of all the twigs on the ground.

They kept breaking with every step.

It drove me slightly insane.

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Brother

My brother had been feeling sick all day.

My mom called the school and told them he wouldn't be able to come in.

The teacher gave him all the work he needed.

My brother began to do the homework but fell asleep.

It is a good thing that he did not have school the next day.

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Inventor

Josh wanted to become an inventor.

He didn't have the required skills.

He decided to get a degree in textiles engineering.

Josh graduated and worked hard to create an invention.

He eventually invented a new stretch-resistant fabric.

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Swim for Silver

Lydia began swim lessons as a toddler.

She kept on progressing all through high school.

She was the captain of her school's swim team.

Lydia competed and won every swim race she entered.

She ended up competing in the Olympics and took home the silver medal.

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Rat

Mary was fairly used to seeing large rats around her trash cans.

Even so, she sometimes had nightmares featuring the large rodents.

One night she had a particularly graphic dream featuring a huge rat.

It settled on her feet, and she immediately kicked with all her might.

She was frantic when she saw she just kicked her sister off the bed.

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Party

Amy secretly got her ears pierced.

She had been hiding it from her mom for 3 days.

She went to a party and showed all her friends.

One of her friends mom called Amy's mom and told on her.

Amy was only mad at the mom who told.

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Barely Made It

Jessica spent Friday night out partying with friends.

Her SATs were early Saturday morning.

Jessica slept through her alarm clock.

She woke up and hurried to get to the testing center on time.

The doors were closing as she arrived to the testing center.

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A Fancy Restaurant

Molly's mother and father took her to a fancy restaurant.

She ordered spaghetti.

She liked her food very much.

She felt very fancy.

Molly had a wonderful time!

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Sean's Jumps

Sean and I liked to ride our skateboards down a steep hill.

We were ten years old.

At the bottom of the hill was a river.

Usually we stopped at the bottom of the hill.

One day Sean jumped off his skateboard at the bottom into the river.

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Bird

Anna was scared to sleep alone in her room.

At night she would hear a strange scary tapping on her window.

She feared it was a ghost or a monster!

But finally she summoned enough courage to investigate.

And to her shock, she saw it was just a bird nesting on her ledge!

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The Big Envelope

Joe wanted to go to Stanford very badly.

He worked hard all through high school to obtain his goal.

He checked the mailbox everyday hoping for the big envelope.

The big envelope meant he got in, the small envelope meant rejection.

Finally a big envelope came in the mail!

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New Phone

I had to get a new phone because I had dropped mine.

When I dropped it, the screen shattered.

I took it to the store and they replaced it for me.

It didn't cost too much.

When I got home, I dropped the new phone and it broke, too.

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Bored Skydiver

Jennifer was very bored sitting at her house alone.

She wanted to do something exciting.

She called a friend and offered to pay to go skydiving.

Her friend was reluctant but agreed.

The friend backed out at the last minute.

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Breakfast

Lynn's friends were sleeping over.

They hadn't been to sleep and it was now time for breakfast.

Lynn's mom commented that they looked tired.

Lynn realized she was starting to feel sleepy.

She fought through the sleep to finish her breakfast.

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False Friends

Susan could always rely on her best friend Renee.

Susan was upset when she heard Renee had been talking behind her back.

She confronted Renee about it and Renee claimed she was innocent.

They both confronted their friend Kim, who confessed she made it up.

Susan and Renee stopped being friends with Kim, who was untrustworthy.

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Blizzard Scare

A blizzard was forecasted in Alex's area.

Alex had no batteries and little food in the house.

Alex wanted to shop for supplies, but there was a driving ban.

Alex stayed in the house to wait out the storm.

The storm quickly passed with almost no snow.

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Sick in Math Class

Sarah was in her math class.

She suddenly felt very ill.

She started to vomit uncontrollably in class.

She embarrassingly ran out of her classroom.

Sarah took the rest of the day off for being sick.

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Share a Bear

It was a stormy night.

Emily's little sister was terrified of storms.

Emily did everything she could to comfort her but nothing worked.

Finally she gave her sister her favorite teddy bear to hold.

It made her feel better until the storm ended.

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Yellowstone

Our family took a trip to Yellowstone Park.

We seen Old Faithful and took pictures.

We went to the canyon and hiked.

We followed up at the Yellowstone Lake and went swimming.

At home we reminisced and looked at pictures.

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Jane's Sticky Situation

Making crafts for Christmas gifts was a mistake, Jane decided.

She tried not to panic when her hand became stuck to the table.

Then the doorbell rang.

Jane had forgotten all about her date.

Years later, Jane and husband still laughed at the memory.

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Feeling Good

Bob had lost his job.

He felt terrible.

His health began to deteriorate.

He decided to change his circumstances.

He took care of his health and he started to feel good!

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Small Mistake turning into a Huge Mistake

When Diana was taking a test, she got some answers.

However, she wrote them on the test paper before on the scantron.

The next day, she got her exam back, and scored a 11%.

When she looked over the scantron, she realized her mistakes.

Every answer she had was placed in the front number spot.

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Grudge

When my teacher asked who wrote on the table, I told him who sat there

My friend became mad at me and said that I wasn't a good friend.

For several days, I tried to get her attention.

However, she continued to ignore me.

We got back on good terms as soon as I apologized to her.

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Allergy Date

I invited Jane over to my apartment for dinner.

I didn't have much money so I made spaghetti and Ragu sauce.

When Jane arrived, she informed me she is allergic to tomatoes!

I apologized profusely.

We ordered Chinese delivery instead, and had a fun night together.

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Bad Luck

Diana was walking across the sidewalk.

She slipped on a crack that was on one of the concrete tiles.

She fell on the ground and her belongings got scattered.

They well inside a sewer cage.

The water under the well carried it away.

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Popular

Lynn got in a fight with the popular clique.

They kicked her out of their group.

At first Lynn was terrified of being exiled.

But then she began sitting with the artsy kids in school.

Slowly, Lynn realized she didn't even need the popular clique!

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Shells

Sam was collecting shells on the beach.

He picked them up.

Then he put them in his bucket.

He collected as many as he could.

At the end of the day, his whole bucket was full!

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A Late Surprise

Tracy had been waiting for her college acceptance for weeks.

She had gotten accepted to all of her choices except for one.

She really wanted the one she was waiting for.

One day, she finally decided to accept another school.

She got her acceptance right before hitting submit!

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Angry Dad

Kim's dad hated her boyfriend.

She really liked him.

Eventually things got too frustrating at home.

Kim decided to move out.

She moved into an apartment with her boyfriend.

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Candy Hats

Joy and Lizzy attached all kinds of candy to their hats.

They were going to wear them in the Easter parade.

The next morning, Joy went to get the hats.

Half the candy was gone.

Her little brother had found them!

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Always Notice the Ring

Uma brought a big bouquet of flowers to work.

She handed them to Marcus, who was very surprised.

Uma confessed she had a crush on Marcus since her first day at work.

Marcus half smiled and thanked her, but told her he was married.

Uma then finally noticed his wedding ring, and was embarrased.

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Rick's Day at the Waterpark

Rick finally went to visit the local waterpark.

He couldn't believe how many rides there were.

Rick decided to go on every single one.

Afterwards, it was so late that it was time to go home.

Rick decided he wanted to visit the waterpark again soon.

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Homeless Tim

Tim had recently lost his job.

He had become homeless due to his poor financial situation.

He went to a local homeless shelter to sleep at night.

He went around town applying for jobs in the day time.

He was finally able to find a job after a few months of searching.

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A visit with my family.

After thinking about my mother I decided to go visit her.

Driving down the highway I realized it had been a while.

Once I arrived, she was excited to see me.

We had lunch, discussed recent happenings and laughed.

Once the visit was over I hugged her goodbye.

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The Elephant Maiden

David and Carrie both loved to write.

When the teacher allowed them free time they made up a story.

The story was about a girl who loved elephants.

They were so intent on their writing they almost missed recess.

Their teacher asked to read the story when it is finished.

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Bad Cake

Tim's father baked a cake for Tim's birthday.

Tim brought the cake to school.

And he told his teacher that it was his birthday.

At lunch, students were allowed to line up to eat the cake.

After school, Tim found the cake in a trash can.

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Christmas

Rob needed new boots, but he couldn't afford them.

He had spent all his money on a Christmas robe for his wife.

On Christmas morning, she was so happy to open her new robe!

Then she pulled out a package for him to open.

Inside was a brand new pair of work boots!

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cold

Stephen had a cold.

He tried every medicine there is.

He couldn't get rid of it.

He had to suffer for a month.

He finally recovered in that time.

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Preston

Preston was the best sax player in the band.

He worked very hard and and always practiced.

When Preston left for college, he majored in music.

He applied his same study habits as his practice habits.

He succeeded in his goals.

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Lazarus

A friend of mine almost overdosed on drugs.

I found him passed out in a kitchen.

I wanted my friend to live so I called 911.

The ambulance rushed my friend to hospital.

The hospital doctors saved my friend.

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Smart Cat

My cat had been fussy one night.

She kept loudly meowing at me.

She wouldn't leave the window and kept meowing.

I finally went to the window and opened it to look.

There was a sweet litter of kittens right there under my window!

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Making Him Jealous

Charles was in love with Marlene.

But he would not admit it to her.

He thought he was too poor to take care of her.

But Marlene liked him and was jealous of girls he talked to.

Marlene posted a video of her kissing a guy to make Charles jealous.

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Race

Jack entered an obstacle course race.

He was not prepared for what he was about to face.

He went through fire.

He went through ice.

He was glad to finally finish.

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The Baby

My wife and I wanted a baby.

After a month, she finally got pregnant.

We decided to celebrate by going to the cinema.

On the way to the cinema we got into a car accident.

My wife and our unborn child died.

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No Gas

Glen let his girlfriend borrow his car.

The next morning he had to go to work.

The car had no gas in it.

He had to stop and get more.

It made him late and angry at his girlfriend.

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Snow Day

One day school was cancelled due to snow.

A bunch of kids was so happy.

They went outside to play in the snow.

They got so cold their bodies felt like ice.

They went inside to drink hot chocolate.

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Golf Fun

Harry was invited to play golf with a few friends.

But he quickly became bored.

He noticed that driving the golf cart was fun.

So he ended up driving it instead of playing.

Harry was glad he went to the golf course.

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Sentimental Table

My Mom has an old coffee table that is scratched beyond repair.

Normally she is the kind of person who likes everything to look new.

When I asked her why she didn't want to replace the table she smiled.

Then she told me about every scratch and how it got there.

I never knew my Mom was so sentimental.

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The wrong karaoke.

Tom was doing karaoke at a bar with his friends.

He chose a song that he was familiar with.

When it came on, her realized that it was a different song.

He did his best, but it didn't sound as good as he'd hoped.

His friends still enjoyed the show regardless.

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Accounting Group

The accounting group decided to go out to the new Chinese restaurant.

The set lunch menu was only $15 so they all ordered it.

After their filling meal, they each opened their fortune cookie.

The supervisor of the group decided to pay for the lunch.

The accounting group went back to work, happy and satisfied.

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Crying

Jessica was upset.

She was in a public place.

She tried to hold back her tears.

She was unable to hold them back.

She began crying in a public place.

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Anne's Housekeeping

It was an unplanned visit from Ann's in-laws that made her clean.

First, she threw all of the kids' toys into their room.

Then, she ran around barking orders at everyone to clean this or that.

She was frantically scrubbing the toilet when she heard the knock.

Anne was still not happy about the mess when she opened the door.

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Dance Competition

Laura was practicing for her dance competition.

She did her routine multiple times everyday.

She felt ready on the day of the competition.

She performed very well.

Laura ended placing 1st place in the competition.

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Juice box champion

Scott challenged his friend to a contest.

The goal was to see who could drink more juice boxes in one minute.

Scott's friend agreed to participate in the strange competition.

They met at Scott's house to begin the contest.

Scott won by drinking six juice boxes in one minute!

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The Car Crash

Tom was driving on the highway.

A car passed him really quickly.

It got in front of him and stopped suddenly.

Tom crashed into the back of the car.

Tom was hurt badly.

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Last bag of twizzlers

Kelli loved to eat twizzlers.

They were her favorite kind of candy.

Last night she went to the movies with a friend.

She ordered twizzlers but they were the last bag.

Kelli was relieved to get the last bag.

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Kind Officer

Lucy was at a police station because she was lost.

She cried as she she informed the officer didn't know her address.

He smiled and asked for a phone number at her grandparents.

She didn't have that either.

She did have her mother's number, and that thought brought relief.

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Bad Luck

John liked to play the slots in Las Vegas.

Today he hoped to hit the jackpot.

He played his favorite machine all day, but didn't win.

He eventually had to get something to eat, he walked away.

With his back turned, he heard bells and cheers, he never turned back.

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My first concert

I was 8 years old.

My brother got me tickets for my birthday.

The concert was to Bon jovi.

My brother and I had a great time.

We all sang Livin on a prayer afterwards.

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Camino

Neil was on a trip through Europe.

He had just arrived in northern Spain.

He was going to hike across the top of Spain.

He prepared his supplies and set out.

Neil was walking the Camino de Compostela!

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Psalm 23

Death used to scare me.

A friend said I should read about death.

I read about Death in the bible.

Psalm 23 in the bible deals with death.

I am no longer afraid of death.

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Reader's Assistant

Brad had been in the home for invalids for ten years.

He patiently awaited as his assistant returned from taking a break.

She resumed by turning the page of the novel he was reading.

He was on page 145 of a 940 page novel.

The assistant stayed with Brad for a few more hours that day.

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Deck the Halls

Marianna enjoyed decorating for Christmas.

She was in charge of decorating the 6th grade hall.

She arrived earlier and stayed later than anyone each day.

The halls were finished and she was pleased.

The teachers and students were happy with their decorated hall.

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New Kanye album

Last week the new Kanye album came out.

I was so excited to get my hands on a copy.

I ran to every record store to take a look.

Finally I was able to get it.

I was lucky though because it was the last copy.

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Old Car

Dan was driving down the road when he noticed his oil was low.

So he drove to the nearest store and bought some oil.

A week later he noticed that oil was low again.

He decided that now was the time to sell the car.

He put an ad in Craigslist and sold the car two days later.

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Fred Brews A Pot Of Tea

Fred decides he wants to have something to drink.

At first he considers drinking a glass of water.

Eventually he decides he wants something warm to drink.

He brews a nice pot of tea to drink.

Fred is happy to have something to drink.

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The Class Experience

Steven was a senior in High School.

He had an issue with where two of his classes were located.

One was on the second story and the one after was on the other side.

He would have to rush everyday to try to make it to the next class.

Finally he asked the principal to change which period each class was.

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Cherry Picking

Every year we go cherry picking.

We wake up very early to beat the crowd.

When we arrive we get our buckets.

We head out to the cherry trees and pick for hours.

In the end we usually bring home around 20lbs of cherries.

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Job Interview

Leah had a job interview tomorrow morning.

She stayed up late updating her resume.

She arrived at the interview 20 minutes early.

The interviewer noted her prompt arrival time on a clipboard.

Leah gained confidence from the compliment given by the interviewer.

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Sam's Sleep Schedule

Sam kept waking up late for work this past week.

He wanted to change his sleeping schedule.

He started to exercise an hour before bed everyday.

He would get tired immediately after exercising.

Sam was able to successfully fix his sleeping schedule.

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Too Perfect

Ann strove to be a great dancer and focused on perfection.

She practiced rigorously to master every movement.

At her first big ballet audition, Ann danced with technical precision.

However, she was outshone by a dancer filled with expressive passion.

Ann saw that emotion is as important to great artistry as mechanics.

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A Father and Son Reunited

I hadn't seen my father in more than thirty years.

I obtained his phone number from a 411 operator.

I called him and left a message.

He called me back and arranged a meeting.

We ate at Denny's and laughed at the good-old-days.

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The Mturk Suspension

Thomas was a homeless student who heard about mturk on campus.

He couldn't believe there was a website that let people make money.

He signed up for an mturk account and started making money.

After a while, Thomas wasn't being honest with his hits.

Amazon suspended his mturk account for three months.

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Stolen

Ray was riding his bike to school.

But someone pushed him off his bike and stole it.

When Ray arrived at school, he saw the thief.

Ray beat up the thief and tried to get his bike back.

But he was suspended and never saw his bike again.

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Kitty Magic

Reggie was lonely living alone in his apartment.

Reggie's sister came over and took him to look at cats.

Reggie fell in love with a lovely cat named Sara.

Sara was also lonely and couldn't be around other cats.

Reggie adopted Sarah and they live happily together.

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The Final Exam

I had a final exam.

I decided to not go.

My grade was high enough that I could skip the exam.

Alas, I didn't read the syllabus correct.

I failed the class because the final was worth more than I thought.

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Gary's Spots

Gary got a spot on his face.

He didn't worry, until five more appeared.

He got to school and the spots had spread.

Gary's spots itched.

Gary was sent home with chickenpox.

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Pierced Ears

Fran's mother wanted to pierce the baby's ears.

It was a tradition to pierce all girl babies' ears after birth.

Fran was uneasy with the idea, she wanted to wait.

She tried to talk to her mother, who didn't understand Fran.

Fran ultimately decided not to pierce her baby's ears.

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Trent and his dog

Trent had a dog name Handle.

Handle ran away one day.

Trent was so sad.

He put up missing posters all over town.

Tren got a call his dog was found.

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First Date

Jill was nervous because it was her first date with Lewis.

Lewis picked her up and the two went to a nice restaurant.

As they walked into the restaurant, they got seated at a table.

The two had a lot to talk about during dinner.

At the end of the evening, Lewis leaned in and kissed Jill.

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bus

George had to get to work.

His car broke down.

He took the bus there.

The bus broke down too.

He ended up calling his work place that he can't come.

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Extra Moolah

Since my husband retired last year, we don't have a lot of extra cash.

Last week, I found an interesting way to make some extra money.

I signed up to be a mock juror in Tampa, Florida.

It was quite interesting, it only lasted 4 hours, and I was paid $100!

I wish that I could do this every week!

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New ipad

Suzy was thrilled to be getting her first ipad today.

She opened the box and immediately plugged it in.

As it turned on, she felt elated.

For the next three hours Suzy could not stop playing with it.

She immediately thanked her boyfriend for buying it for her.

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Work

John and Ted worked together.

Ted and John had an argument.

Just as Ted was about to sit down John pulled his chair away.

Ted hit his head on a table and had a concussion.

John drove Ted to the hospital.