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It was a perfect day in Los Angeles. Even Shakespeare might not have words for a day like this. You had to be there to appreciate it. The sun was shining, and soft white clouds were parked in the deep blue sky. The temperature was perfect for shorts.
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The apartment doorbell rang. Two men were there to clean out the kitchen and bathroom vents. Lou invited them in. One man took a ladder into the bathroom. The other man took a ladder into the kitchen. They removed the vent grills from high on each wa
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You lied, she said. I just read that seniors must be 65 or over. You are only 63. Yet when we went to the AMC theater, you got the senior discount. You told the woman you were a senior. You lied to get a $4 discount. He said that a senior could be di
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Karen and Barney walked into the pastry store. They looked at the delicious pastries. They picked two that they liked. Would you like something to drink? asked the clerk. Give us two large coffees, said Barney. He paid $9 for the cakes and drinks. He
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He looked at his bank statement for January. How much interest had his savings account earned? There was $1,036 in his savings account. The account had earned all of 11 cents interest in January. He told his wife. She laughed. That's almost three cen
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His old van was parked on 5th Avenue. He was a street vendor. He brought a tiny sewing machine out of his van. This is 100 years old, he said. It works great. It's manually powered. I'll never sell it. His sidewalk stand was next to his van. A sign s
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Jerry had a son. He named him John. Jerry didn't want John to be the best. He didn't even want John to be better. He wanted John just to be average. That way our boy won't get hurt. You get hurt if you try to climb too high. It's safer to be part of
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Jimmy was on a mountain road. He came to a T. He slowed down and turned right. He didn't see the gravel on the road. His motorcycle went out from under him. He landed hard. He got up. His right leg couldn't bear any weight. A man driving a pickup pul
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Later that afternoon, Earl sent everyone out to take pictures for practice. He said to return by 4:30 sharp. Will and Keesha went to two vacant apartments. Keesha took lots of pictures; Will took only a few. They returned to the training room at 4:27
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They took a limo to JFK airport. When they arrived, she got out of the limo. She said, I already paid the driver to take you back home. I've paid for everything. An hour later, Melvin gave the driver $20, saying, Thanks. Here's your tip. The driver t
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They got on the N train. Jane stood there for a second. Then she spun on her heel and started walking out of the car. Cliff looked around. He saw a little man holding a white Styrofoam cup. Cliff followed Jane out of the car. They entered another car
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He bought a DVD player. He went home. He unplugged the old DVD player from the living room flat-screen TV. He hooked up the new player. He plugged the old player into the 10-year-old TV in the bedroom. His wife came home. She said, Why didn't you jus
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He held down the shift key. He tapped the letter T. A small t appeared on his computer screen. He tapped again. This time a big T appeared on the screen. I hate this computer, he thought. Several function keys had never worked. The touchpad had becom
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Later that afternoon, Earl sent everyone out to take pictures for practice. He said to return by 4:30 sharp. Will and Keesha went to two vacant apartments. Keesha took lots of pictures; Will took only a few. They returned to the training room at 4:27
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It was 8 a.m. It was the first day of training. The trainer, Earl, introduced himself to everyone. Will thought Earl seemed nice enough, at first. As time passed, however, Will's opinion changed. Earl did not like many of Will's questions. He said Wi
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The printer was not even two years old. Suddenly it developed a mind of its own. On its own, the printer made six copies of nothing. On its own, the printer scanned a blank document. It was its own boss. Jeff was no longer in control. When Jeff click
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Her seat was 28E. It was between an old man and a young man. Her flight was from LA to NYC. She hadn't slept much the night before. The sofa in her son's small apartment had been very uncomfortable. He had offered her his own bed, but she had refused
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Maria was from Spain. Alex was from Cuba. They'd met in a Queens ESL class. They decided to get married. He invited her to meet his parents. They liked her. His mom, Carmen, asked if Maria was going to go to college. Why would I go to college? Maria
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He dropped his glasses on the bathroom floor. They didn't break. They looked okay. A few days later, his right ear started hurting. He took off his glasses. The pain stopped. He put the glasses back on. The pain came back. He went to an eyeglass stor
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They were at a deli in lower Manhattan. They ordered a ham sandwich with the works. The worker behind the counter was wearing plastic gloves. They watched him put ham, onion, tomato, and lettuce on each roll. He put the rolls on paper plates. He hand
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