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Todd: So, Ivan, where are you from? Ivan: I'm from Texas. Todd: Texas! Ivan: Yep Todd: OK, what's the difference between Texas and Japan? Ivan: Texas is big and Japan is little. Todd: Yeah, how about the food? Ivan: The food! In Texas we eat a lot of

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Ivan was standing at the drugstore counter. Something struck his leg. It was one of the store's small plastic carts. It was empty. Someone had pushed it toward the counter. He was walking downstairs into the subway station. Three teenage girls were w

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Todd: So, Ivan, where are you from? Ivan: I'm from Texas. Todd: Texas! Ivan: Yep Todd: OK, what's the difference between Texas and Japan? Ivan: Texas is big and Japan is little. Todd: Yeah, how about the food? Ivan: The food! In Texas we eat a lot of