Stories

STEP by STEP, FOOT by FOOT, Julia <ascend>s the BEANstalk she planted. When she <ENTER>s the giant palace, she knows she's [done g]ood.
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When Charlie learns the <CHILD> doesn'[t own g]ardening shears, he STANDs up and goes and look INSIDE Sears.
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I *scoop* ICE out of the freezer and set it out in a *MORTAR*. The <mouse> creeps right out of the [shoe] as if it's something he ordered.
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Laura's <class> <TEAM>, the ROYALs, #1 <RANKING>, [ban]ters with their rivals, unaware the next game's during her <WORKSHIFT>.
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The person [who an]swers the phone says I can put *down* cash in <exchange> for the KNIFE. "Be sure to hold it in the CENTER of your HAND!" they warn.
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My <center>piece, a *layered* cake, heav[y on g]anache, makes everyone <BEG> to know how I bake with such panache.
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Many TIMES Laura walks the beach, SEASHELLs hoping to sell, raising <CAPITAL> for a ki[d's i]ndoor gym, which she'll name Sally's Seashell.
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A ra[ging] ICE storm covers the car from *top to bottom* with ICE. After the storm I STRIVE to <clean> the car and make it look nice.
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"Why does the <song> make BIG BROTHER and I *cross* the room and hu[g? "U]nder Pressure" reminds us of Grandma, to whom we OWE a lot," I shrug.
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From the TEMPLE on the MOUNTAIN's <peak>, I point *down* at the village. "They're in dan[ger]!" I shriek.
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Each PERSON's <serve>ed by TEMPLE clergy devout, even people in tattered [shi]rts, *down*-and-out.
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At the TEMPLE, feeling pre[ssure] to share a few WORDS and not [shir]k my obligations, I read aloud a <poem> that reaches people*cross* generations.
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