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om wher
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ookedf
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hem.
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scent
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mospher
emaki
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m andcosy
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i
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.Gr
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er
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andmai
nt
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ned
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me.Ev
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yt
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dn'
tmi
nd,
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edme.Ofcour
se,
ev
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ygr
andpar
ent
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ov
et
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r
gr
andchi
l
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en.
Gr
andpahadt
hi
sl
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l
egar
denhewasf
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l
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t
sof
v
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abl
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ui
t
st
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l
l
and,
maki
ngi
ta
del
i
ght
f
ul
wal
kf
ort
hev
i
si
t
or
st
hr
ought
hegar
den.Il
ov
edwat
chi
nghi
m
wor
kwi
t
hv
ar
i
ouski
ndsofgar
deni
ngt
ool
sandi
nsi
st
edhel
pi
nghi
m.
ThoughIwasofnouse,
Gr
andpawoul
dnev
err
ef
use.
Gr
andmawasn'
tt
heonl
ycooki
nt
hehouse,
f
orGr
andpawasknownt
obe
anexper
tchef
.Theonl
yt
hi
ngbei
ng,
t
heki
t
chendi
dn'
tl
ooksogoodaf
t
er
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andpawi
el
dedhi
smagi
c,
buthi
sdi
shessur
edi
d.Theywer
eexot
i
cand
mout
hwat
er
i
ng.
Af
t
erashor
taf
t
er
noonnap,
Iwoul
dal
way
swakeupt
of
i
ndGr
andpa
pr
epar
i
ngev
eni
ngt
eaal
ongwi
t
hsomeot
herdel
i
caci
es.AndmayIadd,
he
madet
hebestmi
l
kt
eai
nt
heent
i
r
ewor
l
d!Orshoul
dIsayt
heUni
v
er
se?
Buthi
scooki
ngski
l
l
swer
ej
ustoneoft
hemanyt
hi
ngst
hatmadehi
m
speci
al
.
WhenIwaspr
obabl
ysev
eny
ear
sol
d,
ononeofmyv
i
si
t
st
ot
hei
rhome,
I
st
ompeduponal
oadofcowdung.Iwascr
y
i
ngmyey
esoutast
hosewer
e
mybr
andnewshoes,
mebei
ngt
ast
i
ngt
hepl
easur
eofwear
i
nghi
ghheel
s
f
ort
hef
i
r
stt
i
mei
nmyl
i
f
e.
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