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28 Cards in this Set
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The day |
started out rotten |
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Mary overslept |
and was late for work. |
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Everything happed at the office contributed |
to her nervous frenzy. |
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By the time she reached the bus stop |
for her homeward trip, |
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her stomach was |
one big knot. |
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As usual, |
the bus was late and jammed. |
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She had to stand |
in the aisle. |
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As the lurching vehicle |
pulled her in all directions, |
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her gloom |
deepened |
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Then she heard a voice from |
up front boom. |
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Beautiful day, |
isn't it? |
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Because of the crowd, |
she could not see the man, |
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but she heard him as |
he continued to |
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comment on |
the spring scenery, |
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calling attention to each |
approachung landmark. |
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This |
church. |
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That |
park. |
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This |
cemetary. |
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That |
firehouse. |
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Soon |
all the passengers |
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were gazing out |
the windows. |
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The man's enthusiasm was so |
contagious she found |
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herself smiling for |
the first time that day. |
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They reached |
her stop. |
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Manouvring toward the door. |
she got a look at their |
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"guide": |
an older gentleman with |
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a beard, wearing |
dark glasses and |
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carrying a thin |
white cane. |