Said Jance: A Short Story

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“ Hey margaret. “ said janece
“Hey tiron “ said janece
“Wanna hear a story “ said margaret
“Sure “ said Tiron and Janece
“So I went to the chowder shop and got some clam and chowder and then walked out with boneless wings and bananas “ said margaret
“That was a bunch of bologna almost as bad as scratch and sniff t shirts “, said Tiron
“Tiron that was rude that's like saying Flo Rida sounds like a water buffalo and we all know how you feel about his singing “ Said Jance
“ Tiron you should not talk about things like that you're not so great yourself remember when you and Hulk hogan started fighting ancd fell into icy hot “ ,said Margaret
Jance tried to change the subject by

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