[MALE] is skiing .
[MALE] falls off his skis .
he lands on top of a rock .
[MALE] can not get up .
[MALE] has broken his leg skiing .
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[MALE] let his friend borrow his phone .
the friend kept using it .
he kept draining the battery .
[MALE] got it back way later .
the phone died shortly after .
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[FEMALE] asked her boyfriend to buy some coat hangers .
he did n't really know much about them .
he decided to get the cheapest wire hangers he could find .
[FEMALE] was very displeased with his decision .
she had to go back and get the right kind .
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[MALE] was driving to work .
he got pulled over by a cop .
[MALE] asked why .
the cop mentioned a busted tail light .
[MALE] agreed to fix it and only got a warning .
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[MALE] 's mailman was n't very competent .
when [MALE] moved she got a new mailman .
[MALE] 's new mailman was very good at her job .
[MALE] was so pleased that she tipped her new mailman .
the new mailman was happy to have [MALE] as a customer .
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[FEMALE] teaches math in oaxaca [NEUTRAL] .
but teaching conditions are poor and her pay is too low .
therefore , [FEMALE] joined the teachers ' protests in the plaza .
the police showed up [NEUTRAL] morning to dismantle the crowd .
they fired warning shots , but one hit annita and killed her .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go on a cruise .
she saved up money at her job for two years .
she picked a cruise of the caribbean .
she spent most of the journey mildly seasick .
[FEMALE] was greatly distressed at her reaction to the cruise .
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the lab instructor introduced us to the class .
he went over today 's lab and safety rules .
we began to work once he finished talking .
since the lab was straightforward , i finished within a hour .
the experiment went well and i calmly drove home .
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[MALE] was a heavy smoker .
he had tried quitting several times before .
he had even tried gums and patches .
[MALE] got in a car accident one day and had a new outlook on life .
[MALE] quit cold turkey the next day .
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[MALE] went to the store .
[MALE] wanted to buy tomatoes .
he looked everywhere for the tomatoes .
the store was sold out of fresh tomatoes .
[MALE] was sad , and went to another store .
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[FEMALE] fell from her bicycle .
she bumped her head pretty hard on the ground .
[FEMALE] stood up dazed .
a stranger escorted her to a hospital .
[FEMALE] was treated for a mild concussion .
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[FEMALE] joined a new singles club in her town .
[FEMALE] met [MALE] there and they agreed to have dinner next friday .
[FEMALE] bought a new dress and shoes .
[FEMALE] and [MALE] had a great time together that night .
they became engaged six months later .
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one day [FEMALE] took a trip to [NEUTRAL] .
first she went to the strip .
then she went to bellagio .
finally she went to the stratosphere .
she had a great time .
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[MALE] was the slowest on the team .
he needed a 6 minute mile in order to qualify for the race .
he decided to train an extra hour everyday .
he eventually got a 6 minute mile .
he was able to join the race and he did very well .
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[FEMALE] was moving to a new apartment today .
she had everything packed and was waiting on a friend .
the friend showed up with a big truck .
they both loaded everything into the truck and moved downtown .
[FEMALE] was happy as she slept in her new apartment .
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[FEMALE] was flying from her mom 's to her dad 's .
she would be an unaccompanied minor for the first time .
she was really scared but a nice flight attendant helped her .
the woman even held her hand during the take off .
thanks to her , [FEMALE] safely made it to her final stop .
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[MALE] never paid attention to local elections .
one day he was shocked by a new law .
it inspired him to get more involved .
after some involvement he figured he should run for office too .
[MALE] wound up winning a local seat .
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[FEMALE] told her mother that she felt stuffed up .
her mother was greatly troubled at this .
she called [FEMALE] 's school and told them [FEMALE] could not attend .
she employed all of the herbal remedies she had been given as a child .
[FEMALE] recovered in the average time it takes for a cold to subside .
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[FEMALE] 's boyfriend presented her with a bouquet of flowers .
she loved them !
she put them in a vase with water .
then she added a little coffee to perk them up .
[FEMALE] 's flowers stayed fresh for weeks !
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the crowd gathered around the podium .
a famous speaker was going to talk .
they got silent as he opened his mouth .
his speech was inspiring and beautiful .
they were so happy to have had the opportunity to listen .
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[MALE] was a big fan of the band blink 182 .
he learned that they were playing nearby .
[MALE] got three tickets for he and his friends .
they got to the front of the pit .
all three of them had the time of their lives .
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[MALE] had always wanted to be a pilot .
he would spend hours on flight sims in his garage .
[MALE] found a school that would teach him how to fly .
[MALE] signed up to learn to fly a plane that day .
[MALE] eventually became a pilot for a major airline .
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[MALE] got a shirt as a gift .
he did n't really like it .
[MALE] tried to return it but did n't know what store it was from .
he looked it up online .
[MALE] was able to figure it out and get store credit .
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[MALE] 's passenger side window was broken .
[MALE] could n't afford to get it fixed .
he duct taped a bag over the hole instead .
it was unsafe and looked ghetto .
[MALE] had to drive that way for months .
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[NEUTRAL] 1st , when leases end , is called allston christmas in [MALE] .
many students live in allston and throw things away .
scavengers collect usable items often left on sidewalks .
[FEMALE] brother who lives in allston went scavenging a day early .
he managed to pick up quite a few items .
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[MALE] would spend hours working on his pitching skills .
by high school , he was being scouted by the big leagues .
[MALE] became a famous pitcher and had a long career .
his only regret was never having kids .
he started a charity to buy sports equipment for poor kids .
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[MALE] loved gorillas a lot .
in fact , he liked them more than any other animal .
one day , he decided that he was going to see one in real life .
he saved his money and bought a plane ticket to the amazon .
finally , [MALE] was able to see a gorilla in the jungle .
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[MALE] heard a small meow outside his back door .
he opened the door to find a baby kitten without its mother .
[MALE] took the baby kitten inside .
[MALE] fed and bathed the kitten .
[MALE] was excited that he now had a new pet .
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a few weeks ago we went to a [MALE] [MALE] jazz concert .
[FEMALE] 98 year old friend [MALE] was in the lobby .
he asked us where we were going .
he said next time he would like to go with us .
i felt sad about [MALE] , as he is very lonely .
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[MALE] did n't like going to work meetings .
he always had to speak up for himself and he was uncomfortable .
that day , the meeting was supposed to last all day long .
[NEUTRAL] when he arrived at work , he faked having lost his voice .
and he managed the whole meeting without speaking a word .
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[MALE] has always been lazy when it comes to chores .
he now lives alone after a great 18 years living with his parents .
in his college dorm , he would cook food but rarely ever do the dishes .
after being gone for the weekend , his roommate returns to a smell .
[MALE] was scolded by his roommate for the dirty dishes in the sink .
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the couple loved watching beautiful scenery .
they hiked to a waterfall to see that view .
it was stunning !
they took pictures and splashed around .
they were happy to have made the trek to the beautiful spot .
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the kids were playing outside .
they poured a bunch of water into the dirt .
it made a gooey , sticky mud .
they slathered it all over their bodies .
their mom was so mad !
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[FEMALE] was filthy .
she filled the bathtub with water .
she climbed in and smiled .
the hot water felt so good !
[FEMALE] sat in the hot water for an hour .
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[MALE] heard that an ice storm was coming .
he decided to go to a party despite the oncoming storm .
the storm made the roads very slippery .
on the way home [MALE] 's car skidded and he wrecked it .
[MALE] realized that going to the party was a bad decision .
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[MALE] always wanted a cadillac .
he worked hard and saved his money .
[MALE] saved enough to buy the cadillac that he wanted .
he drove it home , but it would n't fit in his garage .
[MALE] traded in his cadillac for a toyota .
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[MALE] was a fat kid .
his parents were trying to make him lose weight .
they did n't let him eat many treats .
one day they noticed he had stolen a bunch of cookies .
[MALE] was grounded for the weekend .
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[FEMALE] loved the house that she and her parents lived in .
their house was next to a busy , crowded road .
the government decided to build a bigger road next to the house .
they told [FEMALE] 's parents that they 'd have to sell their house .
[FEMALE] was very upset that she was going to lose her childhood home .
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one day [NEUTRAL] got a letter in the mail .
it said she had been selected to appear on a gameshow .
[NEUTRAL] was nervous so she studied hard to pass all of the questions .
she flew to the studio and took her place on stage .
[NEUTRAL] did well on the game show thanks to studying the night before .
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[FEMALE] was turning ten .
she was going to have a big birthday party .
she decided to invite her whole class .
on the day of the party , everyone showed up with gifts .
[FEMALE] was so excited !
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[MALE] was outside playing some football .
he was calling for the ball .
[MALE] gets the ball passed to him .
[MALE] reaches for the ball and misses .
he lands on his hand and breaks it .
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[MALE] loved helping people .
he was a great mentor to his friend .
he told the friend about how to run a business .
the friend ended up being very successful .
he owed it all to [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] was visiting the beach .
her dream was to build the perfect sand castle .
she tried several times but all of her tries looked bad .
finally she decided to google some tricks .
with tips under her belt she built a great castle .
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[MALE] loved kayaking .
[NEUTRAL] he took his buddies with him .
but they needed their id .
[MALE] thought it was weird .
but he handed it over anyway .
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[MALE] was at a friends birthday party for the night .
the party was full of boys and girls .
toward the end of the night , they decided to play spin the bottle .
[MALE] 's turn was up so he spun the bottle .
the bottle pointed in the direction of [FEMALE] , who gave him a big kiss .
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[MALE] was in a rock and a hard place .
he had recently divorced his wife , and gotten laid off from his job .
to make matters worse , the irs was after him for thousands in taxes .
fortunately for him - [MALE] had a slightly unethical accountant .
he was able to hide some of his money in an offshore account .
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[MALE] wanted to start his own business .
he bought a used food truck .
[MALE] started selling tacos out of his food truck .
his business became a success .
[MALE] sold his business for a million dollars and was able to retire .
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[MALE] was sparring with a friend .
the friend started to hit harder .
[MALE] got upset over it .
he hit the friend back really hard .
it knocked him down .
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[MALE] 's neighbors had a bird .
he would be really loud whenever they left their apartment .
[MALE] brought it up to their attention .
they did n't do anything about it .
[MALE] eventually had to tell his landlord about it .
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[MALE] had a very big table .
he would use it everyday .
one day , the table broke a leg .
then , [MALE] had to rush to the store and get it fixed .
now , [MALE] is able to eat on his table .
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[MALE] was out with friends .
they were playing near a river .
there was a sudden flash flood .
[MALE] and his friends barely made it out .
he was too scared to play near there again .
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the players were running down the field .
[MALE] was going to score a touchdown .
when he approached the end zone , his opponent tried to tackle him .
they missed !
[MALE] sailed into the endzone and scored .
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ron and his family enjoyed eating out a lot .
they ate out twice a week .
ron 's hours at work were cut .
they were n't able to eat out as often .
ron and his wife cooked at home more .
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[MALE] could never find shoes in his size .
he required shoes that were a size 16 .
stores always stopped at a men 's 14 .
one day he found an online outlet that catered to large-footed people .
he was almost overwhelmed by the options and bought three pairs .
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[MALE] was growing lots of flowers .
he started them out in the greenhouse .
once they bloomed , he got ready to move them outside .
the greenhouse was full of beautiful blooms .
[MALE] could n't wait to see them all planted outside .
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[MALE] was still grieving four years after his wife died .
he kept pictures of her everywhere in the house .
his friends were telling him it was time to date but he refused .
until one day , he met a woman while walking his dog .
they started talking and [MALE] though that maybe he could move on .
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in the morning my office needs coffee to function .
this morning , we were making coffee and there was none to make .
the manager decided that the office needed coffee .
he sent his assistant to starbucks for everyone .
the office was happy and functional .
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i returned home late .
i was hungry , but only had bread .
i looked through the pantry , and found some garlic powder .
using some old butter , i was able to prepare garlic toast .
after i toasted the bread , i was able to enjoy garlic toast .
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[MALE] came off the bus .
since he had 3 minutes to reach his physics class on time , he ran .
he managed to get into the building with the classroom .
the professor walked in and closed the door .
when [MALE] tried to knock , he ignored him .
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[MALE] 's dream was to watch a touring car race in person .
[NEUTRAL] he saved up money in order to travel to a race circuit .
he was amazed to see the cars and drivers up close .
and the sound of the cars was amazing .
[MALE] decided to do the same thing next year .
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the kids had an important job .
they raised the flag every day before school .
one day , it was raining .
they still marched outside and raised the flag up the pole .
they felt it was their duty to the school to do it .
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feeling groggy , i got out of bed .
today started my liquid detox .
i 've been looking forward to healing my insides .
today , just did n't feel like the day to start .
reluctantly , i blended my fruit and greens .
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[MALE] was having chest pains .
he did n't know what was causing them .
he went to the doctor .
it turned out to be indigestion .
[MALE] was relieved it was n't something worse .
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[FEMALE] hated birthday celebrations .
she found the enthusiasm to be manufactured .
she found the notion of celebrating time 's passage to be macabre .
[FEMALE] 's new boyfriend threw her a surprise party .
in the ensuing fight , they broke up .
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[MALE] was watching an action movie .
when he went outside his neighbors seemed concerned .
they said that they could hear faint cries and screams .
[MALE] told them that he was just watching a movie .
the neighbors felt pretty silly about it .
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i was looking at the health grade of a restaurant i go to .
and i was not surprised that it had an a .
but i read that there were still many health violations .
and some seemed very serious .
despite this , i still plan on going to the restaurant again .
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[MALE] always felt out of place living with his parents .
he did n't look like them , and he felt no emotions towards them .
one day , he was allowed to be home alone .
he started watching a show about abducted kids .
he realized he was one of the kids being talked about .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] had decided to go to their first yoga class .
they were very apprehensive , but also a bit excited .
the yoga teacher began class with some very difficult poses .
[FEMALE] and [MALE] could not manage to do any of them .
they did their best , but realized they had come to the wrong class .
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we had to get a moving truck for our big move .
after filling out the paperwork we went outside .
i had to go around looking at the damage .
all of the prior damage was marked with xs .
it was crazy how many damage spot there were .
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[MALE] was sitting in the car with his brother .
her parents were chatting and it quickly escalated into a fight .
[MALE] and his brother were upset and uncomfortable .
at first no one noticed but then his mom saw him frowning .
she stopped and apologized , promising not to fight in front of him .
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[MALE] could n't find his phone .
he asked a friend to call it .
that did n't help much .
[MALE] eventually gave up .
he found it days later looking for something else .
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[FEMALE] had a runny nose and headache for weeks .
she finally went to her doctor .
he told her she had allergies .
he gave her an antihistamine to take .
soon [FEMALE] was feeling much better !
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[FEMALE] drove to the hardware store .
when she finished , she could n't find her car keys .
she had locked them inside the car .
she called her husband who came and unlocked the door .
[FEMALE] was able to drive home .
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our daughter is coming home to [MALE] to visit .
she loves sourdough bread from a local bakery .
[FEMALE] wife ordered the bread this morning .
they had only 2 loaves left .
[FEMALE] wife is picking up the bread now .
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[FEMALE] had a hard time following her classes .
she could barely see the whiteboard when the teacher was writing .
when she got bad grades , her parents took her to the eye doctor .
she came out wearing a new pair of glasses .
and next time she was in class , she could see very well .
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i just moved into a new house .
i do n't own much furniture .
i 've been scouring online marketplaces for cheap stuff .
[FEMALE] house is slowly filling with furniture .
none of it matches .
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[FEMALE] was a track star .
she was learning to do the high jump .
if she could do a good job , she would get a scholarship .
she worked on the high jump for many months .
soon she had set the school record !
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[MALE] loved his colt a lot .
he fed his colt every day .
one day , he was unable to find it .
he searched everywhere and could not find it .
finally , he found his colt on the street .
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[FEMALE] wanted to have a picnic .
she invited [MALE] to a picnic in the park .
[MALE] accepted the invitation .
they ate tasty food in the beautiful , sunny park .
they decided to have another picnic the very next weekend .
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the homeowners were going to decorate their house .
they bought seven boxes of christmas lights .
they hung them from the roof and wrapped them around the posts .
at night , the house looked beautiful !
they wanted to decorate even more next year .
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[NEUTRAL] was a great handyman .
he had a huge collection of tools .
one day , he was looking for a hammer .
he realized he had everything but that !
[NEUTRAL] had to go to the hardware store and buy one .
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[MALE] was really hungry .
he noticed a hot dog eating contest .
signing up was free .
[MALE] used it as a chance to get free food .
he also won third place .
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[FEMALE] was working at a pool with a group .
the group was in charge of writing their own schedule .
at first no one could agree on anything .
[FEMALE] suggested that they take turns choosing .
luckily this helped and the team was able to work together .
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[MALE] was studying for his geography exam .
his favorite television program came on .
[MALE] paid more attention to the program than his studying .
[MALE] stopped studying after the program .
[MALE] did n't do so great on his exam .
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[FEMALE] took her dog outside .
they were going to walk to the dog park .
by the time they got there , the dog was exhausted .
he was too tired to play !
[FEMALE] had to carry him home .
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[MALE] was playing with his bb gun .
he liked to shoot cans and bottles .
one day his bb gun misfired and hit a bird .
[MALE] felt extremely guilty .
he brought the bird home and nursed it back to health .
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[FEMALE] saw auditions for a movie .
she thought she would give it a go .
[NEUTRAL] she went inside to get herself seen .
when they posted the results she got the part .
[FEMALE] was thrilled .
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[MALE] was an avid hunter all year round .
he especially loved to hunt large male deer .
he was on a trip one day and saw a beautiful buck near a stream .
he aimed his rifle at the animal and calmed his nerves .
he wound up pinning the buck 's antlers on his cabin wall .
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about 3 years ago i was homeless living on the streets .
i had no friends or family to rely on for help .
i spent my free time writing jokes to send in to the newspaper .
one of my jokes was published and i was asked to write more jokes .
now i write for the paper full-time and i 'm paid quite handsomely too .
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[MALE] begged his parents for a dog .
they bought him one .
he played with the dog for only two weeks .
[MALE] now wanted a cat .
his parents insisted he focus on taking care of his new dog .
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[FEMALE] stomach was growling because i was hungry .
i walked over to the fridge and opened it .
when i looked inside , i realized there was no food .
i drove to the grocery store and bought food .
now my stomach is satisfied and my fridge is full .
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[MALE] was listening to music in his car .
he was not paying attention to the road .
all of a sudden , his car went off the road he was driving on .
fortunately , there was no damage to his car .
[MALE] turned off the music and drove more carefully afterwards .
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[FEMALE] got hit behind her by a rock .
the rock had a note on it .
it said i know what you 've did .
[FEMALE] panicked and went to the police .
her report was rejected by the police team .
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[MALE] 's new neighbors were extremely annoying .
they were loud and never cleaned up .
[MALE] eventually called the landlords to complain .
it seems others complained as well .
the neighbors were kicked out within a couple of months .
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[NEUTRAL] 's school was having a jelly bean guessing contest .
the winner got the whole jar .
[NEUTRAL] spent time every morning looking at the jar .
on the last day he put in his guess of 1 ,564 .
he was only 122 beans off , easily winning the prize !
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[FEMALE] loved celebrating halloween .
this year , [FEMALE] decided she would hold a halloween party .
in addition , [FEMALE] would hold a best costume contest as well .
[FEMALE] also wanted to play scary games during the party also .
[FEMALE] was excited about her halloween party plans .
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[NEUTRAL] 's wife wants a new puppy .
[NEUTRAL] was never much of a dog person , but he loved his wife dearly .
at the weekend , [NEUTRAL] took his wife to the pet store to have look .
his wife begged and begged for a pit-bull , but [NEUTRAL] was n't happy .
the couple agreed on a labrador and they could n't have been happier .
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it was fourth down .
they needed a touchdown to win the game .
the quarterback dropped back .
he threw the football as hard as he could .
the receiver lept in the air and made a spectacular catch to score .
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[MALE] 's computer mouse stopped working .
he drove to the mall in order to buy a new one .
when he arrived , he noticed the mall was closed due to a holiday .
[MALE] went home and bought a mouse online .
the mouse arrived the next day with 1 day shipping .
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[FEMALE] was on safari in [NEUTRAL] .
the group stopped for lunch .
a snake crawled up beside her .
she was so scared .
she dropped her sandwich !
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[MALE] was supposed to ride a ferry one day .
when he went to board he noticed his ticket was missing .
he searched everywhere for the ticket .
before long , the ferry had left without him .
luckily he was able to replace his ticket and catch a later ferry .
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the girl wanted to hang a photo on her wall .
she picked out the perfect frame for it .
she had her husband hang the frame just like she wanted .
she smiled every time she walked by that wall .
it was great to keep memories around the house .
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[FEMALE] thought she would never spend her time watching tv all day .
but she did use her computer a lot .
she ended up watching youtube videos about food and cooking .
and she quickly became absorbed .
but [FEMALE] sadly realized it was just like watching tv all day .
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[MALE] decided to try self-publishing his novel .
he put it in a large online marketplace .
they said they would only take one percent of his sales .
he figured this would make for huge profits .
he only sold three copies and made less than fifteen dollars in total .
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[FEMALE] took a bus ride from [FEMALE] to [FEMALE] .
her back and legs got achy during the long ride .
when the bus stopped she got out to stretch her legs .
when she went back to her seat , someone had spilled something on it .
[FEMALE] decided to take a plane for her next long trip .
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[FEMALE] got a new kitty .
it decided to sleep on her lap .
[FEMALE] thought it looked too cute to move .
she stayed sitting for hours .
eventually her legs fell asleep before she moved .
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[FEMALE] was afraid of the dentist .
her parents brought her to her appointment regardless .
the dentist was very kind and made her enjoy the appointment .
[FEMALE] 's entire attitude toward dentistry changed .
[FEMALE] decided that she wanted to be a dentist when she grew up .
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[NEUTRAL] liked to be healthy .
she decided to start working out every day .
soon , she was in great shape .
[NEUTRAL] felt full of energy .
she decided she would stick with her workout plan .
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[FEMALE] company was hired by a woman to clean her house .
when i arrived and started , she kept looking at me weird .
the next day , the company tells me i 'm fired .
the woman complained that i was holding the broom backwards .
i 'm not sure what 's wrong with her , but i 'm left handed .
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[FEMALE] son had a sikh friend in school .
g was a nice boy who played well with others .
he wore a turban and never cut his hair as is his custom .
after 911 , g got his hair cut .
he was afraid of being mistaken as a terrorist .
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[MALE] ran a business that imported monkeys .
his major supplier had difficulty getting monkeys to [MALE] .
[MALE] was unable to find other suppliers for his monkeys .
[MALE] lost money because he had no monkeys to sell .
[MALE] finally had to close his monkey import business .
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[FEMALE] only had one friend since she was a kid .
as her personality was an acquired taste it was hard to meet more .
her only friend [FEMALE] , told her to join a club to find more friends .
[FEMALE] joined one for women who had personality problems .
after a few weeks , many of these women became close friends .
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[MALE] was too lazy to cook dinner .
he was too cheap to eat out .
he got a cheap frozen tv dinner to heat up .
it tasted disgusting .
[MALE] never bought one of those again .
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[MALE] had always wanted to go to college .
no one in his family has ever gone to college .
this led to [MALE] studying very hard .
[MALE] was also able to participate in many sports .
finally , [MALE] was able to get a scholarship to college .
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the couple liked relaxing outside .
they bought a big hammock for the yard .
they would spend a lot of time in it .
when winter came around , they put the hammock away .
they could n't wait for the nice weather to return !
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[MALE] left a drink in his refrigerator pull out drawer .
but he placed it sideways .
he thought the cap was on tightly .
but when he opened the drawer , it was flooded .
[MALE] remembered to always tightly secure caps afterwards .
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[FEMALE] was on the cross country team at her school .
she really wanted to improve her mile time .
she ran everyday in the morning and at night .
she eventually had more stamina to run .
at the next meet , she was able to break her mile time .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] walked up a hill .
they wanted to see the view .
[MALE] fell down .
he hit his head really hard .
[FEMALE] carried him back down .
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[MALE] felt lethargic and out of it throughout the day .
his doctor said it was due to his poor breakfast eating habits .
[MALE] decided to eat a healthier breakfast .
after only a few days [MALE] noticed a big difference .
he kept eating properly for as long as he could .
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[MALE] saw the untouched cake left on the counter .
the temptation was too much .
he cut himself a slice , and then two more .
before he knew it , [MALE] ate half the cake .
it was n't long before he had a terrible stomachache .
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[FEMALE] had a coupon for a new restaurant .
she and a friend had lunch at the restaurant .
she realized she had forgotten the coupon .
[FEMALE] really enjoyed the food .
she decided to return with her mother and use the coupon later .
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[MALE] 's mom gave him $ 50 today .
he bought breakfast and lunch from school .
several campaign managers asked him to donate money , which he did .
another person also took money from [MALE] since he needed lunch .
at the end of the day , [MALE] had no money .
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[MALE] bought himself a new game for his pc .
it was through an online distribution network and it had to download .
[MALE] excitedly started the download .
he tried to pass the time with other activities .
it took hours and [MALE] was too tired to enjoy the game by the end .
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[MALE] was a nerdy man who worked at the fbi .
he was in charge of listening to phone calls from suspected spies .
[MALE] heard a conversation about a bombing .
he rushed to tell his boss .
thanks to [MALE] the bombing was stopped just in time .
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[MALE] married a woman named [FEMALE] .
he had 4 sisters and he really wanted them to like her .
they all agreed to give her a fair chance in the family .
but [FEMALE] was manipulative , conniving and evil to everyone .
[NEUTRAL] unfortunately she was the sister in law that no one liked .
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we had a special needs person working as a mail clerk .
one day the meter machine jammed .
she was trying to fix it with a letter opener .
when her boss asked her to stop she threatened him with the tool .
security had to remove her .
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[FEMALE] was really into technology .
she learned of a robot fighting league .
[FEMALE] decided to build a robot to compete .
she got a team together and built a good one .
she was able to make it to the top five .
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the fisherman carried his tackle box and pole .
he walked out on the pier to fish .
within a few minutes , he 'd caught a giant marlin .
he cast back into the water .
he hoped to catch something else , too !
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[NEUTRAL] had worked hard for months .
he had finally earned enough to buy a new truck .
he was so proud when he walked into the dealership .
he handed over a pile of money and they gave him the keys .
[NEUTRAL] was certain that hard work always paid off !
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[MALE] had a big crush on a girl from school , [FEMALE] .
he was so nervous , but knew he had to ask her on a date .
he asked , and to his surprise she agreed for tonight .
the night came and it was time for the big date .
together , they went bowling and had a great time .
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we drove by [MALE] university on monday .
i saw two students pushing a hamper across the street .
the wheels of the hamper got stuck in the trolley tracks .
a trolley was approaching , a quarter of a mile away .
luckily they freed the hamper .
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the ball was going up and up .
[MALE] was playing in the outfield .
he positioned himself underneath the ball .
he yelled that he had it .
he caught the ball and got the out .
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i was in rehab for 8 weeks after a stroke .
i began walking in my fifth week .
one [NEUTRAL] i was walking with a therapist .
i lost attention and almost fell .
i recovered , but we stopped practice that day .
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cersei was sweating profusely for the big test .
everyone around her looked super nervous , and that did n't help her .
she took her pencil and prepared for the test .
it took nearly the entire period for her to finish .
the next day , she looked at her results and saw that she did well !
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[FEMALE] was going out with her friends .
they went to a dance club downtown .
they loved music and meeting new people .
they partied long into the night .
they stumbled home as the sun came up .
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the family took their boat out .
they sailed all day on lake michigan .
they returned to the dock and tied the boat up .
it had been a lovely day on the water .
they could n't wait to do it again .
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georgie watched a lot of home improvement shows .
she was convinced that concrete counter tops were all the rage .
she won over her wife to install concrete counter tops in their place .
they looked amazing initially .
the sheer weight of them later crushed the cabinets underneath .
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[MALE] invited [FEMALE] on a date and she agreed .
[MALE] planned out a romantic evening .
they would go for a walk on the pier .
they would dine at a picnic table on the beach .
it rained so they went bowling instead .
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[MALE] was talking on the phone with his friend .
the friend was really rude and did n't let [MALE] talk much .
at first [MALE] put up with it because he cared about his friend .
soon he decided that he would n't allow it .
he demanded that his friend apologize .
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[MALE] was selected to be a participant in a brain study .
he went to an office and they made him play puzzles and games .
he underwent an mri .
afterwards they paid him and later sent a picture of his brain .
[MALE] found it an incredibly positive experience .
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[FEMALE] became a stay at home mom 3 years ago .
not making her own money started to bother her .
[NEUTRAL] one day she thought she would try and sell her crocheted items .
she listed 10 items for sale and they sold out immediately .
now [FEMALE] makes at least $ 300 selling her crocheted items from home .
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[MALE] was very ill .
his doctor could n't figure out what the problem was .
he ran a lot of tests .
finally , the doctor solved the mystery .
it had been the hardest case he 'd ever had .
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[FEMALE] 's dad bought her a bb gun .
she went outside to shoot at cans .
but she had an accident and shot her own foot !
she had to be taken to the emergency room .
[FEMALE] wished she had been more careful .
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[MALE] noticed a smell in his apartment .
it was almost everywhere he went .
he was n't able to pinpoint it for a while .
then by chance he smelled the slippers he was wearing .
they were the cause of the sound .
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it was [MALE] 's first day at elementary school .
he was a bit nervous about not knowing anybody .
[MALE] ran into another kid with a similar backpack .
they both liked the same cartoons .
it helped [MALE] relax and have a good first day .
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[FEMALE] went out on a date .
she did n't think it went that well .
still , when asked she agreed to a second date .
that one went a lot better .
[FEMALE] wound up really liking the guy .
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i once owned a car wash .
i usually do a great job .
however , one day i was very lazy .
i did a poor job washing cars .
customers eventually started to complain to me .
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the museum had closed for the week .
they were getting a very famous work of art installed .
it would have a designated security guard and a lot of alarms .
it prepared to reopen a few days later .
a crowd had already formed outside .
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[MALE] got a new computer on [FEMALE] .
he could n't wait to get it out of the box and start setting it up !
he pulled everything out of the box , and placed it on his desk .
everything was there except for the power cord .
[MALE] called and was told the cord would arrive in two business days !
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lorry and [MALE] were happily married for 10 years with 3 kids .
unfortunately , one year they lost their youngest son to a car accident .
the loss was very hard for lorry and [MALE] could n't comfort her .
as the years went by they continued to grow apart .
after 7 years of the loss of their son , lorry and [MALE] got a divorce .
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[FEMALE] was having a sleepover with several friends .
but there were n't enough beds for everyone .
three of [FEMALE] 's friends decided to share a bed .
but when they got on , the legs of the bed frame broke .
everyone agreed to help [FEMALE] pay for a new bed frame .
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[FEMALE] has a daughter named [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] was born in january .
[FEMALE] 's birthday is coming up soon .
[FEMALE] wanted to buy something special for [FEMALE] for her birthday .
today [FEMALE] bought [FEMALE] a baby doll .
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[FEMALE] 's parents took in a foster son .
at first [FEMALE] was jealous .
she did not want a brother stealing her mom 's attention !
but soon she grew to like the little boy .
she was happy when her parents officially adopted him .
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[NEUTRAL] was backing her car into the garage .
she did n't estimate the distance from her car to the garage correctly .
[NEUTRAL] backed into the garage .
she broke the tail light on her car .
[NEUTRAL] had to buy a new tail light .
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on [FEMALE] we watched the little league world series .
we went out and bought ice cream .
we ate the ice cream during the game .
we did not answer any calls or emails .
it was a nice way to spend the afternoon .
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[MALE] was late for work .
he hastily poured himself some cereal .
before noticing the smell he took a big bite .
[MALE] immediately spat it back out in a fit of gross .
the milk had been badly spoiled .
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there was a talent show at the high school one day .
all of the acts were okay but none really stood out .
then a band took the stage .
the band was made up of several siblings .
they were so good and everyone agreed that they should win .
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alistair made it to the bonus round of a game show .
the round consisted of rapid fire questions .
the goal was to get through as many as possible .
the first question was about swiss government .
alistair was unacquainted with swiss governing and got no bonus points .
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when i was in high school i was always busy .
i had to go to football practice .
then , go to band class .
finally , i go home to finish my homework .
i find time doing all these things because i know how to multitask .
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the kids were having a blast .
they had found a huge puddle full of muddy water .
they splashed and jumped around in it .
it made a huge mess , but they did n't care .
their mom yelled at them when she saw what they had done .
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[FEMALE] was throwing a party .
she bought a big pinata for it .
the kids all took turns hitting it .
soon , it exploded .
there was candy everywhere !
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[FEMALE] had a hard semester .
she took an economics class that was really difficult .
she studied every night but still only got a c .
[FEMALE] decided to switch her major .
she looked for something that did n't require any economics classes .
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[FEMALE] lost her eye in an accident .
as a result , [FEMALE] was very self-conscious .
she decided to get an artificial eye .
she had one made that looked just like her real eye .
[FEMALE] is less self-conscious about her eyes now .
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[MALE] liked to sing .
his singing teacher told him he had an innately bad tone of voice .
[MALE] greatly resented that comment .
he later joined an alternative rock back and attained great success .
he secretly found it highly gratifying when his tone was praised .
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[MALE] saw a ufc match when he was a kid .
he thought it was amazingly cool .
[MALE] joined a martial arts class the next day .
years of practice later [MALE] had enough experience to join the ufc .
he did n't do that well , but he felt he achieved his dream .
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[FEMALE] loves the color blue .
[FEMALE] 's sister is throwing a party tomorrow .
[FEMALE] would like to wear a blue dress to the party .
[FEMALE] ordered a blue dress online last week .
[FEMALE] received her beautiful , blue dress in the mail today .
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[FEMALE] and her mother were very close .
her mother 's memory started to fail as she got older .
[FEMALE] tried to take care of her elderly mother as best as she could .
[FEMALE] was overwhelmed by her mother 's needs .
she was sad when she was forced to put her mother in a nursing home .
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[FEMALE] invited some friends over .
she was going to make them dinner .
she cooked all afternoon .
when the food was ready , they all sat down to eat .
it was all delicious !
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[FEMALE] was sitting down in the park .
her friend asked if she wanted some ice cream .
[FEMALE] said okay .
but by the time her friend came back it was melted .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] has to drink it .
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[MALE] was really into books .
he wanted to build a home library .
unfortunately it was too expensive and hard to move .
[MALE] realized he loved reading , not the books himself .
he started an e-book collection instead .
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leticia had an ant farm .
she kept meticulous care of the animals inside of it .
one day she knocked it over and it broke .
ants escaped all over the house .
leticia was locked into another bedroom when the exterminator arrived .
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[MALE] was looking forward to the camping trip on [NEUTRAL] .
it had been raining hard all friday .
[MALE] was worried the trip would be cancelled .
he woke up early [NEUTRAL] to check to weather .
he was thrilled to see the sun was shining .
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[MALE] made a nuclear reactor in his garage .
he ended up overloading the power grid .
the cops pulled up to his house .
they saw his reactor and were amazed .
they let him go because they were so impressed .
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on the 4th of [FEMALE] , [MALE] entered a watermelon eating contest .
he ate a lot of watermelon and came in second place .
after the contest his mouth felt itchy and swollen .
the next day the doctor explained he was allergic to watermelon .
[MALE] does not eat watermelon anymore .
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[FEMALE] was taking her driving test at the dmv .
she was nervous .
[FEMALE] backed up too quickly .
she hit a parked car .
[FEMALE] failed her test .
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[NEUTRAL] was on a diet .
she really loved to eat ice cream .
[NEUTRAL] knew she had to cut ice cream out of her diet .
[NEUTRAL] only allowed herself to eat ice cream on occasions .
she began to lose weight .
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[NEUTRAL] was starting a new job in the morning .
she went to bed really early , so she would be well rested .
when [NEUTRAL] woke up so was really nervous .
she got to work and had so much fun .
she ended up loving her job and had nothing to be nervous about .
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the couple decided their bed was too small .
they bought a new king size bed .
the first night , they spread out and felt great .
it was the most comfortable bed they 'd ever owned !
they regretted waiting so long .
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when [FEMALE] left the house for work it was a beautiful sunny day .
halfway there the clouds started to take over the sky .
all of a sudden it began to pour .
[FEMALE] did n't have an umbrella and got soaked .
it was going to be a bad first day at her new job .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were married for 9 years .
right before their 10 year anniversary they filed for divorce .
their divorce was amicable and they remained friends .
they lived in an expensive state and could n't afford to live separate .
after their divorce they became roommates with their own bedrooms .
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[MALE] had been getting many sore throats lately .
his doctor recommended that they remove his tonsils .
[MALE] was really scared and refused the surgery at first .
some nurses tried to help him feel more safe .
eventually after some coaxing he agreed to the plan .
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[MALE] was interested in the stars and planets .
his birthday was coming up .
[MALE] 's parents bought him a telescope .
[MALE] was excited to see the gift .
he used it that very night .
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[MALE] was overweight and very lazy .
one day [MALE] 's mom got him a gym pass .
[MALE] started going to the gym with his mother .
[MALE] realized that walking on a treadmill was easy .
now [MALE] is much healthier .
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i 've been working at my new job for about six months now .
today , my boss took me aside to talk to me about something .
he said he hired me because i looked like an intelligent person .
then he told me it was time i proved that i am .
i guess that 's one way to do a quarterly evaluation .
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[NEUTRAL] had just learned to play the guitar .
he was getting tired of his hands hurting .
[NEUTRAL] started to practice less and less .
he got less interested in playing the guitar .
[NEUTRAL] never learned to play the guitar .
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[NEUTRAL] grew up experimenting with drugs starting from the age 11 .
she mainly only smoked marijuana and it was on a daily basis .
but when she turned 15 she was introduced to heroin .
she became very addicted to heroin and almost died one night .
the next morning she quit cold turkey and has been clean for 10 years .
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[FEMALE] was being bullied by her classmate [MALE] .
it was increasingly weighing on her psyche .
one day [FEMALE] decided that she had had enough .
[FEMALE] punched [MALE] in the nose .
she was suspended , but did n't mind too much .
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[MALE] was at his grandfather 's funeral .
he did n't know him that well in life .
for some reason he was overcome with emotions .
he started crying and could n't stop .
[MALE] felt it was a cathartic experience .
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[FEMALE] knew she had a paper coming due for her economics class .
she put it off until the last minute to hang out with her friends .
the night before the paper was due , she finally sat down to write it .
it was harder than she thought , so she copied a paper posted online .
[FEMALE] was expelled from school for plagiarism .
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[FEMALE] 's parents set up an antique bed in her room .
it was the tallest bed she 'd ever slept in .
it was hard to climb in and out of bed .
[FEMALE] 's dad built her a stool to go beside her bed .
every night [FEMALE] climbs her stool and jumps into bed .
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[MALE] did not like his wife 's mother .
she was rude and mean .
[MALE] avoided her as much as she could .
his wife asked him to join them for christmas .
[MALE] was dreading the holidays now .
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[MALE] was an aspiring author .
he 'd been feeling a lot of writers block for months .
as he travelled on the subway , he suddenly felt inspired .
he had a great idea for a book and needed to start right away .
he wrote the idea down and rushed home to start .
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the kid was writing his christmas list .
a new nerf gun was at the top of the list .
he dreamed of all the fun he could have with his friends .
on christmas morning , it was the first thing he opened .
he was so happy !
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[NEUTRAL] struggled in high school .
she was frustrated and wanted to quit .
her family encouraged her to finish and get a diploma .
with the support of her family she did as they suggested .
she finally graduated .
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[FEMALE] was making thanksgiving dinner .
she had never made a turkey before .
she carefully followed the directions .
when it was dinner time , she pulled it out of the oven .
it was perfect !
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[FEMALE] liked to climb tall buildings .
her favorite was a big tower in the city park .
she loved getting to the top of it and checking out the view .
she climbed it on a beautiful fall day and she was in awe .
the trees changing color were amazing !
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[FEMALE] was coming home .
she had been abroad for several years .
her family was very anxious to see her again .
when the train came into the station they were on the platform .
they hugged one another and were very happy to see each other .
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[FEMALE] had recently come into some money .
she wanted to invest the cash into her dreams and future .
feeling risky she decided to open a dress shop .
she made the preparations and opened up a month later .
luckily , her shop seemed to be doing very well .
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[NEUTRAL] came from a family that was extremely poor .
there was not enough money for proper nutrition .
[NEUTRAL] wanted to help feed all her younger siblings .
she tried to work after school , but could n't earn enough money .
she quit school as soon as she was able so she could work full time .
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[FEMALE] had a very big blue door .
she had painted it herself .
one day , she decided she liked green more .
she rushed to the store and bought green paint .
now , [FEMALE] has a big green door .
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[MALE] hated taking his medicine .
the medicine was very sour and did not taste good .
one day , his mom forgot to give him medicine .
then , [MALE] got very sick and had to go to the hospital .
now , [MALE] makes sure that he takes his medicine every single day .
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i like the beach because of the ocean .
however , i can not stand the sand .
sand always ends up getting in between my toes .
making it hard to walk .
people wonder why i always wear socks on the beach .
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[MALE] had plenty of tools .
over time he kept lending them out to friends .
many never returned them .
[MALE] lost too many tools that way .
eventually he had to stop lending them out .
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[MALE] needed to buy something at the store .
he got there fifteen minutes before they were supposed to close .
he tried to go in but the doors were already locked .
he was n't able to get anyone 's attention to open up .
the next day he called the store to complain to management .
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[NEUTRAL] had recently been divorced from her husband .
she felt like she needed a new big change in life .
she asked her hair stylist friend to give her a new do .
after several minutes of cutting , her friend revealed the look .
[NEUTRAL] was thrilled with her new a-line bob .
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it was [FEMALE] 's first year studying [MALE] .
she fully expected to fail her exam .
but when she got her paper back , she was surprised .
she had scored a b+ in her [MALE] class !
[FEMALE] was very proud of herself .
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[MALE] decided that his dog needed a bath .
[MALE] 's dog was a big hairy black lab .
the dog had so much hair that he clogged the drain .
[MALE] had no way to fish out the stuck hair in the drain .
he ended up having to call a plumber to fix the clog .
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growing up , [NEUTRAL] never had much luck with the ladies .
he was slightly awkward , and not very popular .
despite that , deep down [NEUTRAL] was a really nice person .
it was n't until college that beautiful girl named [FEMALE] noticed this .
the two started dating and have been together ever since .
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it was [FEMALE] 's anniversary .
she thought her boyfriend forgot .
he actually planned a whole day for it .
he started with breakfast in bed .
[FEMALE] loved the pleasant surprise .
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[MALE] had a big wedding to attend .
he had been looking forward to it for days .
about mid afternoon everyone asked why he was n't there .
[MALE] had thought the wedding was on a different day .
he wound up having to miss it .
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[NEUTRAL] 's dad was trying to teach him to hit a ball with a bat .
he would throw the ball gently .
[NEUTRAL] would try to hit the ball .
they did this for a long time .
finally , [NEUTRAL] hit the ball high into the air .
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[FEMALE] ordered a pizza delivered to her house .
but when it arrived , she was disappointed .
the pizza was soggy and undercooked .
she called the restaurant and complained .
they quickly sent her a fresh new pizza .
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[FEMALE] had a little boy she loved .
when she got divorced her husband got custody of their son .
[FEMALE] was very lonely .
she decided to have another baby .
she recently had a baby daughter that she loves .
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[MALE] decided that he wanted to start running .
he started off by walking every other day .
before he got serious he order new running shoes .
soon he started using a heart rate monitor to improve his training .
within a couple of months [MALE] ran a race with a bunch of friends .
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[FEMALE] loved to eat syrup .
she would eat it with everything .
one day , [FEMALE] ran out of syrup .
[FEMALE] had to rush to the store to purchase more .
after that , [FEMALE] was able to eat with syrup .
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[FEMALE] cared for a garden full of plants .
she would have preferred to care for an animal as a pet .
her parents would not allow her to have an animal .
[FEMALE] bought and planted a few venus fly traps in the garden .
these approximated animal life closely enough for [FEMALE] 's interests .
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[MALE] heard some noise in his attic .
he looked into the dark attic with a flashlight .
he saw the two little beady eyes of an opossum staring back at him .
[MALE] put a trap in the attic .
after catching the opossum he released it into the woods .
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[MALE] wanted to go to a good university .
he knew he would have to excel on his college entrance exam .
he did not do well on the exam the first time he took it .
[MALE] enlisted a tutor to help him study for the exam .
[MALE] 's score on the next entrance exam was much improved .
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[NEUTRAL] 's house had been a mess for days .
the biggest problem was her kid 's toys all over the place .
she demanded that her kids clean up all of the toys .
they were being very lazy so she offered to help .
luckily they helped her clean everything up .
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[FEMALE] was downsizing to a smaller house .
however , [FEMALE] knew she could not take all the items with her .
[FEMALE] decided to hold a garage sale in her neighborhood .
[FEMALE] posted signs advertising for her garage sale on [NEUTRAL] .
[FEMALE] was excited to be holding her first garage sale .
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[MALE] got an adorably cute little male kitten from the animal shelter .
the kitten made [MALE] laugh and laugh , and loved playing with it .
he wanted the kitten to have a funny and descriptive name .
that night the kitten coughed up a hairball and [MALE] got an idea .
he decided to name his funny little kitten hairball [MALE] !
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[FEMALE] was having thanksgiving at her house .
she was in the kitchen all day , cooking food .
finally she finished cooking in the evening .
everyone served themselves food .
[FEMALE] had a good time and the food was lovely .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] did n't know what to name their daughter .
they looked in a book and online .
they even asked their friends for advice .
but when the time came they still did n't have a name .
[NEUTRAL] they called her baby girl for a month before settling on [FEMALE] .
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[MALE] was really into motorcycles .
he built up his own chopper .
it was very well designed and aesthetically pleasing .
[MALE] took it out and everyone complimented it .
someone even offered to buy it from him .
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[FEMALE] had been outside all day .
when she came in , she was hungry .
[FEMALE] ate lunch very quickly !
she ate too much too quickly .
together with the heat , it made her sick .
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[FEMALE] liked to have wine with her dinner .
then she started having a few glasses while watching tv .
soon she saw that it was getting excessive .
she made an effort to cut back her drinking .
at first it was hard , but she succeeded .
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[FEMALE] set her alarm before she went to bed .
when she woke up , it was way past her usual time .
[FEMALE] could not figure out what happened .
she ended up missing her bus .
[FEMALE] was late to school and missed her first class .
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[MALE] 's favorite childhood trips was camping trips with his father .
he could n't wait to take his own son camping one day .
but [MALE] was always working and never took the time off .
but one day , his company closed for a long weekend .
he packed up his camping gear and headed to the nearby camping site .
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[FEMALE] forgot she had an appointment with her doctor .
she hurriedly got dressed , got her purse , and rushed out of the house .
she ran down to the bus stop to catch the bus .
she caught the bus for downtown .
she got to her doctor 's just in the nick of time .
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[NEUTRAL] was on a date with a new boy from school .
she had enjoyed the conversation and their dinner quite a lot .
suddenly , the check came and she saw the huge debt .
she insisted on helping him to pay but he argued with her .
finally , she agreed to let him pay .
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[MALE] went to his local supermarket to get some milk .
he took his item to the checkout aisle and waited in line .
[MALE] looked at the magazines and waited patiently .
as the cashier scanned his item [MALE] threw a candy bar in too .
[MALE] ate the candy bar on the way home and smiled to himself .
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[MALE] tried to study for an exam .
his eyes started to close once he read several papers .
eventually , he fell asleep .
his friends blew up on this phone since they were confused .
[MALE] did n't bother to respond to them .
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[MALE] got a new patio and grill .
he wanted to try his new grill .
[NEUTRAL] he invited his friends over for a bbq .
everyone arrived and [MALE] began to grill .
[MALE] loved his new grill and patio , everyone loved [MALE] 's cooking .
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[MALE] had been trying to think of ways to bond with his wife , [FEMALE] .
she had become a bit distant lately due to stress and work .
one of the things that had brought them together had been animation .
he showed her a collection of anime available for streaming online .
she agreed , and soon they were cuddling together watching anime .
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[MALE] joined a raffle at work .
the grand prize was a free vacation .
[MALE] actually won .
he and his wife got to go to the tropics .
they both had a great time there .
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[MALE] had a big exam coming up .
he devoted a lot of time to study for it .
[MALE] spent the entire night before getting ready .
by the time of the test [MALE] was really tired and out of it .
he got a poor grade .
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[MALE] was always afraid of crocodiles .
he knew they had a lot of teeth .
one day , he traveled to [FEMALE] .
suddenly , he saw a crocodile .
after that , he was n't feared of crocodiles .
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[MALE] was taking an art class in school .
he enjoyed taking the class , but was n't doing well .
[MALE] asked the instructor for additional help .
the instructor gave [MALE] extra help outside the class .
[MALE] enjoyed the class even more once he performed better .
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[MALE] and his friends were out throwing snowballs in the city .
it was two am and not many cars were out .
a yellow ford drove by and [MALE] hit it with a snowball .
the driver stopped , got out , and hit [MALE] in the head .
[MALE] really regretted throwing that snowball .
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[MALE] was a good worker .
he had been at his company for years .
[MALE] felt he deserved to be paid more .
unfortunately he never got the courage to ask for one .
[MALE] was kept at the same position for years .
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[MALE] and his family took a trip to [MALE] world .
the family saw many attractions such as the magic kingdom .
they also rode on the various roller coasters at the theme park .
the family also took many photos of the different attractions .
afterwards , the family went back home to all of their loves ones .
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we normally sleep until 9 am .
we are both retired .
our 2-year-old granddaughter from nyc is visiting .
she got up at 6 :30 today .
we are tired but happy .
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i threw a big halloween party .
people arrived in all sorts of wild costumes .
most of them were pop culture references .
others were primarily intended to be revealing .
i held a costume contest and gave a pop culture reference first prize .
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[FEMALE] brother-in-law left his old speakers in my closet .
he had claimed he would come back for them later on .
they stayed there for three years .
eventually i installed them in my new home theater set-up .
[FEMALE] brother-in-law did n't mind as he had in fact forgotten about them .
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[FEMALE] took a bag of sunflower seeds downstairs without asking .
this made her father irritated , but he allowed her to do this .
then , she began spilling sunflower seeds .
she spilled sunflower seeds even after her father said to be careful .
now , sunflower seeds are banned from the entire house .
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[MALE] and his wife are expecting a child soon .
he hopes for boy while his wife wants a girl .
to [MALE] 's surprise , when the day came he was blessed with a daughter .
although he had hoped for a baby boy , [MALE] could n't be happier .
[MALE] 's love for his daughter strengthened his marriage forever more .
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[MALE] wanted to stop by the hardware store on [FEMALE] .
he got out of work at 4 pm .
he knew the store closed at 5 .
he boarded a bus bound for the hardware store .
he arrived with twenty minutes to spare , but the store closed early .
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[FEMALE] made a plan to remodel her downstairs bathroom .
she went to the supply store for paint , tile and tools .
[FEMALE] and her friend [MALE] ripped out the old bathroom .
once it was clear , they painted , tiled and caulked the room .
upon completion , [FEMALE] was very happy with her new bathroom .
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[FEMALE] was a phenomenal athlete .
she won a gold medal in the olympics .
she was training to compete in the next olympics as well .
every day after practice , she 'd look at her gold medal .
she was determined to win another one .
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[FEMALE] loved squirrels a lot .
she thought they were very cute .
one day , she walked outside of her house .
then , she walked up to a tree .
after that , she was able to see a squirrel and feed it .
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[FEMALE] wanted to spend her weekend swimming .
she booked a flight to a beach resort .
the flight had a two hour layover .
[MALE] to bad weather [FEMALE] missed her flight .
she was stuck at the airport for over five hours .
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[FEMALE] picked up her phone .
she was going to call her ex-boyfriend .
he answered on the first ring .
[FEMALE] panicked and hung up the phone .
she did n't know what she was supposed to say .
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[FEMALE] has been having abdominal pains for over a year .
she went to her general surgeon and he could n't find a problem .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] just continued to suffer through the pain .
she had a pap smear done and the gynecologist did an ultrasound .
the gynecologist found fibroids as the source of her abdominal pains .
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growing up my parents always made or bought me dinner .
i never had to cook for myself .
now i 'm moving in with my girlfriend .
she works during the day and expects me to cook for us .
i have been quietly learning recipes online during each day .
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[MALE] was playing baseball with his friends .
someone knocked the ball over a fence .
[MALE] tried his best to climb the fence but could n't make it .
it seemed like they could n't get their ball back at all .
luckily , the owner of the fence threw the ball back out .
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[FEMALE] loved daisies a lot .
she loved the aroma they gave off .
one day , she decided to see some in the wild .
she traveled all the way to the farm .
finally , [FEMALE] was able to see a daisy in real life .
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[MALE] scratched his mosquito bite .
in the morning , the bite was swollen and filled with pus .
his parents took him to the hospital .
[MALE] had to stay and get antibiotics through an iv .
the next day he was better and went home .
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[MALE] was known to be a trouble maker .
his parents warned him that he would end up on [FEMALE] 's naughty list .
he chose to keep throwing tantrums and making messes .
when christmas morning came , [MALE] opened his only gift .
it was a lump of coal .
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[MALE] had been dismissed from work early .
he planned on surprising his girlfriend at home with flowers .
when he arrived he saw a man 's pair of shoes at the door .
he investigated and found his girlfriend and the man in bed .
he left the house immediately and refused to speak to her again .
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[MALE] was working late today .
his wife [FEMALE] was home all day waiting for him to come home .
[MALE] called home to say he was working some extra hours .
[FEMALE] was upset because she had made a special dinner for them .
when [MALE] got home dinner was cold so they skipped ahead to dessert .
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[MALE] was trying to cook dinner for his girlfriend .
he decided to make a classic pasta dish .
unfortunately he left the pasta boiling too long .
it came out really gross .
[MALE] decided to just take his girlfriend out to a restaurant instead .
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[MALE] had extra bills to pay around the holiday season .
luckily his yearly company bonus was enough to cover it .
[MALE] noticed he never got one this year .
when he asked they told him that the company had to scale that back .
[MALE] was disappointed and had to reallocate his resources .
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some person was banging on the door .
[MALE] grew scared since it was late at night .
his dad yelled at him and threatened him to open the door .
although his legs were trembling , [MALE] quickly opened the door .
his uncle surprisingly came over to take a watch that he left .
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our dog was very playful .
we tried to find a dog friend for her .
she was so playful that it upset other dogs .
we finally found a compatible dog .
we adopted her and had two fun dogs .
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[MALE] played on the soccer team .
they had an important game tonight .
they really had to make it good .
but unfortunately [MALE] let the team score the goal .
he felt so defeated .
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allston , [FEMALE] is totally congested on [NEUTRAL] 1st .
leases end then and thousands of students move in and out .
[FEMALE] son 's friend lives in allston but works downtown .
the traffic was very bad , delaying his commute .
he was not happy .
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[FEMALE] was dropping her daughter off for soccer .
then she remembered it was her job to bring snack that week .
she rushed to a nearby store and ran inside .
there she quickly grabbed some fruit and cookies .
everyone was impatient , but luckily they accepted her late snacks .
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[FEMALE] wanted to become a youtube vlogger .
she designed a channel and put up several videos .
at first , none of them were getting much attention .
then one day she shared a video on a [FEMALE] group .
suddenly she got several views before her whole channel blew up .
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[MALE] likes plants .
he grows vegetables in his garden .
last summer was very dry .
[MALE] had to water his plants all the time .
some plants did n't survive the summer anyway .
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[FEMALE] was frustrated .
her dryer was n't drying her clothes .
she ran it for several cycles .
she gave up and hung the clothes on the clothes line .
[FEMALE] hoped the dryer would be a cheap fix .
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[MALE] had to work a 60 hour week at his job .
the boss needed assistance on a project for the company .
they worked together everyday .
although [MALE] lost a lot of sleep and weight , he worked hard .
after the last day , he slept until the following afternoon .
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i am saving up money to buy a new computer .
i put change in a jar and roll it for deposit every few months .
after two years i am almost halfway to my goal .
i am starting to think i should be saving more money somehow .
i 've begun drawing up amateur business strategies .
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[MALE] 's friend always visited when it town .
he always waited until the last minute to announce his arrival .
[MALE] got annoyed by that after a while .
soon [MALE] stopped hanging out with the friend as much .
eventually the friend stopped inviting instead .
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[FEMALE] was going to school one day .
she did n't like school .
people made fun of her old style of name .
she stopped on the sidewalk and thought for a minute .
she decided to go by [FEMALE] from that day on .
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it was a beautiful and sunny day outside .
[MALE] went outside to retrieve the newspaper .
as he pick up the newspaper , a car drove by .
the car created a huge pile of dust in the air .
[MALE] coughed due to inhaling the dust .
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[MALE] found it hard to learn how to lace his shoes .
his mother showed him over and over but he did n't grasp it .
he had to practice on his own to eventually understand it .
when he did , he was so happy , he went for a run .
and when his shoelaces were undone , he did them again .
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i 've always hated the idea of golf .
it seemed to me like a boring and long event .
[FEMALE] friends took me mini-golfing last weekend .
[MALE] that took ages and was n't very fun .
but i must admit that the time for conversation was actually nice .
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we used to live near train tracks .
we could hear the horns at times .
i am a train buff and loved the sound .
we moved and i thought we were away from the trains .
last week i heard train horns from a different railroad .
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[FEMALE] was shopping at the grocery store .
she passed a stand where a woman was giving samples of cheese .
[FEMALE] ate one and enjoyed it .
but later , she got quite a stomach ache !
[FEMALE] wondered if the cheese had sat out too long .
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i was at a vending machine .
but i only had my debit card on me .
i decided to buy water for one fifty .
but when i got home , it said i was charged two dollars .
i decided to never use my debit card at vending machines .
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brendon and [NEUTRAL] went on a date .
they went to a steak restaurant .
the service was very poor .
the waiter ignored them .
the date did not go well .
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[FEMALE] had a small tattoo .
it was of a rose .
but she wanted to remove it so she went to the salon .
when she got there she lay down for it .
but it hurt so badly she had to stop .
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[MALE] is an actor .
he wants a role in a huge movie .
he auditions for the part .
he waits a few days .
he finally gets the call the he got the role in the movie .
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[FEMALE] had a cast on her arm because she broke her arm two months ago .
today was the last day for her to wear her cast .
[FEMALE] could barely wait for the cast to be removed .
[FEMALE] was anxious as the doctor slowly removed the cast .
finally as the cast was completely cut away , [FEMALE] felt free .
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[FEMALE] was not feeling well .
she was all stuffed up .
[NEUTRAL] she just decided to take a break .
she called in sick .
luckily work let her take it off .
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[FEMALE] campaigned for junior class president .
she was losing to her competition .
then her competitor , [FEMALE] , dropped out for personal reasons .
[FEMALE] found herself running unopposed .
finally , she became junior class president !
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[FEMALE] was reading a book in the bathtub .
she dropped the book in the water .
the book was soaking wet .
[FEMALE] tried to let the book dry out , but it did n't work .
[FEMALE] had to buy a new book to finish reading it .
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[FEMALE] was waiting in line for ice cream .
but a woman in front of her was being annoying .
the woman was sampling every flavor .
finally the woman decided on chocolate .
but [FEMALE] wasted a half hour waiting .
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[NEUTRAL] 's daughter had misplaced her retainer again .
[NEUTRAL] tore the room up , searching for it , to no avail .
[NEUTRAL] knew that there was no alternative .
she called the orthodontist 's office and made an appointment .
[NEUTRAL] used her daughter 's allowance money to help pay for the retainer .
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[NEUTRAL] loved playing defense on his high school football team .
during the next-to-last game of the season [NEUTRAL] got injured .
the trainer said he suffered a concussion .
[NEUTRAL] was forbidden from playing the last game of the year .
[NEUTRAL] was disappointed that his injury kept him from playing .
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the photographers were all crowded around the palace .
the prince was out for a stroll .
they took photographs of him from every angle .
he was used to being a celebrity .
he ducked back into the palace when it got to be too much .
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[MALE] had an interest in wines .
he read voraciously about many different wines .
[MALE] attended several wine tastings to learn more about them .
over time he became quite knowledgeable about wine .
he was asked to write a weekly column about wines for his newspaper .
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[MALE] loved going hunting .
deer season just started .
he got beer and a gun .
he spent hours out alone .
he did n't catch anything and did n't care .
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[FEMALE] mom was browsing through the internet .
the computer froze for a few minutes .
her anger built up .
after five minutes , she slammed the mouse on the desk .
the mouse broke .
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[MALE] was going with his friends to play paintball .
he was excited cause he got a new paintball gun .
his friends finally picked him up .
[MALE] was ready to play .
[MALE] barely started and was shot already .
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[FEMALE] made a chore wheel for her family .
her son rolled 'washing the dishes ' .
he whined about it all day .
when the time came he found it very easy .
from then on [FEMALE] 's son hoped to spin 'washing the dishes ' .
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[MALE] 's car was stolen .
he did n't notice when it happened overnight .
he went to the cops .
[MALE] filled out a report and asked for help .
unfortunately his car was never recovered .
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[MALE] hated eating vegetables .
his mom made him some broccoli .
she put cheese and butter all over it .
[MALE] decided that broccoli was actually good !
his mom was happy that he was eating healthier foods .
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[NEUTRAL] needed a cheap hotel .
she was visiting a friend .
[NEUTRAL] she went online to look .
they were all too expensive .
[NEUTRAL] she could n't travel after all .
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[FEMALE] went to the beach with her friends .
she had a great time , but forgot sunscreen !
when she got home , she saw that she had a sunburn .
she applied lotion , but it still hurt .
[FEMALE] 's sunburn was sore for over a week !
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when i was five years old my mom bought me a puppy .
we named the dog [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] and me pretty much grew up together .
when i was twelve years old [NEUTRAL] got really sick .
[NEUTRAL] died and i was very sad .
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[FEMALE] had been dealing with gastrointestinal issues on and off .
this had been going on for almost a month now .
at this point she suspected that it was not a virus .
she reviewed all the changes she had made lately that could cause it .
it finally occurred to her that she 'd been taking too much magnesium .
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[FEMALE] needed to go to the store .
her husband worked early so she had to go even earlier .
everything was eerie and quiet while she was out .
the positive was that everything was fast and easy .
she made it back home so quickly .
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[MALE] was very scared .
someone had been murdered in his apartment building !
he kept checking to make sure his doors were locked .
[MALE] was terrified that he would be next .
he quickly moved out of the complex .
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[MALE] 's played video games every day after work .
he was especially obsessed with a new multiplayer military game .
his girlfriend , [FEMALE] , felt ignored and was annoyed with [MALE] .
she confronted him about it and he encouraged [FEMALE] to try playing .
to her surprise , she enjoyed it and from then on they played together .
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[MALE] wanted to get a new tie to wear at the office .
he went to the department store to look for a tie .
he could not find any ties that appealed to him .
[MALE] went home and designed and made his own tie .
at the office [MALE] got many compliments on his new tie .
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[MALE] was making a potato salad for a party .
but he continually worried that it would n't taste good enough .
[NEUTRAL] he kept adding more and more ingredients .
but the potato salad became unrecognizable and convoluted .
[MALE] decided to make it again without worrying so much .
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[NEUTRAL] was in a local band .
the band was getting recognition on the local radio stations .
[NEUTRAL] and his band decided to make a music video .
they hired a few people to make the video .
the band 's popularity grew even more .
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[FEMALE] brother and i went fishing early one morning .
[FEMALE] brother begins catching fishes .
i was n't even getting a bite .
finally a big bass caught my hook and went swimming into deep water .
one jerk from me , my line broke and my only fish got away .
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[MALE] really hated smoking .
his friend was addicted .
he would always try to smoke in [MALE] 's car .
it really made [MALE] angry .
he eventually refused to drive his friend anywhere .
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[MALE] 's yard had holes made by rodents called voles .
[MALE] decided to station his kids with baseball bats at each hole .
he put a garden hose into one of the holes and turned the water on .
as the voles popped out of the holes , the kids hit them with bats .
now [MALE] 's yard does not have holes in it .
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[MALE] was a good child until he was about 10 years old .
at 10 he began to defy his parents and hang out with older kids .
the older kids were young criminals and [MALE] thought it was cool .
he began committing crimes that landed him in and out of juvie .
he 's now 35 years old in jail and categorized as a career criminal .
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[FEMALE] had always wanted to be a mechanic .
she thought working on cars was a very interesting job .
[NEUTRAL] , [FEMALE] focused in school and did very well .
after that , [FEMALE] went to an engineering college and got good grades .
now , [FEMALE] is a very good mechanic and is known throughout the nation .
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[MALE] got fired from his job for being late all the time .
he was dejected .
then he went to the temp agency to get a new job .
when they found him a place , he made himself a promise .
he was never going to be late again !
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many years ago i went to the opera with a friend .
we both dressed elegantly for the occasion .
but everyone around us was dressed casual .
we clashed very much but enjoyed ourselves tremendously .
we left the opera feeling like queen and king among a huge crowd .
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there was a situation downtown .
a bank robber was holed up in the bank .
the swat team came in saved the hostages .
it was all over the news .
the public was relieved that it ended peacefully .
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[MALE] was on a road trip .
and he was stuck behind a slow car in the fast line .
he tried very aggressively to pass the car .
but he almost drove off the road and caused an accident .
[MALE] decided to be more patient next time .
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[MALE] loved school .
science class was his favorite .
they were beginning to learn about chemistry .
[MALE] wanted to learn everything he could .
he took careful notes every day when the teacher spoke .
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[FEMALE] wanted a dog very badly .
she alway asked her mother for christmas and her birthday .
but she never got one .
[NEUTRAL] she found some stray cats and kept them in her backyard .
her mother never knew .
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the girl was redecorating her kitchen .
she found the perfect rug .
she measured carefully and then ordered it .
when it arrived , it looked totally different .
the girl was so disappointed !
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[FEMALE] was not ambitious but very lucky .
while her colleagues worked hard , she barely did anything .
in fact , she 'd only do the minimum required work every day .
[NEUTRAL] when she was up for a promotion , it was n't a surprise .
she got it over her colleagues who said she was too lucky .
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[MALE] was sitting at the casino watching sports .
[MALE] look for his phone when he got home .
he realized his phone was lost .
he went to security at the casino requiring about his phone .
[MALE] jumped up and down to find that it was at the security desk .
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[FEMALE] was playing truth or dare with her friends .
through the game she had revealed that she was hiding a huge secret .
all of her friends urged her to tell the secret but [FEMALE] refused .
finally , someone dared her and she had no choice but to tell .
[FEMALE] reluctantly admitted that she had stolen her friends coat .
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they were sick of listening to their neighbor 's loud tv every night .
they decided to go camping for a weekend .
they drove to the mountains , and excitedly set up their tent .
they lay down , relaxing listening to the night sounds .
then they began to hear a person in the next site laughing at youtube .
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[MALE] was mountain biking .
he took a wrong turn and got lost .
it was hours before he found his way back .
[MALE] ran out of water .
he chugged a bunch as soon as he got to some .
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[MALE] always had fruit loops in the morning .
one day he ran out of his favorite cereal .
he looked all over but could n't find any .
[MALE] finally broke down and started cooking oatmeal .
he grimaced as he finished his breakfast then started his day .
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the mom and daughter loved to bake together .
they got a new cornbread recipe and decided to try it .
they carefully measured all the ingredients .
they put it in the oven for twenty minutes .
when it came out , they put butter on top .
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[MALE] got a coupon in the mail that caught his eye .
he noticed it could be combined with other sales .
[MALE] spotted a sale on the item near by .
with combining the coupon [MALE] basically got it for almost free .
he looked for more coupons to get more items .
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[FEMALE] wanted to learn about nutrition and healthy eating .
the local ymca offered a free eight week session about nutrition .
she attended the first class and met the instructor , a dietitian .
throughout the sessions , [FEMALE] learned about healthy food choices .
by the eighth session , she felt confident in her new knowledge .
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the activists were protesting .
a new pipeline was coming into the area .
the activists were worried about the environmental impact .
they carried signs and chanted .
the police showed up and arrested them all .
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[FEMALE] fell in love with [MALE] at first sight .
[MALE] felt it too when he met [FEMALE] .
in fact they were both very excited by the prospect of dating .
but when [MALE] drew a cigarette out his his pocket , she froze .
and [FEMALE] 's dream man disappeared in a puff of smoke .
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the kids gathered at the library .
they were all painting rocks for the new rock garden .
they worked carefully on the project .
when they were finished , they set them out to dry .
the rocks would look great on display !
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[FEMALE] was starting her first day of school soon .
she was nervous because she did n't know if she 'd make new friends .
the night before school started , [FEMALE] prayed to make friends .
the next morning , [FEMALE] got on the bus .
she found a seat next to a nice girl who was just as nervous as [FEMALE] .
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the fair was in town and [FEMALE] had saved up money to go .
she went that night with her friend [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] and [FEMALE] went into the gypsy tent to have their futures told .
the gypsy told [NEUTRAL] she would have a baby soon .
[NEUTRAL] was shocked because she was only fifteen and not dating .
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gretel came into our family as skinny stray puppy five years ago .
she was severely malnourished and showing signs of having parvo .
[FEMALE] family decided to take her to our local veterinarian .
he was able to get her back to health after many weeks of treatment .
we adopted gretel and she has been my constant companion since then .
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[FEMALE] woke with a cold one morning .
her mom kept her home from school .
[FEMALE] was anxious about missing class , but she did feel awful .
[NEUTRAL] she laid on the couch all day , sipping tea and watching television .
by the next morning , she felt much better !
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[MALE] was watching tv when he heard a knock at the door .
the knocker informed him that he owed the cable company for his bill .
[MALE] scoured his wallet hoping to find the money to pay .
when he could n't pay up , the man took [MALE] 's tv .
[MALE] could n't get his tv back until he paid his bill .
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[MALE] found out on the news about a heat wave coming during the weekend .
[MALE] wanted to get an air conditioner for his house .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store and bought one .
he got it installed .
[MALE] was cool during the heat wave .
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[FEMALE] bought a bunch of flowers for her front yard .
she planted them and they looked very nice .
the neighbor 's dog dug them all up and destroyed them .
[FEMALE] 's neighbor felt so bad .
he offered to buy [FEMALE] all new flowers .
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[FEMALE] went with her friends to a roller skate party .
she had a lot of fun until she fell down .
she heard a bone crack in her hand and panicked .
she had to go to the hospital to have it mended .
[MALE] though she had ruined the outing , her friends were there for her .
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i cut myself shaving yesterday .
i used a stinging stipple pen to stop the bleeding .
it was surprisingly effective .
i do n't know why more people do n't use them for cuts elsewhere .
i think i shall spread the word about this thing .
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[MALE] was eating at a fancy restaurant .
he did n't know what to order .
[MALE] went with a safe pick and got a burger .
since the restaurant rarely cooked those it was n't that good .
[MALE] was disappointed by the sogginess and taste .
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[FEMALE] niece lives in brighton and works in revere .
she does not drive and takes mass transit .
it is a ninety minute commute .
today she posted a photo of herself drinking a large coffee .
i think she needs it for the daily grind .
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[FEMALE] and her husband wanted a baby .
unfortunately they could n't get one .
they tried everything .
but it was to no avail .
[NEUTRAL] they decided to adopt instead .
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[FEMALE] has a nice house in the city .
[FEMALE] likes to collect things .
the house got very full of odd items .
her boyfriend threatened to move out because of all the junk .
[FEMALE] sold all her stuff on the internet and made some money .
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[MALE] lived in poverty .
his parents tried to shield him from it .
they would go to a buffet dinner as often as they could .
unfortunately money ran out on that too .
[MALE] did n't go to a buffet for years .
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andrews balcony was very dirty .
the floor was very dirty .
junk was all over the balcony .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] threw away the junk he did n't want .
he cleaned the floor and now his balcony was cleaned up .
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the big buck came to view in the scope .
he was a big healthy animal .
i breathed out slow to steady my breathing .
the crosshairs settled onto the deers shoulders slowly .
squeezing the trigger gently the rifle roared to life .
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[MALE] always looked weird in his mirror .
friends visited him and said the same thing .
[MALE] realized his mirror had become slightly warped .
there was no real way to fix it .
[MALE] decided to just replace it with a new one .
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[MALE] loved baking .
but he could only bake when it was n't hot .
[NEUTRAL] he planned on baking bread at 2 am .
but he struggled to stay up .
[MALE] was angry when he realized he slept and missed his time window .
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[FEMALE] took her pug to a dog park .
but it had trouble getting along with other dogs .
one day , it was attacked and badly injured .
and it spent several days at a veterinarian .
[FEMALE] had no choice but to keep her pug away from other dogs .
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[MALE] was playing baseball outside .
he hit the baseball too hard with his bat .
the ball flew into someone 's car window .
he was made to apologize to the car 's owner .
his parents took away his baseball and bat .
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[MALE] really wanted to win some carnival games .
he was tipsy off of beer so he was really confident .
he tried really hard to win but could n't win any of them .
at the end of the night he finally won one !
[MALE] was really excited and hugged his girlfriend .
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[NEUTRAL] 's car 's electric window stopped working on his side .
[NEUTRAL] could n't afford to fix it at the time .
he tried to do it himself but was n't able to .
he would have to drive around without being able to roll it down .
it was especially annoying when using drive throughs .
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[FEMALE] was starting middle school soon .
today was her orientation .
she was nervous because she did n't know anyone there .
luckily one of her friends found her at lunch .
with a friend behind her , [FEMALE] was much less scared .
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one day [MALE] took a trip to [NEUTRAL] , wisconsin .
first he went to olbrich botanical gardens .
then he went to [MALE] vilas zoo .
finally he visited the capitol building .
he had a fun day .
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the factory workers were hard at work .
[NEUTRAL] inspector showed up to watch them work .
he wrote several citations for safety violations .
the factory had to fix the issues immediately .
the workers were annoyed with the ordeal .
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i was going to a store when i notice my car began to stop .
i pulled over to the side .
i checked my engine and my pedals .
everything looks good .
then , i realize i was out of gas .
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[MALE] really wanted to meet his favorite author .
there were too many people in the line to meet the author .
[MALE] was turned away from the book signing .
[MALE] went next store for a coffee .
the author was there next to him buying a drink !
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[FEMALE] was trying to put her hair in a bun .
no matter what she did she could n't seem to get it right .
she scoured the internet for some useful advice .
nothing seemed to work until finally she spotted something .
using a trick from a video , she finally managed to make her bun .
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[FEMALE] was walking to the grocery store .
suddenly she encountered an angry little dog .
the dog barked before lunging at her .
before she knew it , the dog had bit her in the leg .
she kicked it away and ran , luckily escaping the beast .
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[FEMALE] had been working for months .
she saved up $ 10 ,000 .
[FEMALE] had never had so much money !
she counted it over and over again .
then she took it to the bank and put it in her savings account .
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[MALE] 's birthday was tomorrow .
he was excited because he was going with his cousins to las [NEUTRAL] .
[MALE] woke up eat some breakfast and waited for his cousins to pick him .
they picked [MALE] up and drove to las [NEUTRAL] .
they arrived to [NEUTRAL] hours later and [MALE] was excited .
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i wanted to make an authentic cork board .
i gathered a large number of stray wine corks .
i glued them together to form a rectangle .
i attached it to the wall .
it did n't hold papers very well and it later fell apart .
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[FEMALE] had a history of depression , anxiety and mania .
she had endured many hospitalizations due to her mental illness .
those inpatient experiences were painful so she did wish to repeat it .
she did her best to take care of herself and be aware of her emotions .
over time she learned how to avoid hospitalization through self care .
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[MALE] found a robber in his house .
he decided to get a gun for protection .
he did n't know anything about guns , but he did n't care .
that night , he heard a noise .
he shot into the darkness and ended up hitting his cat .
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[FEMALE] got fitting in a dress for a friend 's wedding .
[FEMALE] got really sick several weeks before the wedding .
she could n't eat much of anything .
[FEMALE] lost a lot of weight .
the dress was too loose for the wedding .
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[MALE] was riding in a car with his mother late at night .
they had gone to an extravagant party and [MALE] was pooped out .
[MALE] felt a slight bump in the car and opened his eyes .
he saw a pair of blaring lights as the car crashed and tumbled .
despite how bad the crash was , they were both unharmed .
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[FEMALE] worked very hard .
she was a dancer who was performing in the school talent show .
she practice her routine over and over again .
she was so excited to perform in front of her peers .
when she took the stage , she knew she would do a great job .
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[NEUTRAL] was doing the laundry .
he noticed his clothes were n't coming out smelling fresh .
[NEUTRAL] took a look at his washing machine .
it seemed to be broken .
[NEUTRAL] bought a new washing machine .
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[FEMALE] loved cooking .
she was making pasta salad for her whole family .
she chopped tomatoes and peppers and cheese .
she mixed it all with italian dressing .
she could n't wait to serve it that night .
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[MALE] was working in a factory .
he had safety glasses that he wore while he worked .
one day , a shard of glass broke off and hit the glasses .
they had saved his eyesight !
[MALE] was sure he would continue to wear the safety glasses .
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it was [MALE] 's going to be first day of a new job .
he was very anxious .
[MALE] could n't get to sleep .
when he finally did sleep , it was n't good .
[NEUTRAL] was drained of energy for his first day of work .
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i wanted to go to the movies with my friends .
when i checked my wallet , i did not have any money .
i was sad because i would miss the movie .
[FEMALE] friends had a good idea .
we all decided to stay home and tell cool stories instead .
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[MALE] was a shy boy .
he had a crush on a girl named [FEMALE] .
he got up the courage to ask her out on a date .
[FEMALE] said yes to [MALE] 's surprise .
they went to the fair on their date where they had a great time .
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one day [FEMALE] went to a concert for twenty one pilots .
first she found her seat .
then the opening act played .
finally twenty one pilots came on stage !
she had a great time .
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[MALE] was trying to plan a vacation .
he found a great price on plane tickets .
he booked them for his family .
he could n't wait to be on vacation !
he thought they would all have a great time .
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[FEMALE] lawn 's grass is too tall so i decided i needed to mow the lawn .
[NEUTRAL] i went to the garage and got my lawn mower .
i started in the back yard and worked my way to the front .
i finished the front and put the lawn mower away .
and now my lawn looks ever so much better .
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[MALE] surprised his kids with a pet .
it was a dog from the animal shelter .
while they slept , the dog ripped apart their whole living room .
[MALE] said the dog had to go back .
the kids all cried .
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[MALE] was out with friends .
his mom did n't set a curfew but called to check in on him .
she told him that she was waiting up for him .
[MALE] felt bad about the situation .
he decided to go home at a reasonable time .
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the workers had been fixing the building 's dock for months .
[FEMALE] could n't understand what was taking so long .
everyday after work she checked the work they had done .
frustrated she decided to come home early and surprise them .
she found them on the dock fishing .
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on a museum tour one day [MALE] wandered off .
he meandered his way toward an old set of armor .
[MALE] was very curious and began to touch the armor .
suddenly his teacher called his name and [MALE] jumped .
the helmet fell onto [MALE] 's head causing the whole class to laugh .
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when i was a child i really believed in [FEMALE] [MALE] .
i used to be excited about getting to sleep on christmas eve .
as i got older , i was told the truth by my parents about [FEMALE] [MALE] .
[FEMALE] parents had a hard time convincing me with the truth .
that day was one of the saddest days of of my life .
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we were playing basketball .
the ball fell loose when [MALE] tried to shoot a three pointer .
i tried to dive for it .
however , i landed on the ground .
[FEMALE] stomach fell on the ball .
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the family was moving to a new house .
they grabbed a bunch of moving boxes .
they filled each one with their belongings .
they could n't wait to unpack it all !
once the boxes were packed , they called the moving truck .
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[MALE] and his parents went to the local carnival on the weekend .
while there , [MALE] ate some cotton candy .
after that , [MALE] played ring toss and rode the merry go round .
next , [MALE] and his parents rode on the [MALE] wheel .
finally , the family returned back home later that evening .
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mara got on the westbound train , heading out of the city .
it was her sister [FEMALE] 's birthday , and mara was going to visit her .
[FEMALE] never did anything or went anywhere for her birthday .
mara had n't told [FEMALE] she was coming - it would be a surprise !
mara 's train arrived just as the eastbound train [FEMALE] was on left .
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[FEMALE] was having a wedding .
she was so excited .
she gave invites to all her friends .
unfortunately though her sister was not invited .
when her sister found out , she cried .
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i started a company with a few friends .
there was a hard first year of slogging with no reward .
it has started to gain traction .
our social media accounts are gaining considerable followings .
i am very excited for the year to come .
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[FEMALE] was hanging out with her sister .
they were trying on different outfits .
after jane left she noticed she took the wrong pair of pants .
they both had very similar pairs .
[FEMALE] 's sister did n't really care and they swapped back later .
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[MALE] moved across the country to try to make a life for himself .
the economy was bad and he had trouble getting a job .
[MALE] did n't have enough money to pay rent .
he soon was hungry and miserable .
[MALE] moved back home .
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[FEMALE] 's kids came home with a dog .
she told them they could n't keep the dog .
they decided to see if anyone on social media recognized the dog .
the dog 's owner saw the notice on social media .
the dog 's owner picked up the lost dog .
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the kids wanted to learn a new instrument .
they decided the guitar would be fun .
they each bought a guitar and some music .
their teacher came that night for the first lesson .
they were excited to become good guitar players .
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[MALE] was a troubled young 20 's student .
he never enjoyed school , and dreaded the thought of a desk job .
after thinking long and hard , [MALE] joined the marines .
boot camp was tough , but in the end he pulled through .
[MALE] finally felt like he belonged somewhere .
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[MALE] loved to ride his skateboard at the skateboard park .
he decided to build his own skateboard ramp to use at home .
after he finished the ramp , he stood at the top on his skateboard .
the ramp was so high that [MALE] got scared .
he was embarrassed that he could n't skate down his ramp .
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[FEMALE] and her friend were visiting her mom at work .
her mom owned a beautiful dress shop .
that day a new load of dressed had arrived .
[FEMALE] 's mom asked if the girls would like to model them .
they held a mini fashion show and saw all the cute stuff .
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[FEMALE] wanted to prove how tough she was .
at her school 's lunch period she picked a fight .
no real blows were exchanged and a lunch monitor stopped it .
both students were given detention .
[FEMALE] felt that she had gained a modicum of schoolyard respect .
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i was n't feeling too well .
[FEMALE] mind was constantly having negative thoughts .
i decided to go to a doctor .
the doctor prescribe me anti depressants .
[FEMALE] negative .
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[MALE] wrote his very first science-fiction novel .
he promptly sent it to his editor .
his editor suggested a lot of changes to [MALE] 's novel .
[MALE] was upset at first , but he made the recommended changes .
[MALE] was glad he had an editor when his book became a bestseller .
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[FEMALE] just turned twelve .
she really wanted an iphone .
all her friends had one .
[NEUTRAL] she begged her parents relentlessly .
finally they said yes and gave her one .
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[MALE] feared earthquakes a lot .
in fact , he never wanted to be in one .
one day , he went outside of his house .
suddenly , the ground started shaking .
it was a small earthquake so [MALE] was not injured .
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[MALE] loved to sing .
he only did it in the shower .
[MALE] avoided singing in front of others .
one time his friends heard him and made fun .
[MALE] stopped singing after that .
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[NEUTRAL] was at the store trying to get through the line .
she complained and the woman in front got angry .
soon the two women were arguing loudly .
[NEUTRAL] was shocked when the woman reached out and yanked her hair .
she retreated and got far away from the woman to protect herself .
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mani and [FEMALE] wanted to get coffee .
[FEMALE] was having a rough time finding something to wear .
mani thought she looked great in everything she tried on .
after a while , [FEMALE] listened to mani .
she got dressed to leave with mani .
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[MALE] had been a bartender at the bar for a while .
he had been debating on leaving the job to find better pay .
he went into work that week on his normal shift .
strangely , the manager was there waiting for him .
the manager promoted him , so he did n't have to leave after all !
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[NEUTRAL] worked from home .
he bought a new desk to make working more comfortable .
it was a beautiful cherry color .
he set his computer and files on it .
he could n't wait to get to work !
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[MALE] heard the fire trucks in the distance .
they were all headed to a fire in a nearby town .
they pulled up and immediately got to work .
soon , the fire was contained .
the family was so thankful !
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[MALE] was a very forgetful person .
he always forgot his anniversary and this year was no exception .
his wife was there waiting with dinner cooked when he got home .
she was very mad that he had forgot .
[MALE] made it up to her by taking her out for a movie later .
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[MALE] was doing the laundry .
he forgot to separate the whites from the colors .
all of [MALE] 's white clothes got colorized .
he had to throw many items out .
[MALE] never made that mistake again .
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the [MALE] family rented a sailboat for the weekend .
they were n't avid sailors .
however , they were really having a good time .
they sailed all over the bay .
they all agreed it was a marvelous time .
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it was raining today and i was in a good mood .
i decided to try dancing in the rain with my girlfriend .
as i swung her around , i accidentally hit her head on a lampost .
she started crying and immediately went home .
later that night she called to break up with me .
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[NEUTRAL] had a dog .
the dog lived in [NEUTRAL] 's house .
[NEUTRAL] noticed more and more dog fur when he would vacuum .
[NEUTRAL] decided to switch from carpet to laminate flooring .
the fur was easier to get rid of and he was sick less .
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[FEMALE] wanted to read a book .
she went to the library to find a good one .
[FEMALE] checked out a horror novel by [MALE] [MALE] .
she started to read the book just before bedtime .
[FEMALE] had terrible nightmares .
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[FEMALE] hated going to lunch .
she had the worst lunches .
they were always so unhealthy .
[FEMALE] begged her mom to change them .
but she refused .
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[MALE] was driving home from work .
he noticed smoke coming out from under his hood .
[MALE] decided to pull over .
he got out right as the fire raged .
his car was completely consumed within minutes .
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the teacher announced today 's lesson .
before teaching , she asked the class if they have any questions .
[MALE] was the first person to raise his hand .
a few seconds past and the teacher did n't do anything .
once [FEMALE] raised her hand , the teacher picked her to speak .
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[NEUTRAL] bought a kayak that summer .
there was a small lake near his house he wanted to explore .
he put the kayak in the water .
he tried to leave the shore .
but he realized that the water was n't deep enough .
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mac went fishing with his father-in-law .
they were both fishing from the dock .
his father-in-law left a pole sitting on the dock .
mac accidentally kicked the pole into the water .
mac had to buy his father-in-law a new fishing pole .
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sitting in the coffee shop i tried to solve a crossword puzzle .
at one point there was a word i needed but forgot to spell .
[NEUTRAL] i turned to the gal in the seat next to mine and asked for help .
she kindly told me how to spell the word i was having trouble with .
i wrote the word in the crossword puzzle and it was solved .
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[FEMALE] was a great cook .
she made a casserole for dinner .
the family gathered around the table to eat .
the casserole was amazing !
they asked her to make it again next week .
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[MALE] went to a college party .
his friend offered him a beer .
he accepted the beer and started to drink .
as the day went by , he continued to drink .
his friend drove him home since he was too drunk .
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[FEMALE] was trying to dress her baby for the day .
none of his clothes seemed to fit him anymore .
she tried shirt after shirt but everything was too small .
instead she put him in his older brother 's clothes .
she had to buy him more clothes at the store immediately .
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[MALE] took his dog to the restroom .
he tried to potty train the dog , but he would n't urinate .
instead , he used the bathroom on the ground .
in addition , he became sick of doing tricks .
as a result , he traded the dog .
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[MALE] was late for his doctor 's appointment .
he sat in the waiting room and waited for his turn .
he spent all afternoon reading old magazines .
when the doctor finally called him , he was the last patient .
the doctor examined him but told him he was n't sick at all .
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[FEMALE] was turning six years old .
she wanted an ice cream birthday party .
her mother agreed to the request .
it was a very hot day on her birthday .
all the ice cream melted into mushy mess .
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[MALE] was born blind .
he was thirty years old when the doctors told him they could fix it .
he went into the surgery scared but excited .
after he came out he had to wear bandages on his eyes for days .
the first thing [MALE] saw was his wife 's face when he took them off .
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[MALE] was the best at checkers .
one day a new kid challenged him to a game .
they played after school .
all the kids watched as [MALE] played the new kid .
[MALE] ended up losing and learned a lesson humility .
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[MALE] was late to pay the rent .
he told them that he had mailed the check in .
the rental place did n't believe him .
[MALE] had to take in another check in person .
he called in to cancel the lost one .
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[MALE] went and had his palm reading done for kicks .
the prediction was that he would struggle for money .
[MALE] was well-provided-for by his wealthy parents .
the funds were never exhausted in his lifetime .
[MALE] was soured on palm reading quite immediately .
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[MALE] 's brothers birthday was coming up .
[MALE] did not know what to get him .
[MALE] decided he would get him some movies .
he ordered twenty movies from online .
[MALE] got them and gave them to his brother .
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[MALE] was the best waiter at [MALE] 's but was out sick .
i called his home and asked if there was anything i could do for him .
he told me he could use some aspirin so i bought and took him some .
he called the day after that and told me the aspirin broke his cold .
and now [MALE] is back at work and he and i are happy about that .
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i ca n't seem to get any work done when pop music is playing .
but when classical music is playing i seem to work like a machine .
last week i was listening to classical radio and flying through work .
[FEMALE] boss changed the channel to a station with music that had lyrics .
[FEMALE] work slowed to a sluggish pace and i could n't focus at all .
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[FEMALE] bought a new pair of pumps .
she had only worn them out once .
when she got home she noticed they were really scuffed up .
[FEMALE] was n't able to fully clean them .
she decided not to buy that brand again .
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[MALE] 's cat smelled pretty bad .
[MALE] knew he had to bathe it .
unfortunately the cat goes crazy around water .
[MALE] had to get someone else to help .
they were both splashed and scratched up by the end of it .
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[MALE] was a police officer .
he took his wife for a walk on his night off .
a man approached them and demanded [MALE] 's wallet !
but [MALE] pulled his gun and apprehended the man .
he was thankful for his police training !
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[FEMALE] 's dad placed the dishes on the dining counter .
everyone made a plate from the dishes .
when [FEMALE] took a bite of the turkey , it was raw .
her brother could n't eat the potato salad since it was uncooked .
the only thing that we were able to eat are the string beans .
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as [MALE] was walking down the street his stomach growled .
he was hungry .
[MALE] went inside a restaurant .
he ate a meal .
he was n't hungry anymore .
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the family took a trip to san [MALE] .
they toured the alamo .
it was an amazing piece of history .
they learned a lot about the history of [MALE] .
it had been a very educational vacation .
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[FEMALE] son was on vacation this week .
he helped his friend move to a new apartment .
the move took two hours .
they also drove to ikea to buy new furniture .
he will be busy all day .
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[FEMALE] is a waitress .
she was late for work .
[FEMALE] 's boss is not very nice .
he yelled at [FEMALE] and made her mad .
[FEMALE] quit her job .
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[FEMALE] broke up with her boyfriend .
she was very sad because of the breakup .
[NEUTRAL] she went to her kitchen .
she go a huge bucket of ice cream and a spoon .
she eat half of it that night .
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the kid asked for a few big things for christmas .
a new computer was at the top of his list .
when he opened his presents , he hoped he would see a computer waiting .
it was in the last package he opened !
the kid was so excited to play with it .
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[MALE] loved to play basketball .
his old basketball was torn and old .
he needed a new one .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store and bought one .
[MALE] loved his new basketball .
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alexia loved to cook .
one day she heard about a cooking contest .
she decided to enter one of her dishes in the contest .
alexia won the contest .
she was paid a lot of money for her dish .
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[MALE] and [MALE] were playing soccer at a park .
but after a few hours , their ball became flat .
they could n't find anyone with an air pump .
[NEUTRAL] they felt bummed out .
but later , a group of people invited them to join their soccer game .
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i really wanted to watch my favorite show .
i realized i needed my glasses however .
[NEUTRAL] i opened the case to try them on .
then i realized they were dusty .
[NEUTRAL] i had to dust them off .
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[FEMALE] decided she wanted to try one of her dad 's cigarettes .
she took one of his packs and flipped it into her mouth like her dad .
unfortunately , there was only loose tobacco left in the pack .
she gagged on the tobacco and spit it out .
[FEMALE] never touched a cigarette again .
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i set my clock to alarmed at 8 :00 am .
[FEMALE] clock did n't alarmed until 8 :45 am .
i immediately jumped out of bed .
i rushed to take a shower and get dressed .
i felt embarrassed arriving at work 15 minutes late .
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[FEMALE] had very long hair .
she pulled it into a ponytail each day .
one night , she got tired of the long ponytail hitting her in the neck .
she chopped it off !
[FEMALE] stared at the pony tail and regretted what she 'd done .
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[FEMALE] was taking graduation photos in her favorite new sweater .
she was leaning against a barn to get all sorts of creative pictures .
suddenly her arm caught onto the barn wall .
she yanked until suddenly her new sweater ripped .
she was so sad until she realized she could always fix it .
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[FEMALE] was out bowling with friends .
she had a habit of getting competitive .
[FEMALE] tried her best to get the highest score .
unfortunately one of her friends was a much better bowler .
[FEMALE] was annoyed by the end .
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[MALE] got a [MALE] 's date for tonight .
he decided to take her to his brothers restaurant .
his brother owned a nice five star restaurant .
he picked her up at night and they drove to his brothers restaurant .
they eat a good meal and had a good time .
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[MALE] was using the dishwasher .
he was always washing dishes .
unfortunately the dishwasher stopped working .
he had to call the repairman .
when the repairman came he fixed it immediately .
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[MALE] had been working a lot .
he had n't been watching a lot of television .
[MALE] decided that paying the cable bill was a waste of money .
he cancelled his cable service .
[MALE] watched internet television in his free time .
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[MALE] could n't throw anything away .
he collected junk and kept all his garbage .
soon , his house was totally full .
[MALE] decided he would clean it all up .
after an hour , he gave up .
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[MALE] was looking for a girlfriend .
he had no luck at bars or clubs .
he tried to hit on girls at the library .
it was awkward and he was constantly turned down .
[MALE] decided to stop that pretty fast .
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i a few months ago i bought a new treadmill for myself .
i feel guilty , but i have n't used it in several weeks .
i decided to go for a run last night to feel better .
i worked up a nice sweat and felt great .
until my upstairs neighbor told me my running broke her ceiling fan .
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[FEMALE] is four years old .
she asked her mother where her brother came from .
her mother told her a story about a stork .
[FEMALE] was very confused .
her mother gave her ice cream to distract her .
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the woman that i met online seems to be a special person .
we arranged our first meeting at my favorite restaurant .
i arrived at the restaurant about fifteen minutes early .
i immediately order dinner for two .
when she arrived five kids were following her .
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[FEMALE] [FEMALE] was a single widowed queen suffering from sadness .
she ruled an empire and was loved by her people but not a king .
she had lost her husband to an assassination two decades earlier .
she started to lose her mind and with that her capability to rule .
she became desperate and hung herself in a last attempt for affection .
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[MALE] was offered a new job in [MALE] .
he accepted the job and moved there .
in [MALE] , [MALE] was very frustrated with the traffic .
his dislike of traffic outweighed the good aspects of his job .
[MALE] decided to quit his new job so he could move back home .
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our daughter 's college friend [FEMALE] had a baby .
she is six months old .
she just told our daughter she is pregnant .
furthermore , she is expecting twins .
our daughter was amazed .
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[MALE] and his friends were seniors in high school .
they wanted to go a little crazy one day after school .
[MALE] convinced them to smash mailboxes with bats .
they went around a neighborhood at night and destroyed some mailboxes .
the cops were called and all the boys had to spend the night in jail .
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[FEMALE] dog has fleas and constantly scratching himself .
i took my dog to the veterinarian office .
the veterinarian gave my dog two shots .
eventually the fleas started to die .
[FEMALE] dog finally stop scratching himself .
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we were walking away from the store and saw some commotion .
[NEUTRAL] we went over the see what was happening .
a woman was throwing a car seat at something on the ground .
it was a mantis and they were freaked out by it by their car .
[NEUTRAL] i calmly just went over and picked it up to move it away .
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[FEMALE] was a daredevil .
she wanted to learn to ride a motorcycle .
she took classes and picked it up quickly .
she was so good she thought about buying her own .
[FEMALE] wanted to hit the road on her own bike !
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[FEMALE] was seeing tom .
she rather liked him .
they went on their first date yesterday .
[FEMALE] was nervous .
but at the end of the date he ended up kissing her .
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it was a hot summer day .
[FEMALE] gave her daughter a popsicle .
it was delicious .
unfortunately it melted .
[FEMALE] 's daughter was left with nothing .
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we get soft serve ice cream from a nearby store .
i usually get vanilla , even though many flavors are offered .
on [FEMALE] we went out for ice cream .
i decided to get a creamsicle ice cream .
it was different , and tasty .
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[FEMALE] went to put some ice in her soda .
she realized the ice in the freezer was beginning to melt .
[FEMALE] realized her freezer was broken .
she brought all her frozen items to a neighbor 's to keep frozen .
[FEMALE] called a repairman to fix the freezer .
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i needed to get to the good [MALE] to make a donation .
on the way i saw a hardware store and stopped at it .
then i saw a library and stopped to check out a book .
finally i reached the donation site and did my business there .
i could not account for that one simple errand taking me two hours .
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our daughter took her two-year old to her work today .
the toddler behaved for an hour .
then she started playing with paper clips .
soon there were clips all over the floor .
luckily the director was off today .
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[MALE] wore his expensive , new basketball shoes to school .
and he was glad it gave him lots of attention .
during basketball , however , someone stepped on his shoe .
and there was a black mark left on [MALE] 's shoe .
but [MALE] remembered the shoes were for basketball after all .
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[MALE] received a lot of junk mail .
he hated it all .
he tried calling the companies to get them to stop .
but nothing seemed to work .
eventually he just gave up and threw it away every day .
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[MALE] was flying home after his mom 's funeral .
he was in a bad mood so he was drinking .
soon he got out of hand and began acting loud .
the flight attendant tried to calm him down .
luckily he sobered up before too long .
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the high school prom was just in a few days .
[MALE] had no date and did n't have many friends , either .
he did n't want to be the outcast at prom .
he went from lady to lady asking anyone to go with him .
when he thought all hope was lost , one decided to accept .
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[FEMALE] forgot her lunch at home .
she did not want to buy school lunch .
she called her mom .
her mom brought the lunch to her .
[FEMALE] was happy she got to eat her home lunch .
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[MALE] was riding his bicycle one day .
he decided to ride down his driveway .
he lost control of his bicycle .
[MALE] crashed into the neighbor 's mailbox .
he discovered half of his front tooth was missing .
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the woman was restless .
she decided a vacation would help her close out the summer .
she booked a quick trip to the beach .
relaxing in the sand helped her calm her mind .
soon , she was ready to tackle a busy fall !
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[FEMALE] wanted to go down the slide herself .
half-way down the slide she changed her mind .
she started to cry .
her mom crawled up the slide from the bottom .
she and [FEMALE] went down the slide together .
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[MALE] noticed his dog kept scratching himself .
he took it to the vet where they told him it had fleas .
they gave him some medicine that would kill them .
[MALE] 's dog hated the medicine .
he had to be tricked into letting them give it to him .
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i wanted to eat a salad wrap .
but i had few ingredients .
i decided to mix spinach and avocado .
i added cheese and wrapped it inside a flour tortilla .
i felt sick as it tasted way too bland and mushy .
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[FEMALE] was going through ivf .
she wanted twins .
but to her dismay she was having ten kids .
[FEMALE] could n't believe it .
it was rather frightening .
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[MALE] and his mom took the rubber raft onto the lake .
[MALE] 's mom rowed the boat .
[MALE] tried to catch fish .
he did n't catch any fish .
they had fun anyways .
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it reached 90 degrees today .
[FEMALE] friend [NEUTRAL] took her two godchildren out .
she took them to two sprinkler parks .
she tried a third park but it was closed .
i think [NEUTRAL] must love these children very much .
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[FEMALE] was made at [FEMALE] for no reason .
[FEMALE] was taken aback .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] decided to end the friendship .
[FEMALE] tried to get her to reconsider .
but [FEMALE] was adamant in saying no .
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[FEMALE] was playing dodgeball with her friends .
she was one of the last players left .
she felt confident that she would win for her team .
someone threw a ball at her and she tried to catch it .
it bounced off of her , knocking her out and losing the game for her si .
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[MALE] was in a fight with his girlfriend .
he wanted to apologize but had no money .
he saw some roses in a public bush and got some .
unfortunately he forgot to take the thorns completely off .
[MALE] 's girlfriend stuck herself and was even more upset .
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[FEMALE] was making fun of [FEMALE] at school in the hallway .
[FEMALE] just got a haircut and [FEMALE] did n't like it .
[FEMALE] was trying to embarrass cars in front of everyone .
suddenly [FEMALE] slipped and fell and everyone laughed at her .
[FEMALE] learned her lesson not to make fun of anyone .
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[FEMALE] wanted to learn to drive a car .
her father refused to teach her how to drive .
[FEMALE] decided to teach herself how to drive a car .
when her father was gone she would take the car out for a drive .
she learned to drive , but her father was angry when he found out .
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[NEUTRAL] was a good student when in high school .
she wanted to go to college .
she asked her guidance counselor for advice about collages .
the guidance counselor suggested appropriate colleges .
together they filled out applications .
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[NEUTRAL] was about to turn five years old .
all the kids in his neighborhood had a bike but him .
[NEUTRAL] asked his parents if he could please have a bike as well .
finally the day of his birthday party came .
[NEUTRAL] was so excited because he got the bike he always hoped for .
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[FEMALE] loved all of her clothes .
they all fit her well and were very fancy .
but on weekends she dressed very casually .
her favorite shirt to wear was gray with white print .
when she put it on she felt like she could tackle the world .
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the couple was building a new house .
their biggest desire was a big , winding driveway .
they started to dig it as the first thing .
once it was finished , they started on the house .
they could n't wait to pull up that driveway and see their new house !
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garek was bullied in school a lot .
he was what you 'd consider a typical nerd .
he was really smart , but he had bad taste in fashion and had asthma .
one day he forgot to bring his inhaler to school with him .
the nurse saved him with her spare when he started freaking out .
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[FEMALE] did not wake up for school one morning .
when she finally awoke , she fumbled for her phone .
she had somehow been laying on it !
that was why she had not heard her alarm .
she decided to store her phone on the shelf at night .
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[NEUTRAL] loved decorating .
she bought many large pumpkins for her porch .
she was going to decorate it all for fall .
when she was finished , the porch looked beautiful .
she could hardly wait to decorate for christmas , too !
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[FEMALE] wanted to go to the theme park .
problem was it was too expensive .
[NEUTRAL] she ended up going to a discount site .
she found tickets half off .
then she was able to go .
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[MALE] loved his dog .
he bought her some fresh , organic dog food .
the dog refused to eat it .
[MALE] was upset that he had wasted $ 60 .
he decided to switch back to the cheap stuff .
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[MALE] got worked at a machine shop .
he was not that safety conscious .
he did n't pay much attention .
it lead to a big accident .
[MALE] got severely injured .
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[MALE] wanted to be a rapper .
he recorded several songs himself .
he tried to push his mix tape on anybody who would listen .
eventually he got a bit of popularity .
it was enough to keep him trying .
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[FEMALE] woke up and looked out her window .
all she could she was a wonderful blanket of white snow .
she got up , got dressed , and ran outside .
[FEMALE] had so much fun sledding and making snow angels .
she ca n't wait to get up and do it again tomorrow .
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[FEMALE] decided to bake some zucchini bread for her friends .
she enjoyed the serene day while she made a dozen loaves from scratch .
[FEMALE] 's friends were delighted to receive their gifts of baked goods .
they appreciate [FEMALE] 's favorite hobby .
[FEMALE] looks forward to autumn , when she 'll start making pumpkin bread .
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[FEMALE] was very sleepy .
she made a cup of coffee .
she gulped it down quickly .
she was feeling a bit more energetic .
she made another cup , just to be safe .
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[FEMALE] told her sons to clean her room .
he did all of that .
but the room still smelled .
after a brief search they found the culprit .
there were dirty socks in the back .
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[MALE] went to a business convention .
after the meetings were over , [MALE] got bored .
he went to a club to see some bands that played late into the night .
[MALE] overslept the next morning .
he missed an important meeting at the convention .
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[FEMALE] fb friend [NEUTRAL] has a 6 year old girl .
[NEUTRAL] 's niece is the same age .
one day the two cousins played that their moms were dead .
they were figuring out where to go .
[NEUTRAL] posted a photo on fb with a sad face .
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[FEMALE] was trying to get ready for a date .
as she dug through her clothes she realized they were all stained .
she dug around and chose the least dirty looking shirt of all .
still this shirt had a big stain on it .
luckily , [FEMALE] was able to scrape the stain away with her fingers .
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[MALE] lost a tooth .
he put the tooth under his pillow for the tooth [FEMALE] .
in the morning , his tooth was gone .
there was no money under his pillow .
later , [MALE] found the money in his cereal box .
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[MALE] found a great plane fare to [FEMALE] .
she and her boyfriend booked it right away .
but when they arrived , they saw why the price had been so low .
it was hurricane season and the weather was awful !
[MALE] wished she had done more research .
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ron had planned to go rob a bank that day .
but when he woke up , it was raining .
as his plan required a sunny day , he stayed in .
the next day it was sunny .
but he decided not to rob the bank after all .
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[FEMALE] 's mother told her it might rain .
she looked outside .
she did n't see a cloud in sight .
[NEUTRAL] she left without her umbrella .
then it started to rain !
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[MALE] had a pretty fast car .
he always wanted to race .
his friends told him they would only do so on a track .
[MALE] agreed and went out one day .
he was able to beat several of his friends .
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[FEMALE] had always flown in coach .
one day , an airline bumped her to first class !
she was so amazed that she was n't sure what to do with herself .
she got free drinks and food and a hot towel .
[FEMALE] decided she could never go back to coach .
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if [FEMALE] got good grades her parents would get her a bird .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] did all the homework assignments right .
she also studied for all the test .
finally [FEMALE] received her grades and she showed them to her parents .
her parents got her a nice bird .
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[MALE] loved to draw a lot .
in fact , he drew almost every single day .
one day , he decided that he would draw a lot .
he drew so much that he ran out of paper .
then , [MALE] had to rush to the store and buy more paper .
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[FEMALE] friend has a three-year old boy , [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] loves watermelon .
she went to the store today and bought yellow watermelon .
[NEUTRAL] refused to eat it , saying it was not real watermelon .
she called him fussy .
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[MALE] had never been to a broadway show before .
he had gotten tickets .
they were expensive , but he hoped they would be worth it .
he took his seat .
the show began and he was in heaven .
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[MALE] had just started at a new job .
he liked everyone except for one co worker .
[FEMALE] was always being rude and passive aggressive .
[MALE] told his boss about his issues .
luckily , [FEMALE] seemed to tone it down from then on .
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i read a story about a bear in the dumpster .
a person throwing trash out saw the bear .
he had a gun but did not fire it .
i commented why does anyone need a gun to throw out the trash .
i received several angry remarks .
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the twine twins did not stay in contact after graduation .
twyla married a man she met the next year , and they started a family .
[FEMALE] became a drug queenpin , and had a price put on her head .
one day twyla vanished , never to be heard from again .
her family did n't notice , though , because [FEMALE] fit right in .
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[FEMALE] loved many instruments .
her favorite instrument however , was the drum .
she always dreamed that she got to own drums .
after her birthday , [FEMALE] had enough money .
finally , [FEMALE] was able to purchase her own drums .
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[NEUTRAL] was fertilizing his garden .
unknowingly he accidentally used too much fertilizer .
within a couple of days , all his vegetables started to die .
[NEUTRAL] was puzzled as to why his garden began to decay .
[NEUTRAL] had to individually pull out all the plants in his garden .
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[FEMALE] was given a free gucci watch but it was n't her style .
she did n't know what to do with it and people told her to sell it .
[FEMALE] 's sister did n't have a lot of nice things and did n't have a job .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to give it to her sister as a christmas present .
that was 19 years ago-cher 's sister has never taken it off ever since .
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[FEMALE] was driving when she spotted a huge teddy bear on the roadside .
beside the bear were two boys , trying to sell it .
the toy was huge and a bit ragged , and [FEMALE] did n't really want it .
but she knew the boys probably really needed the money .
she gave them extra , and was soon stuffing a huge bear into the car .
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our daughter watched the [MALE] [FEMALE] the pooh show in 1987 .
now she has her own 2-year old daughter .
recently she played the show on netflix .
her daughter was fascinated with the show .
she watches it every day now .
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[NEUTRAL] told her parents that she wanted a pet tortoise .
[NEUTRAL] 's parents researched the idea .
they found that many species of tortoise are endangered .
they got her a turtle instead .
[NEUTRAL] did not notice and loved her pet .
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[NEUTRAL] loved to use his computer .
he would use it almost everyday .
one day , he decided to turn his computer on .
his computer froze so he rushed to the store .
finally , his computer was fixed and was able to boot .
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[MALE] was at his family reunion playing games .
[MALE] had n't won any game yet , and really wanted to .
this one required digging a hole the fastest .
[MALE] excitedly began digging his hole .
to his delight , he won the contest .
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[MALE] enjoyed listening to jazz music .
he also enjoyed watching stand up comedy .
when he inherited some money he decided to open a nightclub .
[MALE] 's club featured both jazz music and comedy .
[MALE] was disappointed that his club was not successful .
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five children were left in the spelling bee .
the next word was one that only one child had heard before .
he listened as child after child spelled it incorrectly .
beaming as he stepped up to the microphone , he confidently spelled it .
cheers rang out throughout the audience as he was declared the winner !
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[FEMALE] loved cheering .
she was so excited when she made the cheerleading team !
she practiced the routines every night for weeks .
when it was time to cheer , [FEMALE] was very nervous .
she hoped she could make her team proud !
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[FEMALE] had just bought some groceries .
she was supposed to walk the groceries home .
unfortunately she had picked up too many heavy items .
she could n't walk so she was stuck at the store .
luckily her friend offered to give her a ride home .
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[FEMALE] had been a tom boy her whole life .
she wanted to get a makeover to become more girly .
with no sense for that , she consulted with her preppy sister .
luckily her sister was happy to direct the makeover .
soon [FEMALE] was happily feeling like a total girl .
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the kids were sewing a quilt .
they picked out their favorite fabric for it .
they carefully cut the fabric into pieces .
they began sewing and then noticed a problem .
the fabric was too slippery to work with !
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[MALE] finally finished the lyrics to his new song .
[MALE] now wanted to record it .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] called his friend who had a recording studio .
[MALE] drove to the recording studio and began to record his song .
[MALE] recorded all night then finally finished before the sun came up .
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[MALE] had been underperforming at work .
he was afraid that they would fire him .
[MALE] tried to do better .
unfortunately it was n't enough .
he was fired within the week .
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[FEMALE] liked chicken in a can .
she liked the convenience .
she thought she would split the chicken in two .
but she was so hungry .
she ended up eating it all .
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[FEMALE] friend [FEMALE] never got married .
she always dated the wrong man .
her latest boyfriend seemed a good catch and they lived together .
in 2013 , he caught him cheating on her and threw him out .
she has not had a boyfriend since .
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[MALE] was invited to dinner by his girlfriend .
he was n't paying attention to the details .
it was to meet her family .
[MALE] was n't prepared and did n't bother to dress up .
her family was surprisingly understanding .
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[FEMALE] was an elderly lady .
she went shopping at the grocery store .
a man approached her in the parking lot offering to help her .
when she got home she noticed her wallet was missing .
she called the police and they arrested the man .
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there was a prize for the best wrestler in the state .
[FEMALE] was always told she could n't win because she was a girl .
[FEMALE] practiced everyday and tried her hardest at competitions .
[FEMALE] made amazing progress and was confident at the state finals .
[FEMALE] wound up losing in the first round to a very skinny boy .
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while checking out his old barn a piece of the roof fell .
[MALE] waited a few months before he had the money to fix the roof .
he went the hardware shop for food and other supplies .
he worked on the roof for 5 days .
after 5 days he finally fixed the roof .
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[MALE] was traveling abroad when he stopped to eat at a small restaurant .
he was shocked to see a brown bear in the cage outside the restaurant .
the bear was being used as a tourist attraction , and looked sad .
[MALE] was outraged , and immediately reported to local authorities .
when the paper reported the bear had been removed , he was so relieved .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] had been fighting a lot .
[MALE] decided he was ready for a divorce .
he filed the paperwork at the courthouse .
[FEMALE] was crushed .
she thought they were going to get back together .
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[MALE] wanted to make spaghetti for a dinner party .
he got out all the ingredients and the recipe .
then , [MALE] decided not to follow the recipe .
he added several unique spices and ingredients .
everyone at the dinner party agreed it was a very good pasta dish .
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[MALE] is walking home .
he notices a snake on the ground .
he attempts to kill the snake .
he misses and lands on his arm .
[MALE] broke his arm and the snake got away .
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[FEMALE] was a very independent person and wanted to learn how to knit .
she did n't have any family that could show her how .
[FEMALE] did have an elderly neighbor that she called grandma .
[FEMALE] asked her fake grandma to teach her how to knit .
the elderly lady taught [FEMALE] all the basics of knitting and crochet .
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[FEMALE] liked to bake .
she bought a new pie pan for baking pies .
she planned on using it a lot this fall .
when it was time to test it out , she could n't find it .
her son had taken it and used it in the sandbox !
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[MALE] was in bed when he heard his dogs growling .
he went to investigate as he heard the sounds escalate .
soon he found his dog attacking a would-be burglar .
[MALE] joined the attack and subdued the man .
he called the authorities and luckily the man was arrested .
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[FEMALE] was nervous .
the patient beside her was bleeding from a bad needle stick .
she hoped that the technician did a better job for her turn .
luckily she had a different technician .
it only took two tries for the iv needle to work .
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it was [MALE] 's first day of seventh grade .
he was very nervous .
his mom made him a special breakfast to calm his nerves .
[MALE] ate his breakfast and got on the school bus .
he got to school and found new friends , which made him feel better .
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the roof was leaking again .
[MALE] called the roofers .
the roofers came and replaced the old shingles .
[MALE] hoped the roof was fixed .
the next time it rained the roof did not leak .
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[MALE] 's cat needed some new litter .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] drove to his local pet store to get some .
[MALE] got some and other things for the cat .
[MALE] brought home the cats litter .
he poured it on the cat 's litter box .
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[MALE] loved eating salty foods .
he picked up a bag of almonds to snack on .
they were salted and roasted .
he ate the entire bag .
[MALE] was now so thirsty !
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the movie theatre 's food price are ridiculous .
i needed some food to eat during the movies .
i sneak food in the theatre by hiding it in my purse .
i do n't feel guilty doing this .
the movie theatre food price is highway robbery !
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[FEMALE] was known for her pretty clothes .
she was always perfectly dressed .
she found a beautiful dress for a special occasion .
all her friends raved about how great she looked .
[FEMALE] was glad that her reputation was going to continue .
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[MALE] had a yellow parakeet named [MALE] who was his favorite pet .
one day after feeding boba , [MALE] forgot to correctly close the cage .
boba got out and flew out of the window as well .
when [MALE] came home that day he found out his bird was gone .
he became severely depressed but eventually moved on .
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[FEMALE] did n't want to go to the concert .
but when her friend [FEMALE] called , she did n't say no .
she prepped herself as if she really wanted to go .
and when [FEMALE] picked her up she even smiled .
at the concert , she was bored , but happy for her friend .
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[MALE] always wanted to ride a horse .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] looked online for a place he can ride one .
he found a place .
[MALE] drove to that place .
he rode his first horse .
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[MALE] really did n't like his job .
he wanted to get fired and collect unemployment .
he tried to do it in a way that did n't get him in trouble .
unfortunately he went too far .
his unemployment benefits were denied .
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[MALE] was a bit of a slob .
he would just throw his clothes on the floor .
eventually he built up three piles .
all for different variations of dirty .
[MALE] would still wear clothes from the cleaner pile .
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[FEMALE] and her husband were not on good terms .
they 'd had a horrible argument the week before .
they did n't speak for days after that .
[FEMALE] told him that she wanted him to move out .
that sparked another argument !
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the coach told us to do a few push-ups .
everyone got up accept [FEMALE] .
as a result we were forced to jog across the baseball field .
everyone managed to run eight miles except [MALE] .
the coach made [MALE] run an extra lap for finishing last .
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[FEMALE] was walking home from work .
her belongings seeped through a hole from her bag .
she did n't noticed that her stuff was falling on the ground .
when she turned around , there was a large trial of her belongings .
the people that were around her helped her pick them up .
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the explorers were hiking .
they were trying to pass through a mountain range .
they spent three days trying to cross .
they finally found themselves walking downhill again .
they had reached the other side !
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[FEMALE] sister in law has a car .
her daughter j , an adult , does not have one .
[FEMALE] sister in law drives her daughter everywhere .
she got tired as j wanted to go dorm shopping for her daughter .
j ended up getting a friend to drive her .
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[MALE] was working hard in his yard .
he built a beautiful pergola over the hot tub .
he could n't wait for the vines to grow over it .
it was going to be a beautiful oasis .
[MALE] had big plans for the future of the yard .
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[MALE] worked as an accountant for an insurance company .
he was the best number cruncher in the whole department .
his boss offered him a promotion to an office in japan .
[MALE] quickly accepted and packed his bags .
when his plane landed he knew he 'd made the right choice .
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the family had a big garden .
they grew lots of green beans .
they put them in a big pot and boiled them .
then they put butter and salt on them .
the beans were fresh and tasted great !
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the teacher assigned seat to each person on the first day .
a strange girl sat next to me .
for the entire day , she stared at me with a mad grin .
i asked her if she had a problem .
she did n't bother to give me a response .
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[MALE] 's ball flew over the schoolyard fence .
he quickly climbed over the fence and threw the ball back over .
on his way back over the fence , [MALE] 's coat got stuck .
his feet dangled in the air until someone unzipped his coat .
[MALE] dropped to the ground unharmed .
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the family lived on the second level .
the stairs had a wobbly railing attached to them .
the family begged their landlord to replace it .
he always refused .
the parents warned the kids about how unsafe it was .
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[FEMALE] wife retired last week .
one of her coworkers got her a gift .
he had a mug inscribed with her name .
he spelled her name [NEUTRAL] instead of [NEUTRAL] .
she loved the cup , nonetheless .
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[FEMALE] 's boat had gotten stuck in a bog .
she grabbed her backpack and hopped over board .
she pushed her way through one hundred and fifty yards of mud .
she was exhausted when she reached the shore but grateful .
when she undressed later she saw she was covered in leeches .
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[MALE] wanted to study mechanical engineering .
he was accepted to all but his top school for me .
at his top school he was accepted but not into the major .
[MALE] decided to attend his top school and try to switch in later .
[MALE] never managed to switch in , and majored in english instead .
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[FEMALE] daughter 's old college roommate got married recently .
[FEMALE] daughter drove from nyc to cape cod .
it took seven hours due to traffic .
the drive back took six hours .
she was exhausted , as she is pregnant .
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[FEMALE] was shopping for a new vehicle .
she bought a big truck .
her husband was very surprised .
[FEMALE] said she had always wanted to drive something so large .
[FEMALE] had a lot of fun driving around town in the huge truck .
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[FEMALE] worked in an office .
she was responsible for making the coffee in the morning .
[FEMALE] noticed that the coffee was running low .
she bought some coffee on her way to the office .
the office reimbursed her purchase .
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[FEMALE] went surfing with her friends one morning .
as it was her first time , she took it slowly .
she started by kneeling on the surfboard .
and eventually she made it to a stand up position .
when she managed to surf for two seconds , she screamed in victory .
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[FEMALE] needed a new phone , as her phone would not turn on anymore .
she went on amazon and researched samsung phones .
she went to several stores and spoke with salespersons about phones .
[FEMALE] decided to purchase a samsung note 7 .
she was very pleased with the new phone .
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[MALE] loved christmas .
he wanted to do classic holiday traditions .
he convinced his friends to go caroling with him .
it was a bit cold at night but singing kept them warm .
[MALE] and his friends had a surprisingly fun time .
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[NEUTRAL] was walking home from school .
she passed a house with some chained up dogs in the yard .
the two dogs seemed very upset by her presence .
they barked angrily , jumping towards [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] was frightened and she hurried to get away .
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[FEMALE] went to the fair with her parents .
she was twelve and thought she would be bored .
but she ended up very surprised .
the animals , rides , and games thrilled her .
[FEMALE] actually had a great time !
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[FEMALE] was pregnant .
she was due any day now .
all the sudden her water broke .
she had to be rushed to the hospital .
[FEMALE] gave birth to a baby girl .
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[MALE] had a cold .
he was always blowing his nose .
he needed a tissue again .
but there was none left .
[NEUTRAL] he had to go to the store to get more .
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[FEMALE] had a prepaid phone .
she had to refill it every month .
the month had ended .
[FEMALE] had a zero balance .
she could n't use it until she refilled it .
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zooey was walking home when she saw a cat .
the cat was acting hungry and stressed .
she checked his collar and realized he was far from home .
she took the cat home and gave him a nice fresh meal .
while he ate , she called his owner who thanked her for helping .
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[MALE] was at his locker when a cop and his dog walked by .
the dog freaked out and began barking at [MALE] .
the cop decided to check it out , and found [MALE] 's bag of pills .
[MALE] was expelled for having drugs at school .
his parents promised to help him through it .
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i was driving down the road last week .
i saw a deer by the road .
it was a young one .
i told my friend to look , but it was gone .
she did not believe me .
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[MALE] 's parents controlled how much sugary snacks he could eat .
one day [MALE] spied a huge candy bar in the cupboard .
he decided no one would notice if one piece was missing .
[MALE] took a piece and popped it in his mouth .
he immediately spit out the bitter tasting baking chocolate .
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[FEMALE] loved to drink milk a lot .
in fact , she would drink it almost every day .
one day when she checked the fridge , she noticed there was n't any milk .
[FEMALE] quickly rushed to the store and bought some .
now , [FEMALE] had milk to drink for dinner that night .
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[FEMALE] wanted to get into better shape .
she decided to try boxing because it looked like fun .
she practiced hitting the punching bag and decided to try sparring .
the first time she sparred with a friend , she broke her nose .
she took a break from boxing after that .
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[FEMALE] liked wearing accessories .
she found a big straw hat and bought it .
it was her most fabulous accessory yet !
she wore it proudly around town .
[FEMALE] felt very fancy when she had the big hat on .
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[MALE] 's grandmother live alone in her own home .
she became unable to take care of herself .
[MALE] was given the responsibility of getting her ready to move .
he packed up all of her things and cleaned her house .
[MALE] was frustrated that other family members did n't help .
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[MALE] made custom pens in his garage .
his pens became very popular with businesses in his hometown .
he decided to expand his pen business .
[MALE] opened a shop and hired four employees .
now [MALE] sells his popular pens nationwide .
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[MALE] would listen to music everyday on his walk to work .
[MALE] had several crosswalks on the way and was usually careful .
[MALE] got distracted by his favorite song and did n't look both ways .
a car came up and hit [MALE] very hard below the knees .
[MALE] wound up spending a month in the hospital recovering .
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[MALE] loved the rope swing .
it was one of his favorite things to do in the summer .
he would go down to the river and swing all day .
today was one of those days .
he spent all day down there , swinging and having fun .
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[FEMALE] found it hard to express her opinions in public .
when there was a controversy at work , she always kept quiet .
only when she went home did she feel more confident .
she wrote on her blog and there said all she wanted .
it was a good balance as no one knew her online .
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[MALE] started hearing a chirping sound .
he checked all the fire alarms he saw but none were the culprit .
eventually he tried following the sound closer .
he noticed there was another alarm in the basement .
[MALE] replaced the batteries and the chirping stopped .
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[FEMALE] knew just how to stay cool in the sweltering summer heat .
she would fill balloons with water .
when it got hot , she would break one over her head .
slowly , [FEMALE] filled the balloons .
the water from the broken balloon was refreshing .
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[MALE] is fishing .
he wants to catch his first fish .
he throws his pole into the water .
moments later he feels a fish on his line .
he reels in the fish and makes his first catch .
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the family decided they needed a new computer .
they researched what features they would like .
they all went to the electronics store to pick one out .
they brought it home and set it up in the family room .
they could n't wait to use it for work and play !
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[FEMALE] used to be an nfl cheerleader .
she was always active and very fit as a cheerleader .
but once [FEMALE] retired from cheerleading she gained weight .
she gained 15 lbs in two months and could n't fit her clothes anymore .
[FEMALE] said she did n't like the way she looked and was very unhappy .
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i ca n't stand missing socks .
i know for a fact i put all of my socks in the dryer .
i always have to go searching in the house for them .
they are usually hidden underneath the dryer .
very annoying and a waste of time .
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a family of 5 decided that they needed to go camping .
it took them hours and hours to pack up the truck and get ready to go .
finally they were off on their adventure .
they spent days and days traveling to [MALE] 's national park .
they enjoyed their time hiking and sightseeing .
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[FEMALE] was browsing [FEMALE] when she saw an ad .
the ad mentioned a baking contest coming up at school .
since [FEMALE] was a fan of baking , she decided to enter a pie .
on the day of the contest , she offered her pie to the judges .
luckily , she won and she got to collect a reward .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were going to go out of town for a week .
they had a puppy named mugsy and needed him to be watched .
they called around to different places but no one would take him .
[FEMALE] called her mother and asked her if she would watch him .
her mother happily agreed to watch mugsy .
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[FEMALE] woke up in the middle of the night .
she was incredibly thirsty .
she walked upstairs to the kitchen .
she got cold water from the refrigerator .
she drank the whole glass without stopping .
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[FEMALE] went to the ice cream shop .
she looked around .
there was nothing she wanted .
but her eyes caught a new flavor .
[NEUTRAL] she tried it and she loved it .
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[MALE] was at a new job .
he was talking to a co-worker .
in confidence the co-worker made some pretty racist jokes .
[MALE] did not appreciate them .
he respectfully asked him to stop .
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[MALE] has a computer .
[MALE] 's computer got a virus on it .
[MALE] could n't use his computer once it had gotten a virus on it .
[MALE] had to get his computer repaired .
[MALE] 's computer was usable once again after the repair .
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i wanted to start turning my articles into podcasts .
i researched which microphone to buy for hours .
eventually i bought a dynamic mic instead of a condenser mic .
i reasoned that it would n't need an independent power supply .
it still needed a preamp to connect to the computer , which delayed me .
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[MALE] wanted to propose to his girlfriend .
he picked out a beautiful ring .
when he was ready to pop the question , he took her to dinner .
he dropped to one knee and asked her to be his wife .
she cried and accepted .
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[FEMALE] really wanted poutine from the mall .
she did n't want to go to the mall just for that , so she shopped too .
she found some clothes that she wanted and bought them !
after shopping for a bit she sat down and had her poutine .
she enjoyed it a lot and was very happy with it .
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[FEMALE] friends and i went to the casino to play card .
i had twenty dollars in my pocket .
i borrow eighty dollars from my friend .
i hit the jackpot my first time playing card .
i continue to play until i gave all the money back that i won .
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[MALE] loved to go on hikes in the mountains .
he was on a hike with a friend when they saw a bear .
his friend was terrified but [MALE] knew what to do .
[MALE] threw his hands in the air and started yelling very loudly .
the bear cantered off and [MALE] and his friend were safe .
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the big day was almost upon us .
we waited all summer just for the chance to have a draft .
we did our research on the top players .
we even did some mock drafts .
now it was time for the real thing and we were excited .
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[FEMALE] was making pasta .
she put the colander in the sink .
when she poured the boiling water in , it splashed on it .
[FEMALE] got horrible burns .
she threw the dangerous colander away .
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i needed to buy new hinges for one of my doors .
the nearest hardware store was forty minutes away by bus .
i gathered my resourced and headed out .
including waiting for the bus it took me forty five minutes to arrive .
the hardware store did not have hinges in my required size .
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[MALE] was eating out at a restaurant .
when their food came out something was wrong .
[MALE] had n't ordered what was put in front of him .
[MALE] pointed it out to the waiter .
the waiter apologized and corrected his mistake .
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[MALE] was at the electronics store .
he was looking to buy a new television .
he found one he liked but it was cheaper online .
[MALE] told the employee about that .
the employee asked a manager and was able to price match .
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some kids set off fireworks on a mesa .
the grass on the mesa burned .
the fire came close to some houses .
firefighters put out the fire .
nobody was hurt .
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[MALE] 's mother passed away after suffering for years from cancer .
while packing up her home , he found an old , worn book .
there was no writing on the brown , leather cover .
he debated on whether he should open it or not .
when he did , he found memories his mom share of their time together .
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the kids dug through their game cabinet .
they picked a board game they all wanted to play .
they split into teams and started to play .
the game went on for hours .
they were relieved when one team finally won .
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[NEUTRAL] was on a long trip and stopped for some breakfast .
the place he decided to eat at was a waffle house .
[NEUTRAL] tried to order pancakes and was told he could n't .
[NEUTRAL] was so upset he stormed off and got in his car .
he drove down the road to an ihop and had a wonderful breakfast .
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[NEUTRAL] liked dressing casually .
she always had flip flops on her feet .
no matter how fancy of a restaurant she was at , she did n't care .
she 'd even wear flip flops when she was working out .
[NEUTRAL] threw away all her dressy shoes .
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[FEMALE] owned a pet store .
she was getting old and decided she wanted to close .
all of her animals would need new homes before she could close .
she hosted an adoption party that very weekend .
luckily all of the animals were claimed that night .
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[MALE] had a very big fear of spiders .
in fact , he had feared them since he was a kid .
one day , he decided that he would go outside .
when he went outside , he saw a very big spider .
after that , [MALE] never went outside again .
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[MALE] did not like drying his clothes .
he thought it took too much time .
[MALE] then decided he would buy a dryer .
he got a job and worked very hard .
finally , [MALE] was able to purchase his own dryer .
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[MALE] had medical insurance .
unfortunately he forgot to make his payment one month .
[MALE] noticed when they tried to charge him a lot for his medicine .
[MALE] called in to complain .
they told him the problem and he rectified it immediately .
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i started a website for my essays on art .
i thought i would put out four new articles every week .
that proved to be a massive undertaking .
i still managed to keep up with it for a few months .
recently i 've been doing one or two articles per week instead .
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[MALE] loved to play pranks .
when his mother was n't looking he changed the salt for some sugar .
[NEUTRAL] his mother sugared her chicken without noticing it .
when she took a bite , she spat it right away .
and [MALE] exploded in a fit of laughter saying he was responsible .
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[FEMALE] was assigned to participate in her school 's talent show .
she was nervous but decided to sing a song on stage .
[FEMALE] decided to turn on the radio and learn the first song she heard .
after turning the dial she heard a loud country song .
[FEMALE] sang the song and impressed the show 's audience .
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[MALE] decided to be a beekeeper at his house to make honey .
he set up everything in his backyard .
the bees grew a huge hive !
[MALE] began harvesting honey from the hive .
then one day he went outside and the bees were gone !
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it had been too long since [FEMALE] had made any art .
she had once considered herself an artist first before anything else .
over the years life had piled on additional responsibilities .
this was taking a toll on her psyche as she felt like she was lost .
she vowed to make time to express herself through art again .
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[MALE] was signing papers at work .
his pen ran out of ink .
[MALE] did n't have any spares around .
he decided to ask a coworker to borrow one .
the co-worker happily obliged .
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[NEUTRAL] was an avid videographer .
he was determined to film his daughter 's first word .
he could n't wait for her to say daddy for the first time !
but when he finally filmed her speaking , all she said was 'no ' !
[NEUTRAL] decided to just delete that particular file .
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[MALE] was taking a beach trip .
a storm decided to hit at the same time .
the weather was horrible the entire time he was there .
he spent all his time in the hotel .
[MALE] was really disappointed by it .
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[FEMALE] has always battled with weight gain since she was a child .
she did n't like to diet but wanted to lose some weight .
[NEUTRAL] she started vomiting her food after eating .
[FEMALE] lost 50lbs in one month and that concerned her doctor .
she told her doctor about vomiting and he diagnosed her with bulimia .
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[MALE] was hired as an intern for a new clothing line .
his job was in the marketing department .
his first assignment was to increase sales of their urban clothes .
[MALE] had an idea and then he contacted [MALE] [MALE] , a friend .
[MALE] wore the clothes in a festival and sales spiked !
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[MALE] had a chronic illness .
it made it so that no health insurance company would cover him .
eventually the affordable care act was passed .
[MALE] was now able to get insurance .
his illness was finally properly treated .
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[FEMALE] was out on a date .
she thought the guy was nice except for one thing .
he kept being rude to the wait staff and workers .
it really turned [FEMALE] off .
she decided not to go on a second date with him .
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i find the bus routes in the city confusing .
yesterday i tried to get to a restaurant i like .
i knew i had to make a transfer .
i made the transfer at the correct stop .
but apparently i boarded the wrong bus and ended up lost .
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[FEMALE] 's birthday was coming up soon .
she was very excited and invited all her friends .
on the day of the party it was very hot .
[FEMALE] 's mom suggested the kids play in the pool .
her mom saved the party and all the kids had a great time .
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i moved to a new city two weeks ago .
now i 'm going to get a local library card .
i go to the nearest city branch of the public library system .
i ask them if i can get a card .
they tell me i can not , as i have no proof of residence with me .
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[MALE] loved to eat sprouts .
he ate some everyday in fact .
one day , he decided he would eat some for breakfast .
after searching , he realized that he had run out of sprouts .
then , [MALE] ran to the store immediately and purchased more sprouts .
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[MALE] was moving out of his house .
while moving his furniture out , he broke a window on accident .
[MALE] 's landlord came to inspect the house .
the landlord took note of the broken window .
[MALE] did n't get his deposit back .
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[NEUTRAL] heard some talking .
she was picking up her neighbor 's conversations on her baby monitor !
she knew it was wrong to listen , but she could n't help it .
she would turn on the monitor and listen every night .
soon , she knew all of her neighbor 's business .
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[FEMALE] liked doing american colonial-era arts and crafts .
her new interest was in whittling .
she bought some small knives and a chisel .
she found some wood behind her house .
she cut herself accidentally with one of the knives and gave up .
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[MALE] was feeling really prepared for his english exam .
he was very confident in his ability to pass it !
he offered to help his friends study so that they could pass too .
when he offered they felt offended and refused .
[MALE] ended up passing his exam as well as all his friends passing !
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were married a few years .
their relationship became stale .
neither felt much love for each other anymore .
they decided to divorce on good terms .
it was stressful but necessary .
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[MALE] was driving to a concert in a new city .
her gps had lead her astray .
the gps battery died .
[MALE] was so worried .
[MALE] was lost in a new city .
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the doors in my home all stick in place considerably .
i hired a handyperson to come and fix the doors .
they told me that there was nothing to fix .
they said that the doors were simply swollen from summer humidity .
i found the answer unsatisfying , but accepted it .
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[MALE] was overweight and had high blood pressure .
it snowed heavily at [MALE] 's house .
when the snow stopped , [MALE] attempted to shovel the sidewalk .
[MALE] started to have chest pains .
he stopped shovelling the snow and called an ambulance .
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[MALE] walked up to the tee box .
it was his turn to hit the ball .
he approached the ball and set up .
he let loose an almighty swing .
he drove the ball perfect , right down the fairway .
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the family went to an indoor water park .
they rode the water slide over and over again .
it was a great place to spend a cold winter day .
when it was time to leave , they were all exhausted .
it had been a fun-filled afternoon !
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[FEMALE] was too proud to let [MALE] know she liked him .
[MALE] was too proud to let [FEMALE] know he liked her !
one day they realized what was going on .
[MALE] proposed .
their family and friends were so shocked !
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for weeks , [FEMALE] has stressed out about her college applications .
she lined them all out on her desk in her bedroom .
it was the essays that were causing her the most stress .
she typed them several times to make sure every word was perfect .
she ended up missing her deadlines cause she kept changing the essays .
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[MALE] came out of the kitchen with a tray full of food .
another waiter bumped into him and the tray fell on his vest .
his first reaction was to scream as it was hot .
then he apologized to the patrons in the restaurant .
finally he run to the bathroom to clean himself and appease the burn .
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[MALE] woke up and tried to take a shower .
there was no hot water left .
he realized that his roommate woke up earlier .
they had used up all the hot water .
[MALE] skipped his shower rather than using cold water .
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[FEMALE] pulled her sputtering car to the side of the road .
she opened the car 's hood to find the engine belching smoke .
it had overheated due to trouble with the carburetor .
[FEMALE] patched a fix and carefully drove into town .
she just barely managed to get it to a mechanic .
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[FEMALE] was buying a used car .
she got her boyfriend to check out the car .
there were several things wrong with the car .
he told her it was not worth buying the car .
[FEMALE] looked elsewhere for a car .
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[MALE] 's company had a retreat they called the forest .
[MALE] took his family there for spring vacation .
they stayed in a log cabin looking out over a lake .
they fished , took walks and even played golf .
they all agreed that they would like to return the next year .
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[MALE] wanted to sale his old car .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] put his car on craigslist .
the first few days he received no offers .
[MALE] then got tons of offers .
[MALE] finally sold his car for a good amount of money .
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[MALE] loved taking selfies .
he filled his phone up with pictures in no time .
[MALE] hated deleting any of them .
instead he got a bigger memory card .
now [MALE] takes even more selfies than before .
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i am interested in reading woman on the other shore .
a used copy cost $ 45 .
i saw various websites offering free pdf downloads of the book .
i tried a few without success .
i decided to read another book .
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it was mother 's day .
[FEMALE] wanted to do something special for her mother .
she bought her mother a huge bouquet of roses .
afterwards , a strong gust blew away the roses in [FEMALE] 's hand .
[FEMALE] was able to salvage the roses by picking them off the ground .
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[FEMALE] wife 's coworker broke his arm working out .
he needed an operation .
he said he would not come back for two months .
the company decided to not pay him .
he came back to work after three weeks .
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every single workday , [MALE] passed a flower shop .
the man decided one day that he wanted to surprise his wife .
he stopped by the shop and picked up some roses .
little did he know , his wife was allergic to his gift .
she spent the evening thanking him and sneezing !
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[NEUTRAL] was going to a wedding .
he was running late .
[NEUTRAL] finally got to the church .
it was empty by the time he arrived .
[NEUTRAL] was more late than he thought .
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i went on vacation to [NEUTRAL] .
in the shower in [NEUTRAL] , there was a cover on the drain .
every day we removed the cover and the maid put it back .
one day a cockroach crawled out from the drain .
we realized why the cover was there and we put it back .
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[MALE] was going to participate in the school play .
she loved acting and enjoyed the people who were going to be with her .
yet , when the big day came her parents were busy and she had no ride .
she thought everything was hopeless and gave hope on going .
her friend knocked on her door with a ride ready to go .
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[MALE] was bored on his day off .
[MALE] was looking around his house for something to do .
he found a book that looked interesting .
[MALE] read the book all day .
he was no longer bored .
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[FEMALE] family used a ford mustang as their primary car .
the car was used for grocery shopping and picking me up .
i had a lot of great memories about the car .
when the car stopped working i felt sad .
[FEMALE] parents eventually got rid of the car .
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[FEMALE] was pregnant and in labor .
she knew that she labored fast so she needed to hurry .
her husband rushed around trying to find the car keys .
finally he found them and they climbed into the car .
luckily they made it to the hospital just in time .
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[MALE] wanted a new look .
he thought dying his hair would be fun .
the dye looked terrible !
[MALE] panicked and dyed it a different color .
now it looked even worse !
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[FEMALE] started a blogging website .
she wanted to use pay-per-click ads to make money on it .
the ads paid out at an obscenely low rate when clicked .
she concluded she would need thousands of visitors per hour , minimum .
she pulled the ads and focused on the site as a hobby project instead .
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[FEMALE] friend [MALE] is a transit buff .
he keeps an extensive inventory of mbta vehicles online .
yesterday i went to the website .
it was reported down .
[MALE] said there were some issues with godaddy and was working on it .
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[FEMALE] was driving her car to work one morning .
she saw a box sitting beside the road , with a puppy inside .
she stopped her car and went over to investigate .
the puppy jumped up and wagged his tail at [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] gave him a big hug , took him home , and adopted him .
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[FEMALE] was at her yearly teaching convention .
the group was recognizing some of the helpful teachers .
[FEMALE] was surprised when she heard her name called .
not only was she called , but her award was for best teacher .
[FEMALE] was so proud of herself and she displayed her award from then on .
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[FEMALE] had a habit of pulling her eyebrows out .
one day she caught herself doing it a ton .
when she saw herself in the mirror she realized all brows were gone .
she was horrified and tried to fix the issue .
all she could do was paint fake brows for the next while .
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[FEMALE] brother [MALE] visited our reunion .
he showed up unexpected .
everyone at the reunion were excited to see him .
he made an announcement at the reunion .
the announcement that he was happy and excited to see family .
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we decided to cut cable because we never watch it .
it was something we talked about for awhile .
but we decided we only watch netflix and hulu .
[NEUTRAL] we told the cable company and they removed it from our package .
now our monthly bill is so much less .
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[MALE] loved to eat corn .
he would eat corn almost every single day .
one day , he ate all of his corn .
[MALE] had to rush to the store and buy more .
finally , [MALE] was able to eat more corn and be happy .
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[FEMALE] 's daughter was three .
they had been shopping and running errands all day .
the child was thirsty so [FEMALE] bought her a drink .
[FEMALE] 's daughter spilled the drink in the car .
[FEMALE] stopped allowing her daughter to drink in the car .
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[FEMALE] was in her bathroom about to take a pregnancy test .
she was very nervous because she did n't want to be pregnant .
she took it and waited for the testing time to pass .
finally , with a deep breath she checked .
to her great relief the test came up negative .
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[MALE] was trailing behind in one of his classes .
he asked his teacher for some help .
[MALE] 's teacher agreed to give him an extra credit opportunity .
[MALE] took great advantage of it .
he finished the work and got a better overall grade .
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the steering wheel in [MALE] 's car was disgusting .
it was breaking up and melting in the heat .
it would get tar-like stuff on his hands when he drove it .
[MALE] bought and installed a leather wheel cover .
the problem was entirely solved and [MALE] had no more wheel concerns .
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[FEMALE] was walking to her car .
she saw a shadow moving behind her .
she turned around and saw a man .
[FEMALE] was scared of him .
she ran to the car and locked the door .
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in 2003 i wanted to see the last samurai .
i decided to take a half a day off .
i left work at 10 am .
i watched the movie at 11 am , then went back to work at 2 pm .
[FEMALE] coworkers thought i was crazy .
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[FEMALE] worked the overnight shift at the diner .
[NEUTRAL] old man would always come in and sit in her section .
one day , she noticed he seemed down in the dumps .
she sat across from him and they talked for a while .
he left her a ten dollar tip on a six dollar tab .
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[FEMALE] was a vlogger online .
she posted many videos of her day to day life .
one day she had a baby and she posted the video .
to her surprise it received more views than she had ever seen .
she thanked everyone for checking the video out .
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[FEMALE] always had tea with her lunch .
it became a part of her daily routine .
there was a day when [FEMALE] forgot to bring tea to work .
the water tasted bitter and her lunch was ruined .
[FEMALE] devised a notification system on her phone to prevent such days .
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[FEMALE] was going for a run .
she was a very fit and active person .
running was one of [FEMALE] 's favorite hobbies .
she sat out at a good pace .
she looked at her watch and saw she had run very fast .
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our teacher told us that we have a report due tomorrow .
i 've spent the entire day finishing it .
the printer was n't able to print my document .
it could n't turn on when i tried to press the power button .
[FEMALE] teacher allowed me to email my report with a lower grade .
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i found some old mix tapes .
these mix tapes were created by my parents .
i started to listen to it .
some of the music is okay , but most of it was bad .
i did find it funny however knowing what music my parents like .
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i last visited fenway park in [NEUTRAL] of 2011 .
[FEMALE] wife 's boss gave her tickets to a game .
she did not want to go , but i did .
the [MALE] sox lost , and i had a stroke a few weeks later .
i never went back to fenway park .
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[NEUTRAL] loved saving money .
she found coupons for her favorite ice cream .
she filled her freezer with it .
she was happy that she 'd gotten such a great deal on it .
it made the ice cream taste even better !
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[MALE] was making dinner and saw a strange step in the recipe .
he was asked to reduce some wine before proceeding .
he poured wine in a glass , then poured some out .
he thought it was a strange step , but complied nonetheless .
when he told his guests what happened , they laughed at him .
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[FEMALE] always listened to her first impression .
and when she met ken , she did n't like him .
[NEUTRAL] she always avoided him without any other cause .
until she got to talk to him one day .
he was so nice , she had to change her mind .
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[MALE] wanted to be a [FEMALE] seal .
[NEUTRAL] he enrolled and the [FEMALE] and applied .
the problem was that [MALE] was not to smart .
[MALE] was in great shape though .
[MALE] did n't make it because he could n't pass the written test .
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we all headed up to cape cod for a vacation .
we rented a vacation house that was by the bay .
it was so close to a private beach .
the kids had so much fun playing in the [MALE] .
we are definitely thinking about going again next year .
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[FEMALE] was struggling in guitar class .
her hands were very sore , especially her finger tips !
but after a few weeks , things changed .
[FEMALE] 's fingers grew calluses , which helped with the pain .
soon she enjoying her class - and doing very well !
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[NEUTRAL] needed new light bulbs .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] went to the store to get some .
[NEUTRAL] found some cheap ones on sale and bought them .
he took them home .
[NEUTRAL] had installed his new light bulbs .
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[FEMALE] was going on a blind date .
she was supposed to meet [MALE] at a restaurant .
on the way there , [FEMALE] 's car broke down .
by the time she got to the restaurant , [MALE] was gone .
[FEMALE] thought fate was keeping her from finding the right man .
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[MALE] 's girlfriend was heartbroken .
he had kissed her best friend !
she told them she did n't want to talk to either of them again .
[MALE] was so mad at himself .
he knew he 'd made a huge mistake .
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one day [NEUTRAL] took a day trip to [MALE] .
first he went to the freedom trail .
then he went to faneuil [MALE] .
finally he went to new [NEUTRAL] aquarium .
he had a great time .
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[MALE] has just recently signed a deal with a new record label .
he is a musician and a songwriter who hopes to write a best new hit .
on his way to a local coffee shop to brainstorm , he lost his wallet .
[MALE] was frustrated until a woman contacted him and returned it .
suddenly , he realized he had a idea for his new song about kindness .
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[MALE] wanted a new tattoo .
[NEUTRAL] he looked for a tattoo store online .
he found one near him that had good reviews .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store .
he got a nice tattoo on his back .
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[MALE] bought a new fitted suit .
he felt really confident wearing it .
people noticed as he was out and about .
his friends gave him many compliments .
[MALE] decided to wear it more often .
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i am carefully managing the remaining space on my computer .
i move a lot of large video files through it and can not be slowed .
the remaining space once fell below five gigabytes .
i panicked and deleted many important work documents .
i shall never let that happen again .
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[MALE] 's cat was pregnant .
[MALE] came home from work one day to find his cat in labor .
his cat gave birth to 5 beautiful kittens .
[MALE] asked his friends if they wanted to adopt any kittens .
he was able to find nice homes to each and every kitten .
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[FEMALE] was starving .
she was going to go to lunch with her friend .
they went to a new place .
it had great food but terrible service .
[FEMALE] was regretting going out to lunch at all .
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[FEMALE] owned a small farm .
she mostly grew potatoes .
once they were ready , she started to harvest them .
it was hard work , but it would be worth it .
she could n't wait to taste the delicious potatoes .
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[MALE] wanted to watch a boxing match .
the match was on pay-per-view .
[MALE] did n't have enough money to order the event .
he called over a few friends .
[MALE] and his friends split the cost of the pay-per-view .
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[NEUTRAL] was excited .
her favorite book series was coming out .
she was so eager to read it .
but then it ended up getting delayed .
she was so upset .
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[MALE] loved board games .
he felt like they were full of strategy and variety .
yet , his friends found no interest in them .
he begged and begged for them to join .
happily , he managed to convince them to join him !
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the tigers were the most famous animals in the zoo .
people would always stop to check them out .
one day , the zoo visitors watched the tigers eat huge steaks .
they ripped the meat apart .
the visitors were in awe of the powerful creatures .
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[FEMALE] apartment 's has three holes in need of repair .
they are a tripping hazard .
also bugs can enter the apartment through the holes .
i put in a work order weeks ago .
i still have not heard back .
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all [FEMALE] wanted for christmas was a little puppy all her own .
on christmas morning she opened all her presents , but no puppy .
after christmas dinner [FEMALE] 's parents took her out on a sled ride .
they walked to a neighbor 's house and went in to visit .
inside was a sweet little puppy with a big red bow waiting for [FEMALE] !
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[MALE] installed a new game on his phone .
he had a lot of fun with it until it started acting up .
he realized that a lot of apps were being downloaded as he played .
he tried to remove them but it did n't work .
he had to reboot his phone to get rid of them .
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the captain of the submarine decided to dive the sub .
he asked his exec to clear the decks ,
the exec sounded the dive klaxon and the crew abandoned the deck .
after the deck was clear the captain yelled dive !
and moments after the command dive was given , the sub was under water .
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[FEMALE] 's bedroom was very bright .
she bought some blinds to block the sunlight .
she closed them when she went to bed .
in the morning , the room was still dark .
[FEMALE] was happy with the change she had made .
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[FEMALE] poured over the ads .
she was looking for the best black friday ads .
she found a great deal on a tv .
she decided to wait in line that night to buy it .
she could n't wait to get it home !
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[MALE] was given his own show .
it was going to be a talk show .
he researched his topics thoroughly .
when it was time to film , he was confident .
he knew he 'd done a great job preparing .
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[MALE] has a dog that keeps trampling over my flower garden .
i caught his dog doing that yesterday and put a collar on him .
i took the dog over to bruce .
i talked to [MALE] about what has been happening .
[MALE] told me it would never happen again and i 'm satisfied with that .
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[FEMALE] was at the grocery store with her kids .
she noticed an ad for the flu shot and remembered she needed it .
she decided she may as well get it out of the way .
the shot was painful and [FEMALE] was a bit teary over it .
luckily by the time she checked out with her food , she felt better .
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[MALE] was trying to have a romantic night .
he lit a lot of candles for mood lighting .
he accidentally tipped one over .
in his panic [MALE] tipped several others over .
eventually the entire apartment building had to be evacuated .
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[MALE] and his grandfather went to a football game .
it was on a chilly [NEUTRAL] day .
they were cold and could not enjoy the game .
for the next game they took blankets and hot chocolate .
[MALE] and his grandfather had a great time at this game .
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[FEMALE] feared eels a lot .
she hated them more than anything .
one day , she went to the forest .
suddenly , [FEMALE] spotted an eel .
at first , she was afraid but then , [FEMALE] was n't scared .
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[NEUTRAL] was 16 and getting acne .
he was very worried it would make the girls not like him .
he tried everything he possibly could to get rid of the zits .
he found a few products that seemed to work for him .
once he tacked down a routine his acne cleared up !
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[NEUTRAL] was dressing up for dinner .
she 'd bought a new dress just for the occasion .
[NEUTRAL] was excited to eat a nice dinner with her husband .
when she was all dressed , she curled her hair .
she felt very fancy !
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[FEMALE] 's dad remarried a horrible woman .
[FEMALE] called her her evil stepmother .
she begged her dad to divorce her .
the dad was convinced his new wife was a great lady .
[FEMALE] ran away from home to escape .
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[FEMALE] was excited for the summer .
she was always busy with school and work .
now she was looking forward to the break and rest .
the three months could n't be slow enough .
before she knew it , [FEMALE] was over and it was back to work .
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[NEUTRAL] attended an underperforming middle school .
this was unsatisfactory as she and her parents valued education .
with a guidance counselor they devised a plan for high school .
[NEUTRAL] filled out applications for appropriate high schools .
they followed through and were granted many interviews .
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[MALE] loved to follow his grandpa around .
he would watch as he worked in his woodshop .
[MALE] knew he should n't touch the big saws and other tools .
one day [MALE] 's grandpa let him use a drill press .
[MALE] loved working with wood and became a carpenter himself .
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most people like dogs as their pet .
when i was a boy i had a horse as a pet .
i used to feed , brushed and ride my horse every afternoon .
when i got from school one afternoon my hose was gone .
i got upset until i find out my brother was riding him .
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[MALE] had a big meeting .
he was n't feeling well .
[MALE] called his boss to tell him he could n't come in .
his boss got another colleague to meet with the client .
[MALE] lost his client .
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[MALE] and his mother were cleaning out the garage .
[MALE] tossed a sleeping bag to his mother .
she caught the bag , but twisted her back and injured it .
she underwent major surgery for her back the following week .
[MALE] was upset that he had hurt his mother 's back .
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[MALE] got home from work .
he kicked off his shoes and got on the couch .
his wife immediately noticed the smell .
she complained about it until [MALE] did something about it .
he took a shower .
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[FEMALE] liked to bake .
she was making a pumpkin pie .
she carefully crimped the crust .
she baked it until it was golden brown .
she could n't wait to taste it !
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[MALE] wanted to get married in his boyhood church .
he convinced his fiance to go ahead with the plans .
on the day of the wedding he had a great time .
he loved seeing his old pastor and his old church friends .
[MALE] had the wedding of his dreams .
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[FEMAL] found the online tutorials for making wooden boxes to be lacking .
he decided to make his own series of tutorials to help out .
he had to quit about halfway through the series .
he could n't handle the toxic internet comments on his videos .
[FEMAL] understood why there were no good tutorials before .
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[FEMALE] loves to eat ice cream .
strawberry ice cream is her favorite .
she went to the store to buy some .
the store was out of strawberry .
[FEMALE] went to another store and bought her favorite ice cream .
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[MALE] 's band was going to put on a show .
it was a concert at a huge concert hall .
he had never performed in front of so many people .
when it was time to go on , he was very nervous .
the crowd went crazy when the first song was over !
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[MALE] was trying to park on a busy holiday .
there were n't many spots available .
he spotted one from far away .
he tried to drive there fast .
unfortunately someone else beat him to it .
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[MALE] was learning to ride a skateboard .
he was the only kid at the skate park who wore elbow and knee pads .
other kids snickered at his caution .
but every time [MALE] fell , the pads saved him from injury .
he decided safety was more important than looking cool !
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[MALE] asked his mom to rent him a movie .
he thought he was precise about what he wanted .
unfortunately [MALE] 's mom got the wrong movie .
[MALE] was frustrated but did n't want to be mean .
he went back and they let him swap it out at the rental place .
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[MALE] loved to drink .
he would drink almost anything .
one day , he decided he wanted some lemonade .
he searched everywhere and could not find it .
eventually , he found some at his mom 's house .
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[MALE] 's son lived two hours away .
he had scheduled a time to visit with his son .
[MALE] 's son was excited to see his father .
[MALE] had to cancel the visit due to work .
his son was very upset .
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it was a very hot summer day .
when [FEMALE] saw the ice cream truck , she ran to get ice cream !
but as she ate it , it dripped everywhere .
more of it melted than [FEMALE] could eat !
she resolved to ask for napkins next time !
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[MALE] was in a bad relationship .
he kept trying to fix things .
they even tried therapy .
eventually [MALE] realized there was no hope .
he broke up with his girlfriend .
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[FEMALE] was having some trouble at school .
a bunch of girls did n't like her because a boy had a crush on her .
[FEMALE] tried her best to make the girls like her but nothing worked .
finally she consulted her mom about the trouble .
[FEMALE] 's mom offered great advice about being with your true friends .
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the town was celebrating their bicentennial .
there was going to be a big parade .
the kids sat on the curb and waited for candy to be thrown .
when the floats drove by , the kids waved and cheered .
they got a lot of candy and had a lot of fun !
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[NEUTRAL] did n't have a pencil case .
he and his mom looked at the store .
there were n't any pencil cases left .
[NEUTRAL] 's mom sewed him a case that looked like a shark .
[NEUTRAL] liked the shark pencil case .
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[FEMALE] went out that morning to walk the dog .
he was a very excitable labrador retriever .
[FEMALE] did not see the bunny until it was too late .
[MALE] bounded after it , while she raced to keep up .
she was finally able to slow him down , and make him stop chasing it .
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[MALE] left his phone at the coffee shop .
he went back to the coffee shop to look for his phone .
it was not on the table where he left it .
he asked the barista if anyone had turned in a lost phone .
[MALE] was disappointed that no one had turned in his phone .
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one night i dreamed about owning my first car ?
i spoke with my parent the next day .
they agreed to help me with my first car .
two weeks later i brought my first car for $ 700 .
that was one of the happiest day of my life .
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[NEUTRAL] and her mom were going shopping .
they both really loved to shop .
they arrived at the mall .
they went into at least 20 different stores that day .
they had a wonderful time shopping .
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[MALE] bought a new video game .
he did n't like it but kept trying to play it .
eventually he gave up and decided to return it .
unfortunately it was too late and the store did n't allow it .
[MALE] was stuck with a game he did n't like .
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[FEMALE] was about to get her first haircut .
she was only six and she was afraid .
she thought it might hurt .
but the hair lady was actually very nice to her .
[FEMALE] was relieved to find it was a painless process !
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[MALE] loved all the shapes .
his favorite though , was the square .
one day , he found a charger that was square at the store .
[MALE] immediately spent his money and bought it .
now , [MALE] has a very big square charger at his home .
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[MALE] and [MALE] were taking a math test in school .
and because [MALE] was in the front of his row , he collected the tests .
when [MALE] received [MALE] 's test , he erased his name .
[MALE] was shocked to receive an f in his math class .
and [MALE] was happy to see [MALE] so upset .
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[MALE] had been really stressed out at work .
he decided he needed a different kind of job .
[MALE] applied for a job in a different field .
he got the job .
[MALE] was much happier at his new job .
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[FEMALE] wanted to be a doctor when she was older .
she studied hard everyday to get good grades .
she applied for college and got accepted into a good school .
she got a job to pay for her school .
she graduated and was on her way to becoming a doctor .
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[FEMALE] kept sneezing uncontrollably all day .
her home office was filled with dust .
[FEMALE] bought an air purifier from the store .
the air purifier sucked in all the dust collecting in her office .
[FEMALE] felt much better after using the air purifier .
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the corner shop had been open thirty-five years .
the owner was old and tired and had put the shop up to sell .
a prospective buyer came and made the owner an offer .
after mulling it over the owner decided not to sell .
he loved his shop too much and would rather die than sell it .
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[FEMALE] loved coffee .
she got a great new coffee maker for her birthday .
she made a cup each morning .
she added lots of sugar and creamer .
[FEMALE] could n't go a day without coffee !
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[MALE] loved his red and blue ball .
he 'd spend hours kicking it around his yard .
one day he accidentally kicked it into his new neighbor 's yard .
their house was empty so he hopped the fence to retrieve the ball .
once in the neighbor 's yard [MALE] met their mean dog sampson .
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[FEMALE] 's parents let her stay up late to watch a movie .
the movie featured dinosaurs , and it was very scary .
that night she had a nightmare about dinosaurs .
[FEMALE] decided not to watch any more late-night horror movies .
she did n't want to have any more nightmares !
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[MALE] loved fast food .
he found that it was affecting his health .
he decided to cut it out entirely .
in time his circulation and respiratory health improved .
occasionally he still snuck a fast food meal as a guilty pleasure .
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[MALE] had his friends over for drinks .
after drinking a few beers they were all hungry .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] decided he would order some pizza .
he got on his phone and ordered some pizza .
the pizza arrived and all his friends eat the pizza .
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[FEMALE] friend and i were seated .
the roller coaster started to move .
[FEMALE] friend started to freak out after a few seconds .
the roller coaster went down a large incline .
i remained quiet unlike my friend who started to shout .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to become more self sufficient .
he decided he would purchase land to start a farm .
he initiated the process but it looked like it would take months .
slowly , he met every requirement until the time got close .
finally one day his loan was approved and he had his land .
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[FEMALE] was 60 years old when her company downsized .
she found herself interviewing for the first time in 20 years .
she became very discouraged with the job market .
her son offered [FEMALE] a basement apartment in his home for free .
[FEMALE] cried tears of joy .
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[MALE] had n't washed his clothes in a long time .
he did n't have anything clean to wear .
he considered wearing dirty clothes but they smelled too bad .
[MALE] decided to just buy new clothes that one time instead .
he then washed his clothes as soon as possible afterward .
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[FEMALE] liked to twirl her baton in the house .
she had been told not to do it in the house .
one day [FEMALE] twirled her baton right into the television .
the television screen was smashed into pieces .
[FEMALE] had to pay for new television for the family .
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the kids wanted a pet .
the mom said they could have a gerbil .
they brought him home and set up his house .
they played with him all evening .
they were so happy to finally have a pet !
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[MALE] really liked [FEMALE] .
but he knew her family was very strict .
he decided he wanted to court her .
[NEUTRAL] he asked her parents .
thankfully they said yes .
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once there was a mom who was practicing karate .
she went to class a few times each week .
she worked so hard she was able to earn her yellow belt .
once she had her yellow belt she got to brag to her children .
doing karate made her happy and strong !
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[MALE] was an avid surfer .
he would always try to catch big waves .
there were reports of heavy winds one weekend .
[MALE] decided to go out into the storm to surf .
he was never seen again .
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[MALE] had recently gotten a speeding ticket .
he was given the option of taking defensive driving .
it would negate the ticket and be cheaper overall .
[MALE] took the agreement and went to the class .
it was educational and he dodged getting points on his license .
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[FEMALE] just broke up with [MALE] .
she was still sad about it .
but then a few days later she saw him with another girl .
they were holding hands .
[FEMALE] broke down crying .
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[MALE] took a trip to las [NEUTRAL] .
he planned on gambling while he was there .
one his way to the casino , [MALE] tripped and fell .
[MALE] broke two bones in his ankle .
[MALE] spent the night in the hospital instead of the casino .
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[MALE] was doing some woodworking .
he made sure to wear safety gear .
while saying a piece of wood a large chip flew toward him .
it aimed right for [MALE] 's eyes .
luckily he was wearing safety goggles .
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[NEUTRAL] 's best friend was getting married in a few months .
unsurprisingly , her friend asked her to be the maid of honor .
of course [NEUTRAL] agreed , but she was worried about her weight .
she dieted and exercised religiously for months .
the day of the wedding , she fit into her dress perfectly .
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there were only a few seconds left in the game .
[MALE] got the ball from his teammate .
he faked a pass then looked up .
with one second left he shot the ball .
swoosh , he won the game .
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[FEMALE] was invited to [NEUTRAL] 's slumber party .
at the slumber party the girls started to tell ghost stories .
[FEMALE] hated ghost stories .
she pretended to have a stomach ache .
[FEMALE] called her mother to come get her and take her home .
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i wanted a bag of chips from the vending machine .
i put my money inside the vending machine and press the keys .
however , there must 've been some kind of glitch .
i did n't get one bag of chips , but two .
i ca n't complain .
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[FEMALE] last hamster died one summer day .
i was at work and did not come home until late .
i looked into the cage and the hamster was dead .
maggots had eaten half of his face away .
i threw the whole cage out .
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[MALE] had never gone to a rodeo before .
his friends invited him to one .
he wound up really enjoying it .
[MALE] went back often .
eventually he even got to be part of some shows .
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[MALE] was eating at his mother 's house .
he was n't feeling well .
[MALE] told his mother he was n't hungry .
his mother fixed a plate for [MALE] to take home .
[MALE] ate the food later .
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in [FEMALE] , my wife , son and i went to a deli in brookline , [FEMALE] .
it was a jewish deli that had been in business for decades .
we enjoyed the food .
today i found out the deli went out of business .
i was very sad as there are very few delis in the area .
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in 1996 , my department in a government agency had layoffs .
[FEMALE] supervisor laid off an older man .
he was related to the general manager of the agency .
a day later , the supervisor was fired .
the old man came back to work a week later .
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[MALE] had just gone to the doctor .
he received a pretty negative diagnosis .
[MALE] was shocked and unsure .
he decided to get a second opinion .
[MALE] 's other doctor said the first diagnosis was a false positive .
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our father died in 1998 .
our mother had alzheimer 's .
we could not care for her and took her to a nursing home .
she died six months later .
the move to the nursing home was very sad for us all .
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we decided to get a party bus to do some wine tastings .
it took us to the nearby wineries .
we loved being able to try all the different wines .
everyone had a good time and no one had to drive .
we are already planning our next one .
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the people were angry at the government .
they wanted the laws to change .
the people protested outside the capitol .
the government was surprised at their passion .
eventually the government started to make changes .
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the handle on my desk broke .
i decided to go to a hardware store for a replacement .
the store had no properly sized handles .
instead i bought two small knobs for the handle holes .
i have found they work just as well .
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[MALE] loved to drink milkshakes .
he loved the cherry on the top as well .
one day , he went to the store to buy a milk shake .
he was able to buy his favorite flavor as well .
then , [MALE] was able to enjoy a milkshake while watching tv .
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[FEMALE] was a professional violin player .
she had played with many famous violinists throughout her career .
after a particularly great show , she was approached about a new job .
the job would mean more pay and a new location .
[FEMALE] was excited to find out that her new job would be in [FEMALE] .
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[MALE] was always bad at sports .
he hated pe class .
the coach wanted [MALE] and others to play basketball .
he let them pick their own teams .
[MALE] was chosen dead last .
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i was in my apartment with my roommate .
i felt hot , while my roommate felt cold .
when i turned on the ac , he was uncomfortable .
i had an idea .
i simply turned on a small fan for myself so he would n't be cold .
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[MALE] was walking in his neighborhood .
he saw a friend he knew .
he waved and ran toward him .
it turned out not to be [MALE] 's friend .
[MALE] was slightly embarrassed .
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the kids loved being creative .
they were all working on a craft to give their teachers .
they would be cups that would hold pencils .
the kids worked hard on them for two hours .
when they were finished , they wrapped them up .
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[NEUTRAL] was entering a talent show .
the first prize was 5 thousand dollars .
[NEUTRAL] decided to perform her magic act .
[NEUTRAL] nailed the act .
the crowd loved her and she won first place .
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[FEMALE] liked the style of the 80s .
she crimped her hair .
her friends all told her how cool it looked .
[FEMALE] 's mom said she wore her hair the same way as a kid .
[FEMALE] felt like a trendsetter when she did it .
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[NEUTRAL] was the head of the school board .
they held a meeting to hire new teachers .
the school board had narrowed it down to some great candidates .
they voted to hire all five of them .
the candidates were excited to work at that school .
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[MALE] was having dinner with family .
his uncle started getting drunk .
he became more racist the more he drank .
eventually he insulted everyone at the table .
they asked him to leave .
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yesterday morning i woke up to very loud noises .
i looked outside my window to see what was causing the noise .
i could n't see anything so i decided to go outside and look more .
i saw a handful of trucks and men wearing vests .
i realized that they were starting to build a new road .
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[FEMALE] was running late from work one afternoon .
she knew her family would be hungry for dinner .
but she was too fatigued to cook .
she stopped on the way home and grabbed a pizza instead .
[FEMALE] 's family was thrilled with the impromptu meal !
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[FEMALE] always went into her garden on saturdays .
this [NEUTRAL] it was raining so [FEMALE] could n't garden .
she was very bored and decided to read a craft book .
she found a chapter on making candles and gathered the supplies .
[FEMALE] wound up making six beautiful candles that [NEUTRAL] .
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i love to go to an all you can eat buffet .
[FEMALE] favorite buffet is the chinese buffet .
they have the best seafood you can imagine .
i know i should n't eat a lot of the food .
however , i can not help it !
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[MALE] went to the library to study .
he logged on his laptop to access several documents .
it shut down since the battery was running low .
[MALE] could n't go home since he had no ride .
he ended up doing nothing for 1-2 hours .
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the little dog barked and barked every time the microwave beeped .
the family did not know why she barked every single time .
mom and dad seemed to think it was cute , but the kids did n't .
they hated to use the microwave when she was in the room .
they always put her outside now before using the microwave .
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[MALE] and [NEUTRAL] went to the beach for a relaxing day in the sun .
when they reached the beach , they enjoyed the sun in their chairs .
it got really hot out there , so they went in the water .
they looked over to see a fisherman with a shark hooked on the line !
they scrambled quickly out of the water and stayed out !
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[MALE] had just landed a new job .
he was about to quit his old job .
[MALE] 's boss called him into his office .
[MALE] was laid off with benefits .
[MALE] never mentioned the other job .
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ree loved cooking .
she decided to try a new quiche recipe .
she added asparagus and goat cheese to it .
it was phenomenal !
she wrote the recipe down so she could make it again .
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[NEUTRAL] bought some stock .
the price rose .
but she did not sell .
it dropped the next day .
[NEUTRAL] should have sold sooner .
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[FEMALE] was nervous for her doctor 's appointment .
she had to get a shot so she could go to kindergarten .
at her appointment she sat in her dad 's lap .
[FEMALE] got her shot and was very brave .
after the appointment , [FEMALE] 's dad took her to get ice cream .
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[MALE] had n't spoken to an old friend in years .
he was browsing [FEMALE] one day .
his old friend came up as a suggestion .
[MALE] decided to add her .
they started talking and being friends again .
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[NEUTRAL] loved meeting new people and making friends .
she was always really nice to people she had never met before .
one day she met someone who never smiled at her .
she felt very troubled and sort of hurt at the reaction .
she did n't let it get to her and she kept trying anyway .
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[MALE] had prepared a eulogy for his friend that recently passed away .
he was very nervous before the funeral .
[MALE] walked to the podium at the appropriate time .
he delivered a passionate speech .
there was n't a dry eye in the room .
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alistair was a poor man with not much to his name but a small house .
he worked hard every day in the farm but the wage was too low .
one day he got an urgent letter in the mail asking for his presence .
he was confused and excited and went to the court .
he was told he was the heir of 1 billion dollars and retired happily .
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[MALE] was really worried about his political science exam .
he stayed up all night for weeks studying as much as he could .
when it was the morning of the test he woke up very nervous .
on his way to class he quizzed himself in his head even more .
after the test was over he was very relieved and relaxed .
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[NEUTRAL] joined her friends after work for a beer .
it had been a stressful day and she needed to relax .
at the bar , a man came to her and complimented her dress .
she barely looked at him and thanked him .
when she went home , she realized it had been one of her clients .
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[MALE] used a laptop bag that he got for free at a conference .
it looked sleek and accommodated many peripherals .
during one trip the strap on top of it snapped .
[MALE] had to carry his laptop under his arm the rest of the way .
after that ordeal , [MALE] invested in a non-free laptop bag option .
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[NEUTRAL] and her mom were sitting at the breakfast table talking .
[NEUTRAL] told her mom she had a weird dream the night before .
her mom asked her to tell her what the dream was about .
[NEUTRAL] told her mom the dream was about her getting married .
[NEUTRAL] 's mom laughed and told her daughter it was just a dream .
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[FEMALE] wife went to brighton to pick up some bread this afternoon .
she had reserved two loaves of sourdough bread .
when she got there she found some egg bread .
she bought a loaf and i had a slice .
i was delighted to eat a piece of my favorite bread .
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[FEMALE] was laying on the floor one day .
her human mom called her name and she went running to find her !
her mom had a yummy and delicious treat for her .
[FEMALE] 's mom made her do tricks to get her treat .
once she had her treat , [FEMALE] swallowed the treat whole !
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[MALE] 's favorite show introduced a new character .
at first [MALE] really hated it .
he thought the character was dumb and unnecessary .
after a while he started liking the character .
eventually it actually became [MALE] 's favorite .
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two students were passing notes in class .
the young teacher noticed it happening .
the students still seemed to be paying attention .
the young teacher decided to simply ignore it .
the young teacher was generally well-liked by his students .
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[NEUTRAL] was performing in her dance recital .
she was having trouble keeping track of the beat .
throughout the song she accidentally missed several steps .
after the dance was over she felt mortified .
luckily everyone assured her that she had done great .
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[FEMALE] was a very average woman .
she always thought very little of herself .
one day [FEMALE] bought a lovely black dress .
when she would were it she would glow with self-confidence .
[FEMALE] wore the dress to impress her crush and it worked !
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[FEMALE] was afraid of the dark .
her parents left the hall light on her at night .
then when she turned six they got her a night light .
it was much dimmer , but [FEMALE] accepted it .
she knew she was growing up and overcoming her fear !
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[FEMALE] went on a school field trip to the museum .
this year her class went to a natural history museum .
in one large room they had dinosaur bones on display .
[FEMALE] was a little frightened by the huge dinosaur exhibit .
she quickly left the exhibit and went to the snack bar .
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our granddaughter is coming from nyc to visit .
she is two years old .
[FEMALE] wife wanted to clean the kitchen and bathroom floors .
she bought a mop , as she was not keen on our swifter .
i told her advertising always tricks people .
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[NEUTRAL] always enjoyed making money , it made her really happy .
at a very young age she started saving her money .
by the time she was the age of 25 she had a fortune .
she finally decided to invest her money and became richer .
she lived a rich woman and all because she liked to save her money .
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[MALE] loved the olympics .
he decided to throw a party for the opening ceremonies .
he got a lot of sports related snacks and decorations .
a lot of his friends showed up with things to pitch in .
everyone had a great time cheering their country on .
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the family went to the park on [FEMALE] .
the city put on an [FEMALE] egg hunt for the kids .
each kid was supposed to pick up only one egg .
that way there would be enough for everybody .
the first kids picked up all the eggs anyway .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to start a business .
he got a small loan for $ 1000 from his father .
[NEUTRAL] was able to develop a software company with the money .
his company eventually became very successful .
[NEUTRAL] was able to sell his company to google for 2 million dollars .
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the kids were going on an adventure .
they were going to get in a kayak and paddle to the river .
they paddled for about an hour when the water got rough .
they decided it was too dangerous to continue .
they turned back to go home .
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[FEMALE] was working at a shopping mall .
a small boy approached and said that he was lost .
[FEMALE] took his hand and helped him search the mall .
they looked all over until they finally found his mom .
she thanked [FEMALE] profusely for helping her little boy .
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[FEMALE] was just arriving at school on a snowy day .
she heard the bell for class ring and rushed toward the building .
suddenly she stepped into a patch of snow and slipped .
she hurt her head and got covered in wet snow .
luckily her teacher let her go home to recuperate .
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[FEMALE] missed her marketing class because she overslept .
she was supposed to take a major exam that day .
[FEMALE] told the professor that she had been ill .
the professor asked [FEMALE] to provide a note from her doctor .
when [FEMALE] could n't provide a doctor 's note , she failed the exam .
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[MALE] had been at the orchard all day .
he picked a giant basket of apples .
he cored them and sliced them up .
he was ready to make a pie with them .
[MALE] loved apple season !
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when i was little i cried all the time .
i am ashamed to admit it .
i cried over being teased to not doing my homework .
i was very hard on myself when i was little .
as time went by i stopped being hard on myself .
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[FEMALE] 's friend got a new dog .
[FEMALE] was very excited for her .
she wanted to help her celebrate her new pet .
[FEMALE] bought several dog toys as a gift .
[FEMALE] met her friend 's new dog and gave it the toys .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were on their honeymoon .
they were about to finish up but wanted to catch a beach sunrise .
they waited on the sand early one morning in the dark .
they almost fell asleep as they waited , but managed to wake up .
the sunrise finally came and it was gorgeous .
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[MALE] was at the bar for new years .
he did n't have anybody to kiss at midnight .
he asked a pretty girl at the bar if she would like to .
she turned him down .
[MALE] just stared at the countdown on tv instead .
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[MALE] when on a bike ride .
while riding he saw something unusual on the street .
it was a ten-dollar bill .
[MALE] put the ten-dollar bill into his pocket .
[MALE] used the money to buy a new tire for his bike .
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both cars lined up on the starting line .
the flag waver looked at booth drivers .
they were both ready and he counted down .
3 , 2 , 1 , go !
the cars were off , flying down the track .
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[FEMALE] decided to go vegetarian for lent .
at first it was very hard .
she missed cheeseburgers !
but it got easier as time passed .
when lent ended , [FEMALE] decided to remain vegetarian !
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[MALE] opened the door and bolted out into the summer day .
[MALE] was there waiting for him on his bike .
they rode their bikes down to the lake behind the church .
after they tossed off their clothes they dived in .
they swam for an hour over the car submerged in the murky depths .
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[FEMALE] was flying to [FEMALE] .
she really wanted to get there on time .
unfortunately there was a bad storm .
the flight was delayed .
[FEMALE] was hours late .
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[MALE] always wanted to be an actor .
he moved out to [FEMALE] to pursue his dreams .
once there he was able to land some small roles .
mostly commercials and sitcoms .
it was enough to make a living off of .
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[MALE] has to be at school at eight o ' clock .
[MALE] does n't feel well .
[MALE] does n't think that he will be able to go to school .
[MALE] tells his mother .
[MALE] 's mother says it is okay if he misses school .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were bored .
they decided to cure their boredom by going out for ice cream .
[NEUTRAL] they jumped into their car and took off for downtown .
they got to the ice cream shop and parked the car .
then they went in and both had a jumbo triple-decker ice cream .
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[FEMALE] signed up for a secret [FEMALE] program at work .
she ended up drawing a friend 's name .
but she had no idea who had gotten her name .
all week she received lovely gifts .
she was surprised when she discovered it was her boss all along !
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when i was a teenager i got a flat tire one day .
i had not yet learned how to fix a flat tire .
i called my dad and asked him for instructions .
as he talked me through it , i got the tire changed and went on my way .
i was very proud that i was able to respond to this vehicle problem .
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[MALE] was hiking with friends .
after a while some clouds made the trail darker .
[MALE] and his friends started hearing strange sounds .
they were afraid it would be dangerous wild animals .
they decided to turn back and go home instead .
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[MALE] was trying to drink water .
he poured a cup for himself .
after a while [MALE] noticed the cup was half empty .
there was a puddle below it .
[MALE] 's cup had sprung a leak .
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[FEMALE] spent one summer working in norway .
she lived in southern norway and worked on a farm .
while there , she fell in love with another person working on the farm .
they spent the summer together and took many trips around norway .
though she left at the end of the summer , she promised to return .
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[MALE] was in a new city .
he got a taxi to move around .
[MALE] was charged a higher rate than normal .
[MALE] was n't aware and just paid .
it was n't until too late that he realized .
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[MALE] owned an old car .
and he did n't want to spend money to maintain and repair it .
eventually its brakes failed , causing an accident .
and [MALE] had no choice but to buy another car .
[MALE] decided to take good care of his next car .
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[MALE] 's stepfather was helping build the roof to a tree fort .
[MALE] was sitting under the roof while his stepfather was up hammering .
the tree fort was looking really good .
as his stepfather was hammering another hammer slid off the roof .
it landed right on [MALE] 's skull and split his scalp open .
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i intend to keep to a tight daily schedule .
i have mapped it all out in an electronic calendar .
the calendar messages me when i 'm supposed to change tasks .
i find that i spend an hour or two refining the schedule each day .
it has been a very counterproductive undertaking .
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[MALE] moved into a new house with roommates .
there were rumors that the places was haunted .
one night [MALE] woke up to a lot of creepy sounds .
it turned out to be his room mates pulling a prank on him .
[MALE] was scared but ultimately amused .
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[FEMALE] was working on a huge painting .
she was carrying a tray of mixed paints when she tripped .
the paint tray landed face down , smearing into the ground .
she tried to salvage it but everything was ruined .
that paint would cost a lot to replace .
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[NEUTRAL] was going deaf .
he got some hearing aides to help him .
soon , he could hear everything very clearly .
he loved listening to music and watching tv .
[NEUTRAL] was glad he 'd gotten the hearing aides .
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[NEUTRAL] was n't feeling great .
her self esteem was very low .
it was hard for her to do anything besides drag herself out of bed .
she spent the day on the couch staring out the window .
[NEUTRAL] was n't happy .
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i was shopping for some coffee at a grocery store .
the grocery store had an aisle that sales coffee .
the aisle smelled really good .
i could n't tell which coffee was what by the smell .
i ended up grabbing a variety of coffee bags .
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[MALE] stopped for a hot dog on the way home from work .
a small dog began following him from the hot dog stand .
[MALE] split his hot dog with the puppy .
he decided he liked the dog .
[MALE] took the puppy home with him .
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the clouds were looking dark and heavy with rain .
lightning flashed , and everyone could hear the rumble of thunder .
the loud crash everyone heard was the sound of lightning striking .
it struck a nearby tree , and the air was full of bark flying .
the tree was split in two , and still somehow survived !
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[NEUTRAL] was visiting a diner during a vacation .
they boasted the world 's hottest sauce and dared patrons to try .
[NEUTRAL] decided to try the sauce , preparing herself mentally .
when she ate it it did n't seem so bad , until it began to burn .
the burn lasted so long that she cried but she did win her challenge .
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[MALE] bought a new bed .
he could n't find any sheets that fit it !
he finally ordered some online .
when they arrived , he put them on the mattress .
he could n't wait to climb in the bed that night !
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[NEUTRAL] 's car would n't start .
it was a dead battery .
a nice man stopped to help .
he was able to charge the battery with his car .
[NEUTRAL] was able to drive the car from the store .
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i broke my old earbuds by dropping them .
for once i decided to buy a nicer pair of earbuds .
the pair i purchased cost twice as much as my old pair .
i could n't detect any difference in sound quality .
they lasted a year or two and then i went back to my old brand .
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when i was in the fifth grade , me and the guys camp out all night .
everyone brought their sleeping bags .
we sit around the fire and sing songs .
late at night when everyone seems to be asleep .
i am relaxed in my sleeping bag watching the stars as they twinkle .
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[MALE] was eating lunch with friends .
he dropped a bunch of sauce on his pants .
[MALE] thought he cleaned it out well .
unfortunately the stain was still really obvious .
[MALE] eventually went home to change .
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[MALE] 's girlfriend was a lot shorter than him .
they once got into a fight .
[MALE] was feeling petty .
he moved a lot of things she used to the top of the shelves .
[MALE] 's girlfriend was not happy about having to reach for it all .
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one day [FEMALE] went on a day trip to michigan .
first she went to lake michigan .
then she went to mackinac island .
finally she visited the [MALE] [MALE] museum .
she had a great time .
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[FEMALE] parents dropped me off today at girl scout camp for two months .
the camp consisted of different brownie troops and they were not nice .
each made fun of the other and gossiped about how much they sucked .
by our second day the girls in my group wanted to fight the 909 girls .
i did n't want to be apart of this , i called my mom to pick me up .
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one of our condo neighbors was friendly to us .
he drank beer on the porch and smiled a lot .
a few years later he suffered from depression .
he yelled at children in the condo .
lately he has been getting better after taking medication .
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aunt [NEUTRAL] had a car but could no longer drive herself in the car .
she needed to go shopping at a grocery store .
aunt [NEUTRAL] did not want to ask anyone for a ride to the store .
she called a local taxi service for older adults and scheduled a ride .
aunt [NEUTRAL] was independent again !
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we decided to take my nephew to the drive in .
he had never been before .
[NEUTRAL] we got tons of snacks and headed out there .
we got a spot and got ready for the movie .
he loved the experience so much !
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[MALE] found a cat in his neighborhood .
it had a collar on it .
[MALE] called the number on the collar .
the people who answered were very gracious .
they gave him a prize for his trouble .
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[FEMALE] loved toast .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to make some .
she got some delicious bread .
she then put it in the toaster .
but unfortunately the toast came out burnt .
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[MALE] went on a camping trip .
the weather had been rainy .
[MALE] forgot to bring mosquito repellent .
the mosquitoes were really biting .
[MALE] came home covered in bites .
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[FEMALE] was walking through her school hallway when she found a key .
she wondered who the owner was and what to do about it .
then , she remembered her school and a lost and found section .
it was n't long before the key was given to its rightful owner .
[FEMALE] felt proud of her good deed .
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[MALE] finally had a play date planned with his best friend [MALE] .
it had been a long time , and he could n't wait .
they had many fun games planned .
[MALE] 's mom called to cancel the play date , because he had been bad .
[MALE] frustrated began to cry .
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[MALE] decided to make a sandwich .
he got the bread and bologna and cheese .
he started to make the sandwich but forgot the mayo , so he got that .
he put the bologna and cheese and mayo between two pieces of bread .
[MALE] ate his sandwich .
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[FEMALE] was driving to school .
all the sudden someone cut her off .
before she knew it they went out of their car .
they yelled at [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] was so scared that she ran away .
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[FEMALE] parents did n't like me playing computer games all day .
however , i am glad that i did .
computer games made me smarter .
it also helped teach me how to code .
computer games defiantly made my life better .
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[FEMALE] got a new job as a secretary .
she was excited to learn the job .
unfortunately she spent most of her time just filing papers .
it was tedious and repetitive .
[FEMALE] eventually decided to get a different job .
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[FEMALE] was afraid of spiders .
this morning she found one in the bathtub .
[FEMALE] screamed for her younger brother to kill it .
[FEMALE] 's brother grabbed a slipper and smashed the spider .
[FEMALE] was pleased the spider was gone .
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a thief broke into [MALE] 's house .
he used a small hairpin to unlock the door .
once he stepped in , the alarm went off .
[MALE] 's parents woke up and went downstairs .
they only saw a crack in the front window .
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a friend of mine just broke up .
she had been seeing a man for ten years .
now she is very lonely .
last week she bought a beagle puppy .
i said the puppy will be more loyal than a human .
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] were playing one day .
they found the scissors .
[FEMALE] decided to give [FEMALE] a haircut .
[FEMALE] 's was all crooked .
[FEMALE] had to go to the beauty shop and got her hair fixed .
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i bought nice new clothes at an outlet mall for my first day of work .
[FEMALE] boss complained that i was dressed too casually .
that evening i went and bought more formal clothes at a thrift store .
[FEMALE] boss complimented me the next day on following his advice .
i returned the new clothes to the mall and saved a bunch of money .
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[MALE] was interested in space and space travel .
his class was planning a field trip to a planetarium .
the prospect of the trip greatly excited [MALE] .
[MALE] got sick on the day of the trip and could not attend .
his family brought him to the planetarium instead .
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the mormon people all traveled downtown .
they were going to the temple .
they loved worshiping there every [FEMALE] .
after the temple , they stood outside and took photos .
they had a great afternoon together .
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[FEMALE] was craving a bowl of cereal .
she opened the fridge and took out the carton of milk .
as she opened the lid , a foul smell reached her nostrils .
she gasped and looked at the expiration label .
just as she suspected , the milk was rotten .
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[MALE] was visiting summer camp for the first time .
he was nervous that he would n't make any friends .
he was sitting in the mess hall his first morning eating breakfast .
to his delight , a group of boys invited him to sit with them .
soon he was close friends with all of them and loving it .
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[MALE] loved cream a lot .
he would use a lot of it every day .
one day , he ran out of cream .
he was forced to run to his friend 's house .
then , [MALE] was able to get cream .
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[FEMALE] hit her little sister during an argument .
her sister cried and ran to their parents .
their mom put [FEMALE] in a time out .
[FEMALE] sulked for the whole time .
but when her time was up , she apologized to her sister .
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[FEMALE] felt sad so thought she needed a pet .
she decided to buy a puli .
she called some puli owners in town and asked to buy one .
the third puli owner agreed to sell [FEMALE] one of her dogs .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] bought a puli and is now much happier .
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when i was growing up i was a short kid .
everyone teased me a little about it .
i wanted to feel like a tall person .
i see all the tall people walking around .
i envy them and wished to be taller .
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[NEUTRAL] loves to go hiking .
unfortunately she noticed an injured wolf on a trail .
[NEUTRAL] felt concerned for the wolf and decided not to touch it .
she called a nearby park ranger for help .
the wolf was taken to a nearby animal hospital for recovery .
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the couple worked hard to make their house safe .
a hurricane was coming and they wanted to board up the windows .
as the storm moved in , the winds picked up .
they finished just before the storm hit .
they hoped their house would hold up .
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[NEUTRAL] was having a late night of staying up to work .
he needed some fast money and was hoping to make it online .
when he started he was already feeling tired .
before long it was nearly impossible to stay awake .
finally [NEUTRAL] finished his work and went to bed .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted the money that was owed to her .
[NEUTRAL] was having a hard time collecting the money .
the people who owed her did n't want to pay .
[NEUTRAL] was n't sure what to do about it .
[NEUTRAL] was unhappy when no one paid her .
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i took a drive out to visit my mom .
a cop pulled up behind me and turned his lights on .
he asked for my license and insurance so i gave it to him .
he showed me my driver 's license had expired last month .
he gave me an extremely expensive ticket and let me drive away .
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[MALE] loved scaring kids on halloween .
he always picked the scariest masks .
when the doorbell rang on halloween night , he opened the door .
he had his mask on , ready to make the kids jump .
the kids had on their own scary masks and scared [MALE] instead !
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the family was in costa [FEMALE] .
they picked some pineapples off the plants .
they could n't believe how fresh the produce was .
they ate pineapple until their tongues were raw .
they wanted to experience everything costa [FEMALE] had to offer .
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[FEMALE] friends and i went to a new restaurant to get food .
we ordered the french fries .
we found dead ants in the french fries .
the manager came over and apologized .
he gave us the rest of the food for free .
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[FEMALE] was in a lot of pain .
she had cramps .
did she wanted them to just go away .
but they sustained .
finally she took an advil and they went away .
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i needed to move my new couch into my home .
unfortunately , my home is three flights of stairs above the ground .
i enlisted the help of two friends .
with much grunting and shoving , we got it into my house .
it did n't match my room well , but i decided to be content .
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zooey was washing dishes .
she was about to finish up but had two pans left .
suddenly her water went cold .
without hot water she could n't clean the greasy pans .
she had to wait an hour for the hot water to return .
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[MALE] was n't able to watch the season finale of his favorite show .
he was afraid that someone would spoil it for him before he could .
he tried to avoid most social media and television .
unfortunately that was n't enough .
a friend texted him about the ending without knowing .
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[MALE] tree in his backyard was growing to big .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] decided he would cut it .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store and got himself a chainsaw .
[MALE] cut the tree down with his chainsaw .
[MALE] was glad the tree was gone .
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[MALE] was singled out to become a football star .
as he was the best of his team , everyone thought he 'd be recruited .
but when the nfl agents came to watch his last game , he got hurt .
his clavicle was broken so badly , he had to go to the hospital .
because of it , he was n't recruited and lost his chance .
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[MALE] loved computer games .
he played on his laptop after bedtime .
he was tired all day at school .
his teacher called his mom .
[MALE] 's mom now locks his laptop in the car after bedtime .
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[MALE] was retiring from the police force today .
he headed downstairs to the party the department was throwing .
when he opened the doors everybody cheered and clapped .
they gave him a plaque and a big cake .
[MALE] looked around and realized he was going to be sad to leave .
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we replaced our old printer a month ago .
it was printing only one page at a time .
we kept the old printer only because it was too heavy to move .
today our son came over and threw the printer away .
we were glad to get rid of it .
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i love hanging out with my grandparents .
i always visit them at their house .
however , i can not stand the house 's odor .
it is because my grandparents have a lot of cats .
i tough it out , but i wish they did n't have so many cats .
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[FEMALE] loved throwing dinner parties .
she bought some new plates for a dinner she was hosting .
they were white with a gold ring .
[FEMALE] thought they would set a very elegant tone for the party .
when she set the table , she got very excited !
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[FEMALE] felt tired more than usual lately .
she wondered what could so drastically change her mood .
[FEMALE] decided to go to the doctor to get her health checked out .
she felt nervous as she walked into the office .
at the office , the doctor told [FEMALE] that she is pregnant !
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[MALE] was playing in the house .
he accidentally knocked over his brother 's laptop .
the screen and motherboard broke .
[MALE] 's brother was very upset .
[MALE] had to buy a replacement .
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[MALE] 's hero was a writer .
he was going to be at a local book store doing a signing .
[MALE] excitedly waited hours for it .
once he got the chance to finally meet him he was disappointed .
the writer was rude and indifferent .
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[FEMALE] loved dancing since she was young .
her dream was to become a ballerina .
she asked her mom to send her to ballet classes .
she practiced ballet very hard for many years .
she became a professional ballerina for a famous company in new [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] loved to wear denim a lot .
in fact , she loved it more than velvet .
one day , she tried to find her denim pants .
she searched for hours and hours .
finally , she found them in the washer .
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[MALE] exercised in the gym for several hours .
he received a phone call from a manager .
she reminded him of an interview they had today .
[MALE] forgot about the interview and rushed home to clean himself .
however , he fell asleep on the couch and woke up in the morning .
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[FEMALE] was brought in as a panelist on a talkshow .
she was told that she would be discussing [MALE] history .
she studied it for weeks in preparation .
on the show she was only asked one question .
she forgot the answer to it because of nervousness .
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[FEMALE] 's bank made a mistake with her account .
the bank deposited money into her account that was n't hers .
[FEMALE] noticed this immediately .
[FEMALE] was an honest person .
she called the bank to inform them of the mistake .
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[MALE] went on a camping trip with friends .
they decided to climb up a mountain .
it started to snow out of nowhere .
[MALE] and his friends kept going .
it made the scenery that much more beautiful .
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[MALE] won tickets to a taping of a late night show .
he was unable to make the date .
he decided to give his tickets away .
all of his friends wanted them .
he set up a random lottery to see who 'd get them .
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[FEMALE] woke up late since she forgot to set her alarm clock .
she missed her first class but went to school .
the lab instructor during her second class kicked her out .
he told her that she 's not allowed to wear shorts in the lab .
[FEMALE] was grumpy for the rest of the day .
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[NEUTRAL] was trying to play tennis .
it was too hot outside .
he grew tired .
while his family continued to play , he found a shady spot .
his family found him asleep in the shade .
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one day [FEMALE] took a trip to cincinnati .
first she went to the museum .
then she went to the zoo .
finally she went to the underground railroad .
she had a great time .
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i ended up going to a sushi restaurant that i 've been to before .
and i was surprised that the sushi chef there remembered who i was .
but as i expected , the sushi was n't that great .
however , everyone there was really nice .
i got free sushi too and left in a good mood .
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i did n't have any food to take to work on monday .
after work on [FEMALE] , i went to the store .
[FEMALE] favorite frozen dinner was on sale .
i bought five and brought them to work the next day .
now i have food for the rest of the work week .
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[FEMALE] was forced to play a tree .
it was for her school play .
she wanted the lead part .
[FEMALE] made funny faces every time the lead would speak .
the theater director punished [FEMALE] with bathroom cleaning duties .
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[FEMALE] wife went to a ballgame on monday .
i saw her on tv during the game .
i did not dvr the game .
i went to mlb tv and subscribed .
i was able to play the game on demand and record her .
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[FEMALE] 's parents sat her down on her tenth birthday .
they told her they had some shocking news for her .
then they revealed that [FEMALE] was adopted !
they feared she would react badly to the news .
thankfully , though , [FEMALE] took it very well .
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[MALE] went to the store to buy his young son a walkie talkie .
after making the purchase and giving it to his son they turned it on .
to their surprise there was a voice on the other end saying hello .
they talked to the person asking who they were .
it turned out that the person on the other end was the boy 's cousin .
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[FEMALE] came to the doctor 's office for a check-up .
her vitals were taken and she was sent to a small room .
the doctor came several minutes later .
she yelled at [FEMALE] since she lost a few pounds .
she warned her of the dangers of losing more weight .
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i started a chess club at my high school .
it only has four members .
we tried to put on a social to get more members .
only the four of us and our parents attended the social .
i am thinking of starting a new math club for maybe better turnout .
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[MALE] was putting the finishing touches on his english essay .
it was over twenty pages long .
the paper went through constant rewrites and edits to ensure perfection .
on the day it was due , [MALE] confidently turned it in .
just as he expected , he later received a perfect score .
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[FEMALE] was driving home from work one night .
she was in her mother 's car .
[FEMALE] hit a skunk that ran in front of the car .
the car had a horrible smell .
[FEMALE] 's mother was upset she hit the skunk .
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[FEMALE] thought it would be nice to invite [FEMALE] to her wedding ,
[NEUTRAL] she handed over an invitation .
[FEMALE] looked at it and gave it back .
she was not amused .
[FEMALE] had no interest in going to the wedding .
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[MALE] found his website was running slow .
he compressed and shrunk his images .
he minified many of his stylization files .
he reduced the number of requests to the server .
ultimately the slowdown was a server error unrelated to his efforts .
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[FEMALE] and her family planned to go on vacation to the beach .
[FEMALE] 's daughter helped pack clothes and food and her son packed toys .
when they got to their beach campground , everyone helped set up .
that day everyone played in the ocean and had a great lunch .
it was a great first day of vacation .
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they stopped were stopped at the border by customs officials .
[FEMALE] had hidden the stash in the well of her tire .
[MALE] played it cool while the agents checked their id 's .
after a cursory glance around the vehicle they were waved through .
[FEMALE] let out a sharp breath as they drove off into the desert sunset .
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i saw a target express in queens last month .
i thought it was a good idea .
this month they opened a target express near [MALE] university .
[FEMALE] brother visited and said it was a nice place .
we might go down to shop someday .
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[MALE] needed to move his television downstairs .
the television was very heavy .
[MALE] thought he could carry the television downstairs by himself .
[MALE] lost his grip on the television at the top of the stairs .
the television tumbled all the way down the stairs .
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[MALE] had tangles in his hair .
he picked up a big paddle brush .
it did a great job of smoothing his hair out .
[MALE] admired his smooth , beautiful hair .
he bought several more of that amazing brush .
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[MALE] called and said her car did n't sound right .
[NEUTRAL] i walked over to her place and drove her car around .
it sounded to me like it needed a tune-up .
[NEUTRAL] i gathered all my tools and the parts needed for a tune and did it .
now [MALE] tells me her car sounds and runs much better .
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[MALE] loved stamps .
he loved to collect as many as possible .
one day , he went to a stamp store .
he saw many expensive stamps there .
[MALE] was able to purchase many stamps to add to his collection .
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[FEMALE] was at an elementary school carnival .
her favorite game was the cake walk and she wanted to win .
she played something like twenty times without winning .
she was about to give up but decided on one more shot .
to her surprise , she finally won and got to pick a treat .
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there was a three part movie that came out .
[MALE] loved the first movie a lot .
he was excited for the sequel .
the sequel was terrible in comparison , though .
it was so bad [MALE] did n't bother to watch the third .
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[NEUTRAL] was walking to school in her brand new boots .
she was n't paying attention when she stepped into some mud .
her boots were caked in the sticky stuff .
though she tried to clean it all , a bunch of the mud stuck .
soon her boots were a hard , dirty mess forever .
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[FEMALE] was going to make pancakes .
she had gotten everything together .
she began making the batter .
she poured it out on the skillet and cooked them .
after a few minutes she had a lovely stack of pancakes .
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[FEMALE] performed for the vmas .
she had the most talked about performance of the night .
she sang hit singles from her new album .
her performance was fiery and exciting .
[FEMALE] has earned her title as 'queen ' .
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the kids were hungry .
their mom made them a big pot of noodles .
they put butter and parmesan on it .
the kids gobbled the whole plate up .
that was their favorite meal !
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[MALE] was a very cautious driver .
he always buckled his seatbelt .
but he was so cautious that he went way to slow on the highway .
and when the car hit him he was injured despite his seatbelt .
since then , he tries to go above the slow limit to avoid an accident .
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i bought a new puppy .
i wanted the puppy to sleep in a cage at night .
when i put it in the cage , he howled loudly .
he kept me up at night .
when i finally brought the puppy with me to bed , he stayed very quiet .
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[MALE] was playing outside with other kids .
they all heard the ice cream truck approaching .
[MALE] ran into his house to get money .
he ran back out and caught up to the truck .
[MALE] was able to buy his favorite treats .
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[MALE] was doing very poorly in all his classes .
he was flunking three and barely passing two .
it became obvious he was n't going to be able to fix it .
his professors gave him the option to drop the class .
[MALE] did so with four of them .
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[FEMALE] loved to feed her family fresh fruits and veggies .
but then she lost her job and their income dropped .
she had to start cooking with canned produce instead of fresh .
she felt bad , but her family reassured her .
they said it tasted exactly the same to them .
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[FEMALE] decided that she wanted a milkshake at [MALE] 's .
she begged and pleaded with me to order one for her .
i finally gave in and ordered the milkshake .
when it arrived she took one drink then decided she did not want it .
that is the last milkshake i will order for [FEMALE] .
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[FEMALE] wanted to enter the county fair pie contest .
she practiced making pies with her best recipes .
she decided to go with a peach pie for the contest .
[FEMALE] did n't win first place .
she came in fourth place winning a new cooking pot .
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the little girl had gone missing .
the mother was sure she had been kidnapped .
she searched for her every day for years .
but the girl was never found .
all the mothers in the neighborhood were terrified .
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[FEMALE] loved music and dancing .
she was a dancer with a local ballet company .
she trained for her performances very seriously .
[FEMALE] did so well at her last performance that she was promoted .
she became a principal dancer .
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[MALE] needed to print out some papers .
his printer said it was out of ink .
[MALE] went to the store to get more .
once there he noticed a new printer would be cheaper .
[MALE] bought that instead .
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when i was three i was scared of the dark .
a night light did n't help much .
i always had to turn on every light in the house .
however , as time went by i see how silly it was to be scared .
i got over my fear as time went on .
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[FEMALE] had just rented a new apartment .
there was n't enough closet space for [FEMALE] 's clothing .
she decided to get rid of some of her clothes .
[FEMALE] donated half of her clothes .
she ended up with enough space to store her clothing .
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the school got new playground equipment .
the new soccer goal was huge and heavy .
the kids had lots of fun kicking goals into it .
they all played soccer at every recess .
the new goal had been a great investment !
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[MALE] woke up in a cold sweat .
he was shaking and scared .
he realized he had just had a scary dream .
[MALE] was too afraid to fall back asleep .
instead he stayed up all night .
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[MALE] read a great deal of philosophical literature .
he considered long-dead philosophers his closest of friends .
he intended to become a professional philosopher himself .
the career opportunities were so limited that he could not find a job .
[MALE] worked as a carpenter and amateur philosopher all his life .
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misha was taking a shower before work .
she noticed that water had pooled around her legs .
as she investigated she found a clump of hair in the drain .
it took some picking but finally she pulled the clump out .
with that , the water immediately drained from the tub .
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when the animal shelter took [NEUTRAL] off the street , he was very sick .
he had heartworm , and treatment meant months of inactive kennel rest .
restless and bored , [NEUTRAL] paced and cried , chewing his paws .
the staff got him bones to chew , interactive toys , and a radio .
their understanding eased his confinement until he was well again .
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the kid was getting dressed for school .
he decided to wear his new sweatshirt .
it had a hood and a zipper .
he tried to put it on but it was too small !
his mom said she would take it back to the store .
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[MALE] accidentally broke his tv .
[MALE] was furious at himself for breaking his tv .
he went online and ordered himself a new better one .
it did n't arrive till a week later .
[MALE] was happy when it arrived .
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one day [FEMALE] received a phone call .
the caller on the other end told her she had been selected for a game .
[FEMALE] was excited and went to pack .
she flew in an airplane and was driven to the studio .
she was escorted to the stage and took part in the game .
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[MALE] was eating breakfast at a diner .
the diner offered a free plate to anyone who could eat it all .
[MALE] had a huge appetite so he decided to give it a try .
at first he had a hard time making it through each bite .
luckily , he finished it off and got his free meal .
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[MALE] was a police officer who handled traffic accidents .
he usually saw really bad accidents and it always unnerved him .
one day [MALE] was called to an accident scene .
he immediately recognized his friend [FEMALE] 's car .
he was scared until he found out she was ok .
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[MALE] had many older siblings .
she envied them going to school .
she was so happy when they bought her school supplies too !
on the first day of school she waited with her siblings for the bus .
she happily waved goodbye to her parents as she boarded .
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the [MALE] family lived in the southern united states .
they owned their home in a nice neighborhood .
a few weeks ago , the [MALE] 's town received very heavy rainfall .
the rains caused the neighborhood to flood .
the [MALE] 's lost most of their belongings in the flood .
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[MALE] was saving up for a new video game .
he was n't making enough money at his retail job .
he decided to steal some money from the register .
the manager noticed the cash register was short money .
[MALE] got fired from his job .
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[MALE] quit his job without telling his parents .
this made his parents very sad because they did n't understand why .
[MALE] explained that he was being bullied on the job by another boy .
his parents told him he should have talked with the boss about it .
[MALE] is having a hard time finding another job .
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[MALE] had a very bad cough .
he made an appointment at the doctor 's office for later that day .
the doctor listened to his heartbeat and lungs .
the doctor told [MALE] he needed to stop smoking .
[MALE] threw out his cigarettes and has n't smoked since .
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[FEMALE] and her friends met up at a volleyball court .
they have been playing together for over a year .
they 've gotten a lot of attention locally .
people from their town like to watch them play .
peerya and her friends are glad that they are getting recognized .
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[MALE] wanted to be class president .
he was very smart and had a lot of good ideas .
he was n't a very popular student .
he knew he was the best candidate for the job .
he still lost to the head cheerleader .
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tyron is headed home from basketball practice .
he hears a noise coming from outside of his car .
he decides to pull over and see what 's going on .
tyron see 's a metal spike in his tire .
he calls his dad for help and waits .
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[MALE] smoked a lot of cigarettes .
he often tried to smoke inside .
one day he fell asleep with a lit cigarette in his hand .
it fell and almost caused a fire .
[MALE] still kept smoking , though .
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[MALE] was at a big convention for internet celebrities .
he saw his favorite vlog maker right away .
he approached him but at first could n't get his attention .
at the last second [MALE] yelled hello .
luckily , the man stopped and had a quick chat with [MALE] .
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[MALE] had packed his daughter lunch to go to school .
she did n't eat her packed lunch and instead ate in the cafeteria .
[MALE] stopped packing lunch for his daughter .
he sent payment for her school lunches .
she began eating lunch in the cafeteria daily .
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[FEMALE] 's boyfriend wanted to give her a special gift .
he bought her an exotic plant and had it delivered to her house .
when he called her to make plans for the weekend , she was sick .
she had received the plant but was allergic to it .
her boyfriend came to pick the plant right away so she could heal .
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when [MALE] was younger , he used to like climbing trees .
he grew out of it some time around high school .
now [MALE] worked in a flat office building with no variety .
one [NEUTRAL] he went to a park and climbed a tree .
he was judged by the other patrons but did not mind .
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[MALE] had his day off and was ready to relax .
he got a call from his sister to see if he can take care of her kid .
[MALE] said yes he can .
his sister dropped off her kid .
[MALE] took care of of the kid for the rest of the day .
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[FEMALE] sat in front of [MALE] in english class .
[MALE] 's mumbling during class annoyed [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] asked the teacher to discipline [MALE] .
the teacher ignored [FEMALE] 's request .
[FEMALE] bought some ear plugs to wear in class .
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[MALE] invited his friends to his house to play poker .
they all agreed to play for pennies .
the pot eventually got to five dollars .
when [MALE] got his next hand he knew for sure he 'd win the pot .
on his next turn , he played a royal flush and collected the jackpot .
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feeling a bit in the dumps , i decided to get my shoes shined .
[NEUTRAL] i drove downtown to find [MALE] the shoe shine boy .
i found [MALE] and parked my car near by .
i got out and walked to [MALE] 's stand and asked for a shine .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] shined my shoes and i feel much better about things now .
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[FEMALE] always bought her lunch at the school cafeteria .
one day she dropped her entire tray of food .
some of the mean children laughed at [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] stood there , embarrassed in the cafeteria .
after that , [FEMALE] always brought her lunch in a bag .
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the ranger saw something moving in the distance .
it was a huge bear .
he watched it head towards the town .
the ranger blew his horn and yelled for the bear to go away .
he wanted to keep the bear away from danger .
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[MALE] heard about a contest for student writers .
to win , you had to write a great essay about schools .
[MALE] decided to write an essay and send it in .
he was thrilled to hear that he had won .
to his surprise , the prize was new computers for his school .
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[NEUTRAL] thought her hair was too long .
she went to the hairdresser .
she decided to get a pixie cut .
she was nervous that the pixie cut would not look good on her .
[NEUTRAL] got lots of compliments on her haircut the next day .
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it was one of the hottest days of the summer .
[MALE] 's new apartment did n't have electricity yet .
he had no way of turning on the air conditioning .
[MALE] decided to spend all day at a bookstore instead .
he spent the night at a friend 's house .
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[MALE] noticed his paychecks were n't right at work .
he seemed to be getting paid less than he should have .
he documented every instance of it .
when he had enough evidence to talked to a lawyer .
[MALE] was able to prove stolen wages .
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i needed to move my car out of the garage so i could fix my motorcycle .
the car had been sitting for about six months .
when i tried to start it the battery was dead and it would not start .
i put the battery charger on it and waited for a while .
when i tried it again it started so i could move it .
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a lady took her dog to the dog park today , she had not been before .
she let the dogs loose and let them run free .
a man came up with a somewhat aggressive dog .
she thought nothing of it , he would n't bring his dog if it was mean .
she had to snatch up her pups from being hurt and never returned .
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[FEMALE] the puppy came running into the house , frightened .
she barked and barked at her owner .
there was a scary sound outside and [FEMALE] was afraid .
her owner got up and looked outside , there was a chirping sound .
[FEMALE] 's owner laughed and hugged her , [FEMALE] was afraid of frogs !
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[MALE] and [NEUTRAL] were very much in love but they worked too much .
they never had any time together and this made them sad .
[MALE] decided the two of them needed to go on a date .
[NEUTRAL] felt silly but she dressed up to look very nice .
they went on their date and had a blast .
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[MALE] was in a band playing their first show .
he was really nervous especially because he had to sing .
when they went on stage he forced himself to overcome his fears .
his worries came true when his voice cracked in one song .
luckily he went on like nothing happened and people cheered .
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[MALE] had n't vacuumed his rug in a long time .
when he finally did it took a while .
the vacuum picked up a ridiculous amount of dirt .
[MALE] 's rug looked a lighter shade after he was done .
he made sure to clean it more often after that .
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[MALE] arrived to work early , eager for the day to start .
he sat down at his office desk .
he remembered it was his turn to make the coffee .
[MALE] made the pot , but spilled coffee all down his white shirt !
[MALE] grumbled as he went the rest of the day with a stain on his shirt .
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[MALE] was shopping at the grocery store .
unloading the cart , he dropped the eggs on the parking lot .
[MALE] finished unpacking his groceries .
he went back into the store .
[MALE] bought a new box of eggs .
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it had been raining all day .
the rain washed a lot of mud into the gutter .
it caused a lot of flooding .
the city workers came to clear the mud away .
soon the streets were draining .
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[FEMALE] was looking at her mail when she saw an electric bill .
she opened it to check on her amount .
she was shocked to see a total twice as high as usual .
she called the bill company expecting some sort of mistake .
to her dismay she learned she had used too much power .
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[MALE] had just opened up his new restaurant .
it was a pizzeria .
he was nervous , but optimistic .
he opened the doors .
many people came in and ordered food .
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[MALE] was at a bar trying to have a nice night .
suddenly he heard a commotion behind him as a fight broke out .
he saw one man being obviously overwhelmed and stepped in .
soon several people were fighting in the crowd .
[MALE] was getting injured so he gave up and snuck out of the bar .
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frustrated her garden was failing , [FEMALE] asked a healer friend 's advice .
she told her that love was the most important ingredient to health .
[FEMALE] sought ways to give extra loving nurture to her plants .
she talked to them when she watered and put crystals in the beds .
[FEMALE] 's garden then began to thrive , mirroring her positive energy .
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[NEUTRAL] had been trying to learn guitar .
no matter what he did he could n't seem to get it very well .
then he realized that he was playing right handed .
[NEUTRAL] was left handed so he decided to try switching .
to his delight this helped him to play much better .
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[FEMALE] was on a beach vacation .
one last thing she wanted to do was see the sunset .
she travelled out to the beach just before dusk .
some storm clouds threatened to ruin the view .
luckily , things cleared up in time to see beautiful colors .
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i live on a farm out in the country with several acres of land .
i often go jogging around the property to survey it .
today i found a cave on my property , which was exciting .
what was less exciting was falling down the 10 foot drop .
luckily , i did n't break anything .
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[MALE] had a very big mirror .
in fact , it was taller than him .
one morning , [MALE] decided he was going to move the mirror .
then , he realized that he had forgotten the mirror in his car .
finally after getting the mirror , [MALE] was able to put it away .
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[MALE] had never been very outdoorsy , but decided to start hiking .
her first day started out well , but she soon drifted off the path .
before long she had become hopelessly lost in the woods .
it was hours before she finally stumbled back onto the path .
she did n't know if hiking was really for her .
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[MALE] hates his job .
everyday at work he gets angry and says mean things to people .
[MALE] 's boss gave him a verbal warning about his attitude at work .
currently [MALE] is on a performance plan at work .
next month [MALE] will be fired .
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it was election season .
[MALE] knew who he was voting for .
a friend tried to talk him out of it .
[MALE] listened to what his friend had to say .
the friend was able to convince him to change his vote .
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[FEMALE] really wanted to join the army .
she did her physical but did n't pass .
she asked what was wrong with her .
they told her she was too heavy and needed to lose weight .
[NEUTRAL] she worked very much to be fit before her next test .
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[FEMALE] was looking through her purse .
she could n't find her phone .
she checked each pocket and corner .
finally , she found it in her desk .
she was glad it was n't lost !
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[FEMALE] was playing the recorder in the car .
[MALE] started to tease her .
[FEMALE] hit her brother with the recorder .
[FEMALE] would not say she was sorry .
[FEMALE] 's dad broke the recorder .
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[MALE] was told by a close friend that his breath was bad .
[MALE] was embarrassed about his bad breath .
he decided to brush and floss more regularly .
the brushing and flossing did not improve [MALE] 's breath .
he decided to go to his dentist to see what the problem was .
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[MALE] needed some money .
he had a lot of books .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to have a book sale .
he started the book sale [NEUTRAL] morning .
he made two hundred dollars .
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our house located near the lake .
one hot sunny day my brothers , sister and i decided to go to the lake .
everyone were in the water when i decided to join them .
i was n't aware how deep the water was until i jumped in .
i went under the water and came up swimming to the first time .
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kara was walking with her headphones in one day .
she was n't watching where she was going .
she bumped into a very big dog on accident .
the dog started to growl and bark at her .
luckily the owner came out and stopped the dog from attacking .
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i went huckleberry picking with my grandmother .
the berries were ripe in late summer .
[FEMALE] grandmother had secret places to pick berries .
we filled up old ice cream buckets with berries .
we froze the berries to use for special occasions .
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[MALE] loved to run .
he would run everywhere he had to go .
[MALE] entered into a marathon in his city .
[MALE] was excited and nervous at the same time .
[MALE] did very well and finished the marathon tired but proud .
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we were in town for a conference .
a bunch of people decided to go to casino .
we played some table games .
a couple people made some good money .
but we were tired for rest of trip .
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[MALE] sorted out his old clothes .
he found a shirt with several holes .
since he stopped wearing it , he threw it away .
a homeless man walking around the street saw it inside the trash .
he wore it for a while since he had no other shirt .
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[FEMALE] tried to reach her mom .
but then she realized something .
her phone was no longer working .
[FEMALE] freaked out .
she then had to find a pay phone .
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[MALE] and his class were about to graduate high school .
to celebrate they had taken a field trip to the coast .
[MALE] was enjoying his trip but was excited to get it over with .
soon , the trip came to an end .
[MALE] saw this as the official close to his high school story .
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allana told her mom that she wanted a fish for christmas .
[NEUTRAL] in the year of 2014 they went to the pet store and got one .
she chose a betta fish because she read they could live up to 3 years .
this was her first fish and she took very good care of it every day .
unfortunately , on the 13th month of owning it her fish died suddenly .
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[FEMALE] had a doll 's house she really loved as a lonely child .
it was a way to fantasize the happy life she wanted .
as an adult , she was unable to get the toy from her childhood home .
[FEMALE] was sad until she understood the doll 's house was still with her .
it had focused her dreams , enabling her to create a happy real life .
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[FEMALE] wife got a new iphone last month .
she was told payments would be only $ 35 a month for the phone .
she agreed to this .
when she got the bill she saw the payments would add up to $ 800 .
she said she thought the sales rep said the phone would cost $ 200 .
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the parents rented a bouncy slide for their daughter 's birthday .
she and her friends went down the slide dozens of times .
when the party was over , they were exhausted .
the daughter asked if they could rent it next year , too .
the parents were glad she had a great party .
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i have not gone to church since i had a stroke in 2011 .
i decided to join an online church .
i joined the unitarian-universalist church .
we were married in a uu church .
i am happy to be a uu .
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[MALE] had never smoked before .
his friends thought it would be fun to smoke cigars .
[MALE] did n't know how to do it .
he sucked in too much with each hit .
[MALE] got dizzy and sick to his stomach .
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[MALE] was assigned to make a pamphlet for his writing club .
he was told that it had to include everyone in the club .
the club had forty five members .
the pamphlet inevitably ended up cluttered and unreadable .
everyone blamed [MALE] for this unavoidable situation .
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[FEMALE] 's books on her book shelf were in no particular order .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] took out all her books .
then ordered them by genre .
she then placed the books back into the shelf in order .
she was glad to have her books ordered .
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[FEMALE] was a terrible singer .
she hired a voice coach .
her practice session did n't improve her singing .
[FEMALE] decided to give up on her singing career .
she now works as airline flight attendant .
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[FEMALE] was on a road trip .
she pulled over to get gas .
on the way out she headed the wrong way .
it took her an hour to figure it out .
her other passengers were visibly upset .
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[FEMALE] was on a trip to the epcot park .
she wanted to ride two rides but the park was closing soon .
as she debated , the clock ticked even further .
finally , she decided on one and rushed to catch the line .
unfortunately it was too late and she missed both rides .
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[MALE] had been listening to his favorite song all week .
he decided to learn it on the guitar .
he thought he sounded pretty good so he filmed it .
then he posted the clip online .
people really enjoyed his cover and complimented him .
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[MALE] was bartending and enjoying a conversation .
suddenly he smelled smoke and turned to investigate .
immediately he saw a giant flame spring from his kitchen door .
he began evacuating people immediately , avoiding a panic .
luckily everyone got out of the building safely .
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[MALE] purchased a parrot and came home .
the parrot felt comfortable in the house .
it silently ate its food and rested .
however , he began to be hyper when [MALE] went to sleep .
it managed to escape its cage and run away .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to go to the rock concert .
by the time she got to the box office , the concert was sold out .
[NEUTRAL] went to the concert anyway .
[NEUTRAL] waited with her friend at a back door of the auditorium .
[NEUTRAL] and her friend were able to sneak in and see the show .
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[FEMALE] did n't want to remain an assistant all her life .
she talked to her boss to ask what she could do to progress .
he gave her many pointers .
she applied herself at her job really hard following the guidelines .
the next year , when she was up for promotion , she got it .
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[FEMALE] was hungry .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to make some nachos .
she really wanted to eat something .
[NEUTRAL] she put them in the oven .
but unfortunately they came out burnt .
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[NEUTRAL] received an email from the teacher .
he found out that he had to purchase new lab equipment .
[NEUTRAL] had no money in his accounts .
therefore , he used his credit card to pay for the equipment .
his card experienced an overdraft .
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i recently bought a new cloudbook .
it had a generic photo for a background .
i decided to personalize the background .
i had to email a photo to save to my new computer .
i was happily able to do so .
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[FEMALE] was watching tv when her daughter entered the room .
[FEMALE] could tell right away that something was wrong .
her daughter announced that she was pregnant .
[FEMALE] was distraught at first but calmed down soon .
she even seemed a bit happy about her new grandbaby .
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[MALE] was on his way to a new year 's [FEMALE] party .
[MALE] was ready to have fun .
but [MALE] forgot his phone at his house .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] drove back to his house and got his phone .
[MALE] arrived to the party and had a good time .
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[FEMALE] always wanted to be a doctor .
she had a child young , and had little extra time .
she decided that she simply did n't have the time for a doctorate .
one day , she applied to be a nurse and got the job .
she loved it and considered nursing the next best thing .
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[NEUTRAL] was feeling really tired .
he had worked all day .
he watched some tv in order to relax from a busy day .
his cat jumped onto the tv stand and shattered his tv .
afterwards , [NEUTRAL] picked up the broken pieces and threw them away .
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[FEMALE] 's feet were cold .
she found a pair of thick wool socks .
she pulled them on and smiled .
her feet were finally warm !
she ran around the house to enjoy the soft socks .
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[MALE] loves football .
he goes to as many football games as possible .
he has never missed watching a football game on tv .
his friend decided to get him tickets for the super bowl .
[MALE] was surprised and thrilled to attend the super bowl .
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[MALE] bought an item online .
when it arrived it was the wrong one .
[MALE] called to complain .
customer service almost did n't exist and was n't helpful .
[MALE] never shopped there again .
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[MALE] had a christmas gift exchange at his job .
they had a twenty dollar budget .
it was done as a secret [FEMALE] .
[MALE] got what he thought was a great gift .
the exchange went smoothly .
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[MALE] went to his twenty-year high school class reunion .
he saw [FEMALE] at the reunion .
[FEMALE] had dumped [MALE] right before the prom .
now [FEMALE] weighed at least twice as much as [MALE] .
[MALE] enjoyed his high school reunion .
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[MALE] had his dog [NEUTRAL] since he was a kid .
he knew [NEUTRAL] was getting older and declining in health .
the vet gave [MALE] bad news one visit .
[MALE] spent every moment he could with [NEUTRAL] at that point .
three months later [MALE] 's best friend was no more .
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[MALE] bit his sister 's shoulder .
his sister cried .
there was blood on her shoulder .
[MALE] was sent to his room for the rest of the day .
[MALE] decided he should n't bite people anymore .
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[MALE] put on his headphones and listened to really loud death metal .
and the music helped him express his anger and anxiety .
but after taking his headphones off , he head a ringing noise .
he thought it would go away .
but it lasted for the rest of his life .
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[FEMALE] was bringing treats to her soccer game .
she forgot to pack the drinks .
the players ran around for an hour .
when the game was over , they all wanted a drink .
they were made that [FEMALE] had forgotten .
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the family had been riding rides all night .
the carnival had come to their town .
they finished their night off with a ride on the scrambler .
it was their favorite ride .
when they got off , they could hardly walk straight .
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the big draft day was almost upon us .
i started to do research to see what players i should be taking .
i felt really good about my chances .
but then the draft order came up and i was stuck with the 12th pick .
i really wish i had gotten something more in the middle .
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[MALE] reached for his asthma inhaler wheezing .
he lifted it to his mouth and inhaled .
immediately he felt the relief as his lungs begun to expand .
he set it down on the table and bent closer to the body .
it was hard work rolling up the rug .
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[MALE] came home from school .
since there was a major exam tomorrow , he started to study .
the music that he was listening to bothered him .
however , he could n't resist listening to music while studying .
at the end of the day , [MALE] felt unprepared for the exam .
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[MALE] loved camping when he was kid .
[NEUTRAL] he decided during the week end he would take his kids camping .
the weekend arrived and he took his kids camping .
they loved camping .
[MALE] was happy that they also enjoyed camping .
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[FEMALE] horse got very sick and now is better .
she lost a lot of weight and needs to restart work .
today i lunged my horse .
she walked , trotted and cantered around me on a line .
when she was done , she was tired but happy .
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the kids had a pet snake .
he was six feet long and black .
they fed him frozen mice .
they decided to take him in for show and tell .
all their classmates loved seeing the snake !
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[MALE] got in an accident .
his insurance company was very helpful .
they explained all of the deductibles and costs he would pay .
once his car was fixed , he drove it around town .
[MALE] was happy the insurance company had taken care of it all .
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[MALE] 's phone was n't charging anymore .
he tried a friend 's charger and realized that was the problem .
[MALE] 's had gotten frayed over time .
he decided to buy a cheap replacement online .
it arrived in days and worked great .
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[MALE] 's parents bought him a bike without training wheels .
[MALE] did n't know how to ride a bike yet .
[MALE] 's dad would hold the bike and walk while [MALE] rode it .
eventually , [MALE] 's dad was able to let go of the bike .
[MALE] kept riding his bike .
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[MALE] was driving in a new part of town .
it was incredibly foggy .
he was n't able to see any street signs .
his gps was n't getting any signal .
[MALE] gave up and went home .
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[FEMALE] was feeling very sick .
it got worse overnight so she went to the hospital .
there she was shocked to learn that she was pregnant .
she was also very far along and almost in labor .
[FEMALE] gave birth in a whirlwind and tried to adjust to her new life .
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[MALE] worked in a small diner .
when the diner had to close it was a tragedy in town .
most locals had eaten there for the last twenty years .
to avoid its closure , they all pitched in .
and thanks to everyone , [MALE] kept the diner open .
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today is [FEMALE] 's birthday !
she is so excited .
all her friends came over to celebrate .
she got many lovely gifts .
[FEMALE] had the best birthday ever .
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[FEMALE] was majoring in history at her university .
she had to write a senior thesis on a historical event .
she chose bastille day .
she chose it almost at random .
she grew very tired of the research but saw it through nonetheless .
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[FEMALE] loved playing golf .
she went to a new golf course to play .
it was a beautiful course with lots of landscaping .
[FEMALE] played a great round !
this would be her new favorite course .
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[FEMALE] wife slept until 10 am this morning .
she just retired from work .
she was still sleepy after breakfast .
she took a shower to wake up .
i said she should have had coffee instead of tea .
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i consider myself a tech junkie .
[FEMALE] parents once asked me to fix their computer .
i fixed their issue in a matter of minutes .
i also improved and cleaned up the running of their computer .
they must like what i did because they only call me for tech support .
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there was a new taco truck in tom 's town .
[MALE] loved tacos so he went there often .
then another one popped up nearby with even cheaper prices .
[MALE] loved having both options available .
he ate at both every week .
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[MALE] 's trash can was full .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] took out the trash bag .
he took it to his trash can to throw out .
[MALE] put a new trash bag in the trash can .
[MALE] was glad his trash was taken out .
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[NEUTRAL] loved every kind of food .
chinese was his favorite .
he would order three different entrees .
then he would eat it all up !
a couple hours later , he was always starving again .
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the custodian picked up a piece of litter in the hallway .
the kids were gone for the afternoon and he was alone in the school .
he turned the litter around in his hand and read the back of it .
it read `` i left it in the toilet `` .
he headed towards the bathroom hoping it was n't another fetus .
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in 2004 i took the kids to [FEMALE] lake in [MALE] .
we wanted to swim there .
we lived only a short distance away in brighton .
when we got there they wanted $ 6 a person as we were not residents .
i refused to pay , and we swam in a pool in brighton instead .
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all the children were outside playing at recess .
a giant cloud burst open .
[NEUTRAL] drops showered the children .
the children frantically ran inside .
they were safe from the storm .
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[NEUTRAL] was babysitting a girl that wanted pink light .
[NEUTRAL] threw a pink blanket over a lamp enjoying the tone .
suddenly , the blanket heated and burst into flames .
[NEUTRAL] was able to put out the fire but the blanket was ruined .
the parents did not ask [FEMALE] to come back again .
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joni did her classwork in a pink ink pen .
[FEMALE] ink was against her class 's policy .
joni 's teacher took points off of her classwork .
joni started to do her work in black ink .
she did n't use pink ink in class again .
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i 'm writing a play about a folk musician .
i want to read a biography about him to get started .
there are two extant biographies of his life .
i went to the local branch of the library .
they have copies of both , at another branch .
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[FEMALE] lost her eyes to a rare cancer .
she was most depressed over being unable to play video games .
then her mom surprised her with a new discovery .
there were actually video games for blind people !
[FEMALE] felt a tiny bit better hearing the wonderful news .
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[FEMALE] was shopping with her mom for a wedding dress .
she had narrowed her choices down to three but had one clear favorite .
meanwhile her mother insisted that another dress looked better .
[FEMALE] and her mother argued over the dress , causing [FEMALE] to cry .
luckily , her mom realized that it was important to let [FEMALE] pick .
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[MALE] 's father was deceased .
[MALE] was his father 's only child .
he could n't get to the cemetery to put flowers or care for the grave .
[MALE] called his cousin .
[MALE] 's cousin took care of the gravesite .
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[MALE] moved into a new apartment .
he liked everything except for one thing .
his cell phone provider service was terrible .
there was only one corner where he could make calls .
[MALE] still liked the rest of the apartment enough to make up for it .
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[MALE] needed to pick up a few groceries .
inside the store he saw tons of ads for an upcoming football game .
he saw all sorts of sales for snacks and foods .
he decided to stock up while things were cheap .
luckily he made his stockpile last for weeks .
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[MALE] loved to collect coins .
he owned thousands of them .
one day he found a new coin on the ground .
he had never seen it before .
[MALE] later found out that it was worth millions .
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[FEMALE] loved to go to the dock .
she loved the aroma of the wilderness .
one day , she decided she would go to another dock .
she traveled over 50 miles .
finally , [FEMALE] arrived at the bigger dock and had a lot of fun .
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the family saw something fly through the living room .
it was a bat !
they all screamed and ran around .
the dad cornered the bat in a closet .
he scooped it up in a bucket and threw it outside .
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[FEMALE] had always wanted a new car .
she told her husband about her dream and he just smiled .
[FEMALE] knew they could n't afford it and quickly forgot about it .
on christmas morning [FEMALE] 's husband told her to look in the garage .
right there before her eyes was a brand new car complete with a bow .
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[FEMALE] went to the pool but she did not get into the water .
[FEMALE] did not know how to swim .
her friend took her for swimming lessons .
now [FEMALE] is n't afraid to get into the pool .
she is happy that her friend took her for swimming lessons .
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[MALE] was driving home from work .
the freeway was moving really slowly .
there had been a big pile up right before .
[MALE] had to wait for over an hour to get home .
it was frustrating but inescapable .
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school was out .
[NEUTRAL] was so happy for summer .
he was going to have his first job .
[NEUTRAL] he drove all the way there .
but on the way he had an accident .
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[FEMALE] loved to learn about science and all of the mysteries that came .
she jumped with joy when she was given a science project at school .
one day she was bullied for being a nerd by some kids .
the teacher talked to the students about how mean they were to [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] had been told that the students were just jealous of her .
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the event planner was worrying over every detail .
she was throwing a party in a giant tent .
there were supposed to be high winds .
the planner worried the tent would blow away !
she hoped the weather would calm down before the event .
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i was eating at taco bell .
the food was great , but my stomach started to act up .
i went to the bathroom to throw up .
after throwing up , i felt much better .
i went back to eat more food at taco bell .
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there was a huge choir performance at my church .
[FEMALE] job was to clean the stage .
as i was sweeping , i hummed a familiar tune .
when everyone heard me , they loved my voice .
i was asked to be lead singer in the choir .
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[MALE] was allergic to peanuts .
he was out eating at a restaurant .
he asked them if there were any in his food .
they told him there was n't but he still had an allergic reaction .
[MALE] is now suing them for medical costs .
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[MALE] found a coupon he wanted to use .
he did n't realize it was so old .
at the store the cashier refused to accept it .
she stated it was already expired .
[MALE] had to pay full price .
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[FEMALE] was a high school senior .
she had been accepted into college .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to slack off her last semester .
but when she got her report card , her jaw dropped .
shocked , [FEMALE] saw that she 'd failed every subject !
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[FEMALE] had brought her daughter to the mall .
[FEMALE] then decided she wanted a smoothie .
after she got a smoothie , [FEMALE] could n't find her daughter .
she searched for hours and hours .
eventually , she found her daughter at the smoothie store .
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[FEMALE] went on a solo camping trip .
it was a five-hour drive out to the desert .
she set up her tent and sleeping bag and waited for nightfall .
by night , the sky was clear and full of stars .
to [FEMALE] 's delight , she could see the milky way .
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i was trying to install my new computer monitor .
i connected the pc to the monitor with an hdmi cable .
there was no sound coming out .
i checked all of the connections and could n't see what was wrong .
eventually i discovered that the monitor had no speakers on it .
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[MALE] bought a new car radio .
he had it for only a week .
one night he heard someone breaking into his car .
they stole his new stereo .
[MALE] was never able to get it back .
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[MALE] had a cookout .
he invited several friends over .
he was n't paying enough attention .
he wound up burning them .
toms ' friends did n't hold it against him .
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i went to a mediterranean food truck at my college .
and i expected them to have good food like the last time .
[NEUTRAL] i ordered a garlic lemon chicken pita .
but i tasted no lemon and garlic at all .
i want to try them one more time before i judge .
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via was working over the deep fryer one day .
grease splashed up and burned her cheek .
via hurried to cover the wound and apply cream .
she tended it daily for weeks .
soon it faded to a pale pink mark .
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the couple built a house in the country .
it was on a peaceful pond .
they liked to sit on their deck and watch the sun set on the water .
they were so grateful for their beautiful home .
they could n't imagine living anywhere else !
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when [NEUTRAL] was born she was a very good infant .
[MALE] as the months went by she was always a quiet baby .
when [NEUTRAL] turned three she began throwing extreme tantrums .
her parents thought they got lucky with a quiet good baby .
now [NEUTRAL] is a loud rambunctious brat that her parents ca n't control .
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the city was running pipes to the new development .
they broke a line and water started spraying everywhere .
the city rushed to turn the water off .
it was too late .
the whole area was flooded !
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[FEMALE] 's school was hosting a contest .
whoever worse the zaniest hat would win free lunch for a week .
[FEMALE] had the perfect hat from an old halloween costume .
she wore it to school and saw that she had fierce competition .
luckily she still managed to win the competition .
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[FEMALE] was asked out on a date .
the boy who asked her was a shy classmate .
at first she thought to refuse , but then she said sure .
on the date , [FEMALE] was surprised .
the shy boy showed her a wonderful time !
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[FEMALE] knew today was an important day .
she would be taking her sats today .
she had prepared extensively and was ready .
the test was placed in front of her and she began .
she finished feeling good , confident that she did her best .
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[FEMALE] was planning on grocery shopping .
she spent hours building the perfect list .
then , she headed to the store prepared to shop .
once there she realized that she had forgotten her list .
she had to guess and hope to remember everything .
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i took my baby to a photo shoot .
i wanted some high quality pictures .
everyone was trying to make it laugh but failed .
i do n't consider myself funny , but i tried to make the baby laugh .
for some reason the baby laughed for me .
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[MALE] had a computer problem .
a hacker broke into his laptop and stole his information .
[MALE] called the police but they would n't help .
he decided he would just have to get a new computer .
he threw his old one into the garbage can .
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[MALE] 's apartment smelled .
he decided to get scented candles for it .
the store had hundreds to choose from .
[MALE] spent hours sniffing different aromas .
eventually he bought his favorites .
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[FEMALE] loved cooking and eating mexican food .
tacos were her favorite .
she made a big batch of them for her family .
when they were ready , she served them on bright yellow plates .
everyone loved when [FEMALE] made them delicious food !
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[FEMALE] was very upset .
she could n't clear her mind .
[NEUTRAL] she went on youtube .
she put on mediation music .
she then started to feel better .
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[FEMALE] mom taught me how to make scramble eggs .
she showed me how to crack eggs .
after a lot of practice i eventually got good at it .
i can crack an egg perfectly .
this is the key for making great scramble eggs .
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in high school , two friends and i wanted to put on a rock show .
we rented a rec center at a local park .
we invited five bands we knew in school to play .
because there was little to do in our town , the turnout was high .
it was such a success , we did it again two months later .
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our 2 year old granddaughter is en route to [MALE] .
they left new [MALE] at 4 pm , with google predicting an 8 :30 arrival .
they just texted they are only in fairfield , ct .
google now predicts a 9 :30 arrival .
we were disappointed .
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[MALE] bought a new router .
the signal was n't too good .
[MALE] looked up what the problem was .
the internet had a few solutions .
[MALE] was able to fix it easily .
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i bought a used car from a local lot .
its odometer said it had only had 15 thousand miles .
i was pleased at the deal .
after driving it for a while i noticed something was wrong .
the odometer was stuck and could be missing many thousands of miles .
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i had to ask a local waitress to pick something up for me in town .
i wrote down what i needed and grabbed some some cash .
i drove to the restaurant where she works .
i told her about what i needed and gave her the money .
when she got back from town she gave me what i needed and my change .
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[FEMALE] played clarinet in the school band .
she always practiced when she got home to be better .
during practice one day [FEMALE] decided to not follow her sheet notes .
[FEMALE] wrote her own song and shared it with her music teacher .
he loved it so much the band played it at the first football game .
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[MALE] was up surfing the internet .
he kept forgetting to go to sleep .
eventually the sun started to come up .
[MALE] realized he had stayed up all night .
by then it was too late to try and sleep .
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[MALE] spent a lot of time fixing up his car .
it was mostly cosmetic changes .
he had it lowered and added a front lip spoiler .
unfortunately [MALE] hit a big speed bump soon after .
it cracked the spoiler in half .
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[MALE] lost his glasses .
he looked for them everywhere .
he ended up finding them in his couch .
[MALE] cleaned the lenses of his glasses and put them on .
he was then able to read his newspaper !
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[MALE] had just planted his garden .
a storm passed over his region .
it rained a lot on [MALE] 's property .
his garden held a lot of water .
[MALE] had to replant his garden .
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[MALE] was walking with a group of friends in the field trip .
they traveled a lot throughout the forest .
[MALE] decided to go to the bathroom .
however , everyone left while he was staying in the bathroom .
he was more disappointed than mad .
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i once bought myself a basketball because i loved to play .
i use to take that basketball everywhere .
the basketball was like my best friend .
i had it for three years .
[NEUTRAL] when i lost the basketball i was very sad like i lost a friend .
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in 2002 we visited our friends in nh .
the father was a college professor .
he had me help him grade some papers .
his seven year old daughter started crying .
she said we were working too hard on a [FEMALE] .
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[MALE] started a youtube channel for himself .
he wanted to use it to make movie reviews .
he was proud of his videos but they got few views .
all content-sharing sites had anti-self-promotion rules .
[MALE] felt helpless to get attention for his work .
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[MALE] was a great cook .
he could make amazing things with rice .
he would add meat or tomatoes .
everyone loved eating the amazing rice dishes .
[MALE] was happy to cook for anyone who asked .
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[MALE] hated mowing his lawn .
he tried to avoid it as much as possible .
his wife finally convinced him to do it .
[MALE] decided to pay a neighborhood kid to do it instead .
his wife never found out .
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[MALE] thought he was great at hockey .
he challenged [NEUTRAL] to a quick game .
[MALE] did n't know that [NEUTRAL] was good at hockey .
the game was very intense and lasted a while .
eventually , [MALE] ended up beating [NEUTRAL] at hockey .
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[MALE] had forty five minutes to spare during his lunch break .
he went across the street to the outdoors store and looked at canoes .
a salesman came up to [MALE] and told him the canoes were on sale .
[MALE] bought a canoe at fifty percent off .
[MALE] never expected to buy a canoe on his short lunch break !
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[FEMALE] had to use the restroom .
[NEUTRAL] she walked all the way back .
but then she realized there was a closer one .
[FEMALE] was disappointed .
she wasted a mile walk .
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[MALE] was a smoker .
he noticed he would always lose lighters .
after a while he decided to do something about it .
he bought a chain to attach his lighters to his belt .
[MALE] lost a lot less lighters from then on out .
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[MALE] 's country had been at war for months .
neither side seemed to be doing any advancing .
they decided to call a limited truce .
the truce was ignored by [MALE] 's country within days .
the war turned even more violent .
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i am a big fan of [MALE] ochs .
his protest songwriting is as good as [MALE] [NEUTRAL] 's .
i decided to research his life .
i learned that he died very young and suffered from mental illness .
now i find [MALE] ochs a tragic as well as inspiring person .
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[FEMALE] saw a field full of corn .
she pulled her car to the side of the road .
then she got out and picked a few ears .
but when she cooked it , she was disappointed .
it was feed corn and did not taste good at all !
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[FEMALE] had an essay to do .
she had an old computer .
it sometimes reset by itself .
she used the computer to write her paper .
and unluckily the computer reset losing her paper .
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[FEMALE] 's dad took her ice fishing .
she thought it would be fun .
but she had not planned on how very cold it would be !
[FEMALE] 's fingers and face quickly grew numb .
she asked her dad if they could just go home .
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[NEUTRAL] 's lips felt dry .
she got some lip gloss that promised to make them moist .
she slathered it on and rubbed her lips together .
she felt a horrible tingling and burning .
she was allergic to the gloss !
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[FEMALE] was having lunch by herself at an italian restaurant .
she overheard her waiter having money problems .
[FEMALE] felt very bad for her waiter .
after her meal , [FEMALE] tipped her $ 100 .
the waiter was very grateful for the tip .
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[FEMALE] went to the grocery store .
but as she got a cart , she realized something .
she had forgotten her shopping list !
[FEMALE] was so upset with herself .
she had to go all the way back home to get the list .
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[MALE] wanted his own home but could n't afford it .
he decided that he would build one by himself .
he started by buying up all of the cheap material he could .
when he was ready he began assembling the cabin like home .
to his delight he was able to quickly finish a good house .
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[FEMALE] needed to get her tattoo done .
her sister recommended a place .
[NEUTRAL] trish decided to try it .
but unfortunately they messed up .
[FEMALE] then had to get it removed .
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[FEMALE] was very busy .
she threw dinner in the crock pot before she left for work .
when she got home , the dinner was black and burned .
[FEMALE] was so frustrated !
she had to eat cereal instead .
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[FEMALE] was making a big pot of soup .
she was tasting the flavors and something was n't quite right .
then she realized her soup would make a much better stew .
she added a cup of flour and stirred it in .
she was right and the stew was divine .
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the contestants were lined up .
they were all going to be on a gameshow .
[MALE] was selected first .
he won a million dollars !
it was a great day for [MALE] !
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in first grade [MALE] had a terrible crush on [FEMALE] .
he teased her and pulled her hair at recess .
one day [FEMALE] had enough of [MALE] .
she knocked him to the ground and hit him .
[MALE] cried but he never teased [FEMALE] again .
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[NEUTRAL] went to the casino with friends .
he had never really gambled before .
[NEUTRAL] had really good luck at first .
he actually won a decent amount of money .
he decided to quit while ahead and keep his earnings .
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[FEMALE] daughter 's best friend in [MALE] , [FEMALE] , had a baby in [FEMALE] .
today [FEMALE] took photos of her baby .
she dressed her up in [MALE] clothing .
[FEMALE] posted the photos on fb .
all her [MALE] friends liked the post .
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[MALE] was away on vacation .
he got home to ambulances .
his house had caught fire while he was gone .
[MALE] tried desperately to go in and save things .
unfortunately everything was lost .
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[MALE] lived near the road .
it was a nice , quiet road until a certain day .
at six in the morning , construction crews started up a jackhammer .
her alarm was set for seven in the morning , but it was not to be !
she got up at six , cranky and groggy .
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[MALE] was nine years old and still believed in [FEMALE] [MALE] .
the other kids made fun of him and told him many times it was a lie .
one kid named [MALE] was especially mean about it .
[MALE] got into a fight with [MALE] at the playground .
[MALE] beat [MALE] up pretty and he got suspended .
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[MALE] invited his family to a dinner at his new house .
he cleaned the whole house and it looked nice .
[MALE] cooked a very nice meal .
his family arrived and they loved his new house .
they also loved the food he cooked .
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[FEMALE] loved learning about geography .
she had a globe that she studied often .
she liked to spin it and learn about a new place .
she put the globe on her nightstand .
every night , she drifted off to sleep dreaming about a new place .
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i read [MALE] korea recently executed a man for sleeping on the job .
this reminded me of when i fell asleep at work .
i was in a large room for a presentation .
the speaker was so boring i fell asleep .
[FEMALE] boss was not pleased but he did not kill me .
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[MALE] had some old furniture he wanted to get rid of .
he did n't have a truck to take it to the dumpster .
a friend mentioned that trash pick up would collect it for him .
[MALE] just had to call to schedule when .
[MALE] did so and they took it away for him .
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[FEMALE] was hiking with friends .
she had very poor cardio .
she could barely keep up with them .
they all slowed to her pace and encouraged her .
[FEMALE] eventually made it to the top .
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[NEUTRAL] loved to wear sweatshirts .
she loved how they looked on her .
everytime she went to a store , [NEUTRAL] purchased a store .
one day , [NEUTRAL] traveled to a big store .
she happily purchased many sweaters .
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[FEMALE] daughter was babysitting for a family when she was 13 .
the family had a cat .
the cat jumped onto her lap .
she got spooked .
she has never liked cats after that .
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[MALE] lived with two other roommates .
one of the other guys was constantly behind on the rent .
[MALE] began looking for another roommate .
[MALE] kicked out the roommate who did n't pay on time .
[MALE] got a new roommate .
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[MALE] had a friend named [MALE] .
[MALE] 's parents were very wealthy .
they bought [MALE] a pinball machine .
[MALE] would play pinball in his bedroom for hours at a time .
[MALE] was happy when [MALE] invited him over to play pinball .
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[FEMALE] was asked to the ball .
her friend [MALE] asked her .
[FEMALE] was ecstatic .
she ran downstairs to get ready .
but by then the ball already started .
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[MALE] was surfing [FEMALE] .
he noticed his friends were all out without him .
he was hurt that he was n't invited .
[MALE] then checked his phone .
he had missed the invitation text .
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the patient was speaking with the doctor .
they were doing a consultation before the surgery .
the patient asked a lot of questions .
soon , she felt comfortable with the procedure .
the doctor assured her it would all go smoothly .
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] were taking a test in class .
[FEMALE] asked [FEMALE] to give her the answers to the test .
[FEMALE] felt that they would get into trouble .
but [FEMALE] did it anyway and slipped [FEMALE] a piece of paper .
[FEMALE] thanked [FEMALE] but [FEMALE] felt guilty .
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the summer was winding down .
the family decided to go to the pool one last time .
they loaded up their towels and goggles .
when they pulled in , it was deserted .
the pool had closed early for the fall !
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[NEUTRAL] had frizzy hair .
she bought some hair spray to try and tame it .
the spray weighed her hair down too much .
it made her hair flat and stiff .
[NEUTRAL] decided she needed to try mousse instead .
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[FEMALE] had a big group of friends .
she was really mean , so everyone was afraid of her .
her friends made sure she always got her way .
if she got upset , she would make their lives difficult .
everyone tried to stay out of [FEMALE] 's way .
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[MALE] loved thinking about science .
he spent hours thinking about time travel .
he thought it was possible if someone was smart enough .
[MALE] was determined to figure out how to do it .
he declared it his life 's mission .
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[MALE] loved to eat all sorts of fruits .
his very favorite was grapes and grape flavored drinks .
one day he ran out of all of his grapes .
he freaked out and thought that it was the end of the world .
his mother called him in and told him she had bought more .
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[FEMALE] had a trellis in her yard .
she planted a vine to climb over it .
she worked with it all summer .
finally , it was just like she wanted it .
she was in love with the beautiful landscaping !
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[FEMALE] always hated her nose .
she talked to a plastic surgeon about a nose job .
he said she could have a great result with surgery .
[FEMALE] went under the knife after a lot of discussion .
she was so happy when she saw her new nose !
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[FEMALE] was blowing out her birthday candles .
her hair was dangling down onto the cake .
there , her hair was catching on fire thanks to the candles .
[FEMALE] screeched and poured water on her head .
luckily , her hair was only damaged a bit .
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terena propped herself up on her left arm to read .
then her left shoulder really began to hurt .
[NEUTRAL] she shifted her weight to her right .
now her right shoulder really hurts !
that was a bad plan .
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[FEMALE] was great at sewing .
she was working on a new skirt .
when it was finished , she put it on and twirled around .
the skirt was beautiful !
[FEMALE] was proud of the work she had done .
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[FEMALE] was tired of [MALE] not cleaning the chimney .
[MALE] thought it was okay .
however , the chimney started throwing ashes everywhere .
as a result , the living room was damaged .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] got very mad at [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] was terrified of her first plane ride .
as the plane took off she almost fainted .
but then she glanced out the window in awe .
she realized how beautiful everything was !
[FEMALE] decided plane rides were n't so bad after all .
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[NEUTRAL] had just moved into a new house and the yard needed landscaping .
he decided he would try to take up gardening .
it took him a week to set up the land and build the garden .
when it was finished , he immediately began planting .
to his delight , he had blossoming plants within a few weeks .
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the lights went out in [MALE] 's house .
it would be hours before it was fixed .
[MALE] tried to use a flashlight but the batteries were dead .
he took some batteries out of a remote and used those .
after the lights went back on he returned them .
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[FEMALE] coworker [FEMALE] was a diabetic .
she needed daily insulin injections .
one day in 1987 we had a fire alarm and left .
[FEMALE] stayed to inject herself , and a security guard saw her .
he thought she was doing drugs , but was corrected .
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[NEUTRAL] and [NEUTRAL] were identical twins who were five years old .
the school consulted their parents about their kindergarten placement .
decisions had to be made concerning what classes they were in .
they debated the pros and cons of having them in a class together .
it was eventually decided to place them in separate classrooms .
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[FEMALE] always cooked at home .
her oven was very old and needed to be replaced .
she bought a very nice model from a catalog .
she made room for the delivery and waited patiently .
she decided the first thing she would make would be cookies .
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their new house was being built .
it was nearing completion .
they were so excited to see it taking shape .
they really wished it was done already !
it would be done before they knew it !
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[FEMALE] decided she was going to sell lemonade to her block .
[NEUTRAL] she made four jugs of lemonade .
got a cardboard box and wrote the prices for lemonade .
she put her lemonade stand on the sidewalk near her front yard .
[FEMALE] sold all the lemonade and made a hundred dollars .
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[MALE] and his father were driving to the campout .
[MALE] was anxious to get there as soon as possible .
[MALE] 's father decided to stop to get a snack .
[MALE] started crying and refused to get out of the car .
[MALE] 's father was frustrated with [MALE] 's behavior .
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the hallway was well lit with overhead lights .
at the end of it sat the old copy machine .
the edges of the floor stained with dark dust from many old copies .
picking up the top lid made a loose rattle sound .
pressing the copy button the machine groaned to life .
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[FEMALE] always thought she knew it all and could fix anything .
one day the pipe in the under the kitchen sink burst .
[FEMALE] 's husband wanted to call a plumber to fix it .
[FEMALE] said no to idea and tried to fix it herself .
[FEMALE] 's kitchen flooded out and ruined the new hardwood floor .
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[MALE] was at recess when he started to fight with a boy .
the two boys yelled until [MALE] pushed the other one .
the boy 's friends ran to tell a teacher what had happened .
[MALE] got into huge trouble with his teacher .
it took weeks for [MALE] to redeem his reputation .
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[MALE] loved sports .
going to football games was his favorite thing to do .
he went to a football game between two local colleges .
the rivalry was extremely intense .
[MALE] knew it would be a great game .
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[FEMALE] always loved to eat food of any kind .
her mom always stuck a plate of food in her face .
[FEMALE] did n't feel good one day and went to see a doctor .
the doctor she was too big and needed to lose weight .
now [FEMALE] and her mom walk every evening after school .
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[MALE] was walking with [FEMALE] .
a group of people was walking in the opposite direction .
[FEMALE] told me that she had to go .
yet , she walked towards the other group .
they walked away with her without saying anything .
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[MALE] had a big date .
he invited her over to his place .
they had dinner and wine .
[MALE] 's date dropped her wine .
it ruined his carpet but he did n't care .
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[FEMALE] went to donate blood at the [MALE] cross .
her rate was too low the technician explained .
he asked about her exercise level .
she explained that she was an avid runner .
the technician allowed her to donate blood .
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[MALE] went to a conference .
he saw the most beautiful woman there .
she did n't see him at first .
then she did .
years later , they agree it was love at first sight .
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the man was researching hotels .
he was taking a trip to a new place .
he wanted to make every detail perfect .
when it was time to travel , he knew he 'd done a great job planning .
he could n't wait to experience it all !
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[FEMALE] got into a car accident .
since she was at fault , she had to pay a large amount to the victim .
[MALE] received a phone call from [FEMALE] .
she asked him to loan some money to her .
he was mad and ended the call .
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[MALE] and his friends took a vacation to las [NEUTRAL] .
when they arrived , they checked in at a luxurious hotel .
afterwards , [MALE] and his buddies went to a nearby casino .
while there , they played on the slot machines .
after leaving the casino , the friends went back to the hotel room .
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[FEMALE] liked playing the arcade games at the local pizza joint .
she even had the high score on one of the cabinets .
one day the pizza joint went out of business .
[FEMALE] bought the high-scored arcade cabinet from the establishment .
she installed it in her home to display her high score .
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the principal were calling the graduates up to the stages .
each person walked up to receive their diploma .
once she called [FEMALE] 's name , she quickly stood up and walked .
one of her heels broke and she end up slipping on the floor .
everyone stopped clapping for a second and then continued .
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[MALE] noticed that his brother was sleeping .
he filled up a bucket of water and placed ice .
afterwards , he dumped the entire bucket on his brother .
he woke up feeling cold .
however , he tried to chase [MALE] outside .
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one day zak went to miami .
first he went to jungle island .
then he went to villa vizcaya .
finally he went to the miami seaquarium .
he had a super fun day .
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i wanted to get into bird watching as a hobby .
i bought a bird checklist book .
i bought a good pair of binoculars .
i went exploring near my house .
i only saw one bird and it was a sea gull .
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when i was a small child i was playing outside at my grandma 's house .
i wandered into my grandma 's flower bed at one point .
i picked a flower , and my grandma yanked hard on a lock of my hair .
[FEMALE] mother saw this , and flew into a rage at my grandma .
i never doubted my mother 's protectiveness after this .
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the owner rushed her dog to the vet .
the vet said he needed emergency surgery .
the owner was n't sure how she would pay for it .
the vet said he would do it for free .
it was important for him to keep the dog healthy .
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[NEUTRAL] had a silly cat .
he loved to eat catnip .
[NEUTRAL] grew some in her garden .
the cat rolled around in it every day .
then he zoomed around the house .
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the class grew baby salmon .
we brought them to a nearby stream .
the teacher carried the bucket of salmon .
she released them into the stream .
the class watched the babies swim away .
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the men were planning something big .
they had a plot to kidnap the mayor .
they snuck into his building with a gun .
the mayor saw an opening and ran away .
the plot had been foiled .
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[FEMALE] loved to read about planets .
her favorite however , was earth .
one day , she decided she would be an astronaut .
she studied very hard in school and got good grades .
finally after 20 years , [FEMALE] was able to become an astronaut .
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i made a new website to share my ideas .
i posted a link to it on a forum .
there were few comments .
most of them were highly negative .
i cried about the whole ordeal .
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[MALE] sat at the lunch table filled with dread .
he hated the cinnamon rolls in his lunch .
he would rather have a slice of pizza .
[MALE] leaned over and asked if they could trade .
[MALE] got to have a slice of pizza after all .
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[MALE] was writing a long essay for class .
it had to have a minimum amount of words .
after a lot of writing [MALE] was only halfway done .
he then remembered that it was supposed to be double spaced .
[MALE] had already hit the mark without knowing it .
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[MALE] had a police scanner app on his phone .
he would randomly listen in for fun .
one time he noticed a suspect they were talking about .
he called the tip line to let the police know .
they were able to apprehend him because of [MALE] 's help .
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[NEUTRAL] knew giving back was important .
he had signed up to volunteer at the soup kitchen because of that .
he worked very hard that day ladling out soup for everyone .
at the end of the day [NEUTRAL] was exhausted , but happy .
he knew helping was the right thing to do .
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the girl was ready for bed .
she had put on her robe .
she had to run to the store .
she decided she could stay in her robe .
once she was in the store , she felt very silly !
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[MALE] loved going to the beach on the weekends .
he would play in the water and lay in the sun all day .
on this weekend the sky was very gray .
[MALE] decided to go to the beach anyway .
[MALE] was disappointed at the amount of fog and went home .
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[FEMALE] was at a beach sketching the landscape .
but it was a really windy day .
when her sketch was finished , she walked back to her car .
but the wind blew the paper she was holding right out of her hand .
someone the beach found the sketch and was amazed .
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[FEMALE] was going to costume contest .
she spent a long time making her costume .
at the contest there was someone else dressed as the same character .
[FEMALE] 's costume paled in comparison to theirs .
she did n't even bother entering the contest .
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[FEMALE] wanted to enjoy the outdoors .
she went to the park and took a long walk .
[NEUTRAL] hour later , she was exhausted .
it had been great to spend the day enjoying nature .
[FEMALE] decided to come back the next day as well .
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[FEMALE] was a avid fan of basketball .
however , [FEMALE] never got the opportunity to see a live game .
[FEMALE] decided she would purchase tickets to watch a live game .
in addition , [FEMALE] purchased a ticket for her friend to come as well .
[FEMALE] could not wait to be in attendance for the basketball game .
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[FEMALE] hired [MALE] to install her kitchen cabinets .
[MALE] was always late getting to work .
[MALE] did not finish installing the cabinets on time .
[FEMALE] was not happy with [MALE] 's work .
she called another carpenter when she needed bathroom cabinets .
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[NEUTRAL] was in a big rush .
she only had a few hours to finish her work .
she worked through lunch and she did n't answer her phone .
she just stared at her computer and pressed on .
she finished the work with just a few minutes to spare .
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[MALE] wanted to throw a surprise birthday party for his friend [MALE] .
he created a guest list , sent out invitations and bought refreshments .
then he told his friend he wanted to take him for a birthday dinner .
at the restaurant , all of [MALE] 's friends were waiting to surprise him .
[MALE] was really caught off guard and also very touched by the effort .
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[NEUTRAL] was using her computer during a storm .
lightning hit near her house and took out her electrical system .
it fried the computer she was using .
[NEUTRAL] decided it was time to buy a new one anyway .
she now had the perfect excuse to do so .
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[FEMALE] woke up late for school .
she was afraid she was n't going to catch the bus .
she rushed around frantically .
her brother helped her .
she ran out the door and caught the school bus .
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i used to be self-employed .
in those days i would sleep in until noon .
i would also work late into the night .
now i have to get up at seven in the morning for work .
i can barely get anything done until noon anyway .
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[FEMALE] wanted her boyfriend to marry her .
she decided to give him an ultimatum .
she insisted that he propose soon or they break up .
she was so nervous to hear his response .
luckily , he chose to propose right then and there .
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most people hate getting the bill .
i do as well except for one occasion .
i love getting the bill for [FEMALE] garden .
they always put good tasting mints with the bill .
the littlest things makes all the difference for me .
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[MALE] had been missing his favorite book for weeks .
one day he was at his friend 's house playing .
as he dug through some toys , he spotted his book .
[MALE] confronted his friend who admitted to stealing it .
luckily [MALE] was able to forgive his friend .
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[MALE] got a job at a restaurant .
he was to be the new head chef .
it was the most responsibility he had in a job .
[MALE] took the position with great honor .
he made sure to not make anybody regret their decision .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] would salsa .
[FEMALE] thought she was fantastic at it .
they she danced once without [MALE] .
turns out [FEMALE] could n't really dance at all .
[MALE] was just a great lead .
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[MALE] went to an improvisational show .
[MALE] enjoyed the show immensely .
he decided to take improvisation classes .
[MALE] became very good at improvisation .
[MALE] started performing in shows within a month of starting classes .
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[MALE] 's wife died when he was fifty .
ten years later , he finally met another woman .
they started dating casually .
soon they were both very seriously in love !
[MALE] was ecstatic when she accepted his marriage proposal .
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[MALE] loved to wear diamonds a lot .
he liked diamonds more than gold .
one day he decided to wear his diamond chain .
he searched for hours and could n't find it .
finally , he found it in his room .
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[FEMALE] liked the new shop in town .
it was a little shop that only sold tea .
she went there to find unique gifts for her friends .
when she gave them the gifts , they were all flattered .
they felt like she had put a lot of thought into it .
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[FEMALE] wanted to make a change in her appearance .
she asked for some advice on ideas from her friends .
one of her friends suggested a new hair stylist in town .
[FEMALE] went to the hair stylist and he cut her hair .
[FEMALE] is extremely happy with her new hair cut .
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[MALE] wanted to get a new video game .
his mother told him she did not have the money .
he decided to do work around the neighborhood to earn it .
he mowed lawns and did yard work to get the money .
[MALE] was able to earn enough for a new video game .
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[MALE] had a lot of migraines .
he did not want to go to the doctor .
he got a migraine during an important day .
[NEUTRAL] he learned his lesson at last .
[MALE] went to the doctor .
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i am self-employed via online freelancing platforms .
[FEMALE] own work ethic guides my rate of pay .
if i slow down then my rate of pay declines .
it is motivational but also stressful .
i find that it makes me need to rush through some tasks .
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the family was out for a moonlit stroll .
the moon was high in the sky and so bright !
they stopped to admire it .
some clouds moved in and covered the moon .
it suddenly got very dark .
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[MALE] was a first generation american .
his parents always wanted him to be a doctor .
[MALE] studied hard from an early age .
he was able to get into a good college and pursue the career .
his parents cried many tears of joy at his graduation .
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[FEMALE] bought a new pan at the store .
when she got home she cleaned it .
she cooked veggies in it but a strange smell emanated from the pan .
she removed the veggies but the smell was still there .
the next day she returned the pan as it was releasing toxic odors .
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[MALE] loved crabs .
he loved them ever since he was a kid .
one day , he went to the beach .
he was able to see a crab in real life .
finally , [MALE] was able to be satisfied .
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the kids were out exploring .
they found a cave deep in the woods .
the shined their flashlights inside of it .
they saw something with fur and teeth .
they ran as fast as they could !
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[FEMALE] microwave usually works well .
i can put anything in it and it will turn out fine .
however , for some reason it did n't work well at all on a [FEMALE] night .
i tried microwaving a popcorn bag and the microwave failed me .
the popcorn was burnt .
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[MALE] flew to pittsburgh to spend time with his sister and niece .
he had only seen his niece once , and did n't feel attached to her .
during the week , he and the toddler laughed and played .
his niece giggled whenever she saw him .
[MALE] left pittsburgh feeling closer to his sister and niece .
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i am very self conscious about my weight .
every time someone takes a picture of me i suck in my stomach .
i do n't think anyone notices that i do this , but i am embarrassed .
i wish i could lose weight .
i 'm very busy with my life and have a hard time finding the time .
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[NEUTRAL] was the new kid in town .
he joined a dance class to meet people .
he loved dancing and his classmates saw that .
soon , he had lots of new friends .
they looked forward to seeing each other each week .
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the whole school celebrated the bicentennial .
[FEMALE] class had to dress like pioneers .
[FEMALE] mom made me a skirt out of a sheet .
[FEMALE] classmates asked if it was a sheet .
i said it was n't because i was embarrassed .
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[MALE] invited [MALE] to play a game of risk .
[MALE] was not a good strategist but knew how to cheat .
[MALE] knew [MALE] 's talent and prepared himself for it .
when [MALE] started cheating , [MALE] started cheating too .
in the end they had to call it quits and admit their mistakes .
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[MALE] had an important test in the morning .
he decided to stay up all night cramming .
[MALE] passed out in the very early morning .
he slept so hard that he did n't hear his alarm .
[MALE] wound up missing the test entirely .
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when i was a child i believed [FEMALE] [MALE] really came down my chimney .
i was very happy on christmas eve .
[FEMALE] parents told me to be good and make sure i 'm asleep .
i tried so hard to sleep all washed in sweat .
the next morning i was full of laughter and joy .
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[FEMALE] was pulled over .
at first she freaked out .
it never happened to her before .
but she was pulled over because the cop thought she was cute .
[FEMALE] was relieved .
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[MALE] only liked the crust from pizza .
his cousin o'neil only liked the cheese .
their mothers bought one slice .
they separated the crust from the cheese .
[MALE] and a'neial ate the same slice of pizza !
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[MALE] wanted to visit [NEUTRAL] .
he had friends who lived there and invited him to visit .
[MALE] researched flights but they were too expensive .
[MALE] decided to go to [NEUTRAL] by bus .
he felt confident the trip would still be fun .
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the family decided to see a movie .
they went to the local theater .
it was new and beautiful .
they sat in the comfortable seats and enjoyed a great show .
it had been a really fun night together .
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[FEMALE] really wanted to be a photographer .
she had an artistic eye and took decent photos .
she knew she needed to improve her skills , though .
[FEMALE] enrolled in a photography class .
after saving up for a nice camera , she booked her first photo shoot .
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[NEUTRAL] 's parents went on on [NEUTRAL] .
they left [NEUTRAL] with a babysitter .
after they left [NEUTRAL] started jumping on bed .
the babysitter called [NEUTRAL] 's parents .
they came home early .
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[FEMALE] was having an anxiety attack again .
these attacks used to consume and cripple her when she was young .
over the years , though , she had learned ways to cope .
she took a moment to note her breathing , heartbeat , and thoughts .
she then focused on existing and let the thoughts pass harmlessly by .
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[MALE] bought a new house .
it was just built .
[MALE] did n't realize they cut so many corners .
the house started falling apart right away .
[MALE] was devastated .
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[MALE] and his fiance decided to write their own wedding vows .
[MALE] was nervous about it .
he spent a long time trying to find out what to say .
when he actually said his vows his fiance wept .
she thought it was perfectly beautiful .
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i woke up from my nap with horrible heartburn .
i remembered that i have n't taken my medicine for a few days .
i took one of my pills but still had heartburn .
i searched the house for my antacid and took some .
after about a half hour the heartburn went away .
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[MALE] loved to eat sweets .
he would eat many every day .
one day , he noticed he was getting fat .
after that , he rushed to the doctors .
the doctor stated that eating a lot of sweets makes one fat .
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[MALE] sat around his room thinking how he could make extra money .
he determined it was useless .
while depressed , he took a picture of a squirrel outside his window .
he posted it on facebook with a caption that said , while i 'm broke .
two days later , his former teacher bought the pic for $ 1 ,000 .
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[MALE] had a stutter as a kid .
he tried several things to correct it .
after years of speech therapy it mostly went away .
it would only come back when he was really nervous .
[MALE] still saw it as a huge step forward .
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our 2 year old granddaughter just got into [MALE] .
she came from nj .
she did not want to go to bed and started to cry .
the crying scared the cat .
she ran away until it quieted down .
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[MALE] met a girl he really liked .
she was fun and full of energy .
upon meeting her again tom noticed she was acting way different .
he realized she would be manic at times and depressed at others .
she told him about her bipolar disorder and he understood .
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i need to make a poster for my event .
it will be put up in the lobby of my apartment building .
i found some poster paper at a craft store .
i already had a set of markers , though .
unfortunately i just discovered that the markers have no ink .
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[FEMALE] wanted to get started as a writer .
she felt completely lost in all of the info about publishing .
she went to her local library and asked for guidance .
[NEUTRAL] employee there told her there was a list of writer 's resources .
the library 's list set her off on a path toward success .
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[FEMALE] has a son named [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] was a lanky boy and he had an oddly shaped chest .
[FEMALE] knew that was n't normal and took him to see a specialist .
to stop the deformity the doctor made lane wear a chest brace .
that was 1 year ago and [FEMALE] is still wearing his chest brace daily .
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[MALE] wanted to be a fighter pilot .
[MALE] discovered that he was color blind .
because of this , [MALE] could not become a fighter pilot .
[MALE] decided to join the coast [MALE] instead .
[MALE] was happy with his decision .
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[MALE] was trying to buy a car .
he was unsure about his credit rating .
they looked it up for him .
it was n't great but it was good enough to get a decent price .
[MALE] worked harder to improve his score afterward .
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hephaestus liked to collect old books .
he would browse for ages in used book stores .
he particularly liked ratty-looking copies of classics .
hephaestus felt that the stores were hugely undervaluing those .
he ultimately ran out of room on his bookshelves .
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i am throwing a retirement party for my wife .
we rented a room in the building .
we have 35 people coming .
today we ordered 4 deli platters for our guests .
the cost was almost $ 200 but we were glad to pay it .
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[FEMALE] was getting married outside .
she was checking the weather obsessively .
she was so worried that it would rain !
the weather forecast looked clear .
[FEMALE] was so relieved !
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[MALE] got his son an rc car for christmas .
but on christmas day , he found out the battery pack was n't included .
he became impatient and tried to find another battery in his house .
but he realized he was n't spending time with his family .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] decided to forget about the presents and enjoy being together .
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[FEMALE] was trying to teach her cat a trick .
the cat did n't seem willing to listen at all .
[FEMALE] decided to try some bribery .
she dangled a cat treat in front of her pet .
finally the cat did the trick and earned the treat .
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[MALE] 's phone stopped working .
he took it to the shop he got it from .
they told him the screen was broken .
a replacement would cost as much as a new phone .
[MALE] got a new phone instead .
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[MALE] was arrested for a crime he did not commit .
he could not afford to hire his own attorney .
the state provided [MALE] with an attorney .
[MALE] 's state-appointed attorney was n't very competent .
[MALE] ended up getting convicted for a crime he did n't commit .
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[FEMALE] went with a friend to a heavy metal concert .
she has always hated heavy metal but went anyway .
she wanted to hang out with her friend .
she actually got into some of the songs .
by the end of the show [FEMALE] was a heavy metal fan .
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the homeowner was frustrated .
his concrete was all smashed up .
he had driven a big truck over it .
he decided to call in a concrete company .
they smoothed it out and make it look better .
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[MALE] loved flowers a lot .
he loved daffodils the most .
one day , he went outside of his house .
right outside , there was a patch of daffodils .
now , [MALE] goes outside everyday to see them .
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[MALE] loved growing things .
he planted a huge garden .
he grew peppers and lettuce and tomatoes .
he served his family a salad of things he had grown .
everyone loved eating the delicious vegetables .
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a penny candy store was opening up .
[FEMALE] really wanted to try it .
[NEUTRAL] she headed over with friends .
all the sudden she spent a lot of money .
but it was worth it to her .
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i went on a scary coaster yesterday .
i was very nervous .
as soon as it took off i was screaming .
i wanted it to end badly .
i realized i would never go back .
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[MALE] was fixing his car .
he bought a new part for it .
unfortunately it came with different bolts .
[MALE] went online to find a solution .
he wound up having to buy an adapter .
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i was woken up by my cat running across me at full speed .
he had brought a bird in and let it go so he could chase it .
i got up and started chasing it with him .
i found a towel and threw it over the bird in mid flight .
i then took it outside and let it go unharmed .
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[NEUTRAL] was a very lazy person .
she hired a maid to clean up after her .
[NEUTRAL] laid in bed as the maid cleaned around her .
she liked having a clean house but was too lazy to do it herself .
[NEUTRAL] 's friends scolded her when they learned what she was doing .
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[MALE] had the day off from work .
his wife asked him to do the dishes while he was home .
[MALE] forgot .
there were no clean plates for dinner .
[MALE] had to eat off a napkin .
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[MALE] went to the tunnel in his nearby neighborhood .
it was a dark tunnel .
he started to hear noises around him .
something was telling him to turn back .
[MALE] never went inside the tunnel ever again .
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[MALE] was part native american .
he had a social studies project coming up .
[MALE] did the project on native american tribes .
he did a portion about his family 's tribe .
the class was interested in [MALE] 's lineage .
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the family loved camping .
they bought a huge new rv .
they were going to drive it all over the country .
when they were ready to take off , they all buckled up .
they could n't wait to explore !
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[MALE] was in his school 's spelling bee .
he had a pretty good chance to win .
he started getting nervous toward the end .
yet he was skilled enough for it not to matter .
[MALE] easily took first place .
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[MALE] was hungry .
he wanted to try out a new place .
he found out about a new place near him .
[MALE] drove to the new place and ordered a meal .
[MALE] enjoyed the food and was no longer hungry .
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[MALE] preordered his laptop .
he was excited about the newest technology .
when his computer finally arrived , he was so happy .
he could not wait to turn it on .
however , [MALE] 's laptop arrived broken and he had to return it .
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[FEMALE] wanted to play guitar .
she signed up for lessons .
but after a few classes , her hands were very sore .
[FEMALE] realized she was n't having much fun .
she dropped out of the guitar class .
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[FEMALE] had worked in her workshop for a week .
she had built a big , sturdy bench .
she put it on the front porch .
when guests came over , they always sat on the bench to chat .
she was proud of her handiwork .
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[FEMALE] was playing games with her friends outside .
she tripped over someone 's shoe .
she heard a crack when she fell .
her parents to took her to the doctor .
the doctor told her she had a broken collar bone .
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[FEMALE] was playing hide and seek with her cousins .
she was curled up in a ball and no one could find her .
soon people began calling for her to give up and come out .
when she popped out of the drawer everyone was surprised .
they deemed her the best hide and seek player .
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i went to a garage sale .
i wanted to buy a couch .
the couches look good , but they smell badly .
i sat in one of the couch and i could feel something move .
i immediately left the garage sale .
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[MALE] 's cable stopped working .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] called his company and they were sending a cable guy tomorrow .
the cable guy arrived in the afternoon .
he fixed the cable in a hour .
[MALE] 's cable now worked .
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[MALE] went with a friend to a bar .
the bar was rowdier than any others that he had been to .
[MALE] 's friends got into a fight at the bar .
[MALE] and his friends all got arrested .
[MALE] never went to the bar again .
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[MALE] moved into a new neighborhood .
he noticed a cat running around outside .
he kept seeing it .
[MALE] inquired if it belonged to anybody .
everyone said it just belonged to the neighborhood .
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[MALE] stops at the coffee shop on his way to work each day .
he usually orders a hot tea with lemon and honey .
today , [MALE] decided he 'd like to try a latte .
[MALE] waited excitedly for his order .
just as his coffee is given to him , [MALE] spills it all over his shirt .
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[MALE] 's father always goes on hunting trips in the fall .
one time [MALE] was invited to go .
after his first lesson with a rifle [MALE] settled into a blind .
he and his father sat and talked about life for hours .
they did n't find any deer that year but [MALE] enjoyed the experience .
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i study film at my college .
i do n't think the courses will help me get a career .
the program is heavily theory-focused .
i thought this would be more of a filmmaking program .
i am strongly considering transferring schools .
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[MALE] was a bad manager .
he never gave his employees a raise .
[NEUTRAL] the employees got fed up .
they stopped working .
[MALE] was forced to meet their demands .
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the harbor master was worried about a small boat that was in trouble .
he called the coast [MALE] to get their help .
the coast [MALE] sent a cutter to help the small boat .
afterwards , the coast [MALE] called the harbor master to report to him .
they said that the small boat was fine , so the harbormaster felt fine .
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[FEMALE] was bored with life and needed a new hobby .
her friend had mentioned something about indoor rock climbing .
she did some research into the local climbing gym .
she was self conscious at first , but soon found that climbing was fun !
she became a regular at the local climbing gym and loved it .
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every year , swallows make a nest on my front porch .
i think they feel safe at my house .
the swallows have been building nests at my house for six years .
every year they come back with their family and make a new nest .
we love and welcome the swallows every year .
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[FEMALE] did n't hide how racist she was .
she insulted her neighbors every day when she could .
[NEUTRAL] one day , her neighbors decided to retaliate .
they all stood around her asking her to insult them again .
[FEMALE] , stuck in the middle , froze and apologized .
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[FEMALE] was having a birthday party .
she wanted all her friends to go .
but her friend [NEUTRAL] had to bail .
[NEUTRAL] was sick .
[FEMALE] was then very disappointed .
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franks dvd 's were in his cabinet .
they were not in any order and [MALE] decided he wanted to order them .
he got them out of the cabinet .
he ordered them in alphabetical order .
[MALE] was glad his dvd 's were now in order .
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[FEMALE] was so sad all of the time and really hated herself .
she failed at everything , and could n't even keep the house clean .
eventually her husband took her to a doctor .
he diagnosed her with depression and they tried different medicines .
finally , they found one that worked , and she is doing very well now .
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[MALE] loaded all the ground meat into his backpack .
he hopped into his car and drove to the industrial side of town .
[MALE] got out , glanced around , and hopped a fence .
he spooned little clumps of meat all around the abandoned buildings .
the hungry cats never noticed the ground glass .
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[NEUTRAL] was a big fan of one specific late night talk show .
he decided to write away for tickets to a taping .
a few weeks later , he received show tickets in the mail .
he asked his friend , [MALE] , a fellow fan of the show , to go with him .
[NEUTRAL] and [MALE] went to the taping and had the time of their lives .
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he stood on the edge of the diving board .
he knew he had to make it a big splash .
he trotted back .
he turned around and ran full speed springing off the end of the board .
cannonball he shouted and the there was a huge splash .
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[MALE] went to hunt with his grandfather .
but as he did n't like the idea of killing animals , he made noises .
his grandfather told him to stop as he was alerting the animals .
but [MALE] would fall down or whistle .
his grandfather sighed and never took him hunting again .
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i told my boyfriend i had never carved a pumpkin for halloween .
he drove to the store and bought five for me to pick from .
i picked the biggest and heaviest one .
he gave me a marker to draw the design and showed me how to carve it .
that was the happiest halloween i had ever had .
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i have suffered from tinnitus from years .
i generally do n't notice it anymore .
when i pay attention to it , it is quite annoying .
sometimes it grows in strength and i think a phone is ringing .
then my friends and family pity me .
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[MALE] was playing a long rpg game on his game console .
as he was approaching a critical stage , the phone rang .
he turned off the console to answer the phone .
when he came back , he was devastated .
he had turned off the console without saving his progress .
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[MALE] was a political strategist by trade .
he worked on the campaigns of national politicians .
his specialty was rallying low-level volunteers .
such volunteer efforts were becoming increasingly vital .
[MALE] felt that he was shaping his country .
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[FEMALE] son-in-law [MALE] went to sit in on a class at [MALE] today .
it was a class on business ethics .
[MALE] has a phd and is looking for a tenure track job .
[MALE] is a philosopher .
we are hoping he will get a job .
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[FEMALE] prepared for work and left the house .
there was traffic on the road due to a car accident .
[FEMALE] got caught in the traffic .
she did n't arrive at her job until two hours later .
instead of going inside , she left and called in sick .
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[MALE] needed to pay his cable bill .
before he left work he got his work check .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the bank to cash his check .
[MALE] used the money from his check to pay his cable bill .
[MALE] was glad he payed his cable bill .
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i hate when businesses are trying to become a monopoly .
this makes me want to boycott the company completely .
recently , a tech company bought a lot of smaller companies out .
this made me very furious .
i now avoid the tech company .
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[MALE] was a boxer .
he had his first professional match .
[MALE] was outclassed and easily beaten .
[MALE] took in in stride .
he practiced harder and became much better .
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[FEMALE] skin is very pale .
i get burned when i go out in the sun for an hour .
i have to use high-strength sunscreen .
as a result , people think i 'm sweaty all the time .
i just ca n't win with this skin .
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[NEUTRAL] was passing her son 's room .
she noticed tons of white balls all over the place .
inspecting them she realized it was pieces of styrofoam .
[NEUTRAL] had to pick each little piece of one at a time .
she made her son promise to stay out of styrofoam .
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[MALE] heard his phone ringing .
it was his best friend calling him .
the friend had bad news .
he was getting a divorce .
[MALE] decided to invite his friend over to console him .
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[MALE] and [MALE] were teenagers .
they lived next door to each other .
one night they decided to go out in [MALE] 's car .
[MALE] backed into his parent 's friend 's car .
they are both got their cars taken away .
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[FEMALE] woke early one morning .
she decided to surprise her family with pancakes .
she cooked them and woke her family happily .
but then she saw that they were out of syrup !
[FEMALE] was dismayed , but they still appreciated her effort .
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i came home late this evening and my wife was scared .
i asked her what was wrong and she replied is a quiet voice .
i heard something outside , when i looked , i did n't see anything .
she said , i think someone is stalking the house .
i looked again and saw a raccoon in the trash , we both laughed .
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[FEMALE] wanted a new handbag .
her old one was ripping .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to splurge .
she walked into [MALE] vuitton .
she loved everything but ultimately decided on a classic bag .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were engaged to get married .
[FEMALE] wanted to get married on a beach in [FEMALE] .
they told their friends about their plans .
most of their friends said that they could n't make the trip to [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] and [MALE] decided to get married at a church in town .
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i live in a house with a basement .
[FEMALE] older brother tells me there is a monster in it .
i do hear strange noises from it pretty regularly .
one night i go to investigate cautiously .
the noises are coming from the water heater .
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[FEMALE] entered the talent show at school .
she juggled six balls without dropping any !
the crowd applauded her act .
they awarded her first place !
[FEMALE] was thrilled !
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[MALE] always liked clowns .
[NEUTRAL] he wanted to have a clown at his birthday party .
his parents eventually gave in to his idea .
but all the other kids hated the clown .
and [MALE] ended up having a terrible party .
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[MALE] wanted to make sandwiches for lunch .
there was no bread so he used extra lettuce instead .
there was no ham so he used extra lettuce for that as well .
there was no mayo so he used caesar dressing .
ultimately [MALE] had to admit that he had not made sandwiches .
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[FEMALE] had a long list of chores to accomplish for the day .
she finished all of her tasks except for the laundry .
she was about to get started when she got called into work .
when [FEMALE] came home , she found that her husband had done the laundry .
she was thrilled to not have to dive into the task that evening .
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i wanted to get a new phone .
i looked around at all the phones .
i caught my eye on one particular one .
i looked at the price though .
it was far too expensive .
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[MALE] was working on his car .
he was putting in a screw in a tight engine area .
[MALE] accidentally dropped it .
he spent a long time using magnets to find it .
unfortunately it was never seen again .
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[MALE] sucked his thumb .
the habit was affecting his teeth .
his mom tried to get him to stop .
he kept sucking his thumb .
[MALE] eventually got braces to fix his teeth .
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[NEUTRAL] lived near the beach in [FEMALE] .
he heard that a hurricane might hit [FEMALE] .
[NEUTRAL] boarded up his windows to protect his house .
the hurricane did a lot of damage to [NEUTRAL] 's community .
[NEUTRAL] was glad that he prepared his home for the storm .
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[FEMALE] was in a bit of a hard place .
she had a proposal due at work the next day , but was stuck .
she did n't understand the content and had nobody to help her .
she decided to power through and pull an all nighter .
fortunately , she finished her content up just on time .
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[FEMALE] went to see the meteor shower with a friend .
as it was her first time , she was pretty impressed .
[MALE] more so when something different moved in the sky .
she pointed at it but her friend did n't see it .
since then she wonders if it was a ufo or just a slow meteorite .
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[MALE] wanted a new addition to his backyard landscape .
he looked in a lot of nurseries before finding a nice plum tree .
[MALE] went home and planted the tree in his backyard .
he did n't realize the amount of work a small tree can be .
[MALE] finally got his first plum three years later .
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[MALE] hated all the ads on the internet .
he decided to get an ad blocker .
it worked pretty well for a while .
then websites got smart about ways of getting around it .
[MALE] had to find an ad blocker , blocker blocker .
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[FEMALE] watched out her window .
she wanted to see the garbage truck .
she liked watching the arm pick up the can .
she was excited for garbage day each week .
when the truck pulled up , she squealed with joy .
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one day [MALE] took a trip to new orleans .
first he went to the [MALE] quarter .
then he went to [MALE] square .
finally he went to bourbon street .
he had a great time .
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[MALE] moved in with a new roommate .
the ad said that he was clean .
unfortunately [MALE] realized that was n't true .
after a while it caused too many arguments .
[MALE] decided to move out .
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grandma went to the horse track .
she wore her lucky hat that day .
grandma bet on three different horses .
none of the horses that she picked won .
grandma threw out her lucky hat .
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the kids were home from school .
their grandma came over to take care of them .
she brought them games and snacks .
she also read them a lot of books .
the kids always had a lot of fun with their grandma .
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[FEMALE] was riding the bus to school .
she was so tired that she began rubbing her eyes .
at school she went to the bathroom to freshen up .
then she realized her eye makeup had become smeared .
she washed it all off and resigned herself to going without it .
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[FEMALE] works at a restaurant .
[FEMALE] is a waitress .
[FEMALE] really enjoys making tips at the restaurant .
[FEMALE] made one hundred dollars in tips this evening .
[FEMALE] is very happy .
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[FEMALE] parents smoke tobacco .
i never liked the smell of it .
i try avoiding my parents when they smoke it .
avoiding my parents was extremely hard .
i ended up getting use to the smell .
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[MALE] had not seen a friend from elementary school in years .
he wanted to see if he could find him by using social media .
he searched on a few different websites but could not find him .
finally giving up he decided to order a pizza .
upon it 's arrival , to his surprise , his friend was the delivery man .
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[MALE] is hungry .
he decides to boil some pasta .
he realizes he is out of pasta .
[MALE] goes to the store .
[MALE] buys some pasta .
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[MALE] is listening to music .
since the it was loud , he could n't hear anything around him .
his mom fell and was crying for help .
she shouted his name several times .
he did n't hear her shouts until he took his headphones off .
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[NEUTRAL] loved to drill things .
she liked it so much that she bought her own drill .
one day , her drill stopped working .
[NEUTRAL] even tried another battery .
after many hours , [NEUTRAL] was forced to go to the store and buy another .
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[MALE] 's friend invited him to the premiere of a movie .
[MALE] was excited and went to the store to get new clothes .
[MALE] got picked up at night .
[MALE] saw the movie .
he enjoyed the movie .
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the batter stepped up to the plate .
the pitcher got a signal from the catcher .
he squared up ready to throw .
he zipped a fastball towards the plate .
the batter crushed it out of the park for a home run .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were dating for 7 years .
she wanted to get married but he did not , so they broke up .
[MALE] began missing her very much after 3 months of being apart .
he knew that the only way to get her back was to marry her .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] bought a ring and proposed to [FEMALE] who happily said yes !
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[MALE] 's insurance rates kept going up .
he was n't a bad driver so he did n't know why .
eventually he decided to change companies .
he shopped around and realized they were all expensive now .
[MALE] decided to just keep his current service .
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[NEUTRAL] needed to go to the bathroom .
he was a little nervous waiting , so he was humming .
the teacher wanted to know who was humming while he was talking .
[MALE] pointed at [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] felt so bad he began to cry .
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[FEMALE] could not wait to turn 16 .
she often dreamed of the day that she would be able to drive .
on her 16th birthday , her parents took her to get her license .
she was very happy to learn that she passed her test .
for her big present , her parents bought her a car of her own .
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the people were waiting for their flight .
the got to board the plane .
they buckled up and waited for take off .
they were all excited to get to their destination .
the pilot announced that they were ready to go .
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i like to eat a lot of popcorn .
however , popcorn always get stuck inside my teeth .
i end up flossing my teeth for hours .
this is very annoying and time consuming .
but it is worth it because popcorn taste very good .
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[MALE] loved animals .
he especially loved his pet pig .
the pig was named [NEUTRAL] and he was big and fat .
[MALE] took great care of the pig .
he loved having him around the house .
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[MALE] went dancing at a club on friday nights .
this friday he met a girl who seemed different .
he was nervous but he talked to her and got her number .
the next day he could not wait and texted her .
she did not respond , leaving [MALE] sad that she was n't different .
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[FEMALE] was about to have her first piano lesson .
she was nervous that she would not do well .
to her delight the teacher was very nice and helpful .
at first she did have some struggle learning .
in no time at all though she was playing pretty well .
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rena was walking in the mall .
looking in the store windows , she saw a dress on sale .
rena loved the dress .
she decided to buy it the next week .
when she returned , the dress was no longer on sale .
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we ordered groceries via delivery today .
we ordered a gallon of milk .
the delivery service brought a half gallon .
i called customer service .
i was refunded .
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i 've been getting a weird rash for a few days now .
i thought i was allergic to the soap i 've been using .
[NEUTRAL] i bought a new kind of soap , but the rash did n't go away .
this morning in the shower i noticed something on my loofah .
it had a huge spider 's nest inside of it .
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the kids loved swimming .
their mom signed them up for swim lessons .
they learned special skills over that week .
soon , they were even better swimmers than they had been !
the kids loved showing off at the pool .
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[NEUTRAL] went to a mlb baseball game with his girlfriend .
they were really enjoying their time at the ball game .
[NEUTRAL] was eating nachos when batter hit a homerun .
[NEUTRAL] caught the ball with one hand .
he gave the home-run ball to his girlfriend afterwards .
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[MALE] 's mom bought him clothes for christmas .
he liked most of them .
unfortunately a couple of items did n't fit .
[MALE] 's mom kept a gift receipt .
he was able to exchange them for the right size .
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[FEMALE] had a very cluttered desk .
her boyfriend wanted to help her with it .
he tried to organize it for her .
[FEMALE] freaked out when she saw it .
she felt she could n't find anything anymore .
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chelsey loved being outdoors .
she saw a big , beautiful mountain in the distance .
she gathered her gear and headed towards it .
she slowly started to climb the mountain .
it took her ten hours to get to the top !
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one day [FEMALE] took a trip to chicago .
first she went to [FEMALE] pier .
then she went to millennium park .
finally she went to shedd aquarium .
she had a great time .
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[MALE] decided that he wanted to live a healthier life .
his first step was to quit smoking .
[MALE] threw away his cigarettes .
the first week was the hardest .
[MALE] was able to quit smoking for good .
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i just met [FEMALE] at the post office .
[FEMALE] had a flat tire and needed help .
i offered my help and got her spare tire out of her car 's trunk .
i changed her tire for her .
then [FEMALE] and i shook hands and we both went our own way .
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[FEMALE] was hiking with her sister .
they were crossing a river .
they got stuck on a rock with a copperhead .
there was no way for them to get away .
[FEMALE] had to kill the snake with a stick .
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[FEMALE] gave up soda for lent .
she thought it would be difficult .
but she ended up finding a lot of beverage variety !
she explored juices and flavored waters .
[FEMALE] did not even miss soda at all !
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[MALE] loved to eat junk food .
pizza was his favorite .
he ate it every friday .
[MALE] ate so much pizza last weekend that he could n't move .
the next day , he was already looking forward to next pizza day .
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[FEMALE] was taking her road test .
she was very nervous !
she worried that her nerves were affecting her driving .
but after the test , the instructor turned to her and smiled .
he told [FEMALE] she had passed !
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[FEMALE] was going to her first dance class .
she had dreamed about this day for years !
her teacher invited her to put on her ballet shoes .
[FEMALE] could n't wait to learn how to dance !
she was going to work hard to do a great job in the recital .
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[FEMALE] did n't like the corporate culture of her new job .
she felt so stilted that she needed to act out .
she left little notes in the bathroom stalls to protest .
when she was called to see her boss , she was nervous .
but her boss congratulated her as she had found the quips funny .
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[MALE] came home and told his mom picture day was the next day .
his mom told him they 'd go get him a new outfit .
they went to the store .
[MALE] picked a great outfit to wear .
he wore his new outfit and took a fantastic picture .
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the girl was decorating her play room .
she added a big , sparkly disco ball .
it was such a fun touch !
she and her friends would dance around all day .
they loved having dance parties in the playroom !
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[MALE] ' friend , [MALE] , could n't afford a new video game .
[MALE] had the game and let [MALE] borrow it .
but the disc was badly scratched after [MALE] returned it .
and [MALE] was unable to provide [MALE] with a replacement .
[MALE] never let anyone borrow his games again .
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i needed somewhere to store my quarters for the laundromat .
i went to a local thrift store .
i bought a small bowl .
when i returned , my apartment lobby had two free bowls in the lobby .
i ended up returning the bowl to the thrift store .
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[FEMALE] was a mess .
she hired a therapist to help her fix her life .
the therapist gave her lots of good advice .
[FEMALE] 's life started to improve .
she knew she was on the right path .
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[MALE] was on his way home from work .
there was one last bus he could catch .
unfortunately it was a bit early that day .
[MALE] ran but was n't able to make it .
he wound up having to walk a long way home .
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mrs [MALE] was nervous .
she was starting her first day of teaching !
she practiced what she would say to her class .
she marched in with a big smile on her face .
she was determined to make it a good year !
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[FEMALE] was a kind and much-loved person .
she worked hard for her church and helped others often .
she did n't complain and was always very loving to everyone .
one day one of her friends nominated her for a `` good neighbor `` award .
when she won , she was very surprised , but none of her neighbors were !
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[MALE] wanted to play a prank on one of his teachers .
he wrote a mean note on the dry erase board .
[MALE] used permanent marker to write the note .
the note would n't erase .
[MALE] got in trouble and had to replace the board .
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[MALE] needed new kitchen utensils .
[NEUTRAL] he threw out his old ones .
he drove to the store to get new ones .
[MALE] got the best kitchen utensils he can find .
[MALE] no longer needed new utensils .
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it was [NEUTRAL] 's birthday .
her boyfriend , darin , gave her a small box with a bow on it .
curious , [NEUTRAL] untied the bow and opened the lid .
a puppy greeted her and licked her face .
[NEUTRAL] screamed with delight .
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[FEMALE] had a favorite pair of earrings .
one night she was out with friends .
the next morning she could n't find one of the earrings anywhere .
she tried calling all the places she went to .
none of them saw it and [FEMALE] never found it .
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[MALE] bought some property .
it was a farm .
he wanted to have chickens and goats .
he got started planting his crops .
[MALE] was pleased with his new land .
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deirdra wanted to start painting with her free time .
she was embarrassed at her lack of skill .
she decided to hide it by working on small canvasses .
her tiny works started turning out well .
deirdra had trouble adjusting to normal canvasses afterwards .
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[FEMALE] managed a diner .
she was expecting a delivery of bread products .
the delivery truck was running late .
[FEMALE] knew the diner was almost out of hamburger buns .
[FEMALE] went to the store to buy some buns until the truck arrived .
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[MALE] came home and seen his mom had baked cookies .
he asked her if he could have one .
his mom said they were not for him .
[MALE] asked her who they were for .
his mom told him they were for the bake sale .
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[FEMALE] was a very independent woman who did n't want children .
[NEUTRAL] when she learned she was pregnant , she panicked .
she reviewed all her options and talked to friends .
in the end , she decided to keep the child .
it turned out to be a good decision for her as she was a good mother .
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[MALE] 's eyesight kept getting worse .
eventually he needed to get a new pair of glasses .
he decided to get new frames .
it took him hours to decide on which to get .
[MALE] got several compliments on his choice .
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[FEMALE] loved to chew on mints .
she loved having a fresh breath .
one day , [FEMALE] ran out of mints .
she had to quickly run to the store and buy more .
then , [FEMALE] was able to keep her breath fresh for the day .
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[MALE] loved to eat eggs every day .
he would eat at least five a day .
one day , he found out he was out of eggs .
he searched everywhere for more eggs .
finally , he rushed to the store and bought more eggs .
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i checked a book out from the library .
it was a terrible book .
i laid it on a table until it was time to return it .
one day , i spilled coffee all over it .
the library asked me to pay for the ruined book .
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i work at a theater .
they were recently remodeling some of their offices .
one of them contained a large bookshelf .
they told everyone the books were up for grabs .
i took several large boxes of books home with me .
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i tried to contact a worker in the supermarket .
i asked if he knew where the snack aisle is .
he could n't speak english but pointed out where to go .
when i walked in that direction , i did n't see the isle .
someone eventually told me that i 'm in the wrong place .
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[FEMALE] wanted to blow a bubble with her gum .
she chewed and blew .
her brother came and explained how to do it .
[FEMALE] tried one more time .
she blew a huge gum bubble .
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[FEMALE] was getting ready for a fancy party .
she was debating wearing her favorite necklace with her .
suddenly the necklace broke at the clasp .
[FEMALE] tried to fix it but it was inexplicably ruined .
she threw it out and decided to buy a new one .
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[MALE] was going out with friends .
one of them wound up wearing the same shirt as him .
they met at the bar so it was hard to change .
both laughed about it a bit and stopped caring .
within minutes it was mostly forgotten .
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[MALE] had been interviewed by a reporter on the street .
the reporter had been working with a local news station .
[MALE] was sure that he would be shown on the news .
he watched the news for two days , but he was never shown .
[MALE] 's segment had been edited and he was cut .
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[FEMALE] was helping with her high school 's annual fundraiser .
this year they were doing a haunted house for halloween .
she was working hard when a zombie terrified her !
but then , amidst giggles , her friend [NEUTRAL] removed his mask .
he had snuck upon her to scare her on purpose as she worked !
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electric city record company hired [MALE] as an intern .
three days a week [MALE] would promote artists to the media by phone .
one day [MALE] was hungry and called in sick to his internship .
his boss complained and told him he needed to make a good impression .
[MALE] lashed out , all that money and you ca n't pay me nothing ?
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i was getting ready to cook dinner .
unfortunately , all i found in the cabinet was spinach and bread .
i decided i was n't hungry .
[FEMALE] tummy began to rumble after three hours .
[NEUTRAL] i gave in and ate a large helping of spinach and toast .
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[FEMALE] social media accounts have few followers .
i felt so bad about it that i started cheating .
i make burner email addresses and make accounts on social media sites .
then i like and follow my own accounts .
i still get no attention , but it does n't feel quite so bad .
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[MALE] was late for work .
he was rushing down the road hoping to make it in time .
suddenly a police officer ushered him to stop .
someone had crashed creating a road block .
[MALE] yelled but it was no use , he would be late .
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one day [MALE] went to roswell , new [NEUTRAL] .
first he went to the ufo center .
then he went to the bottomless lakes state park .
then he stargazed for ufos , but did n't see anything .
he had a great time .
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the couple laid on a blanket outside .
they enjoyed seeing the stars .
they looked for constellations .
when the sky got too cloudy , the went inside .
they loved their romantic , star-gazing nights .
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last winter my brothers and sisters brought my mom a coat .
this coat was a surprise for her birthday .
one of my sisters hid the coat in her bedroom closet .
the day before her birthday , she enter the kitchen wearing the coat .
we all had to laugh .
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[FEMALE] was a waitress at a busy restaurant .
and she was carrying several drinks to a table .
a man scooted his chair out , tripping [FEMALE] .
and the drinks spilled everywhere .
but the man took the blame for it and helped clean up .
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[MALE] met a girl for a date .
they went to a local tea shop .
[MALE] was n't aware of how strong the teas were .
he had a lot of caffeine in a short amount of time .
it made him hyper and upset his stomach .
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when i was a teenager i smoked marijuana .
i did n't think it was going to harm me .
all of my friends were doing it .
i did n't want to feel left out .
however , it ended up getting me fired from my first job .
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[NEUTRAL] was enthralled with the snake charmers .
one looked like he was making the snakes dance to the music .
the music stopped suddenly .
the snake slowly sank down into the basket .
the shops had closed for the evening .
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[NEUTRAL] lived paycheck to paycheck and money was always tight .
he paid his monthly bills on time but had very little cash left over .
one fateful month , he was forced to take his car to the mechanic 's .
[NEUTRAL] panicked when he learned the car needed a new transmission .
given [NEUTRAL] 's situation , the mechanic agreed to work out a payment plan .
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[MALE] was walking home from work .
he saw a dog locked in a hot car .
[MALE] opened the door and let the dog out .
he called the cops .
the cops took his statement , and [MALE] was free to leave .
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[MALE] saw an ad online for custom made furniture .
he emailed the company and described to them what he wanted .
within two hours the company emailed him back .
he was told that the man who made the furniture had passed away .
[MALE] was disappointed but he found some stuff at ikea .
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[NEUTRAL] was running out of food in his apartment .
all he had left was some stray vegetables and some pasta .
the choice of his meal was obvious .
he combined all of the remaining vegetables into a pasta sauce .
it turned out surprisingly tasty .
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[FEMALE] took her kite to the park .
she hoped there would be enough wind to fly it .
when she arrived , though , she found a different problem .
the wind was so strong , she almost lost her kite !
[FEMALE] had to grip it very tightly !
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farrah was driving home from school .
a person was riding a bicycle in front of her .
he continued to move slowly .
farrah looked away for a second .
she did n't notice that he stopped and she ran over him .
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[MALE] had a crazy dream .
he wanted to share it with his friend .
his friend pretended to care but quickly lost interest .
[MALE] tried to make his dream seem more interesting .
his friend just thought it was lame .
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[MALE] was working out hard .
she brought a water bottle to the gym .
she filled it up at the drinking fountain .
she was so thirsty that she gulped it all down .
she felt refreshed from the cold water .
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[FEMALE] was shopping at the mall .
she bought some great new jeans .
they had ripped knees and rhinestones on the pockets .
[FEMALE] was happy to have some new clothes .
she had n't shopped for herself in months !
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[FEMALE] was playing her very first soccer game .
she was really pumped up to win and trying hard .
unfortunately , her team did n't manage to win that day .
[FEMALE] was really upset at first .
then she realized that it only motivated her more .
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one day [MALE] was going on a road trip with his friend .
[MALE] went to grab a soda from the back when he saw a large snake .
[MALE] was frightened and called for his friend .
his friend explained it was his pet and had escaped his cage .
[MALE] was very nervous the rest of the trip with a snake in the car .
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when he was a boy , [MALE] loved to watch planes .
every summer , is father took him to see plane shows .
upon graduating from school , he decided to learn how to fly .
[MALE] loved every minute of his flight school .
after graduation , [MALE] became a full time pilot .
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[FEMALE] 's birthday was coming up , and [MALE] needed a present .
he went through past chat transcripts with her to get ideas .
he determined that a book she wanted was the best bet .
[MALE] drove to the bookstore and bought it .
he gave it to [FEMALE] and [FEMALE] was very pleased !
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[MALE] wanted to travel the world and see exotic places .
he had grown bored with his menial desk job .
however there was always something holding him back .
girlfriends , lack of money , family obligations - you name it .
one dad , he had enough and decided to quit his job and travel abroad .
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[NEUTRAL] was going to the school dance with his girlfriend on friday .
his girlfriend broke up with him earlier in the week .
[NEUTRAL] did n't want to go to the dance without his girlfriend .
[NEUTRAL] stayed home the night of the dance .
he played video games with his friends instead .
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[FEMALE] was on the school bus on the way to school .
suddenly she remembered she had tons of homework .
she quickly pulled her papers out to get to work .
luckily she was finishing up just as the bus arrived at school .
she also still managed to earn good grades for her work .
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a firefighter was on duty .
there was a house fire .
[NEUTRAL] he got to work .
he saw a child in need of help .
[NEUTRAL] the firefighter went in bravely to save him .
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[FEMALE] forgot her lunch one day .
she sat in the school cafeteria , hungry and sad .
then a friend sat beside her .
he shared his sandwich and chips with [FEMALE] .
she was very grateful for his kindness !
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[MALE] was shocked when he learned that his wife was cheating on him .
he asked her why she felt the need to go elsewhere .
and she told him she did n't love him anymore .
he ended up divorcing her the next year .
and since then he ca n't trust any woman anymore .
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[FEMALE] was supposed to be walking home with groceries .
unfortunately she had way too many bags to carry .
she called her boyfriend and explained the situation .
luckily he came to her aid , arriving to help carry bags shortly .
the two got the bags home much quicker thanks to his help .
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[NEUTRAL] hated dragon flys a lot .
in fact , she hated anything that was small and flew .
one day , [NEUTRAL] was forced to go outside .
then , [NEUTRAL] suddenly saw a dragonfly .
at first , she was scared but then , she fought her fears and won .
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[MALE] was a very quiet boy .
he was n't very popular and only had a few friends .
he went to his locker one day and found a note .
he was surprised it was from a girl asking him to a dance .
[MALE] blushed and then ran to find the girl who left the note .
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[FEMALE] mother used to be a nurse .
i remember her leaving for work in her white uniform .
the hat was a stiff curved striped hat .
she even had white shoes !
it must have been a great job .
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[MALE] wanted to watch a movie .
he was never a fan of the classics .
still , [MALE] was bored and picked an old movie .
he was surprised with how good it was .
[MALE] decided to watch more old movies .
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[MALE] was afraid to visit the dentist .
he needed his teeth clean .
[MALE] made several appointments that he cancelled at the last minute .
while jogging , a beautiful woman spoke to him as he passed by .
the next day while jogging , [MALE] smile with pearly white teeth .
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[MALE] lived in a neighborhood with a housing association .
he would constantly get complaints about his yard .
he was even fined once .
[MALE] did n't think it looked that bad .
he preferred to pay the fine that change it .
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the kids woke up hungry .
they wanted to eat big bowls of cereal .
the mom poured the cereal into the bowls .
then they realized they had no milk !
the kids went to school hungry .
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] 's father left everything to their brother in his will .
this left them with nothing .
what would they do ?
[FEMALE] met a rich man .
he took care of them both .
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[MALE] went to a bicycle shop .
and he saw one bike he really wanted to buy .
but he made sure to look through countless rows of other bikes first .
and he eventually decided the first one he saw was the best .
but a sales associate told him someone just bought it .
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[MALE] proposed to susie .
she said yes .
the two of them were very excited to get married .
but they could n't decide on a date .
finally they compromised for summertime .
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[MALE] was addicted to coffee .
he had three cups in the morning and two at night .
one morning he dropped his grinder and broke it .
not having fresh grounds he ran to the store .
the store was out so [MALE] used his blender to grind his coffee .
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[FEMALE] was eating dinner with her husband .
suddenly he announced that he had a surprise .
without telling her he had applied for a nice job .
he announced that he had gotten it and she was thrilled .
they spent all night talking about their new future plans .
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[MALE] was at the zoo with his daughter [FEMALE] .
he was taking a picture of her standing in front of the lion cage .
suddenly , the lion charged at the glass .
[MALE] jumped as the lion opened its mouth wide .
everyone laughed as the lion hit the glass and ran in pain .
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[MALE] loved to eat crackers .
he would eat hundreds every day .
one day , he ran out of crackers .
he rushed to the store to buy crackers .
finally , [MALE] was able to eat crackers .
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[FEMALE] was online shopping .
she was on target 's website and saw laundry soap for cheap .
they had bottle of laundry soap for fifty cents !
[FEMALE] thought that they must have made a mistake .
[FEMALE] bought twenty bottles anyway and was only charged ten bucks !
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[FEMALE] hated dirt a lot .
in fact , she would n't step in it at all .
one day , she was forced to go outside .
after a couple of minutes [FEMALE] stepped in dirt .
now , [FEMALE] is not afraid of dirt at all .
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[NEUTRAL] discussed a small business plan in front of her partners .
her wallet dropped on the ground .
her wig fell out when she tried to bend down .
everyone had a strange look on their face .
however , [NEUTRAL] continued to talk without mentioning the wig .
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[FEMALE] had been at her job for a while .
she was a hard worker that got plenty of praise .
her bosses never gave her a raise , though .
[FEMALE] was too shy to ask for one herself .
she stayed making the same amount for far longer than she should have .
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[MALE] was at the drive through .
it was going slower than normal .
[MALE] ordered his food and waited a while .
the workers apologized profusely and gave him extra fries .
[MALE] appreciated the effort .
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[FEMALE] started a diet today .
for breakfast , she ate a healthy and small meal .
for lunch , she ate a healthy and small meal .
after lunch she was starving so had a bunch of junk for dinner .
[FEMALE] figures that she will start a diet tomorrow .
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there 's a very quiet girl who goes to my school .
she never talks to anyone , so i decided to strike up a conversation .
a hot guy walked into the cafeteria and i mentioned how cute he is .
she gave me a very cold stare .
turns out , he 's her boyfriend .
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when i was born i had jaundice so the hospital kept me 5 days .
[FEMALE] mom was really worried and said that i looked really yellow .
she was ecstatic when the hospital finally said i was healthy .
she tells me this story every time i get sick to make me feel better .
this story made me into the man i am today , fearful of disease .
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i love the rain but live in the middle of the mojave desert .
as i was working on writing stories it began to rain outside .
[NEUTRAL] i grabbed a jacket and hat and went outside to enjoy it .
but then the rain stopped .
[NEUTRAL] i came back inside and now i will submit this story .
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[FEMALE] was moving to a new house .
she loaded all her things into a truck .
the truck was totally full of her belongings .
it slowly started to roll down the hill .
[FEMALE] ran to save her things !
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[MALE] ordered a new bike online .
but he did n't want to pay for a professional to assemble it .
he thought it would be simple .
but he struggled and quickly became frustrated .
[MALE] finally gave up and went to a bicycle store .
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[MALE] was cat sitting for a friend .
one day the cat accidentally ran out .
[MALE] chased after it for a while .
his friend got back and told him it was okay .
the cat often went outside with no issues .
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[FEMALE] 's mother died last week .
this week she learned that her mother had a will .
in the will her mother left her the family home .
[FEMALE] was overwhelmed by the gesture .
[FEMALE] 's sister also wanted the home and was bitter toward [FEMALE] .
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[MALE] was invited to a party at a stranger 's house .
he was bored and decided to go .
he got talked into drinking alcohol .
and [MALE] ended up getting into a terrible fight .
before the police arrived , [MALE] quickly went home .
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the couple planted a tree in their backyard .
a bird immediately moved in .
he made an intricate nest .
soon , there were a few eggs !
the bird took care of the eggs until they hatched .
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[NEUTRAL] loved spreadsheets .
she made one of her household budget .
she made it color-coded and very tidy .
[NEUTRAL] felt like she was in control of her finances .
she was determined to stick to the budget .
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[MALE] was out playing with friends .
they were balancing themselves on train tracks .
[MALE] 's friends thought the tracks were abandoned .
then they heard a rumbling sound .
a train was coming and they all ran out of the way .
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[FEMALE] loved to dance .
every evening after work she 'd get home and dance .
she did n't realize how good it was for her to get fit .
but after a few months she had lost fifteen pounds .
and she told everyone at work how dancing was good for her health .
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[FEMALE] wanted to start a walking plan but did not know how to begin .
she went online and researched walking for exercise .
she spoke with a trainer at the ymca who helped her write a plan .
[FEMALE] started out walking one block per day , for one week .
by the end of the month , she was walking four blocks .
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[MALE] got into trouble at work .
they claimed he had n't replied to emails .
[MALE] said he never got them .
they checked and the e-mails went to his spam folder .
[MALE] fixed the problem and did better at work .
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[FEMALE] went shopping .
she loved using her card .
but it was declined .
she then had to pay it off .
once she paid she was able to use it .
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[MALE] had been called over by his friend [FEMALE] .
she had a couch that needed to be moved .
she really needed help because the couch was so heavy .
they both struggled and strained with the weight of it .
finally they were able to move it .
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the family pulled into a parking spot .
they were at the drive in to see a new movie .
they pulled blankets and pillows out .
they piled them all in the bed of the truck .
it was great to see the movie under the stars !
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[MALE] hated it when his little brother [MALE] followed him around .
[MALE] did n't like that [MALE] was always asking him questions .
one day , [MALE] had to bring [MALE] along to a friend 's house .
[MALE] decided to leave [MALE] at his friend 's house for the night .
after going home , [MALE] 's mother grounded him for a week .
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[MALE] finally saved up enough to buy a car .
he looked online for used cars .
he found a very good car .
[MALE] bought the car .
he loved his new car .
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[MALE] dropped his glass cup .
it shattered on the floor .
he tried to clean up as best he could .
unfortunately he missed a small piece .
[MALE] later accidentally stepped on it .
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[FEMALE] wanted to write down her life story .
she sat in front of a word processor .
she typed in the circumstances of her birth .
[FEMALE] realized suddenly that her life was not that interesting .
[FEMALE] began researching a thrilling vacation instead .
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[FEMALE] loved to eat with spoons .
she loved the curve that spoons had .
one day , she found a gold plated spoon at the store .
she decided that it was worth the $ 200 .
after purchasing it , [FEMALE] used the spoon every day .
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[FEMALE] wanted to give her kids healthy snacks .
she decided they would like raisins .
she bought a box and gave them to them after school .
they hated them !
[FEMALE] caved and gave them cookies instead .
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[FEMALE] friend [FEMALE] had a ten-year affair with a married man .
he broke if off after his wife found out .
his wife recently set up a fb account with her husband 's name .
she wanted to see who friended her husband .
[FEMALE] never friended the account , knowing it was a trap .
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[FEMALE] was trying to lose weight .
she went on a new diet .
it was very strict about what she could eat .
it allowed her to eat all the potatoes she could stand , however .
[FEMALE] gained twenty pounds in a month .
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[MALE] liked playing games .
he would go to the arcade and play all night .
when all his quarters were gone , he would go home .
[MALE] loved the arcade so much he had his birthday party there .
he invited all his friends from school .
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the lady looked out her window .
she saw a distressed cat in a tree .
she retrieved a ladder out of the garage .
the lady climbed up the ladder to the cat .
the lady was able to get the cat down from the tree .
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[MALE] was feeling ill .
he decided to call in sick to work that day .
[MALE] stayed in bed and watched cartoons all day .
his boss came over after work and gave me a homemade dinner .
[MALE] was very appreciative and felt better the next day .
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[MALE] 's car was covered in mud .
he took it to the car wash .
he carefully hosed it all off .
when he was finished , the car was sparkly and clean .
[MALE] loved showing off his clean car .
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the kids had just learned how to play chess .
they were playing each other at the dining room table .
the game went on for two hours .
the younger sibling finally won .
he was so proud !
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[MALE] went to buy donuts this morning .
but he did n't see the wet sign on the floor and fell down .
he ended up in the hospital with a broken hip .
the problem was that he was still hungry .
[NEUTRAL] he was very pleased when the nurse brought him his food .
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[FEMALE] mom needed to go the doctor recently .
she was too sick to drive herself so i had to drive her .
she was very grateful that i drove her and thanked me .
when i picked her up she was pleased with me again !
she said the doctor gave her antibiotics and said she 'd get better .
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[MALE] wanted to play hide and seek with his sister .
she was supposed to hide first .
he counted to fifty and began searching .
while searching , [MALE] 's dad distracted him with popsicles .
[MALE] 's sister emerged an hour later , rather annoyed .
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[FEMALE] found a pendant on the street .
it was extremely elegant with pearls and emeralds .
as the neighborhood was poor it did n't belong to anyone there .
[NEUTRAL] she went to the police station and reported the pendant as found .
the police thanked her for her honesty by giving her a reward .
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[FEMALE] had lost her keys .
she looked everywhere for them .
she was so frustrated and puzzled !
then they finally turned up - after hours of looking .
[FEMALE] had somehow put them in the fridge !
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[FEMALE] was babysitting her cousin .
[FEMALE] 's cousin was running in the house .
he fell and busted his nose .
[FEMALE] tended to his wound .
[FEMALE] called her aunt to tell her what happened .
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[MALE] bought a pet for his daughter .
it was an adorable little kitten .
she loved to pet it and snuggle with it .
[MALE] did n't like cats but he was glad she was happy .
he knew it was the perfect gift for her .
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[FEMALE] bought some stock in a company .
she thought it would make her a profit .
but the next day it crashed .
[FEMALE] lost half of her money .
she was furious .
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our 2 year old granddaughter and her parents are coming from queens .
we live in [MALE] .
[FEMALE] wife has been cleaning all day ( i am disabled ) .
i suggested we have food delivered .
she gladly agreed .
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[NEUTRAL] was walking around the mall with her friends .
she had some candy in her pocket along with some money .
at one point she reached into her pocket for a bite .
instead she found melted candy sticking inside .
her dress was ruined from the candy stains .
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[MALE] had football tickets .
he was excited and had been looking forward to this game .
the weather forecast predicted rain .
[MALE] got to the game and it was rained out .
he was not happy about wasting his money .
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[FEMALE] bought a bouquet of flowers .
she pulled out her biggest vase for them .
she carefully filled it with water .
as she carried it back to the counter , she dropped it .
the vase shattered all over the floor .
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[NEUTRAL] borrowed her parent 's car .
she needed to use it for work .
she left the car doors unlock .
[NEUTRAL] noticed the car missing she believed someone stole it .
the police notified [NEUTRAL] her parents had picked up the car .
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[MALE] needed some time away .
he wondered what he could do .
he thought he would dust of his old boat .
[MALE] cleaned the boat and got it ready to sail .
[MALE] loved his old boat again .
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[MALE] was sitting inside his house .
and he thought it looked like a nice day to go outside .
he began walking to his local park .
but it became too hot and sunny for him .
half way there , [MALE] decided to go back home .
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[FEMALE] moved to a new place in a new city .
she began having trouble sleeping .
after discussing it with a doctor , she said she did n't have insomnia .
she said [FEMALE] was merely being kept up by the loud city noises .
she prescribed ear plugs , which worked like a charm .
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shanna was taking a pilates class .
she felt a sharp pain in her side .
the pain kept on for a while .
shanna went to the doctor .
she had pulled a muscle overstretching herself .
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a house caught on fire .
the local firemen came to distinguish the flames .
several of them had to go inside to rescue a child .
[NEUTRAL] decided to get the child .
since the baby was abandoned , [MALE] adopted him .
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seven days ago i had my furniture move from a storage .
the company that i hired promise me the delivery of three days .
it was four days before i received my furniture .
some of my furniture was missing when they arrived at my home .
i file a complaint and got partially refund .
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[MALE] was out flying a kite .
a storm started rolling in .
the wind gusts got too strong .
one in particular snapped [MALE] 's kite string .
it stole the kite never to be seen again .
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[MALE] bought a new 4x4 truck .
he was excited to go off roading .
on his first expedition he went too hard .
[MALE] wound up breaking the truck 's axle .
he had to be towed back home .
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new neighbors moved into [MALE] 's apartment building .
they were right across the hall from him .
[MALE] decided to go over and introduce himself .
they seemed friendly and talked for a while .
[MALE] made plans with them to hang out and became friends .
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the church had a reputation for having great music .
they had a choir that did an amazing job .
the choir practiced all winter for their christmas performance .
when it was time to perform , the group amazed the congregation .
what a beautiful performance it had been !
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[MALE] was playing a video game .
he could n't get past a certain section .
he tried again and again .
he got so frustrated that he yelled .
trying so many times had slowed his reflexes .
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[MALE] despised having pieces of media spoiled for him .
he liked one reviewer that always gave spoiler warnings .
the reviewer forgot the warning one day and spoiled a film for [MALE] .
the reviewer apologized for the oversight in their subsequent article .
it was too late for [MALE] , who had already blacklisted the site .
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[MALE] was out on a hike .
he took a turn and saw a snake .
the snake seemed aggressive .
[MALE] was slightly scared by it .
he decided to just go back home .
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[MALE] needed to do laundry .
he did n't have any quarters to do so .
he decided to go to the store .
he bought something and asked for his change in quarters .
he was able to do several loads .
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[FEMALE] was n't able to afford her trash bill .
with no garbage service , bags began piling up in her home .
she was beginning to panic when she heard of a program .
the program offered to pay the utility bill .
she signed up and luckily qualified , saving her from the trash .
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the dad was renovating the garage .
he built stairs going up to the loft .
he planned on storing all his decorations in the loft .
he started to climb the stairs but he heard a horrible noise .
they fell down to the ground !
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[NEUTRAL] had an eating disorder .
and she was not sure where she got her bad habits .
but she noticed that her mom was constantly eating .
and she punished [NEUTRAL] for not eating enough .
[NEUTRAL] decided to look for a better role model .
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[MALE] had terrible eyesight .
he bought glasses to help him read .
soon , he was reading a book every week .
[MALE] realized his eyesight had kept him from enjoying books .
now he wanted to make up for all that lost time .
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[FEMALE] had been having stomach pains all morning .
she was feeling very nervous about her health .
soon she was ready to call a doctor for some help .
suddenly , she went to the bathroom and discovered her period had come .
luckily , her pains only lasted for a couple more days .
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[FEMALE] loved to cook .
she made everything from scratch .
she found a recipe for hummus one day in an old book .
she made everything right but could n't figure out the garbanzo beans .
eventually [FEMALE] gave up because her beans were always way too hard .
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the outdoorsmen were hiking in the woods .
they saw a moose walking in the distance .
the moose stumbled into the woods again .
the men tried to follow it but it got away .
it had been an amazing sight !
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[MALE] went to live in europe for a year .
every [FEMALE] night the phone would ring in the middle of the night .
he 'd answer with a sleepy voice .
and his mother would ask him how he was doing .
he 'd explain that there was a time difference but to no avail .
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[FEMALE] had a long week at work and wanted to rest .
she decided that [NEUTRAL] would be a good day to go to the park .
she packed a picnic and brought a blanket and a book .
the blanket was laid out and she sat there enjoying her lunch .
she red her book as she sat in the peacefulness of the park .
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[FEMALE] found a cone on the street .
it was colored orange with black stripes .
she set it aside in her room .
one day , the cone went missing .
the next day , [FEMALE] found another cone on the street .
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a boy came home from school and ran straight to his room .
his mother ran up to see what was wrong .
he was mocked and made fun of at school and did n't want to go back .
his mother said , he was special and one day he would show them all .
years passed and the boy grew up to be a successful child psychologist .
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our daughter and her family are visiting from nyc .
i asked my daughter what her husband likes for coffee .
she said it has to be fair trade .
and he prefers sumatra .
i was able to get some from amazon .
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i had never been on space mountain before .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to give it a go .
i was rather nervous .
as soon as it took off i screamed .
it was just too much for me .
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[FEMALE] noticed her eyes were getting blurry .
she could n't see as well as she used to .
but [FEMALE] then realized she needed glasses .
[NEUTRAL] she got her eyes checked .
they offered her many glasses options .
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[MALE] had joined the school paper .
he started to have trouble in class .
his grades began to drop .
[MALE] decided to quit the paper .
he started to focus more on class and improved his grades .
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[MALE] borrowed a friend 's car .
it was manual transmission and [MALE] was n't used to it .
when he parked it he forgot to put the emergency brake on .
[MALE] noticed it slowly start to roll away .
he was able to jump in and stop it just in time .
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the nation had been obsessed with the new show all summer .
it was time for the finale !
the plot took twists and turns .
the ending was something no one had expected !
the viewers hoped there would be a season 2 .
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[MALE] loved fantasy movies .
he watched one about a dragon .
he loved imagining if dragons were real .
when the movie was over , [MALE] looked for another one .
he loved movies that ignited his imagination !
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] were happy to be going on a road trip .
they packed up their car and headed toward their destination .
they made several stops along the way .
they stopped at the ocean and visited some different beaches .
[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] were excited to get to their final destination .
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[NEUTRAL] was driving around with his girlfriend .
she kept playing music he did n't like .
he repeatedly asked her to stop .
after a while he took the disk out and threw it out the window .
it caused a huge fight between them .
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[MALE] was grounded over the weekend .
his friends were throwing a huge party .
[MALE] decided to sneak out and go .
he was caught and got into a lot of trouble .
[MALE] had enough fun for it to have been worth it , though .
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[FEMALE] had just moved to the usa from [MALE] .
she was not sure anyone would like her .
but on her first day at school , she made several friends .
she even got asked out on a date !
[FEMALE] was pleased that americans were so friendly .
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christmas eve is an exciting time of the year .
i love waiting , but also hate it .
[FEMALE] parents usually give me a lot of cool gifts for christmas .
last year my parents bought me an apple watch .
waiting for a gift makes the gift more exciting .
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i never want to use public bathrooms if i could help it .
however , one day i had no choice .
i went inside a walmart bathroom .
it was very disgusting and obviously no one cleaned it .
i used the bathroom as fast as i could and got out .
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[MALE] loved his wife , but her parents annoyed him greatly .
when the old mother died , the father came to live with them .
[MALE] had to adjust to the old man 's weird habits .
the old man did n't even try to be nice to [MALE] .
[MALE] began spending a lot of time at a female coworker 's place .
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[NEUTRAL] was staying in the hospital after her baby was born .
she was about to eat her first meal .
she was nervous because of the rumors of bad taste .
still when she tasted the food she enjoyed it a lot .
from then on she looked forward to mealtimes .
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[MALE] noticed his bed was starting to smell .
the covers were too big for his washing machine .
[MALE] had to take them to the dry cleaners .
they were able to clean them up for him at a reasonable price .
the smell was replaced with a more pleasant one .
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i bought budget hosting for my new website .
it was from one of the big hosting companies .
the service was spotty and the customer service was terrible .
i switched to a smaller provider .
i had no issues and was very pleased with my decision to switch .
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[MALE] went eat at a local diner .
halfway through his meal , he got an emergency phone call .
[MALE] rushed out of the diner .
he forgot to pay for his dinner .
[MALE] remembered and apologized and paid for the meal the next day .
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the family took a trip to venice .
they rode on a gondola in the canal .
it was beautiful and magical !
they took lots of pictures and enjoyed the sights .
it was a special place to visit .
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[MALE] had a very big elbow .
he was always bumping into things .
one day , he bruised his elbow .
then , [MALE] had to rush to the hospital .
the doctor told him that it was nothing serious .
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[MALE] and his wife went on a cruise .
every other minute , a photographer was trying to take their photo .
[MALE] and his wife did not want silly pictures of their trip .
on the last night of the cruise , they dressed up and took photos .
these were the photos they enjoyed the most .
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for [MALE] , it was a dream come true .
he was going to be in charge of keeping score .
he was keeping score of the baseball game .
he was behind the scoreboard holding all the numbers .
he had a great time keeping score .
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there was a winter storm heading toward [MALE] .
he made sure to prepare properly .
he stocked up on supplies .
when the storm hit [MALE] was trapped inside for a couple of days .
his supplies came in very handy .
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[MALE] is starting school in a few days .
he first went shopping for a new backpack .
he then bought the supplies for school .
the day before school he prepared his supplies and backpack .
[MALE] had a great first day of school .
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when [NEUTRAL] opened her door to go to work , her cat mac escaped outside .
as [NEUTRAL] attempted to catch mac , the cat ran away .
[NEUTRAL] chased after mac until the cat climbed up a tree .
[NEUTRAL] climbed up the tree and grabbed mac .
[NEUTRAL] carried mac back into the house and went to work .
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[MALE] was eating out at a restaurant .
his waiter told him his plate was hot when it came out .
[MALE] was n't paying much attention .
he tried to grab it and slightly burned his hand .
the waiter apologized even though it was [MALE] 's fault .
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tania could n't believe her luck .
she found a four leaf clover in her backyard .
she stuck it inside one of her school books .
tania then hides it where no one else can find the book .
a couple days later the book with the clover inside was lost .
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[MALE] and his friends were in a store .
they decided to go to the toy department .
[MALE] and his friends started throwing balls around the aisles .
they were making a mess .
the manager told them to leave .
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[NEUTRAL] 's mom was waited for her in the school parking lot .
[NEUTRAL] was late .
[NEUTRAL] 's mom got out of the car .
she walked around the building .
she found [NEUTRAL] waiting for her in a different parking lot .
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[NEUTRAL] loved to bake .
[NEUTRAL] 's work was having a party .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] decided she wanted to bake cookies for the party .
she got all the ingredients from the store for chocolate chip cookies .
she baked them and took them to her work .
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[FEMALE] birthdays are usually great .
however , there is one flaw one .
[FEMALE] birthday is right next to christmas .
[NEUTRAL] i do n't get as many presents .
it is a little frustrating , but overall i ca n't complain too much .
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[MALE] and his brother were craving burgers at midnight .
[MALE] and his brother decided they were going to [MALE] and a box .
they went in [MALE] 's car .
they got burgers and fries with drinks .
they no longer craved burgers .
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[FEMALE] loved to make ice cream .
she went to the store to pick up everything she needed .
[FEMALE] started making the ice cream after she got home .
after an hour or so the ice cream maker was finished .
[FEMALE] smiled as she tried the first bite of fresh ice cream .
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the little girl chased the butterflies with her net .
she caught an orange and black one .
she carefully took it out of the net with her hand .
it was beautiful .
she decided to let it go .
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[MALE] was at his school library .
he noticed someone left a memory card .
he took it up to the librarian for their lost and found .
while up there he noticed someone was asking about it .
they verified it belonged to him and [MALE] gave it back .
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[FEMALE] locked her keys in her car one day .
she was so frustrated !
sha called the service company for help .
it took them an hour to arrive .
[FEMALE] spent the whole time cursing her own stupidity !
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[FEMALE] was cooking soup in the kitchen .
she realized how spicy is is .
when her husband asked for some , she prepared a bowl .
however , he knew about the virus but did n't both to tell anyone .
the husband immediately begged for water .
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[FEMALE] had a letter to mail .
but the nearest mailbox was miles away and she had no car !
she stopped the postman as he delivered mail .
she asked him if he would mail her letter .
smiling , the postman agreed to mail the letter for her .
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the city 's crime rate was out of control .
the police announced a crackdown on crime .
they were going to patrol more .
in the first week , they made a hundred arrests .
they were determined to make the city a safe place again .
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i love to have dessert after dinner .
but i know it 's not healthy to do it often .
still i have one at least once a week .
this week i think i 'm going to have a pie .
then i 'll go to the gym the next day to make up for it .
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[FEMALE] wanted a puppy .
she begged her parents for months .
on her birthday , her parents brought her to the animal shelter .
she picked out a puppy and they adopted him .
[FEMALE] loved the dog and they were inseparable .
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[MALE] wanted to visit his father .
to get to his father 's house he would need to drive for three hours .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] woke up early and started to drive to his dad .
he arrived in two hours and forty minutes .
his dad was excited to see him .
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[FEMALE] painted her nails very nicely .
then sha sat to wait for them to dry .
but she touched things before they 'd finished drying .
[FEMALE] ended up with streaks in her manicure .
she was unhappy with her impatience !
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the family stayed in a shady hotel .
when they got home , they saw they all had bed bug bites !
they washed all their clothing in very hot water .
they called the exterminator to be safe .
they prevented the bed bugs from spreading .
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[MALE] waited in line for hours to buy a newly released cell phone .
and he was starving when he got back to his car .
he stopped at a restaurant and left the unopened phone on his seat .
but his car got broken into while he was eating .
[MALE] decided to always hide expensive items from then on .
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[FEMALE] was always a heavy girl every since she was a small child .
she was always happy and said she felt comfortable with her weight .
one day her husband said she was too fat and found her unattractive .
the next day she left her husband and started to diet and exercise .
six months later [FEMALE] lost 100 lbs and filed for divorce .
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[FEMALE] had had a bad habit of pulling her eyebrows .
she had vowed to stop and grow her brows back .
it was tough to resist when she had the urge to pull .
luckily though soon hair began to grow back .
within no time at all her eyebrows looked back to normal .
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[FEMALE] took her car in for an oil change .
after waiting two hours the mechanic came out looking worried .
`` i do n't know how you got here `` , he said .
`` a small animal has chewed through a lot of wires in the engine . ``
she was pretty sure he had cut the wires , but what could she do ?
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[FEMALE] was leaving for work one morning .
she got into her car and turned the ignition .
but her car would not start !
[FEMALE] realized she 'd left her lights on the previous night .
she had to call for a jump start from the auto company .
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[MALE] went to his friend 's river house with his pet dog .
everyone went out to the dock to sit in the water .
[MALE] had left his dog in the fenced-in backyard .
he thought he heard a splash nearby !
his dog had jumped the fence and was swimming toward him !
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[FEMALE] liked sandals .
she had several pairs in green and pink .
one day she went to the new sandal shop in town .
she saw the prettiest pair of orange and blue sandals .
[FEMALE] happily bought the new sandals .
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[MALE] needed new underwear .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store to look for underwear .
he found his size underwear .
he took them too the clerk to buy them .
join now had new underwear .
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[MALE] had a lot of free time .
he decided to start a new hobby .
he began taking improv classes .
[MALE] did really well with his improv class .
he has started performing in improv shows .
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[MALE] really needed more money .
he started taking extra shifts at work .
eventually he got close to getting paid over time .
his boss did n't like that .
[MALE] 's hours were cut back down and he was warned about it .
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[NEUTRAL] loved her local diner they even had a soda fountain .
she brought in a date who was wearing a yamaka .
the man behind the counter said they would n't serve jews .
[NEUTRAL] became very irate and began to yell .
her date calmed her down and [NEUTRAL] decided never to go back .
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[FEMALE] had a big math test due in class today .
she spent the night before out with her friends , and forgot to study .
in a panic , she tried to find a way out of going to school today .
she decided to pretend to be sick .
[FEMALE] 's mom believed her lie , allowing her to stay home .
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[FEMALE] was going to write a letter .
she looked for something to write with .
she finally found one pen .
it was out of ink !
[FEMALE] decided to send an email instead .
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[FEMALE] was an artist .
her parents told her it would never pay .
[FEMALE] persevered .
she was discovered by many people .
and now they pay her for her art .
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[MALE] hated how hot the beach sand was .
he found wearing sandals in the sand equally unpleasant .
he was determined to invent a solution .
[MALE] devised a heat-resistant lotion for his feet .
he tried to gather capital to bring it to market but failed .
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[MALE] worked as a security guard at a shopping mall .
everything was always so quiet and nothing ever happened .
there was a rule where he could n't fall asleep .
it was so hard to not fall asleep in such a boring environment .
yet [MALE] did as he was supposed to and managed to stay awake .
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[FEMALE] finished her lunch and threw her bag away .
she went to her english class .
[FEMALE] realized she had thrown her retainer away .
she had to look through the garbage cans in the cafeteria .
finally , [FEMALE] found the retainer in the garbage can .
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[FEMALE] was learning to play the piano .
she had practiced for her lesson all week long .
her teacher was very excited to see how well [FEMALE] was playing .
in the first song [FEMALE] missed a couple of notes but not too many .
her teacher was pleased and this encouraged [FEMALE] to keep practicing .
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[FEMALE] had bad eyesight .
she got some glasses from the eye doctor .
everything was so clear !
[FEMALE] was happy to finally be able to read comfortably .
she wished she 'd gotten glasses sooner .
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i had dinner alone on monday .
[FEMALE] wife went to a baseball game .
i ordered sushi for delivery .
the sushi was very fresh , but the order was small .
i heated up a piece of leftover pizza .
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[MALE] spent a lot of time on the internet .
he thought that this was probably an unhealthy habit .
[MALE] decided to make some healthy changes .
now [MALE] rides his bike for exercise every day .
by spending less time on the web , [MALE] is healthier and happier .
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[NEUTRAL] played beach volleyball with a few friends .
they decided to take a dive in the water for a few minutes .
[NEUTRAL] 's phone got soaked since it was in his pocket .
when he noticed , he quickly tried to swim out of the water .
the phone was dead .
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[MALE] was on a cruise to the caribbean .
her ship visited jamaica .
there , a young woman offered to braid [MALE] 's hair .
[MALE] accepted , knowing she was providing the woman 's livelihood .
she felt good about herself - and got a lovely braid as well !
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[MALE] and his best friend decided to go fishing .
they gathered their fishing gear and drove to the river .
they parked [MALE] 's car and strolled down by the river bank .
then they both cast their first fishing lines for the day .
within ten minutes they had both caught a fish .
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there were new toys that kids played with on the playground .
they were balls with small spikes on them .
the spikes hurt when you caught the ball .
the school wanted to get rid of these dangerous toys .
the principle decided to buy all of the spike balls from the kids .
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[FEMALE] wife had to see a nurse on [FEMALE] .
the nurse was very friendly .
first she complimented my wife on her shirt .
then she liked her shoes .
i think our nurse is fashion conscious .
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[NEUTRAL] worked in a salt mine .
he would lug his materials to work every morning .
[NEUTRAL] stopped to pick up a small shiny rock outside the mine .
when he turned it over it shined like gold .
[NEUTRAL] ran to sell the nugget but it was pyrite , not gold .
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[MALE] was so excited about his new phone .
when it came in he added all his favorite apps .
he bought a new case .
then as he was out one day , he dropped it face down .
[MALE] shattered his phone within hours of getting it .
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[FEMALE] brother lives in allston .
the houses are close together .
last night an old tree fell .
it took hours to clear the tree .
[FEMALE] brother took a photo and posted it on fb .
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[NEUTRAL] collected silver spoons from all over the world .
she was on vacation for and wanted to go shopping .
[NEUTRAL] was looking for a new addition to her collection from [MALE] .
she needed to find something before she left for home .
[NEUTRAL] found a beautiful silver spoon in a small antique shop .
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[MALE] liked eating soups .
clam chowder was his favorite .
he ordered a huge portion of it at a restaurant .
when it got to him , it was cold and gross .
[MALE] was so disappointed !
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[MALE] was pulling money out of his wallet .
he accidentally tore a twenty dollar bill in half .
[MALE] was scared it would be worthless .
a friend told him banks would exchange it for him .
[MALE] went and had it exchanged with no real problems .
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[MALE] was baking granola bars very late at night .
and he was beginning to get sleepy .
he put the granola mixture in the oven and sat on his couch .
but he found himself drifting into sleep .
he woke up a few hours later to the smell of burning granola .
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[FEMALE] had never flown .
she was always afraid to fly because her uncle died on a plane .
one year her family was taking a trip to germany .
she was reluctant to take the trip , but her family made her feel safe .
since her trip to germany , [FEMALE] has flown to over a dozen new places !
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in 1997 , one of my coworkers was told she was laid off .
her boss brought her into his office and told her .
she refused to believe and went back to her cubicle .
she made some phone calls and the layoff was reversed .
i was not amazed , as we work in a government agency .
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[MALE] decided to join the marines .
at boot camp he exercised hard every day .
[MALE] also ate healthier food than he did back home .
as a result , [MALE] lost a lot of weight at boot camp .
when he went back home , many friends did n't recognize him .
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[MALE] went to the park .
he sit on a bench to read .
he found 10 bucks near the bench .
he was very happy .
he bought some beer .
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[MALE] needed a birthday card for his mother .
he was poor so he was shopping at a discount shop .
unfortunately all of the cards looked really cheap .
he picked through them fruitlessly for a long time .
finally he decided on buying craft supplies and making his own .
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[MALE] was having a great time .
his family had decided to go on vacation in the alps .
they were all enjoying snow skiing .
[MALE] was quite good and was tearing up the slopes .
they all had a wonderful time that day .
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[FEMALE] had always feared monkeys .
she thought they were too hairy .
one day , she traveled to the zoo .
suddenly , she spotted a very small monkey .
after that , [FEMALE] thought monkeys looked very cute .
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[FEMALE] had a very big green dress .
she wore it everywhere .
one day , she decided she would wear it again .
she searched for it everywhere .
after many hours , she found it in the washer .
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by the time [MALE] turned eighteen , he was blind .
while most kids were driving and preparing for college he stayed home .
his mom bought him a computer and a music program .
[MALE] made a record and entered a rap contest at a college .
[MALE] won the first place prize of a record deal and travels the world .
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[MALE] was trying to write an album of music .
he was stumped on what song to have next .
he decided to take a break and listen to his favorite music .
soon enough he was feeling pretty inspired .
he whipped together a new song quickly .
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i was at the mall .
and i was disappointed at the last meal i ate .
[NEUTRAL] i ordered a thai salad wrap somewhere .
it was completely massive and stuffed with ingredients .
i regret eating all of it .
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[FEMALE] wife retired last week .
her boss hired a replacement .
she was to start work monday .
yesterday my wife texted her old boss to see how things were going .
her boss said the replacement never showed up .
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[MALE] had just moved into his new apartment .
he noticed that his stove did not work .
he filed a complaint with his landlord .
his landlord sent maintenance over the next day .
they were able to fix his stove in a matter of hours .
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[MALE] was a truck driver .
he was running a little behind on schedule .
[MALE] decided to run past the weigh station .
he was stopped by a cop .
[MALE] ended up running late and getting a fine .
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[MALE] wanted to learn to swim .
his cousins thought it would be smart to force him into it .
they threw him into the deep end of the pool .
[MALE] panicked and started drowning .
his cousins had to jump in and save him .
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nicolas hated eating grapes a lot .
he had not eaten them since he was a kid .
one day , he went to a vineyard .
he saw so many grapes that he had to eat one .
after that , nicolas started to enjoy eating grapes every day .
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[NEUTRAL] awoke to find the ground covered with snow .
she ran outside with her big brother .
he laid in the snow and kicked his legs .
when he stood up there was a snow angel in the snow .
they stayed in the yard making angels the whole day .
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a man was walking his dog down the street .
the dog seemed to be having trouble walking on the leash .
as time went on the man walked his dog everyday .
over time the man did n't have to use a leash , the dog followed .
now the man is walking with his dog and a new puppy on a leash .
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[MALE] loved math and literature .
when it was time to choose a career path , he was indecisive .
he could make more money teaching math than writing books .
but his love of books was too strong to deny .
in the end he chose to write articles about math problems .
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[MALE] worked in retail .
he was really sick one day .
his boss would n't let him have the day off without a replacement .
[MALE] called everyone but nobody could cover his shift .
[MALE] wound up having to work sick .
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[MALE] needed more papers for his printer .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] drove to the store to get more papers .
[MALE] found lots of paper for a good deal .
[MALE] took the paper home .
[MALE] put the paper in the printer .
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[MALE] loved to build derby racers .
his dad and he would build them together from scratch .
on the day of his next race [MALE] 's racer had a flat tire .
[MALE] and his dad rushed to the gas station to fill it up .
they got back just in time and wound up winning the derby .
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[FEMALE] loved to travel .
one summer she went to bhutan .
[FEMALE] enjoyed the cultural experience of her trip .
[FEMALE] took many photos while in bhutan .
when she returned home , she shared these photos with her friends .
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nothing makes me more angry than a full parking lot .
i wish more business had bigger parking lots .
i usually wait for someone to pull out .
this usually takes several minutes .
the spots that do become available are usually horrible .
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[FEMALE] went downstairs for breakfast .
she poured a bowl of cereal .
she then got the milk .
but after pouring it she saw it was thick and curdled .
[FEMALE] had to throw it out and get another one .
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[MALE] drove a cab nights , saving up for film school .
it took a long time , but he finally was able to enroll .
his teacher insulted his first student film .
[MALE] was hurt , and he dropped out .
a decade later , he was directing hollywood features .
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our daughter does not like cats .
our cat avoids her in response .
last night the cat came right up to our daughter .
i think it was because our daughter is pregnant .
i believe cats can sense pregnancies .
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[FEMALE] was noticing ants around her house .
she decided to call an exterminator .
the exterminator pointed out problems in [FEMALE] 's home .
he did a good job and left the house pest free .
[FEMALE] decided to enroll in a recurring service .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to fish while on her vacation at the lake house .
she broke off a branch from a nearby tree and stripped it down .
then she tied on some twine she had found along the shore .
finally , she added an unfolded paperclip hook to the end of the twine .
lowering the hook into the water , she immediately caught a shoe .
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[MALE] saw a weird animal at the zoo .
it was a hyena .
he had never seen one in person before .
he watched the hyena run around the enclosure .
[MALE] was sure the animal would eat him if he fell in .
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[FEMALE] and [NEUTRAL] were getting married .
the wedding began with some romantic music .
then , the bridesmaids and groomsmen entered .
when the bride and groom entered , the audience cheered .
it was a happy and memorable day for everyone involved .
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last night i kept getting facetime calls from my sister .
the phone would ring and they suddenly stop .
when i called back it went directly to voicemail .
i was beginning to worry .
she called to say that her phone was making random calls by itself .
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the soccer team had finished their season .
they had an end of the year banquet .
the coach handed out awards .
[MALE] won an award for most improved .
they all got ribbons and a trophy .
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[MALE] was walking in the park one day .
he noticed the sky started to turn gray .
[MALE] turned back toward his house .
he did n't quite get home before it started raining .
[MALE] ran inside a little wet but happy to be home .
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[MALE] thought he was pretty good at competitive gaming .
he had placed second place in tournaments around the country .
this week , [MALE] entered a local tournament for 3d fighting games .
his competitors were new , so [MALE] thought he would easily win .
[MALE] finished the tournament in 25th place .
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[FEMALE] was at a friend 's wedding .
her daughter had come along with her .
[FEMALE] 's daughter was n't feeling well .
her daughter began to feel worse after she ate at the reception .
[FEMALE] took her daughter home before she could get sick at the party .
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[MALE] had an estranged daughter he did n't know about .
the mother had told his daughter that he had died during the war .
when the daughter was older she got curious and hired a pi .
he tracked [MALE] down and reunited them .
it was a strange but beautiful meeting .
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[FEMALE] collected toy horses and dreamed of having a real one .
as she lived in a poor city neighborhood , her dream was unlikely .
but she worked hard and became a rich lawyer .
she bought a farm and a stable of horses .
now , she lets poor kids come ride and learn about horses .
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[FEMALE] wanted to make rolls .
she had limited ingredients so she needed a particular recipe .
it took a lot of searching to find a good fit .
finally she found a recipe that she could reasonably follow .
luckily the rolls turned out really well .
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[MALE] learned that jumping was good for his health .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to jump every morning to get energized .
it was working well until his bell rang .
he opened the door to see his downstairs neighbor .
the neighbor asked him to stop as the ceiling was trembling too much .
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[MALE] attended a party for his classmate [MALE] .
at the party , there was a delicious plate of cookies .
though they were [MALE] 's cookies , [MALE] kept eating them .
when people took note , [MALE] began secretly hoarding them instead .
[MALE] greatly enjoyed the party and left with pockets full of cookies .
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[FEMALE] was at the neighborhood pool with some friends .
suddenly a frog hopped into the water .
she carefully cornered the frog before catching it .
everyone wanted to see it and touch it .
finally [FEMALE] let it go and it hopped away wildly .
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[NEUTRAL] had an old truck that he loved .
one day he went to crank it up and it was dead .
he went to the dealership because he needed a new truck .
he test drove a few of the trucks and decided on the one he wanted .
[NEUTRAL] drove off in a new fiery red truck .
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[MALE] loved to read about dragons .
he had many books that had dragons in them in fact .
one day , he decided he would go to the bookstore .
he found a very big book with pictures of dragons .
then , [MALE] bought the book and read it all in one day .
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[FEMALE] wife saw a photo of our granddaughter on instagram .
i said i did not see it .
she said instagram displays photos by time .
i do not look at instagram much .
later we found the photo on my app .
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[FEMALE] was in line at the grocery store .
she was next in line .
a woman was standing behind her and had only three items .
[FEMALE] let the woman go ahead of her .
the woman thanked [FEMALE] before she left .
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all day [FEMALE] would watch tv or play on the computer .
she would yell at her family and make them do all the chores .
she spent all the money her husband worked hard for on herself .
one day when she got home from shopping , the house was empty .
her husband closed the bank account and left with the kids .
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bastion was a lonely man that wanted nothing but seclusion .
he moved away to a distant land and lived in a cabin among trees .
he rarely came out except to hunt for food and materials .
he decided he was tired of this life he lived and he made for the city .
while in the city he found a wife and wondered why he was a hermit .
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[MALE] woke up in the middle of the night .
he found his little sister still working on her math homework .
[MALE] decided to help her little sister since it was getting late .
[MALE] was able to help her finish her homework in a few minutes .
his little sister was able to get some sleep afterwards .
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[MALE] was up late night .
he wanted to make a snack .
he started with something small but kept getting fancier .
eventually he wound up making some great nachos .
[MALE] was fully satisfied and went back to sleep .
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[FEMALE] studied so hard for her upcoming test .
but she was so nervous .
she did n't know if she would do well .
she came to class scared .
but luckily she got that a .
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[MALE] was about to graduate high-school .
a few weeks prior he took part in a senior prank .
the prank got everyone involved in a lot of trouble .
[MALE] was not allowed to walk on stage during graduation .
he got his diploma handed to him in an office .
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[FEMALE] 's cousin died .
she did n't have enough money to fly home for the funeral .
she told her friend .
he gave her the money .
she was able to go home .
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[MALE] was working at a mechanic shop .
he had given a customer a high quote .
[MALE] kept the difference between the quote and the actual bill .
[MALE] 's boss found out what he did .
[MALE] lost his job .
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[MALE] was a kite collector .
he never flew his kites .
he only kept them in cases .
one day one of his children flew one of his kites .
he scolded the child and cleaned the kite himself .
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our granddaughter is two .
today she went to the doctor for a blood draw .
she did very well .
our daughter sent a photo of her licking a lollypop afterward .
we were very proud of her .
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[MALE] was a bad kid .
he was always getting in trouble .
he got a detention for using his cell phone in class .
he sat in detention and felt angry .
he thought his teacher had been unfair .
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[NEUTRAL] was in training to be a police officer .
he was n't in the best shape .
[NEUTRAL] failed the physical assessment .
[NEUTRAL] started working out .
he took the test again and passed .
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[MALE] bought a photograph display case .
it had room for five photos .
he wanted himself and his girlfriend to contribute photos .
they could not agree who got the fifth spot .
it ended up being so contentious that [MALE] trashed the frame .
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[FEMALE] took her mom 's earrings to go to a party .
while dancing , she did n't realized when she lost one of them .
when she arrived home she apologized to her mom .
her mom was very angry as this was a very expensive earring .
and [FEMALE] had to work all summer to replace it .
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i spied a bear outside my cabin last night eating some of my venison .
i feel a bit tense when bears come around my cabin like that for food .
[NEUTRAL] today i decided to clean up around the cabin .
i spent all day cleaning up hoping that no more bears would show up .
three weeks have gone by since then and i 've not seen another bear .
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[FEMALE] was new on the team .
she had never cheered before .
she was eager to learn the choreography .
they only had a few weeks before their first competition .
they agreed to practice every day until then .
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[MALE] broke a nail and panicked .
he had a concert that night and needed a new nail .
he rushed to the pharmacy to buy fake nails .
he applied one and tried it with his guitar .
it was n't a good fit but it would have to do .
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i moved into my new house five years ago .
i travel back and forth to work .
on weekends i sit inside most of the day watching tv .
one afternoon a man and woman introduce themselves to me .
i did n't know such nice people lived across the road from me .
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[MALE] started following politics .
since he was new he did n't know what sources were reputable .
he started reading fringe conspiracy websites .
[MALE] believed himself to be very highly informed .
unfortunately all the information was wrong .
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[MALE] had brought the last of his leftovers for lunch at work .
he had forgotten to defrost meat to cook for dinner .
when [MALE] got home , there was nothing to cook .
[MALE] drove back to town .
he ate at a local diner .
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it was [MALE] 's turn to bring doughnuts to his job .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] drove to a doughnut shop and ordered a dozen of doughnuts .
he took them to work .
everyone thanked him for the donuts .
[MALE] felt good that he got everyone donuts .
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growing up , [MALE] always wanted to play professional baseball .
he practiced his hitting day in and day out , rain or shine .
he was always the first one to show up and the last to leave practice .
coaches always sung his praises .
eventually , his hard work paid off as [MALE] was drafted into the mlb .
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in her teens , [FEMALE] stopped going to church .
she questioned her religion 's tenets .
she spent some time exploring things on her own .
then , in her twenties , [FEMALE] returned to church .
she had decided she agreed with her faith , after all .
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[FEMALE] loved jewelry .
she bought a new necklace for her birthday .
all her friends complimented it when she went out that night .
they all asked where they could buy one .
[FEMALE] 's jewelry made everyone else want to wear jewelry .
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[FEMALE] was visiting disneyland with her family .
she saw a woman painting people and asked about it .
when she learned that she could be painted she signed up .
she had to sit still for a long time so she could be drawn .
when it was done , [FEMALE] loved the painting so much .
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[MALE] loved eating sushi .
but he found it terribly expensive to get full .
one day he stumbled upon a new restaurant .
they had a lunch special with cheap , tasty half-price sushi rolls .
[MALE] went there rather often after that first visit .
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[MALE] was shopping for an apartment .
he found a building that he liked with two openings .
one was on the first floor and one was on the fourth .
he selected the one on the fourth floor as he thought it 'd be safer .
[MALE] regretted the decision upon learning there was no elevator .
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our daughter 's friend from [MALE] college had a baby in [FEMALE] .
she just posted a 3-month photo on fb .
she dressed the child up in [MALE] college clothing .
she also placed two stuffed elephants in the photo .
she used to work for [FEMALE] palin .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] had always wanted to see [NEUTRAL] .
they saved up a lot of money and planned a trip .
when they arrived to the lodge they were very happy .
they spent a few days taking pictures of all the animals they saw .
when their trip was over they were very sad to leave the continent .
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[MALE] was learning to play the guitar .
his roommate saw his guitar in the corner .
[MALE] 's roommate was a pretty good guitar player .
he offered to help [MALE] play the guitar .
[MALE] 's roommate started giving him lessons .
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[NEUTRAL] was walking down her street .
she saw a dog who looked hungry .
she picked up the dog and took it home .
she went to the store to get dog food .
she fed the dog and decided she was going to keep it .
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today was the first day of [MALE] 's new job .
he was riding a subway for the first time as well .
he had just recently moved to new [MALE] .
he was on his way to his big new job .
he thought a lot while traveling on the subway , getting ready .
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[FEMALE] wanted to lose weight .
[NEUTRAL] she started by running up and down a set of stairs by her school .
but she could only run for about 10 seconds at a time .
after months of practice , [FEMALE] was able to run up and down the stairs .
and she accomplished her goal of losing the weight she wanted .
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[MALE] 's father asked him to wax his new car .
[MALE] left the wax on the car for too long .
the car did not look good after [MALE] finished waxing it .
[MALE] 's father did not get upset .
he decided to show [MALE] how to wax the car next time .
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[MALE] had been poor until he inherited a large sum of money .
he quickly started spending his inheritance indiscriminately .
[MALE] often gave loans and handouts to his friends and family .
[MALE] 's new fortune soon disappeared .
[MALE] became poor again because of his bad financial choices .
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[MALE] and his girlfriend were arguing .
she said he did n't know anything about her .
[MALE] felt like he knew enough .
she asked him basic questions about her favorite things .
[MALE] got most of them wrong .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] dated for five years .
she really wanted to get married soon .
[MALE] surprised her and took her to a ring store .
she picked out the ring she liked .
[MALE] proposed that night after buying the ring .
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[MALE] works at a tire shop .
he works hard all day changing people 's tires .
while working , accidentally broke a seven hundred dollar machine .
he thought he would be fired for this .
[MALE] did n't get fired and was more careful from then on .
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[NEUTRAL] and [MALE] were in the 10th grade and dating .
they loved each other very much but [MALE] started to become obsessive .
[NEUTRAL] recognized this was a problem and tried to break up with [MALE] .
but [MALE] refused to let her go and began stalking her .
unfortunately , [MALE] ended up murdering [NEUTRAL] and is now in jail .
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[MALE] was at the store .
he lost track of time and was looking around for hours .
on the way out he was stopped by security .
they thought he had been stealing .
[MALE] showed them easily that he had n't stolen anything .
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[MALE] always struggled with fashion .
he bought some sunglasses he thought were cool .
he wore them everywhere , even indoors .
his friends finally told him they did n't look good .
[MALE] stopped wearing them after .
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i 'm a big fan of pixel art .
i express my fandom by making bead art of sprites .
i melt the beads together so they fuse forever .
it is a time-consuming but fun process .
now my walls are covered in bead-based pixel art .
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i had a dental appointment i had to go to today .
while getting my teeth checked , my dentist told i had a cavity .
he said it 's probably because i 've been using subpar toothpaste .
i 've been using the same toothpaste he recommended six months ago .
thanks a lot for the recommendation , doc .
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[MALE] ordered a jacket online .
the jacket finally came in by the mail .
there was a rip in the jacket .
[MALE] sent the jacket back to the company .
the company sent [MALE] a replacement jacket and a credit .
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[MALE] was bored at his house .
[NEUTRAL] he invited his friends over to watch movies .
they came with snacks and drinks .
they watched movies all day and night .
[MALE] was no longer bored .
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[MALE] wanted to bake a delicious cake for his mom 's birthday .
[MALE] did not know how to bake .
[MALE] attended baking classes at a local shop .
[MALE] studied hard and did what his instructors told him .
[MALE] 's mom was surprised as how good the cake he made tasted .
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[MALE] wanted a fresh juicy apple .
he spotted one in the family 's apple tree in their backyard .
he had to wait under the tree for the apple to ripen enough to fall .
when it finally fell , he was ready and waiting with open arms .
he bit the apple and its sweet taste made the long wait worth it .
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[FEMALE] was a waitress .
she worked hard to keep a large table happy .
once they left [FEMALE] noticed they did n't leave a tip .
they left her a [MALE] christ pamphlet instead .
[FEMALE] was crushed and cried for a long time .
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roger took a trip to brussels .
one afternoon he went for a leisurely stroll in the city .
he found a little pastry shop close to his hotel .
he bought a chocolate eclair .
he liked it so much that he bought ten more to send to his friends .
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[FEMALE] wife told me today , she wanted to get a dog .
i told he that we already have a baby , why do we need a dog .
our son just turned the age of two .
[FEMALE] wife said , our son is the one who wants the dog .
now we have our son , a dog and another baby on the way .
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[FEMALE] friends and i did not know what to do for our friends birthday .
we sat around the living room trying to figure out what to do .
we finally decided to go to the movies .
we all drove to the theater and bought tickets .
the movie turned out to be terrible but our friend had a good time .
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[FEMALE] loved to paint furniture .
she shopped at thrift stores and yard sales to find new pieces .
she sanded , primed and painted every piece with care .
she was good at it so people paid her lots of money for her furniture .
she was able to open her own business just selling her art !
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i was 20 minutes late for work .
i called a taxi because my car would not start .
when i got into the taxi , i told him to drive fast .
the driver drove so fast that we got pulled over by a cop .
the cop and i ended up laughing over my bad day .
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[MALE] was in a bowling league with friends .
[MALE] was just in it for fun at first .
they wound up doing really well throughout the tournament .
they were actually in first place .
[MALE] was pleasantly surprised when they won .
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[MALE] needed to buy a new tire .
the one he had was too bald .
he tried to wait over the weekend .
unfortunately it started to rain and was n't safe .
[MALE] decided to change it before then instead .
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[MALE] was going to see a movie .
he got to the movie theatre .
the movie he wanted to see was n't at that theatre .
[MALE] chose a different movie to watch .
he saw the movie he wanted to see at another theatre later .
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[NEUTRAL] hated stew a lot .
she ate it once and felt very sick .
after that , she never ate stew again .
one day , she went to a friend 's house who had stew .
she tasted it and fell in love with the stew .
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in 2008 we went to a pawtucket [MALE] sox game .
it was our first time there .
we saw [MALE] colon pitch on a rehab .
he did not do well and the pawsox lost .
i am amazed colon is pitching for the mets .
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[FEMALE] went to disney .
she decided to go on the splash mountain ride .
she was nervous .
but when it dropped it was not bad .
she wanted it again .
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[MALE] was watching a documentary .
it was on a topic he knew a lot about .
[MALE] noticed a lot of things wrong in it .
he wrote a blog detailing it all .
it went viral and [MALE] became semi relevant online .
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[MALE] had a leaky drain .
he had done everything to try and fix it .
he had even asked his friends .
finally , [MALE] went to the store and got a new drain .
now , [MALE] does n't have a leaky drain .
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[MALE] bought a new phone .
he got the biggest screen he could find .
it was great to look at .
unfortunately it was a pain to carry around .
[MALE] decided to get a smaller one instead .
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roger had bought a new car .
he wanted to show his friend how fast it could accelerate .
roger took off in the car spinning the wheels .
the car slid into a parked car .
roger 's parents forbid him for driving for several months .
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[NEUTRAL] arrived at the bakery early in the morning .
she prepared the dough and baked the breads .
but that day , she was distracted by personal problems .
the dough overcooked and all the breads were spoiled .
she had to closed the bakery till the next day as there was no bread .
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[MALE] 's wedding was in a day .
he had never been so nervous before in his life .
he tried talking to people about it but nothing helped .
everyone told him he was just getting cold feet .
[MALE] never showed up on his wedding day .
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[FEMALE] was getting her baby girl dressed for church .
she noticed the baby 's hair growing longer and decided to play .
to her delight , the hair was long enough for a braid .
she braided it and added a cute bow .
all day she was proud to show off her baby 's first braid .
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[FEMALE] woke up that day with a terrible itch .
it was so severe that she went to the doctor .
the doctor examined her but said nothing was wrong with her .
[FEMALE] who knew how bad it was went home .
she put lemon juice over her itch and was instantly relieved .
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[NEUTRAL] was getting a new baby brother .
at first he was shy and scared of the baby .
[NEUTRAL] did n't like the baby because he would cry all day long .
but the baby began to grow and play .
in time [NEUTRAL] grew to love his brother and they became best friends .
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[MALE] loved playing video games .
he spent lots of money buying the latest games .
he was very good at a few and was offered a sponsorship .
[MALE] was n't sure but decided to take the offer .
he wound up making millions playing video games .
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the church was hosting an event .
they told all the church members it would be a potluck .
everyone planned what they would bring .
the meeting room was full of great food .
they all ate together and had a nice time .
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[MALE] had to see the dentist .
he was very nervous about the visit .
he had to get x-rays to see inside his teeth .
the dentist used a special toothbrush to tickle his teeth .
[MALE] for [NEUTRAL] he did n't have any cavities !
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[FEMALE] was tired from a long day , and just wanted to get home .
[NEUTRAL] she was horrified when the elevator ground to a halt .
her colleague was also there , and immediately pulled out cigarettes .
[FEMALE] was soon choking , as the small space filled with smoke quickly .
[FEMALE] thought despairingly that this would be a long wait indeed .
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[MALE] was playing with legos .
his parents were n't paying attention .
[MALE] decided to try and swallow one .
it got stuck in [MALE] 's throat .
[MALE] had to have it removed at a hospital .
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yannick was happy to visit new [MALE] city .
he sent daily emails to his friends in [FEMALE] to update them .
they asked him if he dared going up the empire state building .
yannick did n't like heights but he accepted the challenge .
he went up and sent them many beautiful pictures .
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[FEMALE] went to a party at [FEMALE] 's house .
there was music and dancing at the party .
all of the girls at the party took their shoes off to dance .
[FEMALE] 's little brother , [MALE] , hid [FEMALE] 's shoes .
[FEMALE] was angry with [MALE] when she found out what he had done .
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[MALE] worked at a place near the pool .
he wanted to swim .
however , there was a no swim policy .
he swam anyways .
as a consequence , he was reprimanded .
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[FEMALE] had been sewing all day .
she made some beautiful curtains for her bedroom .
she was excited to hang them up .
she got a curtain rod and a screw driver .
she would hang them herself .
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[NEUTRAL] whedon had created two hit movies .
he signed into his twitter account and had dozens of mean messages .
one tweet said he was going to die , another said his movies suck .
whedon closed his twitter account and stopped using social media .
at a panel about his films , a fan begged him to come back to twitter .
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the woman heard some rustling .
there was a bug next to her !
she tried to swat it but kept missing .
the bug scurried under the bed .
she was not going to be able to sleep tonight !
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[MALE] was taking part in a pro wrestling battle royal .
he was excited to be in a big match .
he knew he would n't win before it started .
[MALE] still gave it his most throughout .
the audience really appreciated his effort .
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i made my sister and i peanut butter and jelly sandwiches .
i laid mine on plate to eat but had to run upstairs .
when i got back my sandwich was gone .
[FEMALE] little sister was at the table eating .
i finally figured out she at my sandwich too .
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[MALE] received an overdraft alert from his credit card company .
there was a transaction for $ 400 dollars in his account .
[MALE] called to report an unauthorized payment .
the representative told him that it was for a speeding ticket .
[MALE] could n't do anything and he hung up the phone .
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[MALE] had a great big beard .
he loved it more than anything .
[MALE] had a job interview and knew he needed to look good .
[MALE] decided to shave off his beard .
[MALE] landed the job and lost his beard .
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[FEMALE] was interested in social media .
she decided to start a youtube account .
[FEMALE] started uploading many different videos on her youtube .
one of her videos went viral .
now [FEMALE] is famous on youtube .
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i went on amazing date with a man named [NEUTRAL] when i was 22 .
[NEUTRAL] got a job out of state and moved away two weeks later .
seven years later , we ran into each other at a wedding .
he asked me out and we went on our second date seven years later .
we 've been together ever since .
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[MALE] realized his car was filthy .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] decided to wash his car .
[MALE] filled up buckets full of soup and water .
he began to wipe down his car .
it took [MALE] twenty minutes to was his car and it looked brand new .
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the class went camping .
they had to live like pioneers for the weekend .
they made apple cider .
they had lessons in a one-room schoolhouse .
it was fun for a short period of time .
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the kids loved snacking .
they got a big plate of cheese slices .
they ate them all while they watched a tv show .
they were still hungry !
they found another block of cheese and sliced some more .
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[MALE] had a presentation to go to .
he was quite fearful to do it .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to drink before it .
he was not that afraid anymore .
however , he failed due to his slur of his words .
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[MALE] always enjoyed going to the beach and loved marine life .
one day while collecting sea shells he found an injured baby seal .
he took it home for shelter and cared for it and its wounds .
[MALE] named it [MALE] and kept him for a couple of days .
once [MALE] was better [MALE] took him to a local aquarium .
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last [NEUTRAL] , some people lit up fireworks at 2 am .
the noise woke me up .
our cat went under the bed .
the fireworks lasted only a minute .
the cat came back out a few minutes later .
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[MALE] was at [MALE] 's after the bar .
he and his friends were kind of drunk .
they decided to have a pancake eating competition .
[MALE] got third place and became sick .
he wound up throwing up for a long time .
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[FEMALE] went into the kitchen one night .
she saw a disgusting bug on the floor .
she went to the pantry to get a broom to kill the bug .
when she returned , the bug was gone .
the next day [FEMALE] called an exterminator .
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[NEUTRAL] loved going to the zoo with her older sister .
she would pick [NEUTRAL] up on her shoulders and let her see everything .
yet , [NEUTRAL] 's sister did n't want to go with her this time .
[NEUTRAL] thought she never wanted to go again and burst into tears .
[NEUTRAL] 's sister told her that they 'd go for twice as long next time .
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i hate my boss ' scheduling practices .
she schedules meetings within twenty minutes of closing time .
they always go overtime .
she never credits any of us with overtime .
i 've begun the search for a new place of work .
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at an intersection , a car was nosed out too far , making me nervous .
suddenly , it was hit hard by oncoming traffic , spinning 360 degrees .
in panic , i left my car and ran to the battered vehicle to help .
the lone occupant sat in shock and tears but was n't badly hurt .
as i called police , i said a prayer of thanks that no one was killed .
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[FEMALE] was always interested in the art of photography .
she bought a camera and started taking pictures .
[FEMALE] entered one of her photos in the county fair .
she was very nervous to have her work judged .
[FEMALE] wound up winning second place and was very happy .
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[MALE] was at the pool .
his friends challenged him to race .
[MALE] agreed if there was a prize .
winner got ice cream .
[MALE] won and got a free treat .
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[MALE] was trying to take a shower .
for some reason no hot water was coming out .
[MALE] checked the boiler to see the problem .
the pilot light had gone out .
[MALE] lit it again and took a shower after a few hours .
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[FEMALE] needed to get to work quickly .
her car had broken down so she called a cab .
unfortunately the wait for the next cab was too long .
instead , [FEMALE] hopped on her bike .
she was almost late but she still made it on time .
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i wanted to get nice new wooden cabinets for my kitchen .
i looked at some local stores and they were too pricey .
i looked online and the shipping costs were ridiculous .
i decided to make my own .
it took a long time but the results were top-notch .
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after moving to a new city i made a checklist .
it contained all of the local events i wanted to check out .
after a few months i revisited the list .
i had only checked off four of my fifty goals .
i felt like an inept tourist in my new city .
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[MALE] had a friend visiting .
he was telling a story to his friend .
[MALE] 's daughter interrupted him .
[MALE] could n't remember what he was speaking about .
[MALE] told his daughter not to interrupt people .
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[MALE] had a gas stove .
he started noticing a smell in his house .
he realized that the gas had been leaking from the stove .
[MALE] cut the gas off and called someone to fix it .
they were able to do so and [MALE] stayed safe .
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[MALE] wanted to surprise his wife on their anniversary .
he hired a limo to take them to dinner .
she was so happy she started to cry .
it was a beautiful gesture and a great night .
she loved celebrating with him every year .
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[MALE] loved foraging for wild herbs and mushrooms .
one day he found a group of berries that were blue .
he took the berries home and showed them to his mother .
his mother informed him that the berries were poisonous .
[MALE] felt very lucky he did n't try any of them .
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[NEUTRAL] was swimming in the local lake .
the water was murky in the lake .
[NEUTRAL] hit his toe on something in the bottom of the lake .
it cut his toe making it bleed .
[NEUTRAL] got out of the water for the day .
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[MALE] had always wanted to visit [FEMALE] .
he thought it looked beautiful on tv and postcards .
[MALE] finally saved up enough to take a trip there .
he hit all the places he dreamed of .
it was as amazing as he had hoped .
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[MALE] liked hanging out with his friends .
they would sit around and smoke cigars .
[MALE] took a trip to [MALE] .
he bought a lot of cigars there to bring home .
he could n't wait to share them with his friends .
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the family went to a football game .
the stadium was full of fans .
they had to sit at the very top .
they all clapped and cheered .
the home team won !
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[NEUTRAL] had an electric weed wacker .
unfortunately he did n't have a long enough extension cord for it .
[NEUTRAL] went to the local hardware store to get one .
he found an extra long one on sale .
[NEUTRAL] bought it and whacked weeds that very day .
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one day , i went to cvs to get some things .
as i was walking to the front , a huge gust of wind blew .
i had on a skirt , so the wind blew my squirt up .
i had no underwear on , so i was mortified .
i grabbed my skirt and ran very fast into the store .
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[MALE] was excited for tonight because it was fourth of [FEMALE] .
[MALE] bought lots of fireworks .
he was going to have a bbq and fireworks with his family at his house .
the night came and [MALE] was ready to pop his fireworks .
[MALE] had a good fourth of [FEMALE] .
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on netflix [MALE] 's favorite show got new episodes .
[MALE] the next day got snacks .
he was ready to binge watch the new season .
he played the first episode and enjoyed it .
he watched twenty-two episodes in one day .
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the tires were melting on the asphalt because of the heat .
a lone coyote panted its way across the closed shop 's lot .
the gas station had been abandoned for many years .
it was the perfect hideout for the pair of escaped convicts .
too bad a brush fire started out back and chased them out .
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[FEMALE] was working as a semi-skilled laborer at a factory .
she wanted to make more money .
she went and enrolled in trade school .
when she graduated , she had many new certifications .
she was able to find a new job that paid much more !
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[FEMALE] found an american express card on the ground outside .
she thought about turning it in , but she wondered did it work ?
she went to a gas station and bought $ 40 worth of gasoline .
then she went to a swap meet and bought 2 engagement rings .
her boyfriend came by and she gave him the ring as a gift she bought .
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[MALE] enjoyed walking .
but it was inconvenient for him to go outside and walk everyday .
he enjoyed using his computer and watching videos too .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to walk in place while doing just that .
[MALE] was glad he could burn calories while being entertained .
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[FEMALE] walks her dogs every morning before sunrise .
[FEMALE] walked past a shed and noticed someone standing in the dark .
she continued walking as the man followed her and the dog .
[FEMALE] 's dog , [MALE] , started to growl the closer the stalker got to them .
[MALE] snatched away from [FEMALE] and bit the stalker on his leg .
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[FEMALE] 's baby was playing with a toy telephone .
she threw it at [FEMALE] .
she fell down since the phone handed on her ankle .
in response , [FEMALE] slapped the child .
she began to cry .
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the kid was in a spelling contest .
he won a prize for most improved speller .
he made it through seven rounds before getting kicked out .
he was proud of what a good speller he was .
he went home and decided to practice more .
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i needed cheese for dinner so needed to go to the store to buy some .
i grabbed my car keys and went out and got in my car .
i got to the store but the traffic was heavy .
i went into the store and bought some cheese .
then i drove home and made my dinner with cheese .
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[FEMALE] had always loved getting the newspaper .
but she had to cancel her subscription because of late deliveries .
when she was promised on time delivery , she hesitantly resubscribed .
on the first day she expected trouble , but the paper was early .
she started to hope this subscription might actually work out !
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[FEMALE] gathered several patients at the hospital together .
they introduced themselves and shared their life experiences .
[MALE] was mad that [FEMALE] was speaking for a while .
he rudely shouted .
[FEMALE] walked away .
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[MALE] was a very bad cook .
whenever he cooked for his friends , then never finished the meal .
saddened , [MALE] decided to take a cooking class .
after several months , [MALE] became a much better cook .
now , [MALE] 's friends ask him to cook for them all the time .
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[MALE] wanted to try the paleo diet .
it was all the rage .
he thought it would be good .
but after one day he quit .
it was too hard to not eat bread .
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[MALE] did not like mice at all .
he did not like them because they are very small .
one day , he decided that go to the basement .
suddenly , he saw a mouse on the ground .
at first , he was scared but then , [MALE] saw the mouse was harmless .
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[MALE] was getting ready to go back to school .
he could not find his backpack so he looked all through the house .
finally he found his backpack in his sister 's room .
she had borrowed it to store some of her dolls in !
he dumped her dolls out and put his notebooks and pencils inside .
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[NEUTRAL] set up a picnic outside with his girlfriend .
they made sandwiches together .
a few minutes later , a rain shower occurred .
[NEUTRAL] quickly packed the food inside of the basket .
he left with his girlfriend to go home .
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] were best friends .
one time a boy came between them .
they got into a huge argument over it .
they stopped being friends for a while .
eventually they both picked their friendship over a boy .
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[FEMALE] , the manager of mcdonald 's , was tired of seeing [MALE] .
he was a regular customer but asked for too much , [FEMALE] thought .
one evening [MALE] asked for a plastic bag to carry his food in .
[FEMALE] said no , and that plastic bags were only given at breakfast .
[MALE] complained to the corporate office and [FEMALE] was fired .
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[MALE] and his friend [MALE] decided to take the train to woodstock .
they were n't sure what they would do once they got there .
they went to the farmers market and visited some shops .
after a bit they got bored and restless .
they took the train home earlier than they had expected .
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[MALE] always got bullied at school .
one day things got really bad .
he decided to get into boxing .
[MALE] went onto become the rookie champion of the year .
he never got bullied again .
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[MALE] was on a weekend trip .
he to visit his grandparent 's farm .
they kept him busy with mostly farming chores .
[MALE] grew to love life on the farm .
he decided to buy his own farm .
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[FEMALE] wanted to make a part-time income baking bread .
she began toying with recipes until she had a few promising flavors .
[FEMALE] paid for a booth at a farmer 's market .
[FEMALE] sold out all of her bread .
she later began a bakery and quit her preceding job .
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[MALE] was driving at night when he saw a shooting star .
he stopped his car to look at the sky .
many more came and went before his eyes .
he had been so depressed , the sight elated him .
when he went back home , he felt energized and happy .
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[MALE] was at a concert with friends .
one of them was too hyped up .
he kept making a scene around himself .
[MALE] 's friend was eventually kicked out .
[MALE] stayed in to finish watching the concert .
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[FEMALE] loved the zoo .
she bought a ticket and went with her sister .
they walked a circle around the zoo and heard a bang .
a lion escaped from its cage , so [FEMALE] and her sister left .
[FEMALE] was afraid of the zoo after that incident .
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[NEUTRAL] had a very nasty boyfriend .
she would work all day and he just slept around the house .
one day [NEUTRAL] came home to see him being mean to her dog .
[NEUTRAL] had had enough , she kicked out the bad boyfriend .
[NEUTRAL] cuddled with her dog and tried to forget the boyfriend .
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[MALE] wanted to get his mom a nice necklace for christmas .
[NEUTRAL] he worked a lot during the month of november and [NEUTRAL] .
he sold a few things from his house for more money .
he finally got enough money to buy his mom a nice necklace .
she loved it .
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i love to play with bubble wrap .
it relieves a lot of stress for me .
something about popping bubbles makes me feel great .
i get mad if my parents throw away my bubble wrap .
i will dig in the trash just to play with bubble wrap .
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[FEMALE] drank a little too much .
[NEUTRAL] when her family planned an intervention , she was n't surprised .
she sat on the sofa and listened to everyone .
she promised she would look in it when they all left .
and as soon as the door was closed , she opened a bottle of wine .
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[MALE] drove a manual car .
he was n't very good at it .
he would constantly grind his gears .
it eventually messed up his transmission .
he had to have it rebuilt .
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[FEMALE] carried her cello back and forth to school everyday .
one day she got tired of carrying it to school .
[NEUTRAL] she talked to her music teacher .
she followed his advice .
[FEMALE] now plays violin .
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[MALE] had never been to a fancy restaurant .
they asked him if he wanted tap water or sparkling water .
[MALE] thought that the sparkling water sounded tasty .
[MALE] spit out the sparkling water after taking one sip .
he did not like the taste of the carbonated water .
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[MALE] wanted to be a lawyer when he grew up .
he hung out at the courthouse after school some days .
he would talk to potential jurors most of the time .
he even enjoyed sitting in on lengthy court proceedings .
[MALE] could n't understand why everyone else looked bored .
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[MALE] was trying to lose weight .
he decided to do weight training .
unfortunately he did n't know much about it .
he tried putting up too much weight his first time .
[MALE] wound up tearing a muscle .
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[FEMALE] was visiting her grandfather 's farm .
she liked animals but the tall horses scared her .
[FEMALE] 's grandpa brought her to one of the horses .
he showed [FEMALE] that the horse was kind and gentle .
soon [FEMALE] felt much less scared and calmed down .
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i received a medal from food for the poor .
it was a nice catholic medal .
i am not catholic , but i liked the medal .
i donated $ 10 online .
i hope my donation helps .
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[MALE] had always wanted a crown .
the only issue was they were very expensive .
[MALE] then started saving a lot of money .
he worked very hard for a long time .
finally , [MALE] was able to purchase a crown .
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a new guy had come to the neighborhood .
there was something very weird about it .
he spoke strangely and always looked very nervous .
everyone else in the neighborhood decided to avoid him .
he was not someone they wanted to get to know .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] went camping .
they were warned of possible bears .
they took a risk and went into that area .
and they saw one very large one .
they took no time getting out of there completely .
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i came home from school .
[FEMALE] mom asked me if i had a good day .
at the same time , she noticed the tattoo on my leg .
i tried to explain why i did n't tell her .
she was n't convinced and yelled at me .
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[MALE] lived in the mountains .
he spent a lot of time in the hot springs .
when he had a long day , he 'd go sit in them to relax .
he loved feeling the warm water and looking at the amazing views .
[MALE] felt very blessed to live in an amazing place .
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[MALE] got pulled over .
he did n't have his insurance card in his car .
he promised the police officer that he would get one immediately .
the cop did n't care .
he wrote him a ticket anyway .
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[FEMALE] was sick of commercials .
[NEUTRAL] she called her cable company .
they installed a dvr box in her home .
now [FEMALE] could record shows and skip the commercials .
she was very happy with the dvr box !
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[MALE] loved to surf .
he was on his way to the beach to surf .
[MALE] arrived at the beach .
[MALE] went with his surf board to the ocean .
[MALE] surfed all day cause he loved it so much .
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[FEMALE] 's dad remarried after her mom 's death .
five years had passed , but [FEMALE] was still nervous .
she wondered if the new stepmom would be kind to her .
it turned out that [FEMALE] had nothing to worry about .
her stepmom turned out to be a wonderful woman .
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[FEMALE] was forced to work the midnight shift at work .
she was really unhappy with her schedule and told her boss .
her boss said that next week they can schedule her differently .
the week after when she got her schedule it was a lot better !
[FEMALE] was very excited by this and worked her hours happily !
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[MALE] wanted to buy a new computer .
after some research he decided to build a pc himself .
he found a site that spelled out compatible parts lists .
he shopped around for the cheapest parts he could get .
the pc he made was more powerful than computers twice its price .
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[MALE] went shopping for a car .
he wanted a sporty , fast little car .
that morning [MALE] 's wife informed him she was pregnant .
[MALE] went on his shopping trip .
[MALE] ended up buying a roomy , slow minivan .
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[MALE] was really shy around girls .
[MALE] when it was strictly platonic .
he had to meet a new co-worker .
she was very pretty .
[MALE] got incredibly sweaty and freaked her out .
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[MALE] went to college in a town very far from his own .
the first month he was lost and homesick .
and he had a hard time concentrating on his studies .
eventually he had to admit it was n't working .
he packed his bags and went back home .
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[FEMALE] recently was invited on a fishing trip with her brother .
[FEMALE] had never been on a fishing trip before , and was a bit nervous .
however , [FEMALE] 's brother reassured her that she would have fun .
[FEMALE] knew that her brother was right , and she became relaxed .
[FEMALE] was excited about her upcoming fishing trip .
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[MALE] liked to eat processed food .
mac and cheese was his favorite .
he liked to add extra butter when he made it .
he knew it was n't healthy but he did n't care .
he made two boxes and ate it all .
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[FEMALE] sister-in-law [FEMALE] is a smoker .
we used to go to nh to visit friends often .
there was no tax on cigarettes in nh , as opposed to [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] asked me to buy her a carton of cigarettes to save money .
i did so , but she never paid me for the cigarettes .
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hanna loved running .
her dream was to be in the olympics .
she trained every day .
in high school , she was on track and broke records for speed .
when she was 21 she ran track in the olympics and got a silver medal .
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[FEMALE] loved all sorts of animals especial the marine kind .
she fought for their rights and devoted her free time to them .
she loved sharks and even though dangerous cared for them .
while caring for an injured shark one day she was savagely attacked .
she did n't survive and friends wonder to this day if it was worth it .
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[MALE] was at the carnival with his girlfriend .
she really did n't like rides .
[MALE] convinced her to go on one with him .
she closed her eyes and yelled the entire time .
[MALE] did n't ask her on another ride after that .
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a few years ago i applied for a retail job .
they called me back and told me they wanted to give me an interview .
i was excited .
but the day of i woke up late .
i arrived late and they were not happy .
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[MALE] always had stomach problems .
he tried different things to fix them .
his doctors could n't really figure out what was wrong .
it really cut into [MALE] 's social life .
eventually he learned to just live with the discomfort .
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[FEMALE] went to the backyard to look for her bike .
she noticed someone moving the bike .
as soon as the man passed the gate , he rode the bike .
[FEMALE] tried to chase him .
since the man was riding too fast , he managed to escape .
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[MALE] like to be a bully at school .
he was bigger than the rest of the kids .
he pushed everyone around all the time .
today was different and everyone ganged up on him .
he got two black eyes that day .
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i was interested in reading woman on the other shore .
it is a book by mitsuyo kakuta .
amazon was selling it for $ 49 used .
i could not find it anywhere else for less .
i gave up on getting the book .
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[MALE] 's pregnant wife called him while he was at work .
[MALE] rushed out from behind his desk telling his boss he had to go .
[MALE] sped across the parking peeling rubber behind him .
he must have driven through every red light .
[MALE] made it to the hospital just in time to see his son 's birth .
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the boy was playing on the farm .
he saw the cutest goat !
he started to pet it .
the goat nuzzled him .
the boy wished he had his own boat !
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[MALE] was a great child growing up .
he was obedient , disciplined and very smart .
from a very young age he knew he wanted to graduate early .
[NEUTRAL] he worked extra hard and did school even during his summers .
in the end it paid off and [MALE] graduated from school 2 years early .
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[MALE] had run out of dish soap .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store .
he found the best soap .
bought the best soap and took it home .
[MALE] no longer needed soap .
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[MALE] enjoyed growing his own avocados in his backyard .
he owned many acres so he had the freedom to plan many .
harvest season came around and he was eager to pick his fruit .
when he arrived at his land the whole lot was on fire .
[MALE] was heartbroken and never planted a tree again .
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[MALE] was getting married .
his friends wanted to throw him a bachelor party .
his fiance was completely against it .
[MALE] did it behind her back anyway .
his fiancee dumped him before the wedding .
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[MALE] 's neighbor has a loud car .
and every morning , he hears the car start and takeoff .
[MALE] wished he never had to hear his neighbor again .
the car became badly damaged in an accident .
but [MALE] ended up missing hearing it every morning .
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[NEUTRAL] bought a new four wheel drive truck .
and he saw videos of it being driven through off road courses .
there were no off road courses near his house though .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to drive through a private forest area .
but [NEUTRAL] 's driving caused thousands of dollars worth of damage .
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[MALE] was digging in his backyard .
he noticed he hit something solid .
[MALE] dug up a metal box .
inside of it were several artifacts .
[MALE] sold it for thousands of dollars .
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[MALE] had returned from summer camp with a sun burn .
he was watching tv when he noticed his sunburn peeling .
he scratched at the loose white skin until it came off .
soon he was peeling all of the skin off .
before he knew it , he was free of all of the dead skin .
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the family received a visit from my nephew every year .
[FEMALE] nephew and i are very close .
last [FEMALE] my nephew and i rode our bikes on a highway with hills .
while laughing and talking our bicycles collided with each other .
both of us came walking back with bruises and torn shirts .
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candidate [NEUTRAL] [MALE] found out the hard way she 'd been hacked .
she saw on the news her secret emails were published on wikileaks .
the e-mails slandered her competition and suggested cheating .
in response , [NEUTRAL] fired her campaign operations manager .
but people say , not before the manager tilted votes for [NEUTRAL] .
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[FEMALE] lived her life reading books .
she imagined herself a hero with great strength and charm .
but when she put the book down , she was depressed .
her apartment was small and she had not legs and arms .
[NEUTRAL] she would read again to forget about it all .
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[FEMALE] wife made me a sandwich but forgot the pickles .
[NEUTRAL] i got up and walked over to the refrigerator .
i opened it and looked and looked and looked for the pickles .
after about four minutes of searching i finally found them .
[NEUTRAL] i put a couple of pickles on my sandwich and now i 'm happy .
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[MALE] walked to his friend 's house to ride to school with him .
but after continually ringing the doorbell , no one answered .
eventually , his friend came to the door in a grumpy mood .
and [MALE] remembered that it was veteran 's day .
[MALE] felt bad and bought his friend lunch later .
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[FEMALE] had a big bag of garbage .
she carried it outside to the garbage can .
just before she got there , the bag burst .
[FEMALE] was disgusted .
she threw the trash into the can and ran to clean off .
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[MALE] always had crooked teeth .
his parents could n't afford braces when he was a kid .
[MALE] saved up money for some as an adult .
it took him a while but he was finally able to get them .
[MALE] was finally able to fully smile afterward .
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the family went downtown .
they were going to the annual [MALE] fair .
they looked at all the paintings and sculptures .
they loved seeing the amazing work of the artists .
they were excited to come back to the event next year .
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[FEMALE] loved flashy jewelry .
she had new earrings that were six inches long .
they had diamonds and jewels on them .
she carefully put them on .
she smiled when she saw them in the mirror .
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[MALE] needed pillows for his couch .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to the store to get some .
he found some nice pillows .
he purchased them from the store .
[MALE] loved his new pillows .
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[MALE] grew up on a farm .
he raised a lot of sheep .
one year , he sheared all of them in one day .
[MALE] loved the memories he had of life on the farm .
he wanted to raise his kids the same way .
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[FEMALE] was trying to travel to visit her aunt .
the nearest airport could only get her a few hours away .
from the airport she decided to take a shuttle van .
the ride was awkward and quiet but passed quickly .
finally , she arrived at her aunt 's house .
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[FEMALE] was dissatisfied with the lack of greenery in her apartment .
she purchased a mint plant and put it by a window .
its growth was temperamental and it leaned when not watered .
in time it grew to a respectable size and [FEMALE] used its leaves .
[FEMALE] liked the experience , and purchased several herbs thereafter .
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terena could n't sleep .
she tossed and turned .
she counted sheep .
nothing worked .
finally she just decided to get out of bed .
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[NEUTRAL] lampkin was behind on his mortgage payment .
in the morning , an appraiser showed and demanded she do an appraisal .
[NEUTRAL] opened his door and let his german [MALE] attack her .
she called the police and a dog catcher took [NEUTRAL] 's dog .
[NEUTRAL] got the dog back but it died of cancer a month later .
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[NEUTRAL] and [FEMALE] had to wash the dishes by hand .
soon the girls were splashing each other .
their mom was not happy .
the girls had stopped .
they had to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen .
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i love pushing buttons on soda cups .
it gives me satisfaction .
i 'm not sure why that is .
feeling the buttons pop makes me feel great .
one of those weird things that i enjoy .
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[MALE] had a very terminal illness .
he spent long nights thinking of what death would be like .
when he would look up at the sky he would always wish to be healed .
when he went to the doctor after one such wish he was cured .
[MALE] thanked [MALE] for his recovery .
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[MALE] 's parents were adamant about him not smoking .
[MALE] did smoke , but tried to hide it from his family .
he hid his cigarettes under his car seat .
one day his father was riding with him in the car .
[MALE] 's father reached under the seat and finally found the cigarettes .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] had only planned to have three children .
after that either she would get a tubal ligation or he a vasectomy .
but they neither or them ever got around to it after the third child .
one day [FEMALE] had a suspicion confirmed by a positive pregnancy test .
[NEUTRAL] ultrasound confirmed not only was she pregnant but it was twins !
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[FEMALE] liked to collect old currency .
she found it endlessly fascinating .
each dead currency had a long and storied history .
it was also a terribly expensive hobby .
her whole collection was comprised by just five pieces .
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[FEMALE] and her toddler daughter were in the kitchen for breakfast .
a large mouse strolled across the kitchen floor .
[FEMALE] screamed and threw her spoon at the mouse .
she took her daughter and ran from the house .
she did not return until exterminators took care of the mouse .
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[FEMALE] turned eighteen and went to the shooting range with her dad .
she was excited to shoot a rifle for the first time .
her dad cautioned that her aim might initially be poor .
but he ended up surprised .
[FEMALE] was a great shot right from the start !
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[MALE] did not like many aquatic animals .
he specifically hated squids though .
one day , [MALE] went diving .
suddenly , [MALE] saw a squid in real life .
after that , [MALE] became very interested about squids .
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[MALE] was a rookie hiker who decided to hike by himself .
he was having a great time on a hike he had done many times .
losing track of time , the sun went down , leaving him in darkness .
he was lost , because everything looked much different at night .
eventually , he found his way home by following the north star .
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i collect old photos .
i saw an ebay listing for a movie photo from 1962 .
the merchant wanted only $ 6 .
i bought the photo right away .
i am eager to get it .
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[FEMALE] was stuck sitting at the table .
her mom said she could n't leave until she ate her peas .
[FEMALE] moved them around the plate .
she tried to feed them to her dog .
finally , she just had to swallow them whole like pills .
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[FEMALE] had a small window in her old garage .
a neighbor boy hit the pane with a golf ball .
it broke into a million pieces .
[FEMALE] had to call a glass smith .
he made her a custom window for that pane .
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[FEMALE] wife just enjoyed her first week of retirement .
she has been working for 35 years .
she worked at the last job for 18 years .
today her boss sent a text .
she said she missed my wife .
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i went to the bank to apply for a house loan .
i want to move out of my parents house .
the bank denied my application .
i did n't have any credit score .
looks like i will be living with my parents for a little while .
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i work in a local funeral home helping the mortician .
today i casually asked my boss if i should bring out the stiff .
what i did n't notice is that his family was in the hall .
they were within earshot and heard what i said .
i got dirty looks the rest of the time they were there .
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today was a special day for me , it 's my birthday .
[FEMALE] grandparents told me they sent my gift in the mail .
i have been waiting all day for the mailman to deliver it .
after lunch , i feel asleep waiting for my gift to arrive .
a knock at the door woke me , it was here , special delivery .
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i do n't particularly care for hot soup .
however , it is my prefer meal for a cold day .
the hot soup warms my body quickly .
making the cold bearable .
also a great source of protein to get me through the day .
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[FEMALE] niece is a college sophomore .
she is thin and very attractive .
i noticed two of her closest friends are lesbians .
both have posted almost romantic notes on fb .
i am not concerned , as she is an adult .
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[MALE] loved fast boats .
he got into racing .
it was pretty dangerous .
[MALE] flipped his boat once .
he gave up racing after that .
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i usually buy the cheapest option of any given product .
but not when it comes to tissues .
the cheap ones feel kind of like sand paper to me .
i buy the really soft ones instead .
i do n't mind the expense in exchange for no sand papering of my face .
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[FEMALE] bought some makeup at the department store .
the makeup gave [FEMALE] a horrible rash .
[FEMALE] tried to get a refund for the makeup .
the department store refused to give [FEMALE] a refund .
now [FEMALE] has nothing good to say about that department store .
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[FEMALE] had n't seen her friend in ages .
she had two weeks vacation saved up and decided to go visit him .
[FEMALE] did n't think her car would make the long trip .
when she told her friend this he offered to come and get her .
everything worked out and the two had a great vacation together .
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i had a stroke in october of 2011 .
i was unable to walk .
i was in rehab for five weeks .
i was transferred to a sub acute rehab unit .
i finally started to walk after the transfer .
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[MALE] was just hired at a new job .
he did n't really want to work there .
unfortunately [MALE] needed the money .
he did the least possible to keep the job .
[MALE] looked for a better one and quit as soon as he found it .
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i recently started running .
i prefer to run on the treadmill because it is cool inside .
after a while , treadmill running is boring .
[NEUTRAL] , i started watching movies on my tablet while i run .
now my running time flies by !
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before i go to bed , i clean up my sofa .
i try to make sure nothing is on it .
that involves folding my blanket if it has been used .
[FEMALE] cat immediately jumps on the blanket after it is folded .
it is my cat 's favorite place to lay .
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[FEMALE] heard a buzzing .
it was her dreaded alarm clock !
she dragged herself out of bed .
she started to make breakfast and some coffee .
then she noticed her alarm had gone off an hour early !
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[NEUTRAL] hated the grass a lot .
she did n't like how it felt on her feet .
one day , she decided to go outside .
suddenly , [NEUTRAL] was forced to step on some grass .
after that , [NEUTRAL] enjoyed walking on grass every day .
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pollyana set her phone to notify her of incoming emails .
she also set up some auto-buys on various tiny online auctions .
her phone was buzzing about it all day .
her supervisor asked her to stop goofing off on her phone .
pollyana turned off the email notifications .
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[MALE] was doing the dishes .
and he wanted to finish as quickly as possible .
the plates were very slippery .
and he ended up throwing one into the air .
it landed on the floor and broke .
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[MALE] was playing tag with friends at school .
he was one of the last players left .
all of his friends were counting on him to win .
he tricked the other player and faked him out , running around him .
his sneaky move allowed him to tag the other guy , winning .
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one day [FEMALE] went to rhode island .
first she went to roger [MALE] park .
then she went to waterfire .
finally she visited newport [MALE] walk .
she had a great time .
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[FEMALE] applied sunscreen before going to the beach .
she thought she 'd be safe from sunburn .
but that night , she saw she had been burned after all !
she realized that the water had washed away her sunscreen .
she wished she had re-applied it !
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[FEMALE] was working on her laptop .
a popup told her there was a virus !
she panicked and shut the computer off .
she had to protect her files !
[FEMALE] could n't afford to buy a new laptop .
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[NEUTRAL] was in a new dance class .
she was nervous about if she was good enough .
she told her teacher she would practice every day .
[NEUTRAL] was determined to earn her spot in the class .
she was a hard worker with a very clear goal .
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[MALE] was at the beach with friends .
he was sucked away by a strong current .
his friends did n't notice at first .
it took a while for someone to finally go help .
[MALE] nearly drowned and was in shock .
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i went to the hospital for pain in my right foot .
i thought the pain was due to damaged nerves in my foot .
i sat in pain as i waited in the lobby .
the doctor called me in , looked me over and examined my foot .
the problem was a simple one that was remedied with a pain medicine .
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[FEMALE] took a dancing class one year .
she loved taking the dance class .
her grades were starting to slip up .
[FEMALE] 's mother did n't re-enroll her in the class .
she was able to take dancing again when her grades improved .
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when [MALE] and [FEMALE] got married , they were very poor .
[MALE] could not afford to buy her an engagement ring .
she was disappointed , but [MALE] worked hard and [FEMALE] was happy .
on their 20th anniversary , [MALE] bought her an expensive ring .
[FEMALE] was very surprised , but she loved him even without it .
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[FEMALE] wife bumped into her sister c in the lobby tonight .
we live in the same apartment building .
c was going out for cigarettes .
[FEMALE] wife said she thought c was on chantix .
c said she was stressed over minding her grandson , who is difficult .
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[MALE] hated dirty sponges .
he was annoyed when his roommates would n't squeeze one out .
it made them get moldy and smell bad .
[MALE] kept throwing them out .
his roommates eventually stopped being as careless .
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[MALE] loved feeding pigeons in the park .
he would buy a whole loaf of bread at the start of a week .
and apportion himself a number of slices per day for the week .
then crumble and store the slices .
the pigeons came to expect [MALE] and would follow him around .
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[MALE] met a girl at a bar .
they talked for a while and he got her number .
[MALE] was nervous about calling her .
when he finally did it turned out to be a wrong number .
[MALE] felt crushed .
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[MALE] had his dog for over 12 years .
it was near the end of his life .
[MALE] noticed it was struggling and in pain .
at one point it broke a hip and [MALE] knew what he had to do .
the dog was gently put down .
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[FEMALE] took [FEMALE] shopping for school clothes .
[FEMALE] tried on 20 pairs of jeans .
the two she liked were too long .
[FEMALE] hemmed the pants at home .
now the pants fit perfectly .
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[MALE] was very afraid of the dentist .
he would cry every time he went to the dentist 's office .
one day , he had to go for a check up .
the dentist was very nice to [MALE] .
now , [MALE] loves the dentist a lot .
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[NEUTRAL] started experimenting with drugs at an early age .
by her early twenties , she was an addict .
she stole from her mom and lied every time she spoke .
by thirty , she was living in an abandoned house with other addicts .
she died there , surrounded by trash .
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[MALE] was a very good tennis player .
a new kid at school challenged chuck to a game .
[MALE] laughed and agreed .
[MALE] had a hard time with this kid .
[MALE] ended up losing the game to the new kid .
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[FEMALE] needed to pick up a few groceries .
she hoped to be quickly in and out .
unfortunately the store was wildly crowded , slowing her down .
she tried her best but it still took twenty minutes .
still she made it home with everything she needed .
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[MALE] was very poor but tried to provide for his family .
he worked extra hours and took a second job .
he never seemed to make enough to get ahead though .
on father 's day this year he told his family not to get him anything .
when he woke up , his family was there with handmade gifts for him .
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[FEMALE] 's mother went to the store .
[FEMALE] 's mother spotted some chalk in the children 's aisle .
[FEMALE] 's mother knew how much [FEMALE] loves chalk .
[FEMALE] 's mother bought the chalk .
[FEMALE] 's mother brought the chalk home and [FEMALE] was excited .
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[FEMALE] 's birthday was coming up .
her best friend wanted to surprise her with a party .
she got together with [FEMALE] 's friends and family and made a plan .
they decided to have [FEMALE] go to the store while they set up the party .
they set up the party and surprised [FEMALE] when she came back .
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the man was a great hunter .
he bought a new gun for deer hunting .
it cost a lot of money , so he hoped it would be worth it .
the first time he used it , he got a huge buck .
the man was happy with his purchase .
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[FEMALE] found a little turtle in her garden .
she brought it home and put it in the sink .
when her husband came home , he was startled .
he wanted to wash his hand but a turtle was looking at him .
to remedy the situation , they bought a basin for the turtle .
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[MALE] was drinking his morning coffee .
he did n't notice that his coffee was scalding hot .
[MALE] burned his upper lip while taking a sip .
he screamed in pain .
afterwards , [MALE] got an ice-pack for his burn .
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[FEMALE] was in her kitchen looking for breakfast .
she noticed something foul smelling in the sink .
when she checked she found a cup full of old milk .
cleaning it would n't work and she had to soak it in hot water .
luckily the cup eventually became fully cleaned .
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[FEMALE] was an avid and voracious reader .
she went through books at an almost alarming rate .
her parents wondered if it could possibly be bad for her .
[FEMALE] insisted that it was for her education .
really she just loved all of the excellent adventures and characters .
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[NEUTRAL] liked her dance school .
hip hop was her favorite class .
she learned new moves every week .
when she had mastered those , they taught her some more .
[NEUTRAL] was excited about all the things she would learn for recital .
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[FEMALE] was planning on making a salad full of veggies .
she went to her produce drawer expecting to find fresh items .
instead she found all of her vegetables had spoiled .
she realized she had left old food in the drawer .
the older food had contaminated the vegetables and ruined them .
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[MALE] was really excited .
he was going scuba diving .
he had just gotten qualified and was ready for his first dive .
they entered into the water .
[MALE] was amazed and in awe of the wonderful experience .
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[FEMALE] loved cougars a lot .
she had loved them since she was a kid .
one day , she decided to travel to the jungle .
she saved money and flew on an airplane .
finally , [FEMALE] was able to see a cougar in real life .
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[MALE] liked to play poker with his friends .
[MALE] usually won most of the poker games .
he decided to enter a poker tournament .
[MALE] lost a lot of money in the tournament .
[MALE] decided that he was n't that good at playing poker .
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[MALE] was the best man at [MALE] 's wedding .
[MALE] had watched all of his friend get married over the years .
he had no intention of settling down .
he met a beautiful woman at the wedding who thought the same .
[MALE] married that same woman over a year later .
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[MALE] drove an old car .
it was barely staying alive .
one day it completely broke down .
[MALE] could n't afford to fix it .
he had it scrapped for metal instead .
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[MALE] was addicted to gambling .
he had just gotten his paycheck .
[MALE] went to the casino .
he wasted half of his pay gambling .
[MALE] fell behind on his monthly bills .
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[MALE] was a bit tired but decided to watch some tv .
he turned his tv set on and chose channel 6 .
but channel 6 was running old movies [MALE] had already seen .
[NEUTRAL] then [MALE] decided to read a book and chose a novel .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] began to read a novel but fell asleep in about 15 minutes .
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[MALE] went to a class early in the morning .
instead of studying , he went to a doctor 's appointment .
several people at the appointment talked to him .
as a result , he came home late .
he spent all night catching up on homework assignments .
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[FEMALE] wrote short stories in her spare time .
she hoped to have them published in literary journals .
she entered a number of her stories for consideration online .
[FEMALE] was rejected from all of them .
[FEMALE] remained stalwart and continued writing .
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[FEMALE] saw a puppy wandering around the parking lot at work .
she asked around but no one knew whose dog it was .
she could not take it home herself because her husband hates dogs .
besides , they could not afford a pet .
with a heavy heart , she had to take the pup to a shelter .
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[MALE] 's family had a christmas tradition .
they would go out and cut down a christmas tree together .
they loved looking for the perfect one .
working together as a family to cut it down helped them bond .
it was a tradition [MALE] continues with his own family .
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[MALE] 's old laptop was too slow .
[MALE] with upgrades it was n't able to keep up .
[MALE] decided to buy a new one .
he did a lot of researched and asked his friends .
eventually he bought a newer version of what he had .
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[MALE] 's car broke down .
he needed transportation to work .
a friend let him borrow his car .
[MALE] was very appreciative over it .
he took great care of it , washed it and filled it with gas .
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[FEMALE] had just started school .
her mother dropped her off at school .
[FEMALE] began to cry when her mother left .
her mother returned in the afternoon .
[FEMALE] said she did n't want to go back .
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[MALE] was planning to buy a car in order to drive to school .
but he became self conscious about his weight .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to buy a bike instead .
after a month , he lost a good amount of weight .
and he was glad he spent so much time riding his bike .
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[MALE] wanted to be a lawyer .
[NEUTRAL] he worked hard in high school to get into a good college .
but during college , [MALE] became stressed out and turned to alcohol .
and he ended up moving back home .
[MALE] decided to pursue an easier career .
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[MALE] wanted to buy a chocolate bar but could n't choose which one .
the store clerk waited five minutes before asking him to choose .
[MALE] picked five of them and asked the clerk to choose for him .
the clerk picked one but [MALE] shook his head .
[MALE] finally picked another chocolate bar and paid for it .
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[MALE] was interviewing for a new job .
everything went well for him .
he answered most questions confidently .
[MALE] was offered the job that same day .
he gladly took it .
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[MALE] hated washing the dishes .
it was the one chore he always tried to avoid .
when it came his turn he would haggle with others to do it .
eventually he started paying a roommate to wash them for him .
[MALE] eventually lost too much money and had to do them himself .
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[MALE] saw a monkey at the zoo .
[MALE] decided that he wanted a pet monkey .
he asked his parents for a pet monkey .
they explained that monkeys made poor pets .
[MALE] 's parents bought him a puppy instead .
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men and women think very differently .
a man generally thinks with the left side of his brain .
a woman will use mostly the right side of her brain .
a man challenges a woman , while the women also challenges a man .
this is why they say opposites attract , keeping each other on our toes .
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[MALE] was at a mall and wanted to eat lunch .
but she did n't to spend much money .
[NEUTRAL] she went to a chocolate shop and asked for various free samples .
then she walked out of the store without buying a single thing .
after having a stomach ache , she regret not buying a healthy lunch .
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[MALE] was a new artist in demand .
he created paintings by spilling paint on them .
but as he was very famous people bought his art all the same .
until a critic had the guts to review the art and point to its flaws .
[MALE] is not doing well since then and has to paint to sell something .
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[MALE] broke his tv 's remote .
he bought a universal one as a replacement .
it had a lot of buttons and functions .
many of which were too confusing for [MALE] .
he wound up not using most of the features .
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the children waited quietly in the loft of the barn .
two adults were sneaking into the entrance .
the children opened fire .
the adults vests buzzed .
the children had won the laser tag game .
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[FEMALE] eyesight has been getting pretty bad lately .
i know this because i saw a white cat outside in my yard .
i 've always liked cats , so i went outside to pet him .
as i bent down he did n't move , so i thought he was really friendly .
no , it was just a wadded up plastic bag .
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when a spongy tree became unstable , we could n't afford a tree service .
we tackled the work ourselves , using a hand saw and clippers .
i even chopped up the branches by hand to make garden mulch .
when we got to the big trunks , we checked out the hardware store .
there , we were able to affordably rent a chainsaw to finish the job .
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[FEMALE] loved books .
[NEUTRAL] she wanted to start a book club .
[FEMALE] invited her friends and family to join .
she got seven members .
they all started to read books .
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[MALE] went to the store to buy cereal .
but when he came back , he could n't believe he forgot milk .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to mix the cereal with maple syrup , oats , and vanilla .
and he put the mixture in the oven to make cereal bars .
[MALE] preferred his sugary cereal bars over cereal and milk .
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[FEMALE] wanted to watch a new movie really badly .
she could n't find a single copy anywhere online .
to her delight , she found one copy on youtube .
the video took forever to buffer .
luckily when it finally played it was the correct movie .
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[NEUTRAL] was a new psychologist .
she did n't know what to do when [MALE] entered her office .
they both were strongly attracted to each other .
and she could n't help him under those conditions .
she had to let him go as a client but accepted a date instead .
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[MALE] had a normal surgical procedure done .
he was in a lot of pain afterward .
for some reason it would n't go down .
[MALE] went back to find out they botched his surgery .
he had to get someone else to fix it .
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[MALE] was a great chef .
he made some soup for his girlfriend .
she had been sick but the soup made her feel better .
she told [MALE] to write down the recipe for her .
she planned on making it again , it was so delicious !
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[FEMALE] had a very big dictionary .
in fact , it had every single word .
one day , [FEMALE] had to look up a word .
then , she could n't find her big dictionary .
finally , after many hours , [FEMALE] found the dictionary in her bathroom .
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[FEMALE] thought she was doing well enough in school to graduate .
she was told failed a class was n't going to graduate .
she was told to go to summer school if she wanted her diploma .
[FEMALE] spent her summer in school and studied hard .
[FEMALE] graduated and was given her diploma .
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[FEMALE] sister in law came by for coffee on friday .
she said her daughter has nine cats .
her daughter does not spay or neuter her cats .
[FEMALE] sister in law said this was a health hazard .
her daughter denied this accusation .
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i am training to be a professional actor .
last week i auditioned for a theatrical production of [MALE] .
they ended up going with a much older actor .
the notes they gave me were very encouraging .
i 'm on the lookout for more auditions .
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in 1995 our government agency received a new worker .
[NEUTRAL] was very friendly and polite .
he had no job tasks , though .
[NEUTRAL] sat in the office and made phone calls .
he was eventually removed after the next election .
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the couple was camping .
they brought a bottle of rum along .
when they got bored , they started to drink it .
it helped pass the time .
soon , the bottle was empty .
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the shower head in my new place was leaking constantly .
i put in a work order and it took ages for them to respond .
a worker entered my home when i was not around .
when i returned , the shower was fixed and a note had been left .
to my embarrassment , the knob just needed to be turned tighter .
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[MALE] loved to play football with his friends in the park .
no one would ever wear pads or any protection .
one day [MALE] tackled a boy that was much bigger than he was .
when [MALE] got up he could n't move his arm .
[MALE] had broken his collarbone and needed a sling for six weeks .
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the large truck was stuck in the sand by the lake .
the tide was coming in and the water was over the truck 's tires .
[MALE] ran to a nearby farm and asked for help .
the farmer got his tractor and drove it to the truck .
the farmer pulled the truck out of the water with the tractor .
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in 2006 our daughter and her college roommate went to [MALE] .
her roommate had a mormon boyfriend .
she visited him on spring break .
her father did not approve of the boyfriend for religious reasons .
she broke up with him later , but not for religious reasons .
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[FEMALE] did not like egg salad at all .
however , a fellow co-worker brought some for the companies potluck .
[FEMALE] 's coworker insisted that she try her egg salad .
although [FEMALE] was hesitant , she tried the egg salad .
[FEMALE] was pleasantly surprised at how much she loved the egg salad .
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[FEMALE] had met someone special .
they were going on a date that night .
[FEMALE] hoped they would hit it off .
she did her hair and makeup and put on a nice dress .
the date never showed to pick her up !
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the kids were working hard in the yard .
they were building a giant snowman .
they could barely lift the head !
they decorated him with a carrot nose and some branches for arms .
he was a great addition to the yard .
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[FEMALE] was hanging out in the grass with her friends .
she was chatting when she felt a weight on her foot .
looking down , she saw a frog resting on her toes .
she screeched and everyone noticed , laughing at the frog .
the animal quickly hopped off leaving [FEMALE] with quite the story .
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[MALE] had a really old car he was trying to fix up .
he had been working on it for years .
he was finally close to being able to drive it .
the first time he went for a spin , another car side swiped him .
[MALE] 's old car was totaled .
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[FEMALE] was painting the walls of her room , but not the ceiling .
at first she worried about getting paint on the ceiling and floor .
then her mom told her about painter 's tape .
[FEMALE] thought it was a great idea and bought a roll right away .
then she happily and safely went to painting her walls !
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everyone told [NEUTRAL] that she should n't homeschool her children .
they said that she should send them to school like `` normal `` kids .
[NEUTRAL] did n't listen , though , and worked hard at teaching her brood .
they all won scholarships , have great jobs , and help many people .
[NEUTRAL] never said , `` i told you so , `` she just gloated privately .
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[FEMALE] wanted to try out for the dance auditions .
she was nervous she would n't get it .
she had to wait a day to get a reply .
then the next day they posted the results .
she made the team .
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[NEUTRAL] felt sick .
her new car had been hit on the street !
the other person did n't leave a note .
she had to call her insurance company to file a claim .
she was very angry about the hit and run !
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[MALE] was traveling to visit his aunt .
he was looking at flights but they were all too expensive .
then he saw that train rides were much more affordable .
he bought his ticket and hoped for the best .
luckily the train ride was not too bad at all .
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[MALE] was at a restaurant .
and he received decent service .
but later , he called them on the phone and lied about the service .
and he received a free meal for his next visit .
for the rest of his life , [MALE] lied for his own benefit .
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[FEMALE] loved to look up at the sky .
this was because she loved how the stars looked .
one day , she woke up in the middle of the night .
she immediately rushed outside .
then , [FEMALE] was able to view the beautiful night sky .
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[MALE] is an artist .
he is taking painting classes .
yesterday he painted an apple .
his teacher told him the painting was terrible .
[MALE] was very sad .
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our family gather around the christmas tree .
each member of the family place one declaration piece on the tree .
we place our gifts under the tree on christmas [FEMALE] .
everyone in the family sing christmas carols .
christmas day we exchanged gifts and enjoyed our christmas dinner .
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we got a new rug today .
it was very plush .
our cat immediately got on top of it .
she started lying down on her back .
we are glad she approves .
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the family gathered at a new restaurant .
it was mexican and served great tacos .
they all sampled the different foods .
they agreed that the chicken tacos were their favorite .
they all hoped the restaurant would be a big success .
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[MALE] had to buy some expensive car parts .
his wife found him a great coupon .
it was going to save him a hundred dollars .
[MALE] felt relieved that he would be saving so much money .
he had already sunk too much money into his truck .
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i was camping out in the woods with my dad .
[FEMALE] dad wanted to teach me how to survive on my own .
i thought i was going to use the skills my dad taught me .
however , i never had to use my survival skills .
it was a waste of time .
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[FEMALE] son hit the shop-vac while pulling into the garage too fast .
[FEMALE] husband decided to ground him for three days .
i wanted to be a good mom , so i decided to teach him how to park .
during the lesson , i accidentally hit my husband with the mirror .
now he says i 'm grounded , too .
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[MALE] had just returned from lunch .
everyone gave him funny looks and licked their teeth .
he did n't know why until he used the bathroom .
he noticed he had spinach stuck between his teeth .
he told everyone to just tell him directly next time .
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[MALE] selected five classes for his class schedule in the fall .
he 's been studying intensively for the past few weeks .
his mom noticed his exhaustion and told him to drop a few classes .
however , he refused to drop any classes .
he was kicked out of the honors program since his gpa fell .
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[FEMALE] 's hair was a mess .
she grabbed a headband to tie it back .
it helped a bit , but still looked terrible .
[FEMALE] decided she needed a more manageable style .
she scheduled an appointment with her stylist .
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[FEMALE] thought that her life was over .
her boyfriend of four years left her and she felt all alone .
her friends tried and tried to get her to go out .
they wanted her to make new friends and be happy .
they took her out and she met a new man and fell in love .
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i wanted to save up money for a bike .
but i ended up spending my money constantly .
i spent money on food that i did n't need .
and when i looked at how much i wasted i felt regretful .
i decided to be more careful of how i spend my money .
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[MALE] loved football .
[MALE] was invited to his friends house to play fantasy football .
[MALE] was excited cause this was his first time playing .
[MALE] drove to his friends house .
they played all night and [MALE] loved it .
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[FEMALE] decided she wanted to go on a vacation with her family .
she talked to her boss about getting two weeks off of work .
her boss granted her a paid vacation .
[FEMALE] took her family to tahiti .
they all had a great time !
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] lived together for two years .
they fought a lot and it disrupted their neighbors .
their neighbors grew tired of the fights and filed complaints .
the landlord would get a complaint every day for 6 months .
the landlord got tired of it and evicted [FEMALE] and [MALE] .
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one day [MALE] took a trip to [MALE] .
first he went to acadia national park .
then he went to casco [NEUTRAL] .
finally he visited the [FEMALE] mansion .
he had a great time .
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[MALE] loved reading and writing .
he joined a local book club .
at the first meeting a pedantic member criticized his grammar .
[MALE] quit the book club .
[MALE] carried on with his reading and writing independently .
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laby won a member of the month award on a forum .
she was so happy she jumped up to go tell her husband .
she ran and hit her head on the door .
[FEMALE] fell down and got a big bruise on her forehead .
laby regretted having won the award .
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[MALE] had a beautiful house .
one day he noticed a small crack in the front of his driveway .
[MALE] bought some cement repair liquid at the store .
when he applied the product it only got worse .
[MALE] had to return the liquid and find another .
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[FEMALE] 's car was having problems .
she took it to her mechanic .
he said it would be a costly fix .
[FEMALE] decided her car was n't worth the expense .
she had it towed to the junkyard .
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[MALE] woke up with a huge headache .
he had been drinking the night previously with friends .
he realized he could not find his wallet while getting ready for work .
[MALE] frantically searched his home for his wallet .
he gave up after searching for 20 minutes .
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[FEMALE] was told that there would be fireflies by the lake .
[FEMALE] had never seen fireflies herself .
she bundled up for the cool night air .
she went to the lake , but only saw one firefly light one time .
it was a lovely experience , but overall underwhelming for her .
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ron worked for a pizza place .
he delivered the pizza 's to people 's house .
his co worker gave him an addressed to deliver to .
ron drove to that place and delivered the pizza .
ron got a good tip .
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[FEMALE] workgroup were taking visitors out to lunch .
i said i knew where the restaurant was .
everyone followed my directions to the wrong place .
we got directions to the right restaurant .
it was located someplace completely different .
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hoodie 's general education class had a big exam coming up .
the professor told everyone to bring a formal exam paper .
hodie bought a bubble sheet from a nearby shop .
on the day of the test hodie realized it was a written exam .
he bought the wrong paper and had to write his exam in its margins .
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[NEUTRAL] liked to travel .
he jumped in his rv and hit the road .
he wanted to see all the national parks .
he traveled to ten of them that summer .
[NEUTRAL] loved spending time in nature .
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[FEMALE] got a new dog .
it was a collie .
she loved to brush his hair and throw a ball to him .
the collie was a friendly and sweet dog .
[FEMALE] told her friends they should all get collies as well .
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[MALE] woke up with spots all over his body .
he was itching so much , he was crying .
when his mom looked at him she recognized he had the measles .
she kept him home for a week so he could heal .
and when the spots went away , [MALE] played again with his friends .
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[FEMALE] had a crazy day yesterday .
she arrived home very late .
she could n't find her keys .
she had to call a locksmith .
the locksmith opened the door .
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[FEMALE] went to visit her big sister , [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] had just had a baby .
[FEMALE] asked [FEMALE] to change the baby 's dirty diaper .
annita was disgusted when she changed the baby 's diaper .
[FEMALE] decided to never have children .
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[MALE] wanted to go to the park .
but his mother said no .
[MALE] then proceeded to throw a fit .
his mother was furious .
she told him he could n't have more candy .
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when i was four i get piggyback rides from my brother .
this was a great time in my life .
hanging out with my brother was moments that i cherished .
now that i am older i do n't see my brother as often .
i get depressed , but i think about the good times to cheer me up .
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[MALE] was handing out candy to trick or treaters .
but when the night was over , he had lots of leftover candy .
rather than giving it away , he impulsively ate it all .
but for two days he felt bloated and sick .
the next halloween , however , he could n't help but do the same thing .
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it was [FEMALE] 's first day in ballet .
he had spent ages begging his parents to let him learn dance .
[FEMALE] paid close attention and learned the first few positions .
[FEMALE] had a great time .
[FEMALE] 's parents were gratified to see him enjoying himself .
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[MALE] was a high school football player .
he was also failing his classes and could n't play in games .
the team needed him to get his grades up so he can play .
[MALE] skipped practice and studied for his tests instead .
[MALE] passed all his tests and became eligible that day !
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[FEMALE] 's town had a huge blizzard .
at first she rejoiced , since her school was closed .
but soon things grew bad .
roads were closed and food was running low .
[FEMALE] actually began to hope the blizzard would end soon !
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every now and again i remember my old friends .
i remember when we use to play .
i remember when we use to help each other out .
however , as time went by i got less and less friends .
now i feel sad when i think about them .
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i have a favorite chair in the living room .
[FEMALE] wife sometimes sits in that chair .
she also likes to leave her phone upstairs .
when i want that chair i just call her in secret .
every time she runs up to get the phone and i get that chair .
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[MALE] liked eating snack foods .
chips and salsa were his favorite .
whenever he was hungry , he 'd pour a bowl of salsa .
he could eat the whole container in a weekend .
[MALE] decided to start making his own salsa .
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[FEMALE] had a few pet fish .
she bought a new fish food for them .
whenever she sprinkled it in , the fish went crazy .
[FEMALE] liked feeding her little pets .
she fed them one more time before bed .
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[FEMALE] was sitting with her baby that would n't stop crying .
she was trying everything but nothing seemed to calm the baby .
soon [FEMALE] realized that the baby must be teething .
she thought and thought until she had an idea .
she gave the baby a frozen waffle to chew on and the baby calmed down .
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we were visiting our daughter in nyc last month .
she offered us a cup of coffee .
we waited for the coffee for ten minutes .
she said she grinds the beans , boils the water , and steeps the coffee .
i said i just push the button on a keurig .
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[FEMALE] brother does caricature sketches of famous people .
he does n't like them but i think they 're great .
i set up an online store page to prove him wrong .
people could buy poster prints of his work for fifteen dollars .
i proved myself wrong when there were no sales for months .
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the kids were learning about farming .
they went to a dairy farm .
they all learned how to milk a cow .
they drank a glass of the fresh milk .
they had learned a lot about where their dairy products came from !
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[MALE] just graduated college .
he moved back home with his parents .
he now has a degree , no job and a lot of debt .
he job hunted all summer and finally landed a job .
[MALE] is excited to start getting paid for all his student loans .
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we removed a lamp last week during carpet cleaning .
after the cleaners left my wife put the lamp back .
the lighting seemed much dimmer .
then she realized she had brought out the wrong lamp .
i said i had not even noticed .
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i decided to run instead of walk for once .
it felt difficult at first .
but once i started , it was hard to stop .
i ended up running to miles my college .
and afterwards , i felt really good .
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[MALE] wanted a puppy .
he could n't decide what breed .
he did some research on the internet .
he decided that a corgi was the best .
he bought one that weekend .
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i love watching game shows .
they are always entertaining .
i like watching people win and get excited .
i do have a guilty pleasure seeing others fail .
either way game shows is always entertaining .
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[MALE] and his girlfriend were on a date .
they were going see a movie .
they ran late for dinner and decided to get snacks .
the snacks in the theatre were expensive .
the decided to skip the snacks and had a huge dinner afterwards .
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[NEUTRAL] and his girlfriend got into a big fight .
[NEUTRAL] kicked her out of the apartment .
she refused to leave .
[NEUTRAL] did n't want to be around her .
he decided to leave instead .
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[MALE] raised dogs for dog racing .
his favorite dog was getting old and ready to retire .
to celebrate [MALE] set him up for one last race .
his dog did a marvelous job and won the race .
it made for a great final memory .
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[FEMALE] was too truthful for her own good .
she told her boss that an employee was cheating .
the boss congratulated her , but her colleagues resented her .
she tried to make up for it by being nice to them .
but nothing would do as she had betrayed them in their eyes .
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[FEMALE] had a horrible relationship .
one day , she was discovered dead .
the police investigated and knew that it was a murder .
they investigated for a month .
soon , her boyfriend was arrested for it .
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[MALE] bought some shoes online .
he thought he picked the right size .
they did n't fit when he got them .
[MALE] realized the sizes were different on the site .
he was refunded at no extra cost .
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[FEMALE] was always very afraid of high places .
she was very nervous because she was going on a flight soon .
[FEMALE] boarded the plane and started feeling very sick .
after takeoff [FEMALE] started to calm down .
she arrived safe and sound at her destination .
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[FEMALE] 's classmate pulled a gun in science class one day .
everyone screamed and cowered under desks .
the police were notified and came quickly .
then found that it was only a bb gun , thankfully .
they took the student away for a mental evaluation .
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[MALE] could n't afford his phone bill .
he needed a telephone to find a job .
he tried using friend 's phones .
unfortunately that did n't really work well .
[MALE] was unable to get a job .
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[MALE] went to a local punk show .
he was n't aware of the band until he got there .
the band was surprisingly good .
[MALE] made sure to remember their name .
the band eventually made it big and [MALE] held on to their early stuff .
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one day [FEMALE] took a trip to [NEUTRAL] .
first she visited holiday world & splashin ' safari .
then she went to the [NEUTRAL] state museum .
finally she went to marengo cave .
she had a great time .
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[MALE] loved eating turkey every thanksgiving with his family .
one day , though , he saw a live turkey .
it gobbled around its farm proudly .
[MALE] was touched by its vitality .
he swore never to eat turkeys again !
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[FEMALE] family and i lived in south [FEMALE] .
we heard the weather report about a big storm .
we heard a loud noise from the sky .
the noise sound like the horn of a train .
everyone immediately took shelter .
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[FEMALE] had just lost her old cat named [MALE] .
[MALE] died at the age of 13 so [FEMALE] was n't shocked .
[FEMALE] was pretty sad and depressed for a while .
[FEMALE] 's friend came over with a new cat one day .
she loved the new cat and named it [MALE] .
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it was a very hot day .
the family was walking by a beautiful fountain .
they stopped to dip their feet itn .
the water felt so refreshing .
they all splashed around and cooled off .
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[FEMALE] was running down the alley .
the cops were after her !
she had stolen money from a store .
she knew it was wrong but she was desperate .
[FEMALE] was determined to get away .
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[MALE] was having a slow day at work .
he tried busying himself with little tasks but none were useful .
he was so bored that he even had time to read on his phone .
finally the end of the day began to approach .
[MALE] almost could n't believe he hoped for a busy next day .
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[FEMALE] wrecked her car .
[FEMALE] was very upset about wrecking her car .
[FEMALE] did not have transportation anymore .
[FEMALE] decided it was time to buy a new car .
[FEMALE] bought a new car and loves it .
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[MALE] liked the moon a lot .
he liked how it provided light during the night .
one day , he decided that he would go outside to see the moon .
when he went outside , he saw a full moon in all of its beauty .
now , [MALE] watches the moon every night before sleeping .
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[MALE] was being impossible to his ex-wife and told lies about her .
he would post articles on [FEMALE] that made her look like an abuser .
in the next few months , he broke his foot , then broke his leg .
he even lost his job and then his girlfriend , too .
eventually , nobody listened to him anymore , and he moved far away .
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we moved to cambridge in 2013 .
our building sponsored a christmas party in [NEUTRAL] .
it started at 6 pm .
we went at 6 :30 and had to sit in a smaller room .
the next year we went right at 6 to get better seats .
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[FEMALE] was a ballet dancer at her school .
today she had to come in for some photos .
she had her 's taken but she hated it .
luckily she convinced the photographer to try again .
the second time she liked the photo much better .
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[MALE] was walking home from school .
suddenly he saw a huge dog running towards him .
he was afraid that the dog meant to attack him .
but when the dog arrived , he simply began licking [MALE] .
[MALE] was glad to realize that the stray dog was nice .
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[FEMALE] city has a robust art scene .
last month i went to an exhibit at the city 's museum .
it had modern art from throughout the twentieth century .
the best thing i saw was a wall-sized [MALE] pollack painting .
i had never understood pollack 's appeal until seeing that in person .
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[FEMALE] bought a beautiful new leather couch for her living room .
the only problem was that no one wanted to sit in it .
everyone thought it was very uncomfortable .
[FEMALE] was disappointed but she had to agree that it was n't comfortable .
[FEMALE] sold the couch and bought a used couch that was more comfortable .
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[FEMALE] recently moved and has to start at a new school .
she is nervous and tells her parents that she does n't want to go .
she tries to fake being sick but they still make her go .
[FEMALE] soon makes friends in the math club after school .
[FEMALE] then likes going to school to see her friends .
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[MALE] was about to have a little brother .
he felt jealous at first .
as though people would pay less attention to him .
once his little brother was born [MALE] 's feelings only got worse .
he grew up resenting him for years .
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[FEMALE] wife went to a [MALE] sox game on monday .
she was recorded on tv near the end of the game .
i took a video and gave it to her .
she shared it with her friends at work .
they were thrilled .
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our friends from brazil rented a condo on the second floor .
their boys , 6 and 8 , were noisy .
the neighbor downstairs complained constantly .
one day he heard some music and actually liked it .
he ended up befriending the family .
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[MALE] was not confident in his writing abilities .
he worked hard to improve through reading and writing .
he turned in a book report that he had worked hard to get right .
the teacher loved it and asked [MALE] if it could be used as an example .
[MALE] was ecstatic as he agreed .
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[MALE] was talking with his friend about history .
they were marvelling over one ancient story .
soon [MALE] began imagining a great movie about it .
he suggested his ideas to his friend .
the two agreed that it seemed great and got to work .
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[FEMALE] 's favorite hobby was making organic scented candles .
[FEMALE] made an ornate coconut-scented candle for her friend [MALE] .
[FEMALE] did not know that [MALE] was allergic to coconut .
when [MALE] smelled his new coconut candle , he broke out in hives .
[FEMALE] apologized with a box of expensive chocolates - without coconut .
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[MALE] hated wearing old socks .
he bought a drawer full of new ones .
they were so comfortable !
he kept the socks on all the time .
having new socks made him wish for new underwear , too .
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[FEMALE] went to a party with her friends .
her friends were all drinking .
[FEMALE] knew she 'd be in trouble if she drank .
[FEMALE] told her friends she was leaving .
[FEMALE] left the party and her friends .
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lachelle thought she was a great singer .
she entered the talent show at the local theater .
she won a spot in the singing category .
lachelle did n't even practice performing her routine .
the audience booed her off the stage before she finished her song .
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[FEMALE] liked to do a lot of partying at clubs .
one day she met a man named [MALE] and was very attracted to him .
she ended up having a one night stand with him and slept over .
when she woke up she felt she never wanted to leave his side .
[MALE] felt the same and they got married that weekend .
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i am a linguist who studies english .
i have always been interested in english 's deep germanic roots .
i decided to study those roots in germany for a year .
shortly after arrival i decided that i had made a mistake .
there was very little i could do there that could not be done online .
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[MALE] was driving to a cabin his family owned in the woods .
it began to rain .
the road that led to the cabin was made of dirt .
[MALE] was worried that the road would be muddy and he 'd get stuck .
he decided to stay in town a while and wait for the rain to stop .
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[MALE] got new plant seeds for his garden .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to his garden .
he began to plant the seeds in his soil .
[MALE] watered them for months .
they grew into nice plants .
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[FEMALE] loved to do jumping ropes after school .
she always got entangled in them but did n't mind .
her friend [FEMALE] on the other hand was exasperated .
she told her to get her act together and jump better .
[FEMALE] only wanted to have fun and played with someone else .
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[FEMALE] was excited to go on the school ski trip .
but the morning of the trip , she woke feeling ill .
her mom examined her and said she had the flu !
she insisted [FEMALE] stay home in bed that day .
[FEMALE] was disappointed to miss her ski trip .
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[FEMALE] was worried when her husband [MALE] bought a motorcycle .
she argued with him about not riding at night or in heavy traffic .
[MALE] reassured her he 'd be careful , but she was skeptical .
he convinced to go for a long ride on the bike that weekend .
on the ride , [FEMALE] saw how careful [MALE] was being and felt much better .
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[NEUTRAL] was starting college soon .
she bought a new computer .
she loaded all the programs she would need onto it .
on the first day of class , the computer would n't turn on .
[NEUTRAL] was so angry !
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[MALE] was trying to make some food on the grill .
he needed enough foil to wrap everything .
unfortunately it looked like he only had about half of what he needed .
he decided to put off grilling that night .
later he bought the proper tools to grill everything perfectly .
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[MALE] needed a new kidney .
he was brought to the hospital for the surgery .
he was nervous and excited .
when he came out of anesthesia , he was groggy but happy .
the surgery had been a success !
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[FEMALE] planned to go travel all over [NEUTRAL] that summer .
she got all her shots before leaving the country .
she had a good time until she felt sick .
she went to a doctor afraid to have caught a bad disease .
but the doctor laughed and told her it was a cold .
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[MALE] got a promotion .
he was going to be the general manager of the dealership .
he worked hard every day .
he wanted to make his dealership very successful .
after a year , sales had increased 30 % !
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[FEMALE] had always wanted to be a nurse .
she worked very hard to get into nursing school .
once she was in school she had to stay on top of her grades .
after years and years she was able to graduate from school .
she went on to save hundreds of lives as a nurse .
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[FEMALE] wife 's boss elli has an adult stepdaughter , [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] has a five year old son .
she took him to the dentist for the first time .
[FEMALE] asked [FEMALE] to go with them .
elli was very pleased as she and [FEMALE] used to not get along .
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[MALE] liked playing video games .
he got a virtual reality headset for christmas .
it was amazing !
he acted like he was climbing a mountain .
the technology was very advanced .
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the dog went into the breezeway .
it laid down on the blanket .
the sun was shining right on it .
the dog liked the sun .
the dog took a long nap .
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[MALE] felt hopeless in life .
he was a farmer who made meager earnings .
after doing some research , he got some ideas .
he decided to sell his fresh fruit to a local market .
he made huge profits and became wealthy .
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[FEMALE] loved swans .
she thought they were very beautiful .
one day , she decided that she would see one in real life .
she saved her money and got on an airplane .
after that , [FEMALE] was able to travel and see as swan .
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i went in an elevator inside a mall .
i need to go to the tenth floor .
i was inside the elevator with ten other people .
i was the only one who needed to go to the tenth elevator .
it was a very long wait .
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[MALE] was riding his bike home from school .
he decided to turn right at a stop light .
when [MALE] turned his handlebars came right off .
he went careening into a bush .
[MALE] was fine but had to walk the rest of the way home .
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the couple took a romantic trip to [FEMALE] .
they saw some amazing castles on cliffs .
they toured the most historic castles that were open .
the took photos in each place to remember it .
the castles would hold a special place in their hearts .
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[NEUTRAL] was at a local community benefit .
she was clapping for some people being honored for humanitarianism .
suddenly she was surprised to hear her name called .
she learned that her award was for excellent teaching skills .
she proudly accepted it and thanked everyone .
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[MALE] loved dinosaurs a lot .
he liked them because they were very big .
one day , he found a big green toy dinosaur .
[MALE] played with it for many hours .
after a while , [MALE] gave it to his friend who did n't have one .
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one day [FEMALE] went to [MALE] .
first she went to pikes peak .
then she visited the garden of the gods .
finally she visited [NEUTRAL] mountain zoo .
she had a great time .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] decided to go to her parent 's for dinner .
[NEUTRAL] they both got dressed in their nice clothes .
they went out to the car , started it up , and took off for her parent 's .
thirty-two minutes later they arrived .
they went into her parent 's home and had a fine dinner .
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[FEMALE] wanted to become a teacher for middle school .
she was n't completely sure how to go about becoming that .
[FEMALE] started looking into the training needed .
she decided on a set class schedule for herself .
[FEMALE] eventually became a teacher after years of training !
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[FEMALE] waited in line for a health exam .
she decided to read a book while she waited .
[FEMALE] did n't hear her name called .
the second time her name was called [FEMALE] heard it .
[FEMALE] put her book away and approached the worker .
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[FEMALE] was picking up some gas .
she noticed a sign in the gas station shop .
it advertised for a free slushie .
normally [FEMALE] did n't like to eat sweets .
this time she decided to give it a shot since it was free .
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it was my birthday on [NEUTRAL] .
one of my friends gave me a birthday card and some lotto tickets .
i scratched them off and won ten dollars .
i really needed the money since i was broke .
that gift made my birthday a great day .
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[FEMALE] wanted a soft drink .
she put her money into the soda machine .
it took her money but it did not dispense her drink .
[FEMALE] tried to reach into the machine to get her drink .
[FEMALE] 's hand got stuck in the soda machine .
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[FEMALE] wrote poems all day long .
she would sell a few poems every month to pay her bills .
[FEMALE] started getting writers block and decided to start a novel .
she worked for weeks and submitted a draft for publication .
[FEMALE] got published and was finally able to take a break from writing .
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[MALE] had a large number of shirts .
they depicted many of his interests and hobbies .
one day someone told him graphic tees were out of style .
[MALE] began acquiring plainly colored shirts instead .
slowly he replaced his entire large shirt collection .
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[FEMALE] forgot to take her garbage out one week .
she was accumulating a lot of trash and had no room for it .
she tried her best to minimize her waist but still her can overflowed .
instead she put all of the trash into bags .
then she tucked the trash bags into deep cabinets in her kitchen .
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in 2014 i joined the unitarian universalist association .
it is a very liberal [MALE] group .
to show my identity i shopped for gift items today .
i bought pins and a necklace .
i will wear them proudly .
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one day [FEMALE] went to san [MALE] .
first she drove across the golden gate bridge .
then she went to fisherman 's wharf .
finally she went to alcatraz island .
she had a great time .
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[FEMALE] parents bought me a brand new sled .
i was going to have so much fun in the snow .
when i was on the sled , i crashed into a tree .
the sled was busted into several pieces .
luckily , my parents helped me put it back together .
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the family was going camping .
they picked out the perfect camp site .
it had a fire pit and a lot of big trees .
they set up their tent and got started on the fire .
they settled in for a relaxing night .
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[MALE] had been asking for a new trampoline for christmas .
his parents really could n't afford it but got one anyway .
[MALE] was so happy christmas morning for his new toy .
[MALE] played with the trampoline for a few months then lost interest .
his parents sold it before next christmas to make room for a pool .
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[FEMALE] went to the zoo .
she was excited .
but all the sudden she saw a pile of trash .
it was a bad sight .
she ordered someone to take it out .
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[MALE] worked at a factory .
his job felt monotonous after a while .
he kept drifting off and not paying attention .
[MALE] was n't paying attention and got hurt by a machine .
he did n't get worker 's compensation since it was his fault .
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[MALE] lost his wallet .
the next day he got an alert from his bank .
all his money had been spent .
[MALE] 's identity had been stolen .
he worked with the bank to get it fixed .
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[MALE] was playing with his cat .
his cat was playing very aggressively .
his cat scratched directly in the eye .
[MALE] had to go to the hospital afterwards .
[MALE] had to get surgery in order to fix his eye .
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[MALE] 's mom loved [FEMALE] [MALE] .
[MALE] ordered her some [FEMALE] posters for her birthday .
he was waiting all week for them to arrived .
finally two days before her birthday he got them from delivery .
he gave them to her for her birthday and she loved them .
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[MALE] decided to cook his wife a special dinner .
he went to the store and picked up the ingredients .
he came home and prepared the dinner .
his wife called and said she would be running later than usual .
[MALE] ate dinner alone and was sad the surprise was ruined .
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[NEUTRAL] turned 5 and wanted to start kindergarten .
she went school shopping with her mom and got all her school supplies .
she could hardly sleep the night before school started !
she woke up early and got dressed in her nicest new school outfit .
she went to school and had a great day !
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[MALE] started a new job .
he really liked the people he worked with .
they all became friends quickly .
[MALE] was happy to finally like his co workers .
his last job had been lonely and miserable .
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there was a frightful noise outside of [FEMALE] 's window .
she peeked carefully out of the window .
in the moonlight she spied two yellow eyes .
she almost screamed .
it was only a raccoon in the garbage can .
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[FEMALE] was talking on the phone with her mother .
she accidentally dropped her phone on the ground .
her phone stopped working because of the fall .
[FEMALE] was unable to pay for a replacement .
[FEMALE] went to the store and bought a cheap prepaid phone instead .
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there was a girl who loved to swim .
she spent so much time in the pool all her fingers were wrinkled .
she practiced and practiced every day for a year .
she got so good she tried out for the school swim team .
she made the team and took the team to state !
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[FEMALE] , who is 6 , was afraid to join the girl scouts .
she thought she would be left in the woods .
her father told her joining the girl scouts would make her brave .
[FEMALE] joined the girl scouts and stayed a member .
after high school she joined the military because of her experience .
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the dog went out to the front .
the dog went towards the street .
the dog liked the pavement .
the dog stopped .
his owner was yelling at him .
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[MALE] bought his wife a ticket to the opera as a surprise .
when [MALE] gave her the tickets she squealed with delight .
they dressed up in their best clothes and had a nice dinner .
on the way to the opera their car broke down .
they missed the whole first act trying to get the car fixed .
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[MALE] was riding his bike to work .
he was n't looking as he sped through a puddle .
the bike wheels splashed water up onto his clothes .
all of his work suit was damaged with muddy water .
[MALE] still went to work and hoped that no one would mind .
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[FEMALE] had lost her measuring cup .
she was making a casserole and needed it badly !
she was forced to eyeball her ingredients .
she had never done that and feared the food would be bad .
but surprisingly , her casserole came out very tasty !
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i had been immune to poison ivy my entire life .
two summers ago i went for a walk in the woods .
hours later , itchy bumps formed on my hands .
i panicked because i did n't know what was wrong .
a friend told me i was no longer immune to poison ivy .
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[FEMALE] took a trip to guatemala .
she took many beautiful photographs while she was there .
when she got home , she had the photos made into slides .
she invited friends over for a slideshow of her trip .
all of [FEMALE] 's friends politely declined the invitation .
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[FEMALE] had a very volatile illness late in life .
she called her family one day to come say goodbye .
her family was set to arrive in two days .
[FEMALE] thought she would last to seem them .
she ended up passing just before their plane landed .
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[MALE] wore sweatpants and a t-shirt to a job interview .
the interviewer gave [MALE] some constructive criticism about his attire .
[MALE] went to the store and bought a nice looking suit .
[MALE] wore the suit to his next job interview .
[MALE] got the new job by impressing the interviewer .
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[MALE] wanted to save money .
he went to a cheap salon to get his hair done .
they wound up messing up his hair .
he had to go to a more expensive salon to get it fixed .
[MALE] wound up wasting more money .
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[FEMALE] 's mother had passed away .
she left [FEMALE] a painting she had .
[FEMALE] had hated the painting and thought it was ugly .
[FEMALE] got the painting appraised .
she was able to sell the painting for a few hundred dollars .
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i do n't have any money to spend .
i went on mturk and found a batch of hits .
i got excited and began to do them .
i was able to earn some money to buy food .
from now on , i 'll be going on mturk more often .
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[FEMALE] was taking gymnastics classics .
she was practicing a routine .
[FEMALE] landed wrong on her ankle .
she broke the ankle badly .
[FEMALE] could n't do gymnastics for months .
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[MALE] loved animals .
a dog in the neighborhood was his favorite .
he would pet him every time he walked home from school .
one day , the dog was gone .
[MALE] worried something had happened to him .
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[FEMALE] had not received any phone calls for days .
she was beginning to feel sad and unpopular !
she finally noticed that her volume was turned down .
she turned it back up with a sigh .
all those messages from the last few days would take time to answer !
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[MALE] was new to using snapchat .
he tried to upload a picture to share with everyone .
unfortunately he got the wrong one .
[MALE] shared a personal picture he did n't want others to see .
he quickly deleted the pic and the app .
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[FEMALE] loved ducks a lot .
she loved them more than any other animal .
one day , she decided she would see one in real life .
she traveled very far for a lake .
finally , [FEMALE] was able to see a duck in real life .
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[FEMALE] had a top-secret job .
she was a spy in russia .
she gathered intelligence and reported it back to the president .
[FEMALE] wanted to get out of the country before she was discovered .
she planned on doing one more mission and then leaving .
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the kids liked playing video games .
they got a new xbox .
they bought a bunch of games for it , too .
they started to play and had so much fun !
they played the games all evening .
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[MALE] was too lazy to cook dinner .
he decided to order a mushroom pizza to his home .
when his pizza arrived , he got an anchovy pizza instead .
[MALE] complained about his incorrect order through the phone .
he was able to get a new pizza delivered to his home .
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[MALE] was cooking dinner .
all his knives were old and dull .
[MALE] had tried to sharpen them to no avail .
while cutting up vegetables he got so frustrated he stopped cooking .
[MALE] instead went out to buy new knives .
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our granddaughter [FEMALE] is two and a half .
she arrived in [MALE] from nj tonight .
it was well past her bedtime .
she wanted to play but she had to sleep .
it took awhile , but she finally fell asleep .
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feeling parched , i made my way to the kitchen .
i opened a cabinet to grab a glass .
i added ice and lemon slices .
then , i poured fresh spring water into my glass .
i took a big refreshing sip .
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[FEMALE] planted a garden in her yard .
she started to grow vegetables for her family .
she was not sure how well they would do in the poor soil .
but [FEMALE] turned out to have a green thumb .
all the vegetables came out healthy and delicious !
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[FEMALE] prided herself on being detail-oriented .
she mentioned it in every interview .
one day she woke up late for work and had to dress quickly .
at work she was humiliated because she more non-matching socks .
after that incident [FEMALE] de-emphasized her detail-orientation .
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[MALE] read a lot of information online about hypnotism .
he convinced himself that it was possible .
he trained to be a hypnotist .
he tried to hypnotize his brother .
he only succeeded in convincing his brother it did n't work .
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[MALE] was using [FEMALE] on a friend 's computer .
he forgot to logout .
the friend decided to have fun before logging him out .
he put some playful jokes on his page and a warning .
[MALE] felt silly and made sure to log out more often .
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[MALE] was sleeping on the shuttle .
when the bus made a wide turn , a water bottle fell out of his bookbag .
it landed on the ground and rolled forward .
[MALE] woke up and noticed where the bottle is .
he decided to get it once the bus arrived to his stop .
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grandma was trying to take out the trash .
she did n't pay attention to where she was going .
she slipped and tried to catch herself on the door handle .
she was n't able to hold on and ended up cutting her leg .
she had to go get staples in her leg .
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[MALE] had been having nightmares .
he started to have trouble sleeping .
[MALE] was n't getting enough sleep .
[MALE] went to see a doctor .
the doctor prescribed medicine to help [MALE] with his sleep problem .
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[MALE] 's mom worked in a head start classroom .
one day [MALE] 's babysitter quit .
[MALE] 's mom needed to find a new babysitter .
the bus driver offered to babysit [MALE] .
now [MALE] rides the school bus all afternoon .
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[MALE] was at an ice cream shop .
they had several flavors to choose from .
the customer in front kept taste testing different ones .
[MALE] got frustrated after a while .
the other customer noticed , apologized and finished buyin .
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[FEMALE] son-in-law 's sister amassed a huge college tuition debt .
she owes $ 200 ,000 .
she always posts her woes on [FEMALE] .
today i found out her mother is paying her debt .
i refrained from calling this person a hypocrite .
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[MALE] was playing baseball .
he had a set of batting gloves on .
but they were way too tight .
he was about the hit the ball from the pitcher .
but the tight glove cramped his hand and he got a strike .
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we bought a toy kitchen set for our granddaughter in 2015 .
she was one , and did not play with it .
she came to visit in 2016 .
she played with it right away .
we were pleased .
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[MALE] needed money to buy clothes .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] opened up his laptop .
he went on the website mturk .
he signed into mturk and began to do hits .
[MALE] earned enough money to buy new clothes .
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a stray cat had some kittens behind [FEMALE] 's house .
[FEMALE] was so excited about them and thought they were cute .
they were afraid of people , though , so she had to come up with a plan .
she started giving them tuna every day until they got used to her .
now the cats come up to [FEMALE] every day and let her pet them .
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a new roommate moved into my apartment .
he was one of the nicest people i have ever met .
unfortunately , he snored so loudly that i could not sleep .
i finally confronted him about his snoring .
he was so nice that he bought me earplugs to wear at night .
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[NEUTRAL] lost his phone .
he looked of hours .
he finally asked a friend to call it .
[NEUTRAL] could just barely hear it vibrating .
it was enough to help him find it .
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[FEMALE] fell down at home at night .
she thought she hurt her wrist a bit .
the next morning it was incredibly swollen .
[FEMALE] decided to go to the emergency room .
it turns out she had fractured it and needed a cast .
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[FEMALE] 's mom always told her to never play with nail polish .
[FEMALE] decided to disobey her mom when she was out of the house .
everything was going well until [FEMALE] spilled polish on the floor .
the bright red polish was all over her mom 's new white carpet .
just then , her mom walked in and sw what [FEMALE] had done .
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[FEMALE] saw a dog running across a lawn towards her .
she was terrified and knew the dog would attack her !
but then it stopped short at the edge of the lawn .
[FEMALE] realized that the yard had an underground fence .
she was very relieved !
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[NEUTRAL] was always looking for new hobbies .
she saw an ad in the paper for a new ceramics class .
she decided to give it a try .
she learned how to hand build and how to throw on the wheel .
[NEUTRAL] made lots of mugs and kept doing it long after the class .
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[MALE] loved [NEUTRAL] swift .
he thought she was the greatest singer ever .
he waited outside of a concert for hours to meet her once .
she greeted him and signed an autograph .
it was one of [MALE] 's best nights .
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[FEMALE] had to walk home every day after school .
one day it was raining badly .
she had forgotten her umbrella !
luckily , a stranger offered [FEMALE] his own umbrella .
[FEMALE] was very grateful for his kindness .
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[FEMALE] five years old son and i went to the zoo .
he wanted to visit all the animals .
he fed the birds and the elephants from a distance .
after the day was over , he thank me for the time i spent with him .
[FEMALE] heart was full for joyed .
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[MALE] really liked to hike .
he wanted to go hiking but needed to have a partner .
[MALE] called [MALE] and asked if he wanted to go hiking .
[MALE] answered with a resounding yes .
[MALE] and [MALE] went hiking that afternoon .
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[NEUTRAL] tried to finish her research paper at night .
she overslept and ended up going to school late .
unfortunately , the printers in school were not working .
therefore , she could n't print out her report .
the professor failed her for not bringing her report .
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[FEMALE] niece works for the rmv .
the other day a man wanted to renew his license .
his record showed he owed $ 480 as his check for fees had bounced .
he tried to pay by check again , but the rmv wanted cash .
he walked out without paying .
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[FEMALE] bought a lottery ticket .
she did not really expect to win .
but when the numbers were called , she watched .
and shockingly , all the numbers matched hers !
[FEMALE] had just won $ 22 ,000 !
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[FEMALE] loved coffee .
her students gave her a starbucks gift certificate .
she was so excited to use it !
the next day , she went through the drive-through .
she felt very loved when she used the gift certificate .
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[FEMALE] took her friend to the outlet store .
[FEMALE] loved going to the outlet store .
but [NEUTRAL] did not .
they walked right into a designer shop .
as soon as they got in , [NEUTRAL] walked out due to the smell .
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[MALE] moved to a small town .
he looked for a church he liked .
[MALE] went to several .
most of the preachers he ran into were crazy .
[MALE] decided not to go to church anymore .
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[NEUTRAL] started working at her father 's general store .
he started her with cleaning duties .
then he upgraded her to stocking the shelves .
then he upgraded her again to dealing with the finances .
finally [NEUTRAL] 's father gave the store to her to run on her own .
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[FEMALE] liked to make hummus .
she gathered all the ingredients and mashed them together .
when she was finished , she scooped it up with carrots and crackers .
sometimes she added lemon juice as a finishing touch .
[FEMALE] could eat hummus every day !
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[FEMALE] was dealing with a small skin infection one week .
she had an appointment the next day with her dermatologist .
that night she experienced massive pain in her lower jaw .
[FEMALE] had to cancel the appointment she had made with her doctor .
she made a different appointment with a dentist shortly after .
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[MALE] 's favorite dessert was shaved ice .
one day , [MALE] took his friends to his favorite shaved ice shop .
they decided to buy the biggest size of shaved ice available .
it turned out to be way too large and nobody could finish it .
after this , [MALE] did n't want to eat shaved ice for a while .
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[NEUTRAL] moved away from her hometown after finishing high school .
after she left , her parents also moved away .
however , her parents had a hard time selling their old house .
[NEUTRAL] decided to spend the next summer at home to fix up the house .
because of this , the house sold within the next year .
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[MALE] was walking when he realized he had dropped his wallet .
he traced back his steps to the store and could n't find it .
[MALE] went into the store and asked if anyone had turned in a wallet .
the clerk handed [MALE] a wallet with his id on top of it .
[MALE] smiled said thanks and put the wallet in his front pocket .
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[FEMALE] was having her baby .
but the baby was upside down .
[FEMALE] then had to have a c section .
she was worried about it .
but thankfully it turned out great .
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[FEMALE] had issues concentrating .
she was rather upset about it .
she had a test tomorrow .
she had to get to it .
but unfortunately she could n't do it .
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[MALE] was woken up by a phone call .
it was his work asking why he was n't there .
[MALE] told them he was n't scheduled .
they told him he was and [MALE] checked his calendar .
he had been using last year 's .
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i ran at least five miles .
and i was really getting tired .
i thought about food too .
[NEUTRAL] i got a lemon garlic chicken pita at a food truck .
while it was bland , it tasted great after running for so long .
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[FEMALE] developed a rash on her hands and arms .
she went to her doctor to get a diagnosis .
[FEMALE] 's doctor told her that she had poison ivy .
he prescribed some medications to help her recover .
[FEMALE] was glad she went to the doctor when her rash cleared up .
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[MALE] loved baseball .
he collected cards from his favorite team .
his dad bought tickets to a game .
he asked [MALE] if he wanted to see a baseball game .
[MALE] was very excited to go to the baseball game .
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[MALE] had a problem with his internet service .
it was too slow .
[NEUTRAL] jack called his internet service provider and complained .
then [MALE] 's internet provider visited [MALE] 's house .
after five hours work , [MALE] 's service was back to normal .
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[MALE] sent an email to all his friends .
it was telling them about a party he was having .
he told them to bring something to eat and drink .
a hundred people showed up .
[MALE] was glad he was n't feeding all of them !
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i used to lived in [NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] .
on my way home from work , i met my favorite actor .
i was shocked by surprise when he actually spoke to me .
we had lunch at the [FEMALE] garden .
talking with him not only made my day it made my week .
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[MALE] loved building things out of toothpicks .
he would build big towers and castles even .
one day he forgot to pick up after his latest project .
his mother stepped on one of the toothpicks with bare feet .
his mother had to go to the hospital to get it removed .
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[MALE] briefly dated a younger woman who was in her late thirties .
[MALE] quickly broke up with her and they lost contact .
several months later , [MALE] heard that she had given birth .
[MALE] was shocked to get legal papers that alleged he was the father .
[MALE] felt fortunate when he was cleared by a paternity test .
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[FEMALE] hated mice with a passion .
their beady little eyes creeped her out .
if she saw a mouse anywhere , she could n't relax for the next hour .
one day she came upon a rat that lived in the storage shed .
after that , she was n't that afraid of little mice any more .
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[MALE] had an important appointment in the morning .
he made sure to set an alarm .
the day of the appointment [MALE] was a no show .
he had accidentally set it for night instead of morning .
[MALE] really hated himself because of it .
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[FEMALE] needed to wash some days old dishes .
she tried to get started but the smell overwhelmed her .
she needed something to distract her so she could focus .
finally she decided to cover her nose with a towel .
that helped block the smell as she finished the dishes .
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[FEMALE] had just gotten her first set of big knives .
she was excitedly chopping onions on her counter .
suddenly , the knife slipped and she nicked her hand .
it began bleeding profusely as [FEMALE] wrapped it .
luckily , he finger was okay and [FEMALE] swore to be more careful .
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[FEMALE] was on her way to the grocery store .
she was only going to pick up something to make for dinner .
she parked and on the way in saw a food truck .
she decided that the street tacos sounded good and bought 12 .
[FEMALE] was very happy with her dinner and her son was too .
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[MALE] liked robots .
he decided to build a robot for his school science fair .
he procrastinated .
to finish his robot on time , [MALE] took some shortcuts .
he was disappointed when his robot failed to work at the science fair .
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the boys were playing king of the hill in the woods .
the sun was setting and some could hear their mothers calling .
they regrouped and charged one last time for the top of the hill .
after some groaning and grunting a winner was crowned .
they all ran home promising to be back tomorrow .
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[FEMALE] was at school when she heard a boy cry .
she looked and saw he was surrounded by a bunch of kids .
in front of the group one kid was making fun of the boy loudly .
[FEMALE] told the kid that he was a bully .
luckily , this made the kid and his friends storm off .
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[FEMALE] liked taking care of her yard .
she mowed it every week .
when the grass looked dry , she dragged out the sprinkler .
the yard looked absolutely perfect !
[FEMALE] wanted everyone in the neighborhood to recognize her hard work .
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[FEMALE] was boiling rice to go with her dinner .
but she forgot to tend to it .
she accidentally over-boiled it .
it turned into a gooey mess .
[FEMALE] had to throw out the whole pot of rice .
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the kids were all walking towards downtown .
there was a festival going on there .
the kids thought they would walk down to play games .
they all had a great time .
it was fun spending time with their friends .
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the family was going to the beach .
they took a giant umbrella with them .
they stuck the umbrella in the sand .
it gave them the perfect amount of shade .
the family laid on their towels under the umbrella and relaxed .
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[FEMALE] had a halloween party .
she asked all of her guests to come in costume .
she said that a prize would be given for the best costume .
a boy named [MALE] came dressed as a girl .
his costume was so convincing he won first prize in the contest .
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[FEMALE] was trying to comb out her hair .
she realized that she had a huge rats nest in her hair .
she tried to gently coax the tangles out to no avail .
finally , she decided she 'd just have to rip it .
with one yank she tore her hair free .
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[NEUTRAL] had a new bank account .
it came with an atm card .
she liked that she could get cash out any time she needed to .
she felt like a real grownup !
[NEUTRAL] felt in control of her money .
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i took the sat exams three months ago .
i was in the 85th percentile .
i was very pleased with that performance .
[FEMALE] parents are making me retake the exams .
they say that i need to get into the 90th percentile at least .
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the family had driven for twenty hours .
finally , they were at the beach .
they walked along the sand and stared at the water .
it was a peaceful and relaxing sight .
they thought the long drive had been worth it !
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[MALE] needed some heaters cause winter was coming .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went online on his computer to get some .
[MALE] ordered two of them .
the arrived a week later .
[MALE] was set for winter .
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[MALE] spent a lot of time on his speed boat at the lake .
he dropped his sunglasses in the lake when the boat was docked .
he was upset because the sunglasses were very expensive .
after a long drought the lake water level dropped .
[MALE] found his expensive sunglasses in the mud at the dock .
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[MALE] liked to take pictures .
he decided to start a photography business .
his first client was a family he knew .
he worked really hard to take great photos for them .
[MALE] was happy with the results and hoped they were , too .
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[MALE] 's bathroom was dirty .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] decided to clean his bathroom .
he cleaned the sink , toilet and tub .
reorganized the inside of his sink .
[MALE] was glad he cleaned the bathroom .
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[MALE] moved to a new city .
he did n't have any friends there .
he decided to put an online ad looking for new ones .
within days [MALE] had a few interesting responses .
he was able to make new friends .
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[MALE] was hiking up a mountain with friends .
he was n't paying attention and lost his footing .
[MALE] tumbled down down for a few yards .
he was severely hurt .
[MALE] 's friends had to call for help and carry him .
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[FEMALE] heard ringing .
someone was calling her .
she answered the phone and heard horrible yelling .
her neighbor had called her by accident .
he 'd meant to call his wife and yell at her instead .
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[FEMALE] had always wanted to be a detective .
in fact , she wanted to go to detective college .
she studied very hard in school .
[FEMALE] also got a scholarship for playing sports .
finally , [FEMALE] was able to become a detective .
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[MALE] felt his pants and realized he has lost his wallet .
he frantically tried to remember where he has been today .
he called the barbershop that he got his haircut earlier .
they answered and told him they have his wallet .
overjoyed , [MALE] drove back to the barbershop to pick up his wallet .
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[MALE] knew he had a test tomorrow .
however , he also had a soccer game .
he needed to study but was so tired when he home .
[MALE] decided to wing it .
[MALE] took his test and failed .
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[NEUTRAL] was pushing her baby in a stroller .
they went through a puddle where the stroller dipped down .
the seat was soaked , making her baby wet too .
[NEUTRAL] sighed and returned home to clean up the messes .
finally , they set back out in a new dry stroller .
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[MALE] was out with friends .
he ran into someone he knew .
[MALE] tried to message them on facebook after the meeting .
after he sent it he realized they were n't friends on there .
[MALE] 's acquaintance had deleted him from his friend 's list .
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all the neighborhood kids would go to [FEMALE] 's house to ride horses .
one day one of the kids fell off of a horse and got hurt .
[FEMALE] 's father said all of the kids needed a note from their parents .
all of the kids brought a note saying they could ride the horses .
all of the kids are happily riding [FEMALE] 's horses after school .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were excited .
the couple had just closed on their first house .
they began getting everything ready for the move .
moving in was a long and hard process , but they finally did it .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] were so happy in their new home .
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[MALE] had a very big red desk .
he loved his desk a lot .
in fact , he sat in it every day .
one day , he saw his desk was broken .
[MALE] got it fixed very quickly and now his desk is great .
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[MALE] wanted to be an olympic swimmer when he grew up .
he spent every day at the community swimming pool doing laps .
he went out for his high school 's swim team .
he did n't make the cut .
[MALE] 's interest in professional swimming waned over time .
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[MALE] needed to go to basketball practice .
his mom could not take him .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] called his cousin to see if he could take him .
his cousin said yes .
[MALE] 's cousin picked him up and took him to practice .
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[NEUTRAL] bought some fall decorations .
one was a lantern for her porch .
she tied an orange ribbon on it and put a candle inside .
[NEUTRAL] could n't wait until the weather got cooler .
she could add some mums at that time .
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[MALE] was really into retro stuff .
he noticed a record player at his grandmother 's house .
she never used it and said he could have it .
[MALE] had a lot of records because he was a hipster .
he took the record player and used it often .
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[FEMALE] went to the fair with high expectations .
she wanted to ride all the attractions available .
she bought enough tickets to do them all .
but after waiting in line for an hour , she knew it would n't work .
[NEUTRAL] she gave half her tickets to a kid who was waiting with her .
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[MALE] had a new pet .
it was a furry dog named [MALE] .
[MALE] gave [MALE] lots of attention .
he was happy to have a creature to care for .
[MALE] told his friends he was thinking about getting another dog too .
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[MALE] had terrible bellyaches .
she loved eating greasy cheeseburgers and corn dogs .
she took her mom 's advice , and got some veggies and fruit .
soon enough , her bellyaches quit and she was regular .
she never touched another greasy burger again .
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[FEMALE] felt really bad and disappointed in herself .
her wedding was six months away and she could n't fit in her dress .
[FEMALE] decided to bunker down and committed to lose the weight .
she ate right and went to the gym everyday for weeks on end .
when her wedding day came , no one could believe how great she looked .
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[FEMALE] had a day off from work .
she wanted to watch reality television .
[NEUTRAL] she saw the marathon .
it was great .
before she knew it it was over .
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[MALE] was trying to log into his bank account .
he was on a friend 's computer .
[MALE] kept getting his password wrong .
eventually he was locked out of his account .
[MALE] had to call in to get it fixed .
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[MALE] was walking around his neighborhood .
a dog he did n't recognize popped up .
[MALE] noticed it was growling and ravenous looking .
he slowly walked away while he was far enough .
after that he ran into safety .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to play football when he grew up .
when he was old enough , his father began to teach him the game .
all throughout his school days , [NEUTRAL] could not think of anything else .
when he was in high school , [NEUTRAL] was one of the best players .
in college , he was a star and afterwards , he became a professional !
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the travel agent was very excited .
she had just booked her clients for a dolphin experience .
they were very excited to touch such an amazing creature !
the told her they would take lots of pictures .
the travel agent could n't wait to hear all about it !
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[FEMALE] was sewing in her craft room .
she was making curtains for her bedroom .
in an hour , she was finished .
she hung them carefully and then admired them .
they were beautiful !
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[MALE] was in a foreign country .
he was using an internet cafe to check his email .
he had a hard time because the keyboard was different .
[MALE] gave up and decided his email could wait .
he was there to enjoy himself .
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[MALE] was out for a job .
it was a hotter day than usual .
[MALE] felt himself getting dizzy after a while .
he suffered from heat stroke .
[MALE] had to rest and replenish his fluids .
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[FEMALE] had never tried to cook anything .
but she was eighteen and decided it was time to learn .
she downloaded recipes for a soup and a casserole .
then she made her family dinner .
to everyone 's surprise , it was very tasty !
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[FEMALE] 99 year old friend [MALE] is losing more of his memory .
he used to know my wife 's name .
yesterday my wife bumped into him .
he admitted he did not remember her name .
i was saddened by his aging .
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it had been raining all day .
[MALE] was driving the company truck through back country roads .
he looked at his map and realized he had been going the wrong way .
when he tried to swing a u-turn he got stuck in the mud .
[MALE] felt very foolish as the tow truck showed up .
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[FEMALE] went on a trip to the mountains .
her friends decided to play with an axe .
they tried to hit the axe at the target .
[FEMALE] proceeded to throw it .
she hit it right in the middle .
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[MALE] was competing in his backyard one night .
he noticed a shadow coming closer to the tent .
[MALE] began to feel very anxious .
he thought it must have been some kind of creature to take him away .
when the shadow came closer he found it was just his mother .
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[MALE] had planned a picnic for over a week .
the weather was supposed to be bright and shiny .
unfortunately on the day off the picnic a storm rolled in .
[MALE] had to cancel all his plans .
it was n't until months later that he was able to go .
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i wanted to find a restaurant to go to .
[NEUTRAL] i used google maps and yelp to try to find one .
but i ended up reading about nearly every restaurant i came across .
after several hours , i still could n't make a decision .
and at 4am , i went to bed feeling disappointed .
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[MALE] was approaching her first day of kindergarten .
her parents knew that she would be very nervous .
they waited till the day that school started to tell her about it .
she did n't really understand what was happening .
she cried all day and threw up .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to find a new television show to watch .
she went online and searched for new ones coming out .
she found a show she thought would be good .
she turned on the television and found the show .
she watched the show and enjoyed it very much so .
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margin was running errands when she got thirsty .
she went into a gas station to get a slushie .
her hands were a bit full so she tried to balance everything .
unfortunately she spilled the cup onto the floor .
luckily the shop let her replace it for free .
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[FEMALE] dad was a scientist .
he worked at a food laboratory in [MALE] .
they worked on making new foods for the army .
sometimes he would bring home packages of meat and soup for us .
it was actually very good .
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[FEMALE] worked hard every day of her life to pay for what she wants .
she woke up every morning at exactly 5 am to pick strawberries .
she worked for the same company all her life and was loyal .
one day while at work she broke her back and was not able to work .
her work denied her the insurance and she was forced to be homeless .
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[FEMALE] could n't find a job .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to start her own company .
she grew that company out of nothing .
a competitor bought it !
now [FEMALE] wo n't ever have to have a job again .
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one day [NEUTRAL] decided she wanted a new job .
she went online and created her resume .
she submitted her resume to a few job sites .
she got a call from a pizza place for an interview .
she went to the interview and got the job .
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[FEMALE] daughter wanted to wear her toy butterfly wings to school .
i told her that she would have issues if she did that .
she did not listen to me and wore her wings to school .
she came home very happy because they all loved the wings .
i learned to trust my daughter 's fashion judgments .
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[FEMALE] and her dad always went camping every summer .
they loved being outdoors in the wilderness seeing the animals .
[FEMALE] became gravely ill before their recent trip .
she died before they could take one last trip together .
now , every summer [FEMALE] 's dad remembers the fun he had with her .
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[MALE] collected glass figurines on shelves in his room .
his shelves were overbrimming with them .
most of them were figurines of dragons .
one day his brother lost control of a ball and smashed many figurines .
[MALE] tired of his hobby almost immediately after that tragedy .
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[MALE] was writing his first college essay .
he took a lot of time on it .
he made sure to cover as much as possible .
[MALE] 's grade was very disappointing , though .
his professor told him that substance was more important than length .
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i have n't seen my parents in a long time .
they do n't have access to the internet or a phone .
one day i was checking my mail and saw that they wrote me .
they wrote that they are doing okay .
i cherish their mail because it is all i have to remember them .
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[MALE] did n't sleep well .
he was worried about losing his job .
there was a big meeting scheduled for that morning .
[MALE] was so tired that he fell asleep during the meeting .
[MALE] got fired for sleeping during the big meeting .
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[MALE] found a stray dog .
it did n't have a collar .
he wound up taking it to a pound .
[MALE] later found a poster searching for it .
[MALE] called and told them where it was .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were friends but had a bad argument .
they had a hard time making up .
[NEUTRAL] their friend [MALE] asked them both over for dinner .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] accepted the invitation and had a good time .
after the dinner [MALE] and [FEMALE] felt like friends again .
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our daughter is pregnant for the second time .
she did tell her 2 year old daughter for awhile .
she decided to tell her this week .
when she visited us she announced she will be a big sister .
she said a baby is in mommy 's belly .
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[FEMALE] was the owner of a very large vineyard .
she hired lots of people to help during harvest season .
her latest batch of wine was special .
the wine she was making used a rare kind of grape .
[FEMALE] wound up winning medals for her interesting wine .
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[FEMALE] did not want to park in the hot sun .
she instead chose a spot in the shade of several trees .
but when she came back to her car , she got a shock .
the shade had come at a price .
her car was covered in white bird droppings !
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[FEMALE] left for the gym late monday morning .
on her way to the gym she saw a homeless man sleeping on a bench .
she walked over and woke him up .
[FEMALE] gave him $ 50 dollars and invited him to breakfast .
the man was so moved that he gave her a hug .
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[NEUTRAL] was the star basketball player on his high school team .
he was planning to go to college on a basketball scholarship .
during his senior year he broke his leg while playing basketball .
all the colleges he applied for rescinded his basketball scholarship .
[NEUTRAL] was not able to go to college due to his injury .
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[MALE] received his phone bill .
it was magnitudes higher than he expected .
[MALE] could n't figure out why .
he then looked at his data .
he had been wasting it when he thought he was using wifi .
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we had a cat when i was growing up .
one day he escaped out of the window .
we put up posters asking for tips .
someone called saying they had seen our cat in their yard .
we went to their house and found the cat nearby .
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[MALE] worked at his company for ten years .
he had never missed a day or been late .
to commemorate him the company bought him a plaque .
[MALE] asked for a raise as well .
he was only given the plaque .
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[MALE] had been practicing hard for an upcoming tennis match .
the day of the match had finally come .
[MALE] was very nervous going into the match .
he wound up playing the best game of his life !
[MALE] dominated the match and went out for a celebration after !
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[MALE] worked for a car company developing a self-driving vehicle .
he could not wait to see self-driving cars integrated into society .
it would save countless lives .
he thought about that future during his drive home .
his mind wandered too far and he got in a fender bender .
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[MALE] was headed to a party later on .
but [MALE] needed some new pants .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] drove to the store to get new pants .
[MALE] found some good pants and bought them .
[MALE] got ready with his new pants to party .
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[MALE] was doing bad at work .
he did n't want anyone to be upset .
he decided to take donuts for everyone .
[MALE] 's co-workers were pleased by the gesture .
they still told him to do a better job , though .
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[MALE] got a new hd tv a week ago .
he could afford the tv but not a blu ray player .
but [MALE] had enough money to buy one .
[NEUTRAL] he bought a fancy one with a surround sound speaker .
[MALE] loved his new blu ray speaker .
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[MALE] had to choose between two apartments .
one was far from his place of work , but was cheaper .
one was downtown by his place of work , but more expensive .
[MALE] selected the downtown apartment .
this allowed him to walk to work and save money on transportation .
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[FEMALE] wanted to play with her kitten , snowball .
she looked everywhere for snowball , but could n't find him .
finally , [FEMALE] looked in the laundry basket .
she saw snowball lying there , fast asleep .
[FEMALE] decided she would play with snowball after he finished napping .
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[MALE] once had a very big coil .
he owned the coil for over 20 years .
one day , he was unable to find it .
he searched everywhere and could not find it .
finally , he found it in his room .
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[FEMALE] wife took our car in for service last week .
she needed to take a trolley back to work .
the car was ready by the end of the work day .
she was going to take the trolley but a coworker drove her there .
she thanked him for going out of his way to help .
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[FEMALE] was determined to make it to one hundred years of age .
she was in her early nineties .
she carefully managed her health and took everything very easily .
one time she slipped and broke one of her legs .
from then on , and through the recovery , she was only more cautious .
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[FEMALE] was writing a story .
her grammar was terrible .
her teachers helped her edit all the pages .
[FEMALE] hoped her audience would understand her meaning .
she was determined to become a better writer .
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[MALE] worked in real real estate .
he was very good at what he did and sold a lot of houses .
one day adam decided he also wanted to flip houses to make extra money .
he bought his first house later that week .
he did the flip in under a month and made a lot of money .
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[FEMALE] was sneaking out of jail .
she had stolen keys from a guard .
she knew she would be in terrible trouble if she got caught .
she decided the risk was worth it .
when she fled , she ran as fast as she could .
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[FEMALE] worked hard to lose weight .
she was pleased when her scales showed that she 'd lost twenty pounds .
she went to her doctor 's office for a physical exam .
according to the doctor 's scales , [FEMALE] had only lost ten pounds .
[FEMALE] did n't want to believe the scales at her doctor 's office .
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[MALE] lived in a very old neighborhood .
the houses near him were being demolished for a new development .
the crime rate had risen because of the demolition .
[MALE] took it upon himself to patrol the lots for thieves .
[MALE] got mistaken as a thief and had to spend a night in jail .
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it was [NEUTRAL] 's check up .
she was nervous .
her doctor wanted her to get a shot .
[NEUTRAL] said no .
but her doctor kept pressing for it .
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[MALE] always drank from water bottles at work .
one day a coworker calculated how many bottles [MALE] was using .
the number for each year was staggeringly huge -- -nearly a thousand .
the co worker gave [MALE] a reusable water bottle for his birthday .
[MALE] obligingly began using the reusable bottle .
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[FEMALE] wanted to see a concert .
she bought some cheap tickets .
but when she got there it started to rain .
[FEMALE] was disappointed .
all of her things got wet .
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[MALE] 's mom was on her way out of the house .
she left him with a list of chores to complete that day .
[MALE] put off the list all day until time was almost out .
quickly he rushed to finish the list of chores .
luckily he got everything done just in time for her return .
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[FEMALE] was n't very religious .
after some hardships she turned to god .
one of the first things she did was go to confession .
she felt weird and nervous at first .
after she felt relieved and confident .
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[MALE] 's i-phone would n't charge .
he did not want to buy a new one .
his wife researched on the internet .
they decided to see if there was lint in the charging portal .
after they cleaned the lint out , the iphone charged normally .
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[MALE] was an overdressed student .
he came to class everyday wearing a suit and tie .
he like comments about the way he dresses .
a few weeks later he came to class dressed casual .
the instructor congratulated him for dressing like a student .
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[MALE] liked to fly his kite .
one day , as [MALE] was flying his kite , a strong gust of wind blew .
the wind was so strong it blew [MALE] 's kite out of his hand .
[MALE] chased his kite but gave up because he could not catch it .
instead , [MALE] decided to watch his kite dance wildly in the wind .
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[NEUTRAL] got a huge promotion .
he was called into the boardroom to receive the news .
he was very proud that his hard work had paid off .
he told the execs that he would not let them down .
he was determined to perform well .
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[MALE] was playing outside on his skateboard .
he tried to do a trick and fell very hard on his head .
he had to go to the hospital for stitches .
the doctor told him he was very lucky and to take it easy .
[MALE] was back on his skateboard the next day .
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[MALE] had a crush on a girl in his class .
he finally decided to ask her out .
the girl laughed at him and said no .
[MALE] was embarrassed .
it was a while before [MALE] asked out another girl .
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[MALE] was at the battle of normandy under heavy nazi fire .
his whole platoon was wiped out except for him and two other men .
they saw an opening and ran for cover but the two men were shot .
[MALE] was now the only soldier left , he just wanted to live .
he survived and made it home to tell his family about his deeds .
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rosanna was really looking forward to going on her date .
she took extra time to make herself beautiful .
when her date came to pick her up , he complimented her .
he guided her to his car using an umbrella .
but the rain ruined rosanna 's hair and makeup right away .
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[MALE] could n't swim .
but he did n't want to tell his friends .
he was afraid they would n't like him .
[NEUTRAL] he got in the water .
but he nearly drowned so they had to call the lifeguard .
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[MALE] was a terrible dancer .
his girlfriend told him about line dancing .
she explained that they tell you exactly what to do .
[MALE] thought it would be easier than it turned out to be .
once there [MALE] was unable to keep up .
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[MALE] was over at a friend 's house .
they had a pet dog .
[MALE] 's friends assured him it was friendly .
when [MALE] tried to pet him the dog growled angrily .
[MALE] did n't want to risk getting any closer regardless of what they say .
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[FEMALE] did n't like cats .
but when she moved to her new house , there was a stray cat there .
at first , she tried to ignore it .
but the cat was always meowing and in obvious distress .
she took the cat in to feed him .
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[MALE] and [MALE] wanted pets .
they decided they would catch bees and tie a string to it .
the string made the bees fly in circles .
one bee landed on [MALE] and stung him .
[MALE] and [MALE] decided to leave the bees alone .
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[MALE] liked eating ethnic foods .
his favorite was ramen .
he would go to a local restaurant that made it his favorite way .
he loved slurping the broth and eating the vegetables .
[MALE] thought he could eat the ramen every day of the week .
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[FEMALE] had just gotten her hair permed .
she walked home from the salon , smiling .
but as she walked , it began to drizzle .
[FEMALE] had n't brought an umbrella !
her fresh perm was ruined by the rain .
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[NEUTRAL] could n't have children .
she decided to adopt one instead .
it was a lot harder process than she expected .
it took her years to finally be able to .
by that point doctors had found a way to impregnate her .
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[FEMALE] 's history class was taking a trip to [NEUTRAL] .
[FEMALE] badly wanted to go but had no money .
she decided to get a job to save up the money .
what she did earn was still not quite enough .
luckily her mom offered to cover the rest and she got to go .
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[MALE] was a very arrogant person .
[MALE] insisted that his roommate play a game of checkers .
[MALE] said that he had never lost a game of checkers .
his roommate beat him at checkers in the very first game .
[MALE] was angry and insisted on a rematch .
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[MALE] and [MALE] received remote control cars for christmas .
[MALE] and [MALE] 's friends had received ride on jeeps for christmas .
[MALE] decided to race their remote control cars against the big jeeps .
one of the big jeeps accidentally smashed [MALE] 's car .
because it was [MALE] 's idea , he gave [MALE] his car .
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i decided that sleep took up too much of my life .
i was never going to sleep again .
the first night was rough .
[FEMALE] eyes were so droopy .
i ended up falling asleep right at my bed time .
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[MALE] the cat is injured .
another cat bit his foot .
[MALE] 's foot got infected .
[MALE] 's owner took him to the veterinarian .
the veterinarian cleaned the injury and gave him some pills .
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[MALE] was at the bank .
he was trying to fill out some papers .
unfortunately the bank 's pen was leaky .
it got all over [MALE] 's hands .
the bank apologized profusely .
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i have a cat named georgio .
[MALE] loves toys .
i went to the store and bought him a mouse toy .
the toy had catnip inside of it .
[MALE] had so much fun playing with the toy !
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[MALE] was really fat and unhealthy .
[NEUTRAL] he convinced his brother to get gym passes .
they both started a workout routine .
they worked out for a year .
[MALE] was no longer fat or unhealthy .
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[FEMALE] went to the beach .
at the beach , she rented an ocean kayak .
she tried to paddle the kayak out to an oil rig .
the oil rig was further away than [FEMALE] imagined .
[FEMALE] had to stop and turn back when her arms got tired .
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[MALE] was taking his little cousins to ride go karts .
he called them to see if they were ready to be picked up .
they were ready to be picked up .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] picked them all up and drove them to ride go karts .
they all had fun riding go carts .
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[FEMALE] 's cousin went to visit [FEMALE] ten years ago .
while he was there he met a woman and married her .
since then he feels very lonely in a different culture .
[NEUTRAL] he wrote [FEMALE] and asked her to visit him .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] took her vacation time to travel to [FEMALE] during the summer .
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[MALE] was painting a picture .
he ran out of the color he was using .
[MALE] could n't quite match the color he wanted .
[MALE] mixed a close enough color .
he blended it in with the original one .
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[MALE] took a trip to the [FEMALE] keys .
he was looking for something exciting to do there .
a friend suggested that he try parasailing .
[MALE] was scared out of his wits when he went parasailing .
[MALE] decided to spend the rest of his vacation relaxing on the beach .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to run a marathon .
she did n't train very hard .
she entered the race anyway .
she was n't able to finish .
she decided that she would train harder next time .
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[MALE] walked along the halls at school .
he heard something panting behind him .
he slowly turned around .
the principal was chasing a large dog .
the principal chased the dog out of the school .
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[MALE] lived on a dark street .
there was an increase of car break-ins in his neighborhood .
[MALE] started a petition to get street lights for his street .
after the lights were placed , crime on his street dropped .
the neighbors were glad that [MALE] started the petition .
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the kids were going to cook dinner on their own .
they made their favorite pasta dish .
they carefully stirred the sauce into the pasta .
they put it in the oven to melt the cheese .
they could n't wait to eat !
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i always was interested in learning to cook .
[FEMALE] first meal that i prepared for the family came out burnt .
i prepared them a second meal .
no one wanted to be the first to try my food .
[NEUTRAL] hour later i walked into the kitchen just to find the pots empty .
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[NEUTRAL] 's family went to eat delicious shave ice .
[NEUTRAL] was allergic to the flavored syrup .
he did n't think he would get a treat .
his mom had brought homemade syrup for him .
his shave ice was delicious too .
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smitty felt a bit off after a spell of illness .
he thought that might be because he was n't getting enough sleep .
he decided to take a sleeping pill or two that night .
come bed time smitty took two low-dose sleeping pills .
he slept that night like a baby , and woke up feeling great .
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i 've a friend who is pretty ill so i thought it best to call him .
i called him over and over yesterday but he did n't answer .
[NEUTRAL] i began to worry .
then would n't you know it he called me !
[NEUTRAL] now i know my friend is [NEUTRAL] and so i wo n't worry any more .
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[MALE] was feeling tired and sad .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to drink some coffee .
he felt a lot more energetic .
and he was able to get lots of work done .
but hours later , he was even more tired and sad .
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[FEMALE] was a tv star .
she signed up to do a sitcom .
it filmed for months in hollywood .
when the show premiered , the reviews were terrible .
[FEMALE] was embarrassed to be involved with the show .
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devan liked being outdoors .
he took his jeep to the desert .
he loved driving up and down the dunes .
he loved whipping around with the wind in his face .
devan felt like the outdoors gave him energy .
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i was playing tennis with some friends .
i was terrible at tennis .
[FEMALE] team was losing .
i decided to quit because i felt bad .
[FEMALE] friends reassured me that they only cared about having fun .
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i could n't find a parking spot at a festival i went to .
[NEUTRAL] i got on the internet and searched for places i could park .
i did n't want to pay much money .
then i got a great idea .
i ended up parking in a rv park for free .
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[MALE] 's owner could n't get settled .
[MALE] got left with a friend for two months .
[MALE] missed his owner a lot .
his owner moved into a house .
[MALE] is now a happy cat .
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i read about the semitic museum at [MALE] university .
i wanted to see some of their exhibits .
i emailed them to see if they had an elevator .
sadly , they did not have one .
i could not go as i have trouble climbing steps .
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[FEMALE] sister-in-law hates reading email .
her building recently decided to send notices via email only .
she thus missed some notifications .
she went onto her email and found 800 messages .
it took her 2 hours to delete her messages .
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[MALE] had been late to pay his rent several times .
he was afraid that the landlords would try to evict him .
[MALE] tried everything he could to pay on time this month .
unfortunately he did n't have enough money .
[MALE] payed late again and was evicted shortly after .
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the camp counselors told the children they needed to make noise .
the noise attracted the snipes .
the group of campers trudged through the woods yelling and clapping .
they hiked for hours being noisy .
they never spotted a snipe .
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[FEMALE] was attending a haunted house event at her town .
she excitedly entered the haunted house .
the exhibits in the house were scarier than [FEMALE] had expected .
she fearfully ran out of the house .
[FEMALE] never went into another haunted house again .
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[FEMALE] walked into her night class .
her professor was going over a new lesson .
when he was presenting , the lights went out .
no one could n't see since it was dark .
after 10 minutes , he dismissed the class .
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ken loved adventures .
he was taking a trip to the rain forest .
he wanted to see animals and plants he 'd never seen before .
when his plane touched down , he got so excited .
it was time to explore !
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[MALE] was mowing his grandmother 's grass .
he was moving from the back yard to the front .
he stepped around the mower to open a chain link gate .
when he did so he accidentally stuck his foot under the mower .
he lost about a half inch of his big toe but otherwise was ok .
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[FEMALE] was trying to scam her neighbor .
she lied and told a crazy story about buried treasure .
the neighbor gave her lots of money to go search for the treasure .
[FEMALE] just took the money and spent it .
[FEMALE] felt guilty about what kind of person she was .
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[MALE] was trying to get some water to drink .
he did n't grab the glass properly .
it slipped and fell to the flour .
water went everywhere .
he had to clean it all back up .
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one of [MALE] 's chairs was partially broken .
he had a few friends over one night .
a fat one sat on the chair .
it broke underneath him .
he was embarrassed even as [MALE] explained it was already broken .
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one day the smith family was watching the news together .
the weather man said there was a storm coming their way .
the dad told his family to prepare for the storm .
the whole family worked together to prepare for the storm ahead .
they went into the cellar and stayed there until it ended .
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[MALE] was a great cook .
he wanted to start up his own cafe , but did n't have the money .
he had a great idea , he would start a food truck .
[MALE] opened up his food truck .
everyone loved the food and he was very pleased .
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[FEMALE] was walking and hurt her ankle when she stepped off of a curb .
she knew something was n't right when she could n't put weight on it .
her only recourse was to go to the hospital .
when she was in the hospital the doctor confirmed her worst fears .
her ankle was broken and she had to wear a cast .
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i was playing with my dog .
as soon as the dog jumped on me i screamed .
his nails are long and very sharp .
i took him to the veterinarian office .
the veterinarian cut my dog 's nails .
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[MALE] and his son , [MALE] , went into the convenience store .
[MALE] gave the cashier twenty dollars to fill up his tank .
outside [MALE] pumped his gas while [MALE] washed the windows .
they hit the road heading to [MALE] 's grandpa 's .
[MALE] snacked on his stolen candy bar in the back .
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[FEMALE] was playing a game with her friends .
the game involved spinning a small wheel and eating jelly beans .
some of the jelly beans had bad flavors .
[FEMALE] landed on an earwax flavored jelly bean .
it tasted awful .
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[FEMALE] had a student loan .
one payment was due tomorrow .
she had to get it together .
she set an alarm for herself .
when it went off she paid it .
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[MALE] finally received his paycheck .
he cashed it and went shopping .
he had a list of things to buy .
he bought everything in that list .
[MALE] was happy he bought what he bought .
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[FEMALE] loved doing ballet .
unfortunately she was also very shy .
she would get bad stage fright .
on the night of her first recital she was n't able to perform .
it took a lot of encouragement to get her out for her second one .
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today i was so busy at work that i forgot to eat anything .
i ran around all day , completed tasks and attended appointments .
at the end of the day i noticed i had a headache and felt sluggish .
i remembered that i had n't eaten and made myself a snack .
after i ate the snack i felt much better and regained my energy .
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[MALE] was out for lunch during his break .
he decided to go to a buffet .
[MALE] ate way more than he should have .
back at work he started feeling sick .
he spent more time in the bathroom than actually working .
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[MALE] worked at a law firm .
they decided not to make him partner .
he decided to quit .
he went to work for a new firm .
the new firm made him partner !
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garcia feared crows a lot .
they were black and he hated that color .
one day , he went outside .
suddenly , he saw a crow .
after that , he was n't afraid of it anymore .
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[MALE] was always told to never watch a particular movie .
his parents never told him why .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to watch it .
it had horrible violence in it .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] , had plenty of nightmares that night .
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the `` check engine `` light came on one day in [MALE] 's car .
[MALE] ignored it .
he drove the car around for a week .
the engine started smoking !
[MALE] finally had to take the car to the shop .
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[MALE] 's daughter wanted a treehouse really badly .
[MALE] decided to build her one for her birthday .
at first he was planning on buying a frame .
then he realized that it could be done well without one .
in no time he had built his own house from scratch .
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[MALE] loved shooting pool with his dad .
they both had a good time and got to spend time together .
they played all that afternoon .
[MALE] and his dad were n't really keeping score just shooting .
they had a great time together that day .
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[MALE] was trying to order a pizza .
he called it in for pick up .
when he went to pick it up they did n't have it for him .
[MALE] realized he called the wrong number .
he made the order at a further away location .
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[MALE] wanted to buy a new tv .
he figured there would be good sales on black friday .
[MALE] found the perfect one .
he bought it online and picked up in store .
he still dealt with big crowds , but it was n't nearly as bad .
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[FEMALE] was about to get her first kiss .
she liked her friend [MALE] a lot .
[MALE] leaned in and kissed her .
but [FEMALE] did not like it .
it was gross to her .
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a tired man slowly walked into the kitchen .
the day had been long and the work strenuous .
he pulled out his chair at the table and sat down in a slump .
a steamy plate of meat and potatoes sat waiting for him .
smiling a small grin he dug into the food with his fork .
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[MALE] 's room was very dark .
he got a lamp to put on the nightstand .
it added great ambiance to the bedroom .
[MALE] decided to put lamps in all his rooms .
he loved the soft glow that they produced .
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[MALE] and his friends were having a blast .
they had decided to float down the river .
they all got a bunch of old tubes to float in .
they grabbed some water and headed out .
they floated down the river that whole afternoon having fun .
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[MALE] was a carpenter .
there was a natural disaster in his area .
many people needed to rebuild or fix their homes .
people called [MALE] for help .
[MALE] 's business was busy for months .
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[MALE] was being questioned by the police .
he had an alibi for where he had been when the crime was committed .
the police checked it out and let him go .
[MALE] was relieved .
he had never been in trouble before !
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[MALE] tried to cook dinner for his family .
he had never really done so before .
he wound up burning the food and over salting it .
[MALE] 's family appreciated his effort .
they suggested he practice more .
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the mom was throwing her purchases into the shopping cart .
she was in a big rush to buy the groceries .
she had to pick her kids up from school .
when she finished shopping , she wheeled the cart to the parking lot .
it was so heavy she could n't even push it across the parking lot !
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[FEMALE] got a government job , after getting a bachelor in education .
she looked forward to creating new programs to help students .
she ended up sponsoring a program to teach about the constitution .
but on the opening day , the computer servers went down for hours .
despite the server issue , [FEMALE] still believed in her program .
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[FEMALE] 's mother made her wear a hat to school .
the hat was to protect her from the cold .
[FEMALE] thought the hat looked stupid .
she took off the hat and did n't wear it .
[FEMALE] got sick .
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[NEUTRAL] and his mom went to the zoo on a field trip .
[NEUTRAL] was most excited about riding the zoo train .
when they arrived at the zoo , they bought tickets for the train .
on the train ride , [NEUTRAL] was able to see many zoo animals .
it was a successful trip .
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[MALE] was feeling depressed .
he had been applying to jobs everywhere .
he did not hear back from anybody .
[MALE] went to a temp agency for help .
the temp agency was able to find him a job within a few days .
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[FEMALE] got her first paycheck .
and she decided to go shopping at the mall .
she bought hundreds of dollars worth of clothes and shoes .
but when she got home , she felt deeply regretful .
the next day , she spent hours returning nearly everything she bought .
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[FEMALE] was exhausted .
she 'd been washing and folding laundry all day .
when it was all finally done , she knew she needed to put it away .
she just could n't bring herself to actually do it .
the laundry sat in the laundry room for a week .
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[FEMALE] opened her backpack to take out her homework .
but it was covered in food .
she realized her lunch bag was torn .
and the whole class smelled the food .
[FEMALE] quickly ate the food off her homework and turned it in .
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[FEMALE] loved to ride on taxis .
she liked them because she did n't have to drive .
one day , she went to another country .
after that , she searched for many hours for a taxi .
finally , she found one taxi near a mall .
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[FEMALE] loved looking fancy .
she wore a lot of jewelry .
she liked knowing she sparkled wherever she went .
she went to the mall and bought seven new bracelets .
she put them all on at once !
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she planted seed in the winter .
the seeds grew and grew .
when spring came she planted them outside .
they kept on growing until they were as tall as the house .
then they were ripe with seeds and the birds had a feast .
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if he was n't at his job , [MALE] was creating art .
he never let anyone see his work , because he thought they would laugh .
one day he hurt himself in his studio , and called an ambulance .
when the paramedics got there , his gallery-owner neighbor came , too .
the neighbor loved his work , and soon [MALE] was a famous artist .
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[FEMALE] went to a famous cliff .
she wanted to take some photos .
[NEUTRAL] she went beyond the edge .
she ended up falling .
as a result she legs were broken .
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it was time for [FEMALE] to go to school .
she had one shoe on .
she could n't find the other one .
she finally found it under the couch .
dressed at last , [FEMALE] walked to school .
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[MALE] was chewing a piece of gum .
somehow it got into his hair .
[MALE] 's mother tried to get the gum out of his hair .
the gum was stuck really bad .
[MALE] 's mother had to take him to a barber to cut it out .
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[FEMALE] had many dolls .
one day , she decided she would buy another doll .
she rushed to the store and found a very big doll .
[FEMALE] spent a lot of money and purchased it .
now , [FEMALE] has a very big doll at home .
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one day [FEMALE] took a day trip to wisconsin .
first she went to house on the [MALE] .
then she went to the circus world museum .
finally she visited cave of the mounds .
she had a super fun time .
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[MALE] could n't see in the dark .
he got his flashlight and shined it into his yard .
he saw a raccoon run into the woods .
[MALE] decided to leave the porch light on all night .
he knew the raccoon was cared of lights .
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[MALE] was at a pool party with friends .
someone decided to throw him in .
his phone was on him .
the phone was destroyed .
[MALE] 's insurance did n't cover water damage .
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[NEUTRAL] was playing baseball with his friends .
he was feeling ambitious and hit the ball rather hard .
instead of soaring away , the ball cracked open .
without a ball , the boys could n't play anymore .
[NEUTRAL] apologized but it took awhile for them to forgive him .
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[MALE] threw the ball to his brother .
when he hit it , the ball flew high .
[FEMALE] was able to catch the ball and return it .
[NEUTRAL] ran as quickly as he can to his base .
he could n't reach there in time and was eliminated .
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[FEMALE] 's boss announced mandatory overtime all week .
[FEMALE] was disappointed .
all week she worked extra hours , grumbling and tired .
but when she was paid the next week , she brightened .
she had been paid very well for the overtime !
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i love going to the park .
i found the most perfect spot to stay at .
it has enough shade , but not too much .
the spot is on top of a hill so i always get a slight breeze .
i always picnic at this particular spot .
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[FEMALE] had a bag of clothes she wanted to donate .
her boyfriend tried to be helpful .
he took the bag to goodwill himself .
unfortunately he got the wrong bag .
[FEMALE] had to go explain the mistake and get her things back .
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[FEMALE] had a date with [MALE] .
she was rather excited .
but he brought her to this bad restaurant .
it was terrible food .
the date went badly .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were invited to dinner with [FEMALE] 's boss .
during the dinner [FEMALE] 's boss was loud and obnoxious .
at one point [FEMALE] 's boss openly insulted [MALE] .
[MALE] did not respond to the insult .
he did not want to offend his wife 's boss .
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[FEMALE] husband and i opened our new winery today .
we had a sign outside that says [MALE] grapes to entice people .
no one was coming in and people were giving us dirty looks .
[FEMALE] husband went outside to inspect .
turns out someone had erased the chalk g that i drew .
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[MALE] broke his glasses .
[MALE] needed new glasses .
[MALE] went to the store to get new glasses .
[MALE] got some very nice glasses .
[MALE] loved his new glasses .
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the kids got in trouble .
their mom yelled at them for breaking their window .
they regretted throwing the baseball in the house .
they knew it was wrong but had done it anyway .
the kids apologized and said they would pay for it .
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[MALE] slammed the door of his car and twisted the ignition .
the car roared to life .
he would have to break a few laws to catch up with her .
pressing the clutch down he shifted into first gear .
gravel sprayed into the night air as the car shot off down the road .
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[NEUTRAL] was a hard worker .
he was studying biology in college .
he studied hard every night .
the first semester , he got all a 's !
[NEUTRAL] was proud that his hard work had paid off .
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[MALE] was riding horses with his dad .
they were trotting along when a snake slithered by .
[MALE] 's horse was scared and reared up on it 's legs .
soon his horse was sprinting from the area .
[MALE] held on tight until he finally regained control .
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[MALE] was a ufc fighter .
he had just been in a close match .
they had to have the judges pick a winner .
everyone disagreed with their choice .
[MALE] felt cheated and demanded a rematch .
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[MALE] loved to comb his hair .
he owned over 50 combs .
one day , he could n't find any combs .
he searched every bathroom in his house .
finally , he rushed to the store and bought one .
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[MALE] always thought he was pretty funny .
he decided to try stand up comedy once .
he went to an open mic night .
his set did n't get any laughs .
[MALE] gave up that pursuit .
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[MALE] found a phone once .
it was brand new .
[MALE] was n't able to figure out who it belonged to .
he decided to keep it .
nobody ever claimed it .
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our 2 year old granddaughter and her parents are coming from nyc .
[FEMALE] wife decided to buy a new rug .
she paid for the rug on [FEMALE] and said she would pick it up later .
our son went to pick it up and the clerk said to come back in 3 days .
[FEMALE] son yelled at him and he found the rug .
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[MALE] had broken up with his girlfriend .
later he began to miss her .
his girlfriend was upset that he had left her .
[MALE] asked her to take him back .
[MALE] 's ex-girlfriend refused to talk to him .
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[FEMALE] woke up late one night during a storm .
it was really hot in her home .
she realized the air conditioner was n't running .
[FEMALE] saw that the power had gone out .
[FEMALE] was n't able to fall back asleep because she was sweaty .
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[MALE] called the police .
he needed to report a crime .
someone had stolen his lawn mower .
the police came and took a statement .
they told [MALE] they would do their best to find the thief .
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the group was going to sing at a concert .
as they were driving along , a deer ran right into their car .
the deer bounced off and ran into the field .
there was a dent in the car and deer spit on the window .
everyone felt relieved that there was n't more damage .
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as [MALE] was walking down the road he heard a loud noise .
after investigating the noise , he learned that there was a car crash .
running over to the crash site , he can see that a woman needs help .
he helps the woman out of her crashed car and dials the police .
the police arrive and thank [MALE] for helping the woman .
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[MALE] [MALE] made a rap record giving new [MALE] a bad name .
he did n't think he needed fans in new [MALE] .
but a company booked [MALE] for a show in new [MALE] .
the crowd for [MALE] was really small .
he was good to the crowd but saw why new [MALE] was so important .
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[MALE] always invited his co-workers to eat .
they all thought he was really nice for it .
[MALE] actually used coupons all the time .
he earned bonus points and rewards .
meanwhile he earned brownie points from his co workers .
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[MALE] was failing 6th grade .
[MALE] 's parents went to talk to the teacher .
the teacher explained that [MALE] had not completed any assignments .
they found all the missing assignments in [MALE] 's desk .
[MALE] spent the next month doing all the missing assignments .
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i thought my girlfriend was happy in our relationship .
i made enough money , had a house , and took her out often .
but my girlfriend still did n't seem to be happy .
one day i asked her what was bothering her .
she told me i did n't give her enough attention and we broke up .
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neighbor boy [NEUTRAL] called to ask to use my computer for school work .
i said sure and told him to come over .
twelve minutes later he knocked on my door .
i asked him in and sat him down at my computer .
he got all his homework done and then went home .
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[MALE] saw photos online of his friend 's party .
he felt angry since he never received an invite or heard about it .
at the party , someone was banging on the door .
everyone became quiet and started to complain .
when [MALE] 's friend opened the door , he saw [MALE] with a shovel .
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the family was having a party .
they bought a giant pinata .
they filled it with lots of candy and toys .
the kids all hit the pinata until it burst .
it was so fun to watch them collect the trinkets .
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[MALE] loved to play varsity football .
the thrill of pounding the enemy team into submission exhilarated him .
in one game , he accidentally broke another kid 's ankle .
his coach told him that he could n't play for the rest of the season .
[MALE] learned about his mistake and gifted the kid he hurt .
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[FEMALE] always took notes with a pink highlighter .
other students found it quirky but unremarkable .
they primarily took notes in pen or pencil .
on the day of an open-note exam , the room was dark .
[FEMALE] could not read her notes in the lighting and became teary .
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[MALE] was a computer programmer .
he was tasked with discerning humans from bots .
he wrote a program that required humans to copy text from images .
it was successful but greatly annoyed users .
[MALE] was satisfied with his work overall .
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[NEUTRAL] loved her cellphone and took it everywhere with her .
one day [NEUTRAL] was asked out to dinner .
[NEUTRAL] took her phone in the bathroom with her to get ready .
her phone fell in the toilet while she was putting on her makeup .
[NEUTRAL] was sad the rest of the night .
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the kids walked down to the woods .
they liked to splash around in the creek .
they played for hours until they were tired .
they gathered their clothes and shoes and went home .
it had been a great day !
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[FEMALE] ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich outside .
a squirrel noticed her last bite .
it started to run towards her .
since [FEMALE] was afraid of the squirrel , she walked away .
she eventually took her belongings and walked to the library .
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[FEMALE] loved to be around people .
she felt so lonely and helpless by herself .
she was invited to a party but her parents told her no .
she was terribly desperate to go and join her friends .
she decided to do it and was aptly punished by her parents .
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emiru was a lonely girl in a small town .
there were n't many people to become friends with .
some of the people there made fun of her because she was different .
she met a kind stranger one day at a cafe .
they hung out together and she made a new friend .
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[FEMALE] bought a huge tank .
she filled it with lots of colorful fish .
everyone in her family loved watching the fish swim around .
they were soothing and peaceful .
the fish became their favorite form of entertainment .
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[FEMALE] liked to eat healthy .
[NEUTRAL] she went to the store and bought a lot of kale .
and then made a huge kale salad for dinner .
but then she got sick that night .
[FEMALE] has n't had kale since that night .
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[MALE] was trying to open up a tee shirt shop .
he put all of his heart , soul and time into the shop .
at first things seemed promising .
before long though he had a huge lull in orders .
unfortunately his business was so bad he had to close up shop .
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[FEMALE] was walking home from her boyfriend 's house .
it was dark outside .
[FEMALE] heard a strange noise in the bush .
[FEMALE] was scared and called her boyfriend .
he arrived to walk [FEMALE] home .
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[NEUTRAL] heard a knocking sound .
someone was at her door .
when she answered , there was no one there .
her wreath kept hitting her door and making that sound .
[NEUTRAL] slammed the door shut in anger .
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one day [MALE] took a day trip to new [MALE] city .
first he went to the empire state building .
then he went to the 9 / 11 memorial .
finally he went to the statue of [FEMALE] .
he had a great time .
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[FEMALE] was afraid of heights .
[NEUTRAL] when she had a chance to go to new [MALE] , she did n't go high .
all her days were spent on the ground .
but when she had a chance to see the empire building , she went .
she gathered her courage to look at the city and was amazed .
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[MALE] had money to buy a new baseball cap .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to a clothing store .
he looked at the baseball cap 's .
he found the right one .
[MALE] bought the baseball cap .
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[MALE] has a big meeting coming up .
he 's very excited and nervous .
[MALE] 's been preparing for the meeting constantly .
he 's sure that he has all of his ducks in a row .
[MALE] walks into the meeting confidently .
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[MALE] was biking when he spotted a lost dog .
he asked his family for help finding the owner .
they went door to door asking for information about the owner .
still they could n't find him , so they put up posters .
luckily someone called in about the poster and claimed the dog .
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[FEMALE] liked to shop for new clothes .
her shopping got out of hand .
[FEMALE] ran up a huge debt on her credit cards .
[FEMALE] filed for bankruptcy because she could not pay the debt .
now [FEMALE] ca n't get a mortgage because she ruined her credit .
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[MALE] and his friends caught tadpoles from the pond .
they carried the tadpoles home in a bucket of water .
over next few days they fed the tadpoles insects .
one day they noticed the tadpoles had grown legs and arms .
they had turned into frogs .
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one day [NEUTRAL] went to lansing .
first she went to [MALE] park zoo .
then she went to impression 5 science center .
finally she went to the capitol building .
she had a fun day .
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[FEMALE] son 's friend [MALE] just came back to [FEMALE] from [MALE] .
he took a year off to visit [MALE] .
[MALE] needed to get a job .
he went on several interviews last week .
he ended up getting a job as a janitor at a gym .
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[FEMALE] dreamed of opening her own business .
she found a small storefront for sale .
she purchased the location and hired employees .
after a few months , she was ready to open a brand new coffee shop .
[FEMALE] was excited to start a new journey of business ownership .
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the scientists waited for the rover to send images of mars .
the signal from the rover stopped .
the rover had crashed on the surface of the planet .
they discovered they were all using different units of measurement .
that is what made the rover crash .
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[MALE] 's car had been acting funny .
one day he realized a black stain underneath it .
[MALE] had the car checked out after realizing it had no oil .
the mechanic found a leak .
[MALE] was able to get it fixed and avoid worse damage .
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[MALE] was trying to lose weight .
he tried counting calories but it was difficult .
a friend told him about an app that would help .
[MALE] downloaded it and it worked great .
he was able to count calories much easier .
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[FEMALE] 's couches were torn and beat up .
[NEUTRAL] she wanted a new one .
she went to the store and found a nice couch .
she bought it and got help from her son 's to put it in her house .
[FEMALE] loved her new couches .
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ron was the best boxer ever in the city .
a match was coming up .
he decided to only lightly train .
his opponent was very well conditioned .
as a result , he only barely won .
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the kids were excited for recess .
they were going to play their favorite game !
it involved balls and a net .
they had invented the game all by themselves .
they could n't wait to teach the other kids on the playground .
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[NEUTRAL] 's air conditioner was n't working .
[NEUTRAL] he called a repairman .
but the air conditioner 's filter was just clogged .
and all [NEUTRAL] had to do was clean it .
he felt embarrassed for overlooking such a simple problem .
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[MALE] was a talented sculptor .
his hometown wanted a new statue for the town hall .
they commissioned [MALE] to produce the new sculpture .
after months of work the sculpture was completed .
[MALE] 's hometown was proud of his work .
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[MALE] was starting second grade at a new school .
he was worried about making new friends .
on his first day , he was paired with another boy as his `` buddy . ``
he found out the other boy liked the same superheroes [MALE] did !
[MALE] had a wonderful first day !
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[MALE] loved legos .
his aunt gave him a certain set of lego blocks for his birthday .
one of his friends gave him the same set of blocks .
[MALE] returned one of the sets .
he got a different sets in return .
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as a new yorker , [FEMALE] walked a lot !
this meant her hips constantly hurt .
she did n't know how to make them better .
a friend recommended yoga .
that did the trick !
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the goat went into the barnyard .
the chickens were by the feed area .
the chickens chased the goat away .
the farmer finally ran the chickens off .
the goat could finally eat .
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[MALE] was arrested for a crime he did n't commit .
he hired a good lawyer to fight for him in court .
the trial was very controversial .
but in the end there was not enough evidence to convict [MALE] .
he was found not guilty and was let free .
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[FEMALE] was driving home from work .
but she got an alert on her phone .
there was a tornado warning .
[FEMALE] then got scared .
she did n't want it to harm her house .
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[NEUTRAL] tot 's daycare was known for their cleanliness and service .
one day though , the children all started itching rapidly and heavily .
upon inspection of the children , lice and their eggs were found .
it became a three month epidemic that proved hard to get rid of .
they lost their license and had to close due to the heavy fines .
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[FEMALE] was at her friend 's house .
while her friend went to the bathroom she peeked in the closet .
she noticed a pretty top that she badly wanted .
she decided to stuff the shirt into her bag .
later , [FEMALE] 's friend asked about the shirt and [FEMALE] lied .
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nothing sounded quite as good as popcorn did late at night for mj .
her boyfriend decided to run out to get some for the two of them .
every store he went to was sold out .
after four stores , he finally bought some .
when he got home , mj was sound asleep .
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[MALE] hated his soccer practices .
he would always rather be home playing video games .
no one on the team was friendly toward him .
one day he tripped and broken his leg .
it was painful , but the ensuing months inside were heavenly for him .
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[MALE] was a factory worker with three children .
he loved them very much , although he could barely provide for them .
[MALE] always encouraged their education , and worked backbreaking days .
all three of his children went to college and became successful .
it was only then they realized how good of a father they had .
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the family had n't been away in years .
they decided to take a vacation .
they talked about what location would be best .
they settled on the beach .
they were excited to finally book the trip !
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[MALE] was buying some fast food .
when it was time to pay he was short a few cents .
unfortunately [MALE] was unable to find the money in his pocket .
the worker was cool , though .
they let [MALE] have the food anyway .
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[FEMALE] was visiting her parents with her young son .
the baby was toddling around the room playing with a dog .
suddenly , the baby did something to scare the dog .
the dog yelped and ran off to hide .
[FEMALE] 's son cried , and she comforted him as she explained to be nice .
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i went to home depot and got a new plant .
i put the plant on my balcony when i got home .
later that week something flew by my window .
i looked outside to see what it was .
i noticed a hummingbird on my new plant .
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[NEUTRAL] liked classic clothes and jewelry .
she liked to wear pearls with everything .
she felt polished and well-dressed when she had them on .
she found some antique pearls at the thrift shop .
they were her new favorites !
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[MALE] was an adventurous little boy who loved to ride his bike .
one day he decided to go on a bike riding adventure all by himself .
off he went down the road and along the way he spotted a giant frog !
[MALE] got off his bike and caught the frog to give to his mom .
what a surprise [MALE] 's mom had when she found the frog in her sink !
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[MALE] wanted to watch the soccer match on tv .
she did n't have anyone to watch it with so he was upset .
he asked his friends if they 'd watch it with him .
a few people replied but no one would watch it with him .
he eventually just watched the game alone .
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[FEMALE] 's birthday was coming soon .
she begged her mom to make her favorite cake .
[FEMALE] 's mom said money was tight and she may not get her cake .
they had everything but frosting to make the cake .
[FEMALE] was thrilled when her mom came back from the store with frosting .
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last night i dreamed about my old friends from church .
i dreamed they had not gotten married , but had broken up .
i remember being sad .
then i encouraged them to do mturk .
it was an odd dream .
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i had a sore throat .
[FEMALE] friends brought over medicine to help me feel better .
i yelled at them when the medicine did not work .
they all left angry and frustrated .
i called them on the phone to apologize for being mean .
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heywood was deeply interested in medieval armor and battle equipment .
his family brought him to a natural history museum .
they were not acquainted with the naming conventions of museums .
both heywood and his family were dissatisfied with the natural history .
later they found a more appropriate exhibit at another museum .
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[MALE] went hunting .
he bought home a hundred pounds of deer meat for the freezer .
he pulled some out every day to make for dinner .
[MALE] was thankful for a freezer full of food .
it would help him feed his family this winter .
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[MALE] hates [FEMALE] .
she swore she was pregnant by him but she lied .
every day [MALE] takes a picture of an animal and calls it [FEMALE] .
he posts them on facebook .
when [FEMALE] 's kid turned 18 , she filed a libel suit on [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] 's uncle [MALE] told her a woman can not raise a man .
[FEMALE] argued a woman can raise a man and better than a man .
to prove her point , [FEMALE] did n't ask her son 's father for anything .
her son went away to college at 18 but came back in 3 years .
[FEMALE] 's son works in a store , you did n't raise a man , [MALE] told her .
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[FEMALE] took her cats to the vet one at a time , on different days .
she once tried to take all three on the same day .
the constant meowing all the way there drove her mad .
there is still meowing going on during the car ride with one cat .
it is not nearly as bad with one cat as it was with three .
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[MALE] loved to dance a lot .
one day , he decided he would dance at a competition .
[MALE] practiced a lot every single day .
the day before , he did n't even sleep !
finally , he came in first place in the competition .
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the thompsons took their dog [MALE] with them for a day on their boat .
they sailed their boat several miles out into the ocean .
the thompsons enjoyed the sun and fished on the boat .
[MALE] enjoyed the sun and barking at the sea gulls .
later , the thompsons and [MALE] sailed home to cook their fish .
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i was looking for someone to date .
i tried everything .
from online dating sites to friends recommendations .
none of these options worked well .
maybe i should be less picky .
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[MALE] wanted to get first place for his team in a new game !
he was n't very good at it but he was very confident in his ability .
after a few times failing he was getting more nervous .
eventually [MALE] got first place for his team !
everyone was very happy with him , even if it took awhile .
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[FEMALE] liked when the wind blew .
it made her windchimes make beautiful music .
[FEMALE] sat outside and listened to the chimes .
she drank a glass of wine and relaxed .
it was a peaceful evening !
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[MALE] was talking on the phone and walking .
he made a sudden move and dropped his phone .
the screen cracked in several places .
the phone still technically worked , though .
[MALE] used it with a busted screen for months .
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[FEMALE] 's father had bought a new home .
she was going to visit him .
[FEMALE] was n't exactly sure where his house was .
she met her father at the pharmacy down the road .
[FEMALE] followed her father to his home .
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[MALE] hated wearing glasses .
he decided to wear contacts .
the contacts began to irritate his eyes .
[MALE] had to switch back to wearing glasses .
[MALE] was upset .
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there was a merchant who sold his wares only at midnight once a week .
he had the rarest gems that are n't sold anywhere else .
he sold out within minutes of arriving at the location .
people said he did n't have to work but did it for his son .
he became a legend and was sought after by up and coming merchants .
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[FEMALE] decided to throw a party for her friends .
she bought food and drinks for her guests .
they arrived on [NEUTRAL] evening .
everyone loved the party that [FEMALE] had prepared .
she was proud that she could make so many people happy .
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i collect comic book original art .
today i saw a piece inked by [MALE] giordano .
he was one of my favorites .
the total price was less than $ 20 .
i gladly bought the piece .
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[MALE] was on vacation .
he was staying at a hotel with no free breakfast .
[MALE] was hungry and asked the front desk about it .
the worker gave [MALE] a breakfast voucher .
he was very grateful for the food .
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[MALE] was going on a business trip .
he could n't find anybody to take care of his dog .
he left it home alone since it was only a couple of days .
the dog got itself stuck by the collar while [MALE] was gone .
it accidentally suffocated to death .
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[MALE] decided he wanted to go for a run .
he laced up his shoes and headed out the door .
[MALE] ran for thirty seconds , but then he had to stop .
he walked back to his house , panting and wheezing .
[MALE] decided to sit on the couch and watch tv instead .
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[FEMALE] recently had to take a trip the city of [FEMALE] for work .
[FEMALE] decided that after working , she would attend a baseball game .
[FEMALE] was excited to see her favorite team , the [FEMALE] braves , play .
at the game , [FEMALE] was even lucky enough to catch a foul ball .
[FEMALE] thoroughly enjoyed her visit to the city of [FEMALE] .
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[FEMALE] wife was laid off last week .
she went online to apply for unemployment .
the process took only half an hour .
she received her notification of benefits yesterday .
she was surprised how quick the process was .
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[MALE] had hunting dogs .
he wanted to test them out .
he and others tested to see if their dogs would find ducks .
the test lasted a few hours and everyone got to hang out .
[MALE] 's dogs did surprisingly well .
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the soccer team gathered early on [NEUTRAL] morning .
they had to take a team photo .
it was too early for the kids .
they all refused to smile .
the photographer was embarrassed when he saw the photo he had taken .
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[MALE] was visiting his grandparents .
they did n't have wifi or fast internet .
their connection was still using dial up .
[MALE] tried to use the internet but it was just too slow .
he decided to just use his smart phone instead .
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[MALE] had recently gotten a good raise at work .
he had become tired of his old furniture .
he decided to buy all new stuff .
he talked to an interior decorator about it .
together they got great new pieces .
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[FEMALE] niece is a college sophomore .
she volunteered to help people move in .
one day , she approached a freshman and asked if she needed help .
the freshman said no , thank you .
[FEMALE] niece said she felt useless .
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it was game night at my family 's house .
we all played chess .
whoever won the most got to sit in the big comfy chair .
i easily defeated all of my family members .
after the game i took my seat in the big comfy chair .
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jelly needed some extra spending money .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to go and get a job .
the mall was hiring so she head right over .
when they saw her they were excited to meet her .
they hired her on the spot .
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[MALE] is going to turn 9 very soon .
he was counting down the days until his birthday party .
[MALE] was worried no one would show up at his home .
on the day of the party , everyone [MALE] knew showed up !
[MALE] was convinced the day could n't be any more perfect .
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[FEMALE] 's kids were playing in their above ground pool with friends .
there were too many kids in the pool .
the kids were playing too rough .
the walls of the pool suddenly collapsed .
[FEMALE] 's kids were upset at the broken pool .
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[NEUTRAL] had a party the other night .
his house was a mess because of the party .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] began to clean his house .
it was a huge chore .
[NEUTRAL] finished in the afternoon .
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[MALE] wants to be a big music star .
he dreams in his room of becoming one .
he finally decides to act on his dream .
he packs up all of his things .
he moves to nashville to pursue his goal .
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the teacher saw the student slumped in the hallway .
he thought the student was choking and could n't breathe .
the teacher performed the heimlich maneuver .
it was n't until the third try that the student was able to talk .
he explained that was n't choking but had cracked his ribs in pe .
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i had to take graduation pictures .
i went to a studio .
they gave me a jacket .
they took two pictures .
one of them is on my wall .
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[MALE] 's mother had a bunch of cats .
he went to visit his mother at her house .
[MALE] sat with the cats outside .
he developed a strange raised mark .
[MALE] had to get medicine for ringworms .
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[MALE] was getting dressed for work .
suddenly his shirt caught on the doorway .
as he yanked himself free , one of his buttons ripped off of his shirt .
luckily , his wife offered to fix it .
she sewed it up quickly and he was n't even late for work .
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[MALE] and [MALE] decided to go ice skating .
they got their skates out of the closet .
then they walked out to their car .
they drove to the ice rink .
they parked the car and went into the ice rink and had fun skating .
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[MALE] had basketball practice after school .
he snuck off after school to go see a movie with his girlfriend .
[MALE] 's coach knew he was n't sick .
[MALE] had to run extra drills at his next practice .
[MALE] 's coach made him sit the bench for missing practice .
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[FEMALE] loved cold drinks on a hot day .
she made a pitcher of iced tea .
she added lemons and sugar to it .
she poured her friend a cup and then drank one as well .
[FEMALE] was happy to cool off .
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[MALE] thoroughly enjoyed playing golf .
one day it started to rain while he was playing golf .
[MALE] decided to keep playing .
a lightning bolt struck [MALE] 's golf cart .
[MALE] ran back to the clubhouse .
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[FEMALE] ordered an ice cream .
she ordered two scoops .
she then walked to the car .
on the way she dropped a scoop .
she was horrified and had to pick it up .
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a new restaurant was opening in town .
[MALE] was excited to try it out .
he was one of the first people there on opening day .
he ordered based on the waiter 's recommendations .
[MALE] was pleasantly surprised by the good food .
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[MALE] was speaking to the crowd at the fundraiser .
he spoke into the microphone so they could all hear him .
he talked about the money they were going to raise for the school .
as he spoke , the microphone started making a horrible noise .
he had to turn it off because of the malfunction .
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[FEMALE] was a freshman at [MALE] state [MALE] .
a guy , who was a junior , asked her out on a date .
[FEMALE] did n't think she would have fun but said [NEUTRAL] .
the guy took her to get drunk and next to a yankovic concert .
[FEMALE] had the time of her life partying to weird [MALE] yankovic .
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[MALE] wanted to start his online singing career .
he made himself a website about his talents .
he started a youtube channel to post his videos .
he bought a microphone and recorded some songs .
the videos got a middling response at best and discouraged him .
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[MALE] almost forgot he had to take [FEMALE] to school for an event .
[NEUTRAL] he grabbed [FEMALE] and the keys to his car and ran to the garage .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] got in the car and they started off for [FEMALE] 's school .
there were a lot of red lights on the way so the going was slow .
but [MALE] got [FEMALE] to the school event with not a lot of time to spare .
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[FEMALE] is driving home .
she sees a deer in the road .
she swerves to miss it .
she runs her car off the road into a ditch .
[FEMALE] crashes her car while avoiding hitting the deer .
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[FEMALE] was having a christmas party .
she was rather excited .
but then she got a snowstorm .
her party had to be canceled .
[FEMALE] had to reschedule .
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i always wanted to be an electrician .
i completed two years of electrical courses .
i received my electrical certificate .
one night i was in an accident that took my dreams away .
limiting my ability , i am still trying to make my dreams come true .
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[FEMALE] 's father worked in the coal mines .
every day he would come home from work and cough horribly .
[FEMALE] 's father eventually contracted lung disease .
this saddened and frustrated [FEMALE] .
she decided to become a doctor and find cures for lung diseases .
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[MALE] always wanted a pet monkey .
his mom said he could have a cat or dog , but [MALE] said no .
when he got his own place , he bought a monkey .
the creature made a mess and even bit [MALE] 's hand .
[MALE] realized he should 've researched owning a monkey .
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a mill worker and a rich girl fall desperately in love .
separated by life , the boy goes to fight war , she returned to college .
after many years , the boy returned back to his home town .
the girl is engaged to another man and moves back to the same town .
after seeing each other , it was clear their love never died .
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[MALE] hated having to get up so early to go to work .
part of the problem was his love of staying up late .
he liked to watch tv and play video games before going to sleep .
this habit led to severe insomnia .
when he got to work , he was always tired because of this bad habit .
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[NEUTRAL] was looking for socks online .
he found a pair with no reviews .
since it was so cheap he decided to risk the quality .
to his disappointment , the socks were poor quality .
he left a bad review for the socks online .
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when my brother and i were small my mother brought us toy guns .
two guns and two holsters came in a set .
we had to decide who play the indian and who play the cowboy .
both of us wanted to play the cowboy .
we were hooked on tv where the cowboys always over power the indians .
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[FEMALE] got a new winter coat .
it was made out of white fake fur .
[FEMALE] was excited to wear it to school .
her classmates thought she looked too proud .
they made fun of her .
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[MALE] loved to read comics .
he would read many every day .
one day , he walked into a comic store .
he stayed for hours and finally found a new comic .
[MALE] was able to purchase the comic and read it .
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[MALE] could n't find the television remote .
he asked everyone in his family to help him look for it .
they looked everywhere .
finally one of his sisters found it in the refrigerator .
[MALE] was able to watch television .
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[FEMALE] niece moved back to college monday .
her parents offered to help .
she said she would be ok .
when she arrived she found out her dorm did not have elevators .
she regretted not taking her parents along for help .
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[MALE] saw that he had run out of shampoo .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] entered his car and went to the store .
[MALE] entered the store to look for shampoo .
[MALE] found the shampoo he used .
[MALE] bought shampoo and now had shampoo .
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[MALE] loved grilling .
he decided to grill some chicken .
he usually did burgers but he thought he 'd do something different .
the chicken was juicy and delicious .
[MALE] decided to make it more often !
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[MALE] was cooking bacon for breakfast .
the smell woke up his entire family .
they were all equally hungry .
[MALE] decided to make more bacon for everyone .
his family loved him for it .
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[MALE] was out on a hot day .
his nose started bleeding .
he did n't realize at first .
a friend thought he was injured .
[MALE] cleaned himself up .
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i bought my college textbooks used .
they cost me nearly $ 200 all together .
when i got to class i found out they did n't come with an online code .
the code is needed to complete classwork .
it costs $ 90 a piece and i ca n't afford that .
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[MALE] bought a new fishing boat .
he brought it or onto the lake and began to fish .
all of a sudden the boat started to fill with water .
[MALE] 's new boat sank and [MALE] had to swim to shore .
[MALE] went to the boat store and demanded a refund .
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the kids were headed to the zoo .
they were going to see the new baby elephant .
they crowded around the enclosure .
he was so small and cute !
they watched him for a long time .
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[FEMALE] wife 's boss [FEMALE] listens to audiobooks while driving .
she has a 90 minute commute each way .
recently she recommended two books .
i bought and read the books .
i told [FEMALE] the books were pretty good .
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in 2005 i was doored while biking .
a student opened the car door while i was biking .
i landed in the middle of the street .
a campus policeman was there to help me .
i was shaken but not seriously injured .
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[MALE] just started kindergarten .
he 's nervous about meeting new people and making friends .
[FEMALE] he met a girl named [NEUTRAL] who asked to be his friend .
[MALE] had never made friends with a girl before but he agreed .
twelve years later , [MALE] and [MALE] finish school as best of friends .
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tania was walking to school one day .
suddenly the sound in her headphones cut out .
she tried for a while to fix the cord .
nothing would work though and she had to give up .
it took a week to save up for replacement headphones .
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[MALE] had been practicing karate his entire youth .
by the time he was 18 he joined his first tournament .
[MALE] got first place easily .
he went on to regional and national competitions .
eventually [MALE] became open weight champ .
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[FEMALE] family was watching a loud movie in another room .
but i was getting tired of covering my ears .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to wear ear muffs .
it made my head hot .
but i had no choice .
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[NEUTRAL] was driving home from a friend 's house .
her car broke down on the highway .
it was dark and she was in the middle of nowhere .
[NEUTRAL] 's friend came and picked her up .
they dealt with the car the next day .
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[MALE] entered a big race .
he never worked out for it .
the day of the race [MALE] knew he could n't do it .
[MALE] decided to take shortcuts and cheat .
he was disqualified .
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[FEMALE] loved nuts .
pistachios were her favorite .
she bought a giant bag of them at the grocery store .
she ate them all that night .
[FEMALE] was soon sick of pistachios !
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[MALE] won his baseball game and wanted some ice cream to celebrate .
he went with his teammates to their favorite ice cream shoppe .
[MALE] looked at the menu to decide what he wanted .
he thought a milkshake would hit the spot .
[MALE] drank his delicious shake and went home .
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[MALE] was interested in becoming a filmmaker .
he decided he would write and direct a short film .
he worked with a writer friend of his on a short script .
[MALE] then spent several months casting , shooting and editing his film .
once it was done , [MALE] got it accepted to several film festivals .
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[MALE] did n't like his neighbor very much .
his neighbor would always park his car in front of [MALE] 's house .
one day [MALE] got fed up and had his neighbor 's car towed .
his neighbor came out to confront him .
[MALE] and his neighbor had to spend a night in jail to cool off .
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[MALE] had severe allergies .
the flowers in his mother 's garden began to bloom .
[MALE] began to sneeze and get really sick .
[MALE] missed school for almost a week .
[MALE] 's mother decided not to replant her garden the next year .
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[FEMALE] friend [NEUTRAL] is a college professor .
[NEUTRAL] thinks tv is bad for his kids .
one day in 2004 the kids were fighting over the tv .
[NEUTRAL] throw the tv out into a snowbank .
they did not buy a tv for years .
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[NEUTRAL] had a serious fear of flying , so she always avoided airplanes .
after starting a new job , she was told she 'd have to travel for work .
she confided in her boss , and he suggested trying hypnotherapy .
[NEUTRAL] had several sessions with the hypnotherapist , which helped .
thanks to the treatment , [NEUTRAL] was able to fly without panicking .
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[FEMALE] mom was waiting in the examination room at the doctor 's office .
i was sitting outside in the car waiting for my mom .
i notice doctors and nurses were leaving .
i immediately got out the car and asked where is my mom ?
the doctor turned around and said we forgot about her .
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[MALE] was cleaning his house .
after two hours , he found a crumb .
the vacuum also stopped working .
this forced [MALE] to clean the crumb by himself .
finally , [MALE] was able to have a clean house .
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[MALE] was a pro soccer player .
he always did his best .
but he found out his wife was pregnant .
[NEUTRAL] naturally he was rather nervous .
he ended up losing the game .
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i was watching a horrible movie .
the acting was bad to say the least .
i was thinking to myself how did the actors make it this far ?
if they can be in a movie so can i .
this inspired me to become an actor .
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[MALE] was on a cruise with his family .
he had wandered off and got lost near the galley .
when he asked an attendant for directions he was handed a map .
[MALE] spent four hours trying to find his way to his room .
his parents finally found him at the entrance to the casino .
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i decided to go to the supermarket at 12 am because i had free time .
when i got into the market , went straight to the canned food aisle .
as i reached for my favorite can of soup , i dropped the box next to it .
it fell and splattered all over the floor .
now , i hate boxed soup .
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[MALE] went to the bar with friends .
the way to get a drink was ridiculously long .
[MALE] felt like he was being constantly ignored .
after a while he had enough of it .
he decided to just drink at home instead .
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[MALE] liked to go to the arcade .
he had found a way to cheat a few of the machines to get free games .
the owner of the arcade found out about [MALE] .
he watched [MALE] until he caught him .
the owner banned [MALE] from the arcade .
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[FEMALE] was trying to go to sleep early .
there was an emergency at the house next door .
[NEUTRAL] ambulance showed up with its siren on .
[FEMALE] saw the flashing lights through her window .
she was n't able to go to sleep early .
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[MALE] wanted to go to a hockey game .
he did n't have any money to buy tickets .
the local radio station was giving some away .
[MALE] called the radio station .
he won the tickets !
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[FEMALE] 's favorite band was in concert near her .
[FEMALE] really wanted to meet the lead singer of the band .
[FEMALE] decided to sneak in through the backstage area .
the security caught [FEMALE] sneaking in .
[FEMALE] 's parents had to pick her up from the concert arena .
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[FEMALE] 's fridge was disgusting .
it was full of rotting food .
[FEMALE] 's husband told her she had to clean it out .
[FEMALE] refused .
her husband stormed out and stayed at a hotel .
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the woman was learning a new sport .
she was supposed to stand on her paddleboard and paddle along .
she fell off every time she attempted it .
she was determined to improve .
she was getting better and better .
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i love building a couch fort as a kid .
i like to pretend to be a king .
building a couch fort made my parents mad .
however , i do it anyways .
one of the most memorable things to do when i was a kid .
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[FEMALE] went to the store to choose a new couch .
as she was very indecisive , she stayed there all day .
the employees showed her everything they had .
but [FEMALE] always found something she did n't like .
in the end she went home with nothing and had lost her day .
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[FEMALE] niece had pain in her heel a few weeks ago .
she went to get an mri .
at first they thought she had a stress fracture .
now they told her she needed further evaluation .
the told her it could be a cyst .
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[FEMALE] had a very big menu in front of her .
she was very unsure on what to order .
after her friends helped her , [FEMALE] finally found something she liked .
then , [FEMALE] returned the menu to the waiter .
after that , [FEMALE] enjoyed eating her steak .
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[MALE] dog [MALE] seemed not to be feeling too well .
[MALE] had been through this before and knew the remedy .
he made some chicken soup with lots of chicken in it .
after the soup cooled down [MALE] put some in a bowl .
he put the bowl on the floor and [MALE] ate the soup and felt better .
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[MALE] found a scary mask at the halloween store .
he decided to buy it for a prank .
he put it on at night and sneaked into his brother 's bedroom .
[MALE] screamed and yelled to wake him up .
the brother was really scared and [MALE] could n't stop laughing .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] decided to make milkshakes for their friends .
[MALE] used a wooden spoon to push the ice cream in the blender .
the spoon got too close to the blades and splintered into pieces .
[FEMALE] and [MALE] strained the shakes and took out the wood splinters .
no one ever found out about the splinters in the shakes .
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[MALE] finished pumping gas and went into the store to pay .
while he was paying he decided to get a lottery ticket .
he went home that night and forgot all about the lottery ticket .
he left it in his pants pocket when he did the laundry .
the lottery was hit but never claimed .
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our cat hid a lot today .
[FEMALE] wife was vacuuming the carpet .
she came out after the vacuuming .
she hid again when our son came over .
she will come out , eventually .
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[FEMALE] loved eating fruit .
she picked some bananas off the tree in her yard .
she peeled them and ate them quickly .
[FEMALE] decided to plant more fruit trees on her property .
she loved having them on hand at all times !
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roger bought his first new car a week ago .
[MALE] since he bought it he 's been taking the long drive to work .
he was so happy that even morning rush hour did n't bother him .
he thought his happiness could never end .
his car was stolen the next day .
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[FEMALE] was out dancing with friends .
she really got into it .
during one song she tried to drop it low .
[FEMALE] wound up tearing her jeans .
a lot of people laughed at her .
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[MALE] came upon a corral of horses .
the man down the road needed to sell them .
he purchased one and name it [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] came to live on [MALE] 's farm .
[FEMALE] taught bill how to cherish friends again .
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[FEMALE] was ill for several weeks .
finally her husband persuaded her to go to the doctor .
there , [FEMALE] received happy news .
she was n't actually sick at all .
[FEMALE] was pregnant !
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today i had to go change a shift i could n't work .
i call someone on our contact list to see if they can take the shift .
she responds by saying , you still work here ?
turns out the manager fired me last week .
i 've been showing up and taking shifts nobody noticed .
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the professor went over a new lesson today .
he tried to move as slow as possible although no one understood .
when he asked questions , no person was able to answer .
we had to take a surprise quiz since he became frustrated .
the entire had had an f as their first grade .
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[MALE] was trying to log into facebook .
he had forgotten his password .
after several tries he kept getting it wrong .
he finally decided to change it instead .
[MALE] remembers his new password much better .
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[MALE] had to write a book report for one of his classes .
it took him a while but he was proud of his work .
when he got it back he noticed he got a low grade .
[MALE] 's professor explained that he read the wrong book .
[MALE] was given some partial credit for his effort .
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[FEMALE] had a [FEMALE] birthday .
that meant she could have a pool party !
she invited all her friends .
they all swam and played in the water .
[FEMALE] was happy she had a summer birthday .
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[FEMALE] mother never liked her nose .
she wished that her nose was smaller .
she slipped on the ice .
she broke her nose .
she had to get plastic surgery .
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[FEMALE] adored animals .
she resolved to become a vegan .
at first it was hard , but she was determined .
soon her cravings for meat and dairy lessened .
after a while , she did not even miss animal products !
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[FEMALE] invited her friend to go apple picking .
the girls went picking for a few hours .
they had a blast .
at the end [FEMALE] picked two barrels .
they had enough for their big families .
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[FEMALE] needed to stay home for a few days straight due to a illness .
she was extremely bored while she was n't feeling well .
she had gone on the internet all day long , even that was getting old .
[FEMALE] decided to put a free movie on using her cable dvr box .
she ordered a movie , watched it , and then felt better .
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[MALE] was squinting .
he could n't find his glasses .
he knew he 'd be in trouble if he had lost them .
he looked high and low .
he finally found them under his bed .
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[FEMALE] was a teacher .
she wrote on her chalkboard every day .
one day , she could n't find her chalk or erasers .
she had to use the projector instead .
[FEMALE] could n't wait to be able to use her chalkboard again !
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[MALE] 's family had a game night .
they decided to play monopoly one time .
everyone got really into it .
it caused a few minor fights .
they decided to avoid that game from then on out .
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[FEMALE] was slicing meat at work .
her hand slipped and she cut her thumb !
she tried to bandage it , but it was too deep .
she went to the hospital for help .
there , the had to give [FEMALE] nine stitches !
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the store was running a special .
it gave customers $ 5 off of any shoe purchase .
the mom decided now was a good time to buy shoes for the family .
they all got new sandals and tennis shoes .
the mom was happy to have saved some money .
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the kids were excited for their vacation .
they would be going to an amusement park !
they were determined to ride every ride .
on the morning they were going to leave , they missed their flight .
the trip would have to wait for another time .
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[FEMALE] wife chipped a tooth last [NEUTRAL] .
we went to the dentist on monday .
the dentist put on a temporary filling .
she made an appointment to return for a permanent filling or crown .
she was happy as the tooth was jagged .
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[MALE] loved going to the library as a kid .
his parents encouraged his love of reading .
they took him as often as he would want .
[MALE] 's love for reading grew with him .
it helped him do better at school .
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[MALE] was a short guy .
he tried online dating .
unfortunately a lot of girls underestimated his shortness .
one date straight up cancelled .
[MALE] was really hurt because he could n't change things .
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[FEMALE] loved fancy things .
she bought a big chandelier for her bedroom .
she loved how the crystals made lights dance across the walls .
[FEMALE] decided to put chandeliers in all of her rooms .
she would make her entire house look fancy !
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[FEMALE] was friends with [MALE] and [MALE] in high school .
[MALE] and [MALE] were considered wild boys .
one day they left the school at lunchtime in [MALE] 's car .
[MALE] and [MALE] were involved in a serious car crash .
[FEMALE] was upset when she heard [MALE] and [MALE] were hurt .
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last night i was starving .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to make some pizza .
when i put it in i forgot about it .
it ended up burnt .
i had to throw it away .
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[MALE] 's alarm did not wake him up and he was not late for work .
[MALE] got up and got ready fast .
his morning became worse because the freeway had traffic .
[MALE] arrived to work a hour and half late .
his boss gave him a warning and [MALE] was never late again .
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[FEMALE] loves movies .
she 's watched several thousand movies in her spare time .
one day she decided to blog about her love of movies .
[FEMALE] got lots of followers on her website .
now , [FEMALE] gets movie screeners because of her famous blog .
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[FEMALE] was organizing a blood drive .
they wanted to collect blood from a hundred people .
the students all came out of class to donate .
they beat their goal by 50 percent !
they set their sights on an even better showing next year .
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[MALE] was europe .
he wanted a better life in the americas .
he travelled there to work .
he worked hard everyday .
now he makes a significant amount more money .
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[FEMALE] family and i planned a trip from south [FEMALE] to las [NEUTRAL] .
the trip supposed to be a two day 's bus ride .
the trip took four days before we reached our destination .
we missed our departure buses .
we received an apology from the manager and a full refund .
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[NEUTRAL] was on our all [FEMALE] women 's basketball team .
she broke an ankle while playing in a game .
she was n't able to play for five weeks .
after five weeks her doctor told her she could play again .
[NEUTRAL] today i 'm going to a game to watch [NEUTRAL] play in a game .
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our office building had a huge storage room .
it was used for government documents and was locked .
there was a rumor couples used that room to have sex .
5 years after i retired a co worker posted she used the room .
i was shocked .
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[MALE] owned a house in the desert .
he always dreamed of having a pool .
for two years he saved up money to have one put in .
[MALE] was finally able to afford contractors and building supplies .
once his pool was built he used it all the time .
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[FEMALE] was at the grocery store late one night .
she was surprised at how empty everything was .
she did n't really like people so this was her ideal .
from then on she decided to do her shopping at that time .
she was much happier and faster too .
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[NEUTRAL] had been writing all day .
she was writing an important paper for history class .
she turned it in and felt anxious .
she could n't wait to see her grade .
she knew she had done a bad job on it .
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[MALE] needed a new clock .
his old one was broken .
[MALE] went online to find one .
he found a cheap one and bought .
it came to his mail a week later .
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[MALE] fell after [NEUTRAL] crossed him in basketball .
although he was embarrassed , he was also mad .
when [NEUTRAL] had possession of the ball , he ran into her .
she fell on her hip and injured it .
the coach suspended tommy from the team .
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[FEMALE] did not like dogs at all .
this was not always the case , though .
she used to have a puppy as a child that she took everywhere .
she loved that dog until one day he got loose and was hit by a truck .
[MALE] since that day she was bitter and angry towards dogs .
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[FEMALE] wife 's nephew lost his father when he was 9 .
he was scared of death .
one day he was in the hallway of his building .
he saw a man who resembled his father .
he ran away , thinking he had seen a ghost .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] had been dating for months .
things were going well but [MALE] was moving .
they both knew they could n't handle a long distance relationship .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] decided to end things on good terms .
they were able to remain friends .
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[MALE] was hard up for money .
he needed to get some fast .
he decided to pawn some of his stuff .
[MALE] intended to get it right back after .
unfortunately he was never able to .
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[MALE] went to church on [FEMALE] .
[MALE] listened to what the preacher had to say about [MALE] .
[MALE] was moved and stayed after to talk to the pastor .
the pastor offered to baptize [MALE] the following [FEMALE] .
[MALE] accepted and cried with joy .
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[MALE] went faster and faster down the hill .
he was trying to impress a group of girls at the bottom of the hill .
he skidded to a stop just past the girls .
the girls started laughing .
he noticed his seat lying half way up the hill .
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[MALE] was sitting at home sick from school .
he was lying on the couch watching television .
he found a good movie .
the movie kept going to commercials and upset [MALE] .
[MALE] turned off the tv because there were too many commercials .
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[MALE] was a fireman .
him and the rest of his co workers got a call .
they went in fire truck and drove to the local park .
someone 's cat got stuck on a tree .
the fireman got the cat from the tree .
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[FEMALE] was in science class when she got her period one day .
she had not expected it for another two days .
she was n't prepared !
she had to call her father at home .
her dad brought her supplies , both of them blushing !
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i was in the mood for some honey .
however , i did n't feel like paying for it .
i decided to go to the beehive in the park .
i stuck my hand in to get that sweet honey .
after the bees stung my arm , i decided i was better off buying honey .
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[FEMALE] is at the carnival .
she decides to play a game .
she plays the game .
she wins a big stuffed teddy bear .
[FEMALE] enjoyed her day at the carnival .
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[FEMALE] was with her mom at the grocery store .
she asked her mom to buy her a candy bar .
[FEMALE] 's mom refused , so [FEMALE] threw a tantrum .
her mom punished her when they got home .
she put [FEMALE] in a time-out for twenty minutes .
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[MALE] got a huge pork meat to cook .
he did n't know how to cook it .
[MALE] looked up on youtube , how to cook a pork leg .
[MALE] found a very good recipe .
[MALE] cooked the leg meat and it came out good .
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game of thrones was on .
[FEMALE] hated that show .
she thought it was boring .
but her boyfriend loved it .
[NEUTRAL] he made her watch six hours straight of it .
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[FEMALE] was unloading her dishwasher .
she was just finishing up with a stack of plates when she tripped .
her plates flew to the ground , making a loud crunch .
to her relief , only one of the plates had cracked .
still she was sad that she had lost one of them .
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[FEMALE] was planning her week .
she wrote down all of her appointments on her calendar .
her month was looking very full !
she decided to cut some of the things she had scheduled .
[FEMALE] was determined to make her month run smoothly .
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[MALE] was renting an apartment .
he had been seeing a lot of roaches in his apartment .
[MALE] let his landlord know .
[MALE] 's landlord never took care of the roach problem .
[MALE] found a new apartment .
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[FEMALE] was flying for the first time .
[NEUTRAL] when it was time to run to get her connecting flight , she got lost .
she asked around to find her way .
but when she arrived at the right counter , it was too late .
she had missed her plane and had to wait for another one .
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[MALE] 's apartment was pretty dark .
he noticed not a lot of light would go in .
[MALE] decided to clean his windows .
he had neglected them for a long time .
the cleaner windows allowed a lot more light in .
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[MALE] was driving home .
he switched lanes without paying attention .
[MALE] almost hit another car .
although he apologized the other car was furious .
they followed him hoping for a few blocks .
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[FEMALE] worked hard as a nurse at the hospital .
to make extra money she worked a second job .
[FEMALE] was often tired because of her long work hours .
at the hospital she almost made a dangerous error due to fatigue .
[FEMALE] decided that it would be best to quit her second job .
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[MALE] went to the beach for summer vacation .
she forgot to take her sunscreen with her .
on the first day at the beach , [MALE] got a bad sunburn .
[MALE] had to spend the rest of her vacation indoors .
[MALE] promised herself that she 'd never forget the sunscreen again .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] went to the theater to see a movie .
during the movie the couple behind them talked the entire time .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] asked the usher to tell them to be quiet .
after a warning from the usher , the couple kept talking .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] were frustrated , and walked out of the theater .
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[MALE] found a ten dollar desk on a local buying and selling website .
he went to pick up the desk .
the cheap desk fell apart as he loaded it into his car .
once home , [MALE] set about repairing the desk .
ultimately the desk lasted him for a year before structurally failing .
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i went to my company 's elevator .
i need to get to the second floor .
i push the second floor button .
the button did n't light up .
i then realize i was already on the second floor .
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[MALE] kept getting flat tires .
it became too much of a hassle .
he decided to buy a portable air compressor .
[MALE] always kept it in his car .
it got him out of a lot of trouble .
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[NEUTRAL] was pretending to drive his wife to work .
the truth was that he was taking her on a trip .
when they passed the road for her workplace , she asked what was up .
that 's when he announced the trip detour plans .
his wife was so thrilled and they really enjoyed their trip together .
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[FEMALE] niece d had a child in 1999 .
when the child was six , the school suggested testing .
they thought the child needed an individual learning program .
d said that would not be necessary .
a few years later d had the child tested and got her into an ilp .
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[MALE] was a very emotional person .
she loved and cared for everything , and liked to see people happy .
when someone threw criticism at her , she would burst into tears .
she once met someone who was the opposite of her .
it made her cry until he held her hand and smiled at her .
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i am not good at billiards .
i try practicing it , but never got good at it .
the only way i can win is if my opponent messes up .
[MALE] though i am not good at it i still play it .
billiards is still a fun game to play with friends .
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[MALE] was practicing for a bike competition .
however , before the competition it rained .
[MALE] decided to ride .
he slipped on the wet surface .
as a result he could n't compete .
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[FEMALE] needed to sell cookies for her school band .
[NEUTRAL] she went door to door in her neighborhood to sell cookies .
she made five sales on her first day .
it was not enough so she worked in other neighborhoods .
she made thirty sales which was enough .
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[FEMALE] spent many hours a day on social media .
one day she received a message from a complete stranger .
the man knew her mother 's and her grandparents ' names .
after seeing the message , her mother told her the man looked familiar .
a few weeks later , [FEMALE] learned that the man was her older brother .
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[FEMALE] was supposed to be boarding her second flight of the day .
instead , her connection to [NEUTRAL] had been delayed for over two hours .
[FEMALE] was so bored because her phone had died .
she was wandering shops and eating snacks to pass the time .
finally her plane arrived and she was able to board after hours .
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[MALE] was eating donuts while watching tv .
he heard a sudden noise and jumped in his seat .
as he jumped , his tin of donuts tipped over .
crumbs fell everywhere including into his blankets .
he tried to clean but it was no use , everything needed washing .
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[NEUTRAL] liked to play golf when he was in high school .
he wanted to buy a new set of clubs .
[NEUTRAL] asked his parents for the money to buy the clubs .
his parents suggested that he get a job to earn the money .
[NEUTRAL] earned the money for clubs by working as a caddy .
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[MALE] loved to listen to music .
often , he would listen to it very loudly .
one day , his ears hurt a lot .
he rushed to the doctors immediately .
the doctor stated that listening to loud things damages ears .
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the wife loved cooking .
she liked to try new things often .
one of her favorite recipes was quiche .
she would add lots of different things to it .
it was a great way to experiment with new ingredients .
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[MALE] needed a new computer mouse .
[NEUTRAL] he went to the computer store .
he found a nice mouse .
he bought the nice mouse .
[MALE] no longer needed a mouse .
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[MALE] was signing a stack of papers .
he had gotten a mortgage on his dream house !
he was proud as he signed his name over and over again .
the home was everything he 'd always wanted .
he was so happy to finally have his own place .
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[MALE] had to have surgery recently .
he had stomach issues that had no other way of being fixed .
after surgery [MALE] was in pain for several days .
they found out the doctors did a poor job .
[MALE] required a second surgery afterward .
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[NEUTRAL] had just gotten over a stomach bug .
she had n't eaten all day .
[NEUTRAL] was really hungry .
she ate a really rich dinner .
[NEUTRAL] started to feel sick again .
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[MALE] got roller skates for christmas , and wanted to try them out .
two of his friends walked with him as [MALE] skated to the park .
there was one steep hill , and [MALE] needed help to get down safely .
each friend held one of [MALE] 's arms , so he would n't fly downhill .
but each thought of the same joke at the same time , and both let go .
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[MALE] arrived late at home that night .
as he was hungry he ate some spicy leftovers he had in the fridge .
[NEUTRAL] hour later , he tried to sleep but to no avail .
his belly was hurting and he felt sick .
[MALE] spent all night in the bathroom instead of sleeping .
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[FEMALE] was a great athlete .
she was going to the olympics in track .
she ran many laps every day .
a week before the olympics , she tore a muscle .
[FEMALE] was devastated to not compete .
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the runners lined up .
they were racing ten miles .
the shot rang out and they all took off .
the runner from [FEMALE] quickly took the lead .
the spectators cheered as they all ran by .
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i used to work for a transit authority in [MALE] .
one day , i took two other office workers on a field trip .
we visited a carhouse in east [MALE] .
we took selfies in the cabs of the subway cars .
i got to drive the car in the yard .
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one day [FEMALE] 's phone fell out of her purse and shattered .
she was heartbroken .
she got in her car and drove to the repair shop .
they could not repair her phone .
[FEMALE] ended up getting a new phone .
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i was born with a crooked spine .
the doctors told my parents i would never walk .
recently i was chosen for a new procedure that would fix my back .
i 'm nervous , but [FEMALE] is the day of my operation .
it has been a week since my surgery and i 'm now taking my first steps .
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[MALE] loved to sit on cushions .
they made him feel very comfortable .
one day , he decided to find his favorite green cushion .
he searched for hours and could n't find it .
eventually , he found the cushion in his room .
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[MALE] had a horrible cold .
he went to see the new doctor in town .
the doctor checked him out and gave him medicine .
within a few days , [MALE] had recovered .
[MALE] told everyone that the new doctor was great !
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today 's breakfast was oatmeal , coffee , and juice .
we had run out of maple syrup .
we used honey instead .
the oatmeal tasted very sweet with honey .
i think i may be switching oatmeal sweeteners .
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in 2005 , our friend r decided to homeschool her kids .
her husband was a college professor but he did not make much .
she was having trouble paying for catholic schools .
she home schooled both for five years .
they both got accepted into good colleges .
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[MALE] got in the car with [FEMALE] and headed down the street .
they both had been drinking heavily .
[MALE] noticed they were going the wrong way down a one way street .
[FEMALE] hit a u-turn without looking were she was and hit a pole .
[MALE] smacked his head into the windshield and broke the rear view .
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[FEMALE] was getting into her late twenties .
she started to notice she was getting grey hairs .
the grey hairs bothered [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] decided to start dying her hair .
[FEMALE] was happy not seeing her grey hair .
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[FEMALE] was a very pretty girl .
people always told her she should be a model .
[FEMALE] traveled to new [MALE] city to apply to modeling agencies .
the agencies told her she did n't have the right look .
[FEMALE] went back home and got a job at sears instead .
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the alarmed rang hard but rick did not wake up .
after 30 min he finally woke up .
he hurried to get ready .
on his way to work there was a lot of traffic .
he finally made it to work with 2 minutes to spare .
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[MALE] was walking home from work .
there was a protest going on at the same time .
they were marching in the same direction .
[MALE] was swept up as part of it .
it took him minutes of struggling to get back out .
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[FEMALE] had an old pair of converse .
she wore them all the time .
after a while they started to fall apart .
she tried her best to keep them together .
however she knew she had to get a new pair and did so .
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[FEMALE] loved the holiday season .
she decided to throw a big christmas party .
her house was decorated like the north pole .
all her friends were amazed and had a great time .
they all asked her to throw another one .
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[FEMALE] had always been afraid of birds .
then one day she visited the zoo .
there , her mom took her through the bird houses .
[FEMALE] was fascinated by the colors and sizes of birds .
soon , her curiosity had replaced her fear !
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[FEMALE] promised to love [MALE] forever in her wedding vows .
but after ten years , she could n't anymore .
they were always fighting .
he was mean to her .
her only solution was to ask for a divorce .
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[FEMALE] was practicing piano .
but her arms began to hurt .
[FEMALE] ignored the pain and kept on practicing .
but suddenly , she felt a sharp pain in her arm .
[FEMALE] was n't able to play piano again for another week .
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the homeowner had neglected his yard .
there were lots of weeds and bare spots .
he decided to call in a lawn care service .
in just a few weeks , the yard was beautiful !
the homeowner was finally proud of his house .
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[MALE] was in charge of a department at a store .
the employees under him were disrespectful .
they never listened to him .
[MALE] 's department was falling apart .
[MALE] stepped down from manager of the department .
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[NEUTRAL] liked insects .
bees were her favorite .
she had a beehive in her backyard .
she took very good care of her bees so they would make honey .
she collected the honey and sold it to her friends .
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[MALE] was a very good drum player .
he enjoyed the drums a lot but wanted to branch out .
he decided to try to learn the violin .
it was difficult at first since it was so different .
soon enough though he was picking it up well .
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[NEUTRAL] was having trouble finding a job after college .
he decided to start a youtube channel .
he started making cooking videos and putting them on youtube .
his channel became an instant success .
[NEUTRAL] was able to support himself through his youtube channel .
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the woman was primping .
she looked at her reflection in the mirror .
she decided she liked her outfit a lot .
she added some jewelry and pulled her hair back .
she checked her appearance in the mirror one more time .
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[MALE] quit his job to become a full-time writer .
he spent four hours a day just on writing .
in time he had a stable of short stories and a novel .
no agents seemed interested in his work .
[MALE] had to return to regular work to pay his bills .
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[FEMALE] coworker [FEMALE] is recovering from the end of a relationship .
she had an affair with a married man for ten years .
after he broke it off he asked her to be discreet .
instead [FEMALE] posted photos and texts on fb .
the man asked her to stop but she said she is telling the truth .
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[MALE] is a concierge in our building .
he is very friendly , especially to kids .
our 2-year-old granddaughter from ny knows [MALE] .
tonight she came from ny and asked where [MALE] was .
he had gone home for the day .
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[FEMALE] was pregnant and going into labor .
she had no car so she tried to call for a cab .
unfortunately the cab company was closed until morning .
she desperately called up a co-worker .
luckily the woman was able to drive [FEMALE] to the hospital .
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[MALE] loved cows .
he loved them because they gave him milk .
one day , he decided to see one in real life .
he travelled over 200 miles .
finally , he went to a farm and was able to see a cow .
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[FEMALE] friend [FEMALE] is a godmother to three children , 9 , 7 , and 3 .
they usually love hanging out with her .
yesterday she drove them to a nursing home to visit her father .
the children were bored and started moping in the car .
they had hoped they were going to get ice cream .
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[FEMALE] loved designer bags .
but she hated spending the money .
[NEUTRAL] she went to the outlet store .
unfortunately it was all bad quality .
[FEMALE] was not sure about buying things there .
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[FEMALE] was redecorating her bedroom .
she ordered some blankets from pottery barn .
when they arrived , [FEMALE] was disappointed .
they were very rough to the touch .
[FEMALE] decided to return them immediately .
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[NEUTRAL] tasted a new food she 'd never had before .
soon , she was feeling very strange .
she was apparently allergic to it !
she had a horrible reaction to the food .
her face puffed up and she had to be rushed to the hospital .
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[FEMALE] did n't like getting flowers .
she thought it was sad to see beauty wither away and die .
her boyfriend still wanted to get her some .
he got some very realistic looking silk ones .
[FEMALE] loved the thoughtfulness behind the gift .
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i was at the mall .
and i wanted to eat sushi at a japanese restaurant .
because of time issues , i ordered it to go .
i was told there would be 8 pieces of sushi .
but when i opened the container later , there were 5 tiny pieces .
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[MALE] walked on the shuttle .
the bus driver took his payments and directed him to the seats .
he sat down .
the bus ride took an hour until it arrived near his stop .
when [MALE] stood up , his wallet fell on the side of the bus .
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[FEMALE] was eating at a cute cafe .
she decided to sit outside .
after a while a hobo decided to sit near by .
[FEMALE] complained to the staff .
they politely asked him to stop loitering .
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[MALE] was the biggest bully in his class .
he would often threaten the other children .
a new boy in the school was n't scared of [MALE] .
he was smaller than [MALE] , but he stood up for himself .
after he pushed [MALE] to the ground , [MALE] stopped his bullying .
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[MALE] had been feeling under the weather for a few days .
he did n't know what it was .
eventually he decided to see a doctor .
the doctor told him he had mono .
[MALE] got some meds and had to wait it out .
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[MALE] bought a new pair of pants at the mall .
they were tight fitting jeans .
[MALE] figured he would break them in over time .
he wore them at home all the time .
after a few weeks they were properly broken in .
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[MALE] craved bacon and eggs for breakfast .
he checked in his fridge and saw he only had eggs .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] drove to the store .
he got bacon from the grocery store .
he cooked the eggs and bacon then eat them , he no longer craved them .
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i thought i would send my son to kill the wasps by the mail box .
i sent him up to the box with a full can of spray .
he came back with a totally empty can .
i was a bit annoyed and became more so when i went to the box .
he did not kill a single wasp .
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today i start my new job in telephone customer service .
before my shift started my coworker asked what name i would use .
it never occurred to me to pick out an alias .
what would i use [FEMALE] , no to common , [FEMALE] , no to ditsy .
[FEMALE] , its short and ecotic enough to be interesting .
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[FEMALE] had always loved airplanes .
she would build model airplanes and watch documentaries .
one day her father took her to a aeronautical museum .
[FEMALE] was in awe at all the examples of different airplanes .
[FEMALE] got to take home a brand new model for her collection .
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it was easter time at the roger household .
all the baskets were full of candy except for one .
[FEMALE] did n't like candy she liked vegetables .
[NEUTRAL] her basket was full of kale and lettuce .
everyone was surprised by how happy she was that day .
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[MALE] was planning on making hamburgers .
he went to get his ground beef from the fridge and smelled something .
to his disgust , the meat had grayed and smelled foul .
he tried to salvage some of the good stuff , but it was no use .
the meat was a waste and [MALE] did n't get his burgers .
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[MALE] had a drinking problem .
he began to spend all his time at the bar .
his work finally began to suffer .
[MALE] began to miss days at work .
eventually , [MALE] lost his job .
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one day [NEUTRAL] took a trip to illinois .
first she visited [MALE] tower .
then she went to the magnificent mile .
finally she went to wrigley field .
she had a great time .
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[MALE] 's doctor told him that he was morbidly obese .
[MALE] decided to do something about it .
he started running every day .
he ate healthy at every meal .
[MALE] is now down 25 pounds in a little over a month .
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[FEMALE] cat [MALE] caught a blue bird and was calling for me to come see it .
i took it away and saved it .
later he caught a squirrel .
it was alive so i went to save it too .
i chased the cat all over the block trying to save it but gave up .
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[MALE] walked to his class .
a marketing agent stopped him .
she explained a project she 's working on and asked for help .
[MALE] found out that he needs to pay money for an online membership .
since she told him last minute , he was mad .
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[MALE] 's company got a new general manager .
[MALE] was unsure how he felt about it .
after getting to know him a bit [MALE] wound up liking him .
he was much better than his old boss .
productivity really shot up because of it .
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[FEMALE] was playing chess with her dad .
she had won two games in a row .
but then she started getting too sure of herself .
she slipped up and made wrong moves .
her dad won the next three games !
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kimberley had a very big drawer .
in fact , she opened it every day .
one day , the drawer would not open .
[NEUTRAL] even used all of her strengths .
finally , kimberley had to call her mom who opened it for her .
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[FEMALE] loved trading .
she traded everyday .
only problem was her current chart pattern failed her .
[FEMALE] was then quite upset .
but luckily she found a new one .
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it rained horribly this morning and almost wiped out my garden .
i did n't want that to happen again so i decided to put up a tent .
i asked my neighbor [MALE] if he would help me put up the tent .
he said yes and so he and i got to work .
now the tent is up and my garden is protected against the rain .
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i bought an ice cream cone .
the ice cream cone started to melt because it was hot outside .
the ice cream ran down my arm and onto my shirt .
[FEMALE] shirt was stained .
i had to buy a stain remover pen from the store .
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[FEMALE] 19 year old niece is a college sophomore .
she started classes this week .
she had a physical at the clinic .
she got nervous when they tested her blood sugar .
she was fine .
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[MALE] worked at the carnival .
his job was to set up and run the carnival rides .
[MALE] 's job with the carnival required constant travel .
he got tired of his job and the constant moving .
[MALE] decided to settle down and get a job as a bartender .
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[NEUTRAL] looked at her empty driveway .
her newspaper was supposed to have been delivered already .
she called her paper boy to complain .
he brought the paper to her right away .
[NEUTRAL] sat down with her coffee to read today 's news .
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as a child i loved the chicago [MALE] sox .
[FEMALE] parents did n't have much money when i was growing up .
i got my first job and saved up all my money .
i bought myself a ticket to go see the chicago [MALE] sox .
i went and saw them play and it was a really fun time .
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[FEMALE] was feeling depressed and wanted a pick me up .
she knew that lately she had been feeling very drab and boring .
she decided to get an outrageous makeover complete with red hair .
when it was all done she looked like a completely new person .
luckily it really did make her feel much better .
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[NEUTRAL] was very ill .
she had an iv in her arm .
the hospital said the iv would make her feel better .
soon , she was feeling a bit more like herself .
the fluids had helped a lot .
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i wanted to have hot wings for supper yesterday .
i defrosted a bag of chicken legs and turned on the oven .
i baked them at 375 degrees for an hour and a half .
after removing them from the oven covered them in hot sauce .
i then ate my delicious chicken for supper .
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[FEMALE] was four years old and her mother thought the world of her .
the little girl always had to be the center of attention , however .
her daddy was concerned about her behavior .
she was constantly inserting herself between her mother and father .
her daddy thought that her mother was spoiling her with attention .
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[MALE] went to school this morning .
a very unusual sighted greeted him as he opened the front doors .
there was a makeshift corral in the middle of the school hall .
in the middle of the corral were a 5 sheep .
senior prank week had begun .
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[MALE] wanted to play an instrument .
he could n't afford his own .
his school would lend him one if he joined band .
[MALE] decided to try out .
he made it easily and got to play drums .
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when [MALE] had his heart attack , his whole family was in shock .
he was the only one who was fit and healthy among them .
they asked the doctor what had happened .
but he did n't understand why [MALE] had been so unlucky .
his body had just given up without a reason .
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[MALE] was making a robot for science class .
he thought it would be a boring project .
but he ended up getting very involved .
the robot-building was fun and interesting .
[MALE] put in so much effort , he got an a+ !
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there was a sale on potatoes at [NEUTRAL] 's local grocery store .
[NEUTRAL] bought two bags of potatoes .
she forgot about the potatoes .
the potatoes went bad .
[NEUTRAL] ended up throwing away the potatoes she bought .
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[MALE] liked to play sports .
he found a ball in his yard .
he spent the day kicking it and throwing it .
when he was finished playing with it , he put it in his garage .
the next day , he got it out and started playing again .
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[FEMALE] loved the government .
when she grew up , she wanted to be the president .
[NEUTRAL] , [FEMALE] focused on school and did very well .
after that , she became a senator for over 10 years .
finally , after a very long time , [FEMALE] became the president .
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[NEUTRAL] tried to turn on his computer to watch a movie .
he discovered that it was broken .
[NEUTRAL] tinkered with it for a bit .
he gave up on trying to fix it himself .
[NEUTRAL] took it to a computer repair shop .
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[MALE] went to the beach that day in hope to sunbathe .
he put his towel down but the beach was full and noisy .
he decided to swim instead .
in the water , he got stung by a jellyfish .
he went back home hurt and dissatisfied with his day .
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[FEMALE] had always had an artificial christmas tree for christmas .
one year she decided to get a live tree for christmas .
she picked out a nice tree at the tree lot and brought it home .
within a few hours [FEMALE] could not stop sneezing .
she found out the hard way that she was allergic to fir trees .
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one day [FEMALE] went to massachusetts .
first she went to [MALE] common .
then she went to old sturbridge village .
finally she went to new [NEUTRAL] aquarium .
she had a great time .
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[MALE] needed to get a new front tire .
he kept putting it off .
one day he was driving around when it blew out .
[MALE] almost lost control and crashed .
he learned to take better care of his car .
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the police were trying to catch a neighborhood thief .
they decided to stake-out the entire area that night .
they did n't catch the thief so decided to continue the stake-out .
four nights later they saw the thief .
all the police officers rushed to grab the guy and they caught him .
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[FEMALE] and her siblings wanted ice cream .
it was a hot summer day and ice cream would cool them off .
their mom could n't afford ice cream , but she had a solution .
she froze juice in ice cube trays and made ice pops .
the children loved the inexpensive treats !
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[FEMALE] brother 's friend gp is indian .
he has dark skin .
he dresses in western style clothing and is a citizen of the usa .
the day after 911 a policeman stopped and questioned him .
gp was very upset at this .
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[MALE] was at the beach taking a break from swimming .
he was laying on his towel enjoying the heat when he fell asleep .
[NEUTRAL] hour later , he woke up to a sharp pain .
his skin was blistering red , burnt in the sun .
he retreated home where he applied lotion to cool his skin .
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[MALE] was driving around .
it started to rain as he headed home .
his car broke down .
[MALE] did n't want to work on it in the rain .
he called a friend to pick him up instead .
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[MALE] did n't like to admit he was wrong .
he had made a mistake at work and could n't take the blame .
he tried to pin the mistake on a colleague .
but his boss learned about it .
[MALE] was humiliated and had to admit he was wrong .
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[FEMALE] wanted some chocolates .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] drove to the store to get chocolate .
[FEMALE] got lots of chocolate bars .
[FEMALE] got home and turned on her tv and eat her chocolate .
she was so glad she got the chocolate .
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[MALE] took his girlfriend out to eat .
he told her that he can order anything that she wants .
she picked the most expensive items on the plate and ordered drinks .
the total bill came out to be $ 145 dollars .
[MALE] had to withdraw money from his savings .
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one day [MALE] was playing a game online .
it stopped loading .
he checked the internet connection and saw that it was out .
he called the cable company .
they arranged for a tech to come out and fix it for [MALE] .
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[MALE] 's mother was very nasty and never made him feel loved .
in adulthood , he had a hard time trusting women .
he finally married [FEMALE] but was unsure about having children .
when she became pregnant , [MALE] worried about making a child happy .
when he saw [FEMALE] hold the baby , radiating love , his fears dissolved .
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[MALE] lived in a small apartment with very little furniture .
he wanted to buy a new sofa but did n't know where to go .
he found an ad in the newspaper and called the store .
[MALE] headed down to the furniture place .
he bought his new sofa and took it home that day .
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[FEMALE] went to a small food shack .
she wanted a sandwich .
to her dismay however , she saw the cook not wearing gloves .
it grossed her out .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to simply leave .
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[MALE] was having trouble finding girls .
he decided to try online dating .
nobody really replied to his ads .
[MALE] was too shy to start a conversation with others .
online wound up as bad as real life .
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[FEMALE] loved bumper cars .
she heard that the carnival was coming to her town .
she saved her money so she could ride the bumper car ride .
when she got to the carnival , the bumper car ride was out of order .
[FEMALE] spent her money on the ferris wheel instead .
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[MALE] noticed he started receiving the news paper .
he did n't remember ordering it and thought it was a promotion .
one day his neighbor asked him if he had seen his newspapers .
[MALE] realized he had been receiving them by mistake .
he apologized and let the paperboy know .
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[MALE] was eating lunch in his dining room .
suddenly he noticed a gigantic fly buzzing around .
he chased the fly around trying to swat it to no avail .
finally he managed to corner the fly in his pantry .
with a quick smack , he killed the fly .
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[MALE] wanted a dog with an excellent pedigree .
his wife was opposed to the idea but said nothing .
instead she just brought him to an animal shelter .
[MALE] fell in love with one of the dogs immediately and adopted it .
[MALE] 's wife knew that would happen all along .
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[FEMALE] was amazing at gymnastics .
she had been doing it for years .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to enter into a competition .
it was very competitive .
all the sudden she messed up her routine so she did not place .
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after winning the baseball game the team celebrated .
we went to a local dinner to celebrate .
we all ate hot wings and burgers .
it was a great feeling .
everyone enjoyed themselves .
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[FEMALE] had feelings for her friend [MALE] .
she was concerned it would ruin the friendship though .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to not do anything .
they ended up remaining friends .
it was for the best .
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it has been a hot summer in [MALE] .
we had many days in the nineties .
we had the ac on a lot this year .
last night the temperature dropped to the sixties .
we slept under blankets for the first time this summer .
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[MALE] was really into politics .
during election season he would constantly talk about them .
he would put his controversial opinions on social media .
this made a lot of people upset .
[MALE] lost several friends over it .
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[MALE] was not a criminal , but his friends were .
one evening he saw all his friends graffiti on a bus .
next , three of them jumped in his car .
[MALE] suggested they rob someone .
they robbed a guy for his backpack but were caught and sent to jail .
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i was at the doctor 's office .
and the doctor had a social worker come visit me .
i ended up waiting for 20 minutes .
and she was no help at all .
i decided that social workers were useless .
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one day [FEMALE] found a short story left on her desk in [MALE] class .
the next day , there was another story .
every day for two weeks she found a story on her desk .
she enjoyed the stories and wondered who wrote them .
she was surprised to find that her best friend , [MALE] , was the writer .
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at [MALE] high school the head coach quit his job in 1970 .
in the middle of the season the school could not replace him .
the assistant coach took his place hoping to obtain victory .
everyone was skeptical because of the man 's color .
against odds and mockery , the man came out on top and won the season .
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the assignment was to draw a realistic picture .
sadly , [FEMALE] was not good at drawing .
she drew a stick figure on the paper and turned it in .
she hoped the teacher would be amused .
her art teacher was not amused at all , and gave her a failing grade .
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[MALE] was well known in the city .
he was a member of the mob .
the police knew him well .
they were trying to trap him for years .
[MALE] knew he had to be very careful .
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[FEMALE] was walking through the park when something caught her eye .
a crisp one-dollar bill was lying in the grass .
she smiled and put it in her pocket .
later , she went to the candy store .
she bought herself a tasty lollipop .
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[FEMALE] was playing with her necklace .
she pulled too hard and the string snapped .
suddenly , all of the beads fell and scattered on the floor .
[FEMALE] quickly tried to collect all of the beads .
soon she realized it was no use and the necklace was ruined .
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[FEMALE] was a little drunk one evening when she got home .
she made her lunch for work and fell into bed .
when she awoke , she was pleased to see her lunchbox by the door .
but at lunch time , she found that she had n't put any food in it .
[FEMALE] had just packed herself a plate and a fork !
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[FEMALE] regularly went to a restaurant after work and ordered a salad .
she thought it was healthy .
but she looked at its nutritional information online later on .
it had too much fat , sugar , and calories .
but the salad was so good that she continued to order it .
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growing up i had a neighbor who was an old man .
the old man would sit on his porch .
overtime i walked to school he would wave at me .
i did n't talk to the old man , but i knew he was there waving at me .
when he passed away i felt really sad and wished i talked to him .
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today my wife went rug shopping .
we had a rug but she wanted another one .
she tried online shopping .
she went to the store to see the rug in person .
she bought a nice new rug .
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[FEMALE] sister-in-law lost her husband in 2015 .
she had nobody else at home .
she has started to visit her sister in greenfield , 90 miles away .
last week she inquired about buying a house in that area .
her sister approves of the idea .
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[MALE] wanted a puppy .
his mom finally said yes .
they went to an animal rescue to adopt one .
a little grey kitten kept meowing at [MALE] .
[MALE] got a kitten instead of the puppy .
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[FEMALE] went out of town for the weekend .
she forgot to pay her rent before she left town .
[FEMALE] called her landlord to explain the situation .
he told her that there would be a late fee if her rent was late .
she had to send a rent check by overnight courier to avoid a late fee .
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[MALE] 's bank for his checking account transitioned to online-only .
at first it seemed like a dream come true .
his fees were lower than ever .
the phone lines now operated twenty-four hours a day .
[MALE] later wished he could change his account status in-person .
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[FEMALE] 's carbon monoxide detector was beeping .
she thought she had a gas leak and called emergency services .
[FEMALE] met the rescue workers outside and explained the problem .
the fireman discovered that the detector only needed a new battery .
[FEMALE] felt embarrassed .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were lovers and wanted to vacation together .
they went downtown to a travel agency .
they looked through catalogs of vacation trips .
they decided to go to alaska to enjoy the snow .
they are now in juneau enjoying the snow .
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[MALE] 's old phone was getting really slow and sluggish .
he tried everything to speed it up .
eventually he realized he needed to buy a new one .
[MALE] spent a long time comparing prices and features .
eventually he found the perfect one for his budget .
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[FEMALE] 's mom thought she had matured a lot .
she gave her a cell phone .
her mom said it was just for emergencies .
a month later , [FEMALE] 's mom got a huge cellphone bill .
[FEMALE] had abused the privilege .
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[MALE] was in a playful mood .
he decided to buy a scratch off ticket .
[MALE] wound up winning a hundred bucks .
[MALE] decided to buy a couple more tickets .
he did n't win anything on those , though .
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[FEMALE] friend [FEMALE] 's sister got married over the weekend .
it was her first wedding , at 46 .
she is very attractive and we wondered why she took so long .
she ended marrying a very handsome man .
there were many nice fb photos of the wedding .
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[FEMALE] wanted a cup of vanilla coffee from the coffee shop .
she got in the car and drove to the shop .
she ordered a vanilla coffee with two sugars .
the cashier gave her the coffee and [FEMALE] took a sip .
she scrunched up her nose because the coffee was bad .
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i am not much into football .
however , i watch football with my dad .
during half time , my dad heats up hot wings .
the hot wings made watching football bearable .
i had no idea what is going on in the football game , but i had wings !
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[FEMALE] was excited about the first day of school .
she was going into the third grade .
she need to get up early to get ready .
however , she was so excited she had a hard getting to sleep .
when the alarm clock went off in the morning she lost her excitement .
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[FEMALE] was getting married .
she rushed around and planned all the wedding details .
when it was all planned , she sat back and enjoyed the fun of it all .
she had a great time at her shower .
she could n't wait to walk down the aisle !
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it was [FEMALE] 's birthday and nobody gave her anything .
she was sad but did n't show it .
when she went home she cried herself to sleep after wine .
the next day her work threw her a surprise birthday party .
[FEMALE] felt better and a little silly too .
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[MALE] had a very big computer .
he loved to use it a lot .
one day , it stopped working .
[MALE] had to rush to the store .
finally , [MALE] got his computer fixed and it worked .
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[MALE] was working on a landscape painting for her art class .
but she could only afford to buy a few tubes of paint .
she thought her painting would be awful with just a few colors to use .
but the simple color scheme proved to be very attractive .
[MALE] was happy to impress her class with the painting .
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[MALE] had a big breakdown when his wife left him .
he went to see a psychologist but it did n't help .
as no one was there around him , he chose to go to a monastery .
he stayed there for four weeks praying and healing .
when he came out , he felt a lot better and stronger .
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[FEMALE] wanted to marry a rich man .
[NEUTRAL] she frequented a rich neighborhood to attract one .
while on the subway to get there , she met [MALE] .
he was poor , but her heart started to beat faster .
she gave up her dream to marry a rich man to marry love instead .
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[MALE] had started drinking more heavily .
he noticed he was consuming a lot of beer .
[MALE] started getting a gut and out of shape .
he decided to stop drinking so much beer .
he switched to lower calorie vodka instead .
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[FEMALE] was going on an interview .
she had planned to get to the meeting twenty minutes early .
the traffic on [FEMALE] 's route was horrible .
she fell behind on schedule .
[FEMALE] still managed to get to the meeting five minutes early .
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[MALE] 's teacher assigned reading for homework .
[MALE] forgot to read .
when she got to class , her teacher gave a pop quiz .
[MALE] failed the quiz .
her grade dropped by 2 points .
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when ray opened his cabinet the knob fell off .
he decided to look up how to fix it .
he went to the store and shopped around for a new knob .
he finally found the right one .
when he got home he fixed in a few hours .
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[NEUTRAL] moved to the midwest .
he found the summers pleasantly temperate and sunny .
he found the winters brutally cold and unpleasant .
he invested in a space heater for his room .
it was insufficient and he had to sleep in many layers .
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[FEMALE] was mad since she failed a test that she studied hard for .
she saw an ant-hill outside and kicked it .
several fire ants climbed out of it .
they were moving throughout her entire body .
she felt several bites .
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[MALE] had a few teeth pulled out in order to remove crowding .
he decided to visit [NEUTRAL] 's soccer match .
she was playing when [MALE] arrived .
someone kicked the ball and it hit [MALE] in the face .
he had to go to urgent care since the bleeding did n't stop .
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[FEMALE] wanted to make cookies but did n't know how .
she asked her mom to show her .
[FEMALE] 's mom got out the cookie dough and heated the oven .
she helped [FEMALE] form the dough into balls and put them on the tray .
the cookies were so delicious when the came out of the oven hot .
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[FEMALE] took medication for her high blood pressure .
she had trouble keeping her blood pressure under control .
her high blood pressure caused her kidneys to fail .
[FEMALE] had to start dialysis four times a week .
she was ecstatic when she found out she could get a kidney transplant .
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[FEMALE] was on a trip .
she checked into her beautiful hotel .
it was five star and had a gorgeous pool .
[FEMALE] decided she would just lay by the pool all day .
she loved traveling .
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the family was going camping .
they bought a new air mattress .
on their first day , they blew the mattress up .
it got so full , it popped !
the family had to sleep on the hard ground .
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[MALE] was walking home with a bag of heavy groceries .
he was stomping along when suddenly he heard a thud .
his bag had ripped and food was spilling out everywhere .
after collecting his fallen goods , [MALE] stuck everything in his shirt .
he managed to get it all home using his shirt like a nest .
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[MALE] was a novice computer programmer .
he had made a few video games and a few webpages .
[MALE] got an email one day about a design job .
he quickly replied that he would be interested and began to prep .
[MALE] wound up being hired by the government to write spy software .
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[MALE] was at the bar .
a song he really liked came on .
he had never heard it before .
he asked around until someone told him what it was .
[MALE] downloaded it and checked out the band .
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[MALE] loved the ocean .
he lived miles away but always planned a yearly trip .
this year he had an extra week to spend there .
[MALE] loved every moment of it .
he decided to plan two trips a year .
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[MALE] was out to dinner with friends .
he was really hungry when ordering food .
[MALE] ordered way more than he could finish .
he still forced himself to do so .
[MALE] wound up getting sick that night .
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when i was younger i met this girl name [FEMALE] at work .
[FEMALE] introduced me as her friend [FEMALE] .
i immediately had a crushed on her [FEMALE] .
the next day i visit [FEMALE] 's house hoping [FEMALE] did n't find out .
i got caught the same day by [FEMALE] which was [FEMALE] 's sister .
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i 've submitted my job resume to over 100 different places .
i have n't gotten a single call back , so i 've become quite discouraged .
i was going over my resume to see what 's wrong with it .
the resume i 've been using does n't have any of my contact information .
i feel sick thinking about the number of jobs i 've applied for .
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[MALE] wanted to write his girlfriend a poem for their anniversary .
[MALE] worked day and night on the poem .
he worked on it well at work .
[MALE] finally finished it .
he handed it to his girlfriend and she loved it .
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the kids liked touring the farm .
they saw a funny donkey in the field .
they petted him and fed him a carrot .
the donkey nuzzled them and then ran away .
the kids had learned a lot about him .
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[MALE] loved his girlfriend with all of his heart .
any time she was sad he would do everything in his power to help her .
one day she came home with tears in her eyes .
she did n't make it past her job interview .
[MALE] took her out to an entertainment park to make her smile .
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[FEMALE] went to the movies yesterday .
as soon as she went to sit down she noticed something .
the ground was filthy .
it was covered in popcorn .
[FEMALE] was unimpressed and never went back again .
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it was allie 's first time getting her nails done .
she never had a pro do it before .
but as soon as she walked out they chipped .
[FEMALE] was horrified .
she then went back and fixed it .
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[FEMALE] wanted to find some seashells for her mother .
she drove towards the beach hoping to find some .
the beach was closed due to a big thunderstorm .
[FEMALE] bought some fake seashells at a craft store .
her mother was still very happy .
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[MALE] bought himself a new phone today .
he made plans to go rollerblading with a friend later that day .
[MALE] forgot to take his phone out of his pocket for the rollerblading .
[MALE] made the mistake of falling on his bottom .
as he got up , he realized that she shattered his new phone .
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[MALE] was eating dinner at a nice restaurant .
he left his table to go to the restroom .
inside the restroom he saw a sign that said employees must wash hands .
[MALE] waited and waited , but no employee showed up to wash his hands .
[MALE] clearly did not understand the sign .
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[FEMALE] was a muslim .
she ordered a pizza with beef pepperoni .
but the waiter was confused .
he said all the pepperoni was pork-based .
[FEMALE] sighed and hung up to find a new restaurant .
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the girls liked being in nature .
they hiked to a local waterfall .
they splashed and had a lot of fun .
when they were finished , they changed into dry clothes .
what a fun day they had had at the falls !
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[MALE] , the dog , was sick and tired of being around humans .
he hated it so much that he often dreamed of running away .
he saw his chance and took it .
the door was left open and [MALE] ran away .
[MALE] was introduced to the wild , and found a loving family .
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[FEMALE] 's favorite author was voltaire .
she loved his witty plays .
candide was her favorite novel .
one day she was reading a criticism of his works .
the essay soured her opinion of the critic .
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[NEUTRAL] was cooking dinner .
all of a sudden a small grease fire started .
[NEUTRAL] did n't know what to do .
in a panic he tried throwing water on it .
that made the fire spread and [NEUTRAL] had to evacuate .
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[MALE] was walking home from work one night .
suddenly two men approached with a knife .
they threatened him and demanded his wallet .
[MALE] pretended to retrieve it and then threw it far away .
the hoodlums went for the wallet and [MALE] ran far away .
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[FEMALE] woke one morning for school .
then she looked outside .
she saw that there was a heavy blizzard !
sure enough , the radio announced a snow day .
[FEMALE] was very happy .
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[MALE] had a very big stick .
he would play with it every day .
one day , he wanted to play with his stick .
he searched for hours and could n't find it .
finally , he found it outside of his house .
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every year there is a wing fest in buffalo .
they have an eating competition .
they also have all these different flavored wings to try .
everyone comes down to the big event .
it is something we always look forward to .
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mara loves makeup .
she spends all her spare money at sephora .
she decided to start doing makeup as a side job .
she became a very successful makeup artist .
now , she works doing makeup full time .
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[FEMALE] noticed she was starting to feel itchy all the time .
she realized her home had become infested with fleas .
she bought a bug bomb and fumigated the house .
she also brought her dog to the vet for a flea bath .
[FEMALE] stopped itching and she was confident the fleas were gone .
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i used to just save files and folders anywhere in my computer .
i always figured that i would remember more-or-less where i put stuff .
and if i did n't , i could always search .
that was my train of thought until one time i lost a crucial email .
it was n't where i thought it was , and it was n't named what i thought .
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[FEMALE] loved to pick cotton .
it was her dream job when she was an adult .
one day , she decided to travel to the south to see cotton fields .
she saved a lot of money and flew first class .
finally , [FEMALE] was able to see a cotton field in real life .
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[FEMALE] was very afraid of cyclones .
she knew the moved very fast .
one day , she went outside .
right outside of her house was a cyclone .
[FEMALE] had to run away with as much as she could carry .
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[MALE] normally liked flying .
his latest trip was different .
the plane went through a lot of windy weather .
the turbulence was intense enough to make [MALE] sick .
he had to throw up more than once .
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[MALE] did not like baths .
his mom fought with him all of the time about it .
[MALE] hated getting wet .
his dad decided to install a colorful rainfall shower .
he showed [MALE] the shower and it made him like baths .
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[FEMALE] friend was not feeling well .
she was diagnosed with the flu .
i brought her hot soup so she would feel better .
i felt sick a few days later and i went to the doctor .
i was diagnosed with the flu .
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[MALE] was out with friends .
one of them liked to get too drunk .
he ran off at night and got lost downtown .
his friends looked for him to no avail .
eventually they found out he was taken to the drunk tank .
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i waited near my class before 10 minutes before it started .
when i placed my water bottle in my bag , the cap fell loose .
some water soaked my lab notebook and other papers .
i quickly took it out .
since my lab notebook was ruined , i had to throw it away .
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[FEMALE] was tired of her relationship with [MALE] .
he was a control freak and did n't want to admit it .
she tried to go to see a relationship expert with him .
the expert was on her side and told her to break up .
[FEMALE] waited for [MALE] to be out to leave the house with her things .
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[FEMALE] friends and i play retro games .
we are not into the new games .
we talk about the old school games and research about them .
[FEMALE] friends also help me with the old retro games by giving me tips .
retro games have brought me and my friends together .
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[FEMALE] son took my wife to fenway park on monday .
she had tickets behind third base .
she bought a cap and watched the game .
she was on tv during a foul ball play .
i recorded her appearance and emailed it to friends .
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[FEMALE] got a pair of beats headphones .
she wore them every day .
one day they broke .
[NEUTRAL] she had to replace them .
she liked the new ones better .
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[FEMALE] really wanted to buy the tenth book of a series she loved .
she went to the bookstore as soon as the book was available .
she devoured it in one night .
but when she was done , she was disappointed with the plot .
she ended up selling the whole series to a used bookstore .
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i had a lot of room taken up on my dvr .
i had to delete some recordings .
i had 12 hours of law and order episodes .
i decided to delete them as i had watched them before .
i could record them again as the show is always on .
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[FEMALE] wanted to visit the zoo .
she invited her best friend [FEMALE] to come along .
the both visited the lion cage at the zoo .
somehow the lion managed to escape .
a zookeeper was able to stop the lion from harming [FEMALE] and [FEMALE] .
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today i arrived at work early .
i noticed the plants near the door had a bunch of litter next to them .
i decided to clean it up , picking up a beer can as i got started .
unfortunately , i spilled some on my dress .
that 's when i realized it was n't beer , it was urine .
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all her life [FEMALE] was a big comic book fan .
year after year , she hoped for a chance to go to comic con .
she really wanted to meet her favorite comic book artists .
this year on her birthday , her mother gave her a plain white envelope .
inside were plane tickets to san [MALE] and tickets to comic con .
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[FEMALE] was having trouble falling asleep .
her anxiety kept her up at night .
she kept worrying about her work .
[FEMALE] decided to do some yoga in order to relax .
she was able to fall asleep immediately afterwards .
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[MALE] had an aunt whom he loved very much .
one day she passed away suddenly .
he received a call from his aunt 's attorney not long after she passed .
[MALE] was instructed to go to the attorney 's office the next day .
he was told his aunt was rich and she 'd left [MALE] her fortune .
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our lamp seemed dim the other night .
[FEMALE] wife took a new bulb out .
she dropped the bulb and it shattered .
she got a vacuum cleaner and ran it over the carpet .
luckily the vacuum cleaner was powerful and got the pieces .
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[MALE] was sad his grandma had died .
he got a call that her insurance policy was payable to him .
it was a million dollars !
[MALE] was still sad , but he was also happy about the money .
[MALE] decided to spend the money doing things she would approve of .
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[FEMALE] was offered a retirement saving account through her employer .
she found all of the expense ratios inappropriately high .
she asked the employer 's finance director about this .
they told her that if she could find a better option she should accept .
[FEMALE] gladly found an [NEUTRAL] with an expense ratio between 0 ,10 and 0 ,30 .
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[NEUTRAL] was at a party with her friends .
she was wearing a stylish white dress and sipping some wine .
suddenly her glass slipped , leaving a stain on her clothes .
she tried her best to clean the dress but it was useless .
it was completely ruined by the wine stain .
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i 'm the oldest of five siblings .
[NEUTRAL] when i was a teenager and mom was at work i had to cook .
at first i did n't know how to make anything .
but little by little i learned different recipes .
now i know how to cook plenty of different foods .
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[MALE] ran two miles everyday for track practice .
there was a track meet today at school .
[MALE] was scared to run against other teams .
during his race [MALE] beat all the other runners and placed first .
[MALE] won a medal and was happy his hard work paid off .
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[FEMALE] loved exploring .
one day some friends invited her on a trip .
it was a spelunking tour , exploring caves .
[FEMALE] eagerly signed up for the trip .
she could n't wait for the fun adventure !
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[MALE] was a great baker .
he made a cheesecake that had chocolate drizzled on top .
he cooled it in the fridge for a few hours .
then he cut it into slices .
the cheesecake was going to taste so good !
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[NEUTRAL] was excited about lunch at school .
her mom had packed her sack lunch .
she was hoping she could sit by her best friend .
her best friend ate a school lunch .
[NEUTRAL] did not get to sit by her and is no longer excited .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were discussing what kind of house to buy .
[FEMALE] wanted to get a townhouse near the coast .
[MALE] wanted to get a cottage near the campgrounds .
they found a cottage-like house that was right on the water .
they decided to compromise and secured a loan for the house .
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i love playing in the snow .
[FEMALE] prefer game in the snow is football .
it is interesting to play with people .
you never know what is going to happened .
everyone either slips , fumble the ball or make themselves look bad .
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[MALE] decided it was time that he needed a haircut .
he looked online to find the cheapest hair stylist in town .
after calling the salon , he scheduled an appointment for the same day .
the haircut was quick and seemed rushed .
when [MALE] got home , he realized he had a terrible haircut .
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[FEMALE] wanted to feel useful in her life .
she decided to sponsor a poor child in [NEUTRAL] .
every month she mailed her gift .
she soon received thankful letters from her child .
[FEMALE] felt very good about her contribution .
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[FEMALE] 's class did a mock trial .
they even set up a judge and jury .
[FEMALE] thought it would be boring .
to her surprise , though , it was very interesting .
[FEMALE] had fun - and learned a lot about the law !
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[MALE] sat with a girl he 's interested in on the bus .
they talked for several minutes .
they also communicated well with each other .
when [MALE] asked for her name , she was n't smiling anymore .
she said that she has a boyfriend .
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a journalist loses his job , when not telling the truth in his story .
his identity was stolen by someone who was on a murder trial .
the man was accused of murdering his own family .
sence matters could n't get any worse , he went to speak to the man .
hoping to rebuild his shattered life , he listens to the man 's story .
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[NEUTRAL] sorely desired to succeed as a poet .
she attended many conferences and spoken word events .
she sent her work to agents and publications .
the responses were tepid when they were even existent .
[NEUTRAL] never gave up her dream .
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[MALE] was really bad at pairing up his socks .
he found it tedious and boring .
after a while he did n't bother to anymore .
[MALE] just socks that did n't match instead .
nobody ever really noticed or cared .
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mica and her bridesmaids woke up excited for the wedding day .
shortly after they woke up there was a knock at the hotel door .
[FEMALE] from the salon had come to do their hair and makeup .
all of the girls laughed and joked around while [FEMALE] worked .
it was n't until mica was all dressed that everyone got serious .
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[FEMALE] tried a new local restaurant .
the service was awful .
and the food was terrible , too !
back home , [FEMALE] left a poor review on the internet .
she felt much better afterwards !
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the kid was spraying his driveway .
his hose would barely reach to spray the water on it .
once his driveway was clean , he moved on to the sidewalk .
he washed all the grass and dirt away .
he liked having a tidy house .
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[MALE] was meeting his girlfriend at a bar .
he walked in through the door and saw his girlfriend at the counter .
a man was hitting on his girlfriend .
[MALE] 's girlfriend was obviously annoyed .
[MALE] showed up and told the guy to get away .
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[FEMALE] was not getting much sleep .
every night her twin babies seemed to be playing a game of sleep tag .
just as she got one to sleep , the other would wake up screaming mama !
and just as that one went to sleep the other would awaken .
they seemed to be conspiring to keep her from getting any sleep .
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[MALE] was on his very first flight .
he was nervous but so far things had gone well .
suddenly the plane began bouncing violently .
[MALE] clutched his seat in fear as the plane passed it .
finally , they left the turbulence and things were okay again .
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[MALE] walked up to [FEMALE] .
he was nervous .
he asked her to dance .
she said yes and they went to the dancefloor .
they had a great time that night dancing .
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[NEUTRAL] was doing her homework .
she spilled juice all over her homework paper .
her mother left the paper on the counter overnight .
the homework had dried out .
[NEUTRAL] picked up the paper and was able to turn it in .
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[NEUTRAL] got a new job .
it was at a bank in town .
she was going to be a teller .
on her first day , she reported to her manager .
the manager told her she was at the wrong location .
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[MALE] started reading a new book .
it was longer than what he normally goes for .
it started up slow but he hoped it would get better .
after several hours of reading he was near the end .
it never got any better .
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[MALE] was driving down the road when a dog ran right in front .
he was forced to swerve and missed the dog completely .
after pulling over to the side of the road he approached the dog .
he read the dog 's collar and found the owner 's phone number .
after calling the owner , he brought the dog back to his lost home .
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the circus came to town .
[MALE] went to the sideshow with his parents .
the people there had strange abilities and bodies .
they talked to [MALE] about their life in the circus .
[MALE] did n't think it was very fair to call them freaks .
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[MALE] moved in with his girlfriend .
she had two cats .
[MALE] kept accidentally startling one of them .
they never got along after that .
luckily the other cat liked him plenty .
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[MALE] wanted to go for a hike .
he went into the desert for a bit .
soon , he came across the border to [NEUTRAL] .
[MALE] decided he should n't cross that border .
he had no choice but to turn back .
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[FEMALE] was a massive introvert .
for this reason , she hated to go to parties .
she never knew what to do after the initial greeting .
she usually ended up leaving early .
she decided to have her own party for introverts by herself .
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[FEMALE] wanted a new haircut .
she had her stylist give her bangs .
she hated them immediately .
she started the long process of growing them out .
[FEMALE] wished she had n't cut her hair .
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[FEMALE] was very afraid of pain .
yet she wanted to have her ears pierced .
she asked her friend to accompany her to the boutique .
when the employee pierced her ear , she shrieked .
and her friend 's hand was completely numb with pain .
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[FEMALE] really hated spinach .
in fact , she would eat anything but spinach .
one day , she had nothing in her fridge .
the only thing in it was a little spinach .
after eating it , [FEMALE] decided that spinach tasted fine .
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[MALE] was n't much of a ladies man .
he had never had a girlfriend .
he decided to create an online dating profile .
he met a girl who had the exact same interests as he did .
they fell in love and lived happily forever .
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[MALE] 's english teacher assigned everyone a research paper .
he had to pick someone he admired and write about him .
[MALE] 's father is a police officer .
he decided to write about him .
[MALE] got an a on the paper .
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[MALE] 's car was having problems .
he took it to several mechanics .
none were able to help him .
eventually [MALE] asked a knowledgeable friend about it .
the friend was able to send him down the right path .
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[MALE] went outside .
he left the door open by accident .
a bunch of flies flew in .
[MALE] was n't able to get rid of them for a while .
he made sure to always close the door after that .
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[MALE] threw his shoes up in the air .
it landed on an electric pole .
the wire broke , cutting off electricity in the house .
[MALE] 's dad got mad .
he took a belt and whipped [MALE] with it .
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[FEMALE] joined a new church .
she met the priest on [FEMALE] .
he was very friendly and warm .
[FEMALE] knew this was a great church home for her .
she was excited to become more involved .
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as i was growing up i always wanted to be a singer .
[FEMALE] mother would put force me to go to singing classes .
as time went on , i realized i have a natural gift .
tonight was my big night , and i 've been so nervous .
i 'll be taking the stage tonight , and my dreams are becoming reality .
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[FEMALE] 's husband stays at home while she works .
he is a freelance writer .
one day [FEMALE] forgot her lunch .
she texted her husband to bring it to her at work .
he brought lunch for himself as well and they had an impromptu date .
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kiley had entered her quilt into a competition .
the top prize was a free vacation for two .
kiley hoped she would win to take her husband .
she anxiously waited to hear the results .
she was thrilled when she heard her name called .
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[MALE] woke up in the night to use the restroom .
the light in the bathroom was out .
[MALE] walked into the bathroom counter and stubbed his toe .
he cut his toe fairly badly .
[MALE] was n't able to sleep the rest of the night .
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i decided to run for exercise .
but there was too much smog while running on the sidewalk .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to run to my college and exercise there .
and the air quality was much better .
i will never run along a busy street .
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[MALE] was trying to learn a piano piece he liked .
but it was too advanced for him .
nevertheless , he practiced it everyday for weeks .
but when his piano teacher heard , he suggested practicing the basics .
after practicing easier pieces for months , everything became easier .
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[MALE] was driving home after work on a friday evening .
he proceeded through a green light .
another driver hit him head on .
luckily , [MALE] was alright .
the other driver 's insurance paid for the damage .
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the kids missed the bus and were late to school .
they called all their friends to drive them .
no one could come pick them up !
they finally started running down the street .
they would be exhausted by the time they got there !
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[MALE] was going to take his yearbook picture .
it was his senior year so he tried to look good .
unfortunately the photographer took it while he was making a face .
[MALE] wound up looking weird and creepy in his picture .
he asked them to change it but they could n't .
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[MALE] was playing with balloons in his living room .
the colorful balls were leftover from a party .
[MALE] was jumping around when suddenly he landed on one balloon .
he heard a loud bang as the balloon popped and deflated .
[MALE] cried at the sudden noise and went to find his mom .
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[FEMALE] tried to stop smoking many times .
every time she did , she took on weight .
this time she made sure there would n't be a lot of food around .
[NEUTRAL] instead of eating she was exercising .
after five months she had quit smoking and was slim .
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[FEMALE] had a fever .
[FEMALE] 's mom tried to give her medicine .
the medicine did n't taste good .
[FEMALE] 's mom put the medicine in some sugar .
[FEMALE] swallowed the medicine and sugar and felt better .
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i bought a special keyboard with mechanical switches .
i wanted a keyboard that would be much more durable than my old one .
i also liked the high customizability of the mechanical options .
but it was very expensive compared to my old keyboard .
i 'll have to think carefully about such luxury purchases in the future .
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[FEMALE] and her husband were happy .
they were finally getting a chance to go on a trip to [MALE] .
they arrived and began seeing the sights .
they were in madrid and having a wonderful time .
they were so thrilled to finally be living their dreams .
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the family was visiting san [MALE] .
they wanted to take a ride on the trolley .
they sat down and watched as the city went by .
it was a beautiful way to explore the new place .
at the end of the route , they hopped off and waved to the conductor .
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[MALE] lived in a neighborhood with a lot of kids .
he would play baseball with his friends everyday in an old lot .
one day [MALE] was asked to pitch for the first time .
he was nervous pitching against the best hitter in the neighborhood .
[MALE] struck out the big hitter easily .
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[MALE] bought a used car .
it had dark tinted windows .
within a week [MALE] was pulled over because of it .
he explained the situation and they gave him a warning .
[MALE] had the tint taken off soon after .
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[NEUTRAL] had been needing a new phone .
hers had been cracked for months .
she finally decided to buy a new one .
when she got her new phone , she did not know much about it .
she finally figured it out and was happy she got a new phone .
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[MALE] liked adventure .
he decided to live in a bus .
he could drive anywhere he wanted .
he decorated the bus and put a bed in it .
he was ready to take an adventure .
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[FEMALE] married her high school sweetheart named [MALE] .
[MALE] was always abusive to her and it worsened over the years .
over the years they had 4 children together despite the abuse of [MALE] .
[FEMALE] finally got tired of it and decided to leave [MALE] one night .
ten years later and [FEMALE] is still free from [MALE] and his abuse .
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[MALE] 's city had an uptick in police violence .
many felt it was getting out of hand .
[MALE] helped orchestrate a protest march .
everything was by the book and the event went well .
it helped shine light on the problem .
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[FEMALE] 's cat really liked being around her .
he would jump on the bed and try to sleep on her head every night .
[FEMALE] kept pushing him off the bed .
the cat would just jump right back up .
she had to start locking him out of the room .
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[FEMALE] got out of her seat 10 minutes before class ends .
she tried to leave early to get to her second class .
the professor noticed and called her name .
he asked where she was going .
although [FEMALE] was embarrassed , she explained why she left .
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[FEMALE] wanted to add some spice to her pasta .
she shook in some cayenne flakes .
then she added fresh habanero peppers .
but the pasta turned out to be much too hot !
[FEMALE] decided to add much less pepper next time .
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[MALE] heard some tweeting .
there was a bird in her house !
she opened all the doors and windows .
she hoped she could shoo it out one of them .
the bird just sat on the table and chirped .
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i was doing laundry last week .
a woman with a hijab helped me .
i am disabled from a stroke .
we got on the elevator and found out we lived on the same floor .
i thanked her for being a good neighbor .
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[MALE] wanted to do something nice for his wife .
he knew that she would want to do an activity together .
he decided to buy her a cooking class .
[MALE] gave her a card telling her about the cooking class .
she was extremely happy and impressed with [MALE] 's gift .
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[NEUTRAL] was reading her school newspaper .
she saw an ad for a schoolwide joke contest .
she decided that she would enter her very favorite joke .
to her surprise the next week she won the contest .
she was happy to earn a gift certificate for pizza .
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[MALE] was an annoying kid .
he once tried to snort a jelly bean .
it got stuck in his nostril .
[MALE] 's parents were n't able to get it out .
he had to go to the er to have it removed .
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[FEMALE] had never been to the circus .
it came to her town when she was nine .
her mom and dad took her to see it .
she was amazed by the animals and performers !
[FEMALE] had a wonderful time at the circus .
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[FEMALE] was an excellent singer .
she wanted to go far with her career .
[NEUTRAL] she approached a record label and signed on .
soon , she was approached for sex by the manager .
she quit the next day and swore off the industry .
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[FEMALE] was a very angry person .
one day she had lunch at a small diner .
she was not pleased with her food or the service .
[FEMALE] wrote a scathing review of the restaurant on the internet .
the restaurant owner hoped that [FEMALE] would never come back .
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[MALE] took his family to a baseball game .
the team won , so they all got free burgers .
the family ate as many burgers as they could handle .
it was the first time they 'd ever won something .
they felt very lucky !
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[FEMALE] former coworker 's daughter got into the university of vt .
she took her daughter to the school today .
they moved her into her dorm .
then they went to a steak house .
she will post a sad message on fb later , i think .
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[NEUTRAL] liked to read .
he was really interested in animals and reptiles .
[NEUTRAL] 's birthday was coming up .
his aunt bought him a book about snakes .
[NEUTRAL] loved his book .
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people were telling me that my videos were annoying to listen to .
i thought that i should take that personally .
then i remembered that i was n't using my pop filter .
i started using it and my voice was much less abrasive .
the comments did not stop and apparently the problem was my voice .
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[MALE] loved deers a lot .
he loved them more than any other wild animal .
one day , he decided he would see one in real life .
he traveled very far to get to the wild .
finally , [MALE] was able to see a baby deer and her mother .
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micha was supposed to dance in her ballet recital .
thanks to her lost clothes she was a few minutes late .
her teacher angrily rushed her to get to the stage .
luckily , she made it to her spot just in time .
despite the delay she danced very well .
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[MALE] was experiencing back pain .
he went to his doctor for an examination .
his doctor recommended him to a physical therapist .
[MALE] received physical therapy for a couple of weeks .
his back felt better after receiving treatment .
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it was a sweltering summer day .
[MALE] was doing his daily run in the park .
by the time he got home , his shirt was soaked in sweat .
he went straight to the kitchen and got a glass of water .
it was incredibly refreshing .
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[MALE] made a cup of coffee for his friend .
and his friend was surprised at how good it was .
[MALE] decided to make more coffee and create his own brand .
and [MALE] was able to open is own coffee shop .
[MALE] 's friend visited everyday .
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[MALE] was in a band with his friends .
they practiced in [MALE] 's parents garage .
[MALE] 's father noticed several tools missing .
he blamed it on the boys in the band .
[MALE] 's band was n't allowed to practice in the garage anymore .
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[MALE] loved an old song .
he was never able to remember its name .
he did n't know enough lyrics to look it up .
eventually [MALE] hummed it to a few friends .
they were able to help him find it .
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one day [MALE] went to tallahassee .
first he went to san [MALE] de apalache .
then he went to the museum of [FEMALE] history .
then he went to the capitol building .
he had a great time .
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some friends and i went to an amusement park .
they wanted to get on the roller coaster .
i hated roller coasters as a kid , but i was an adult now .
when i got on the ride , i screamed like a baby .
i never got on a roller coaster again .
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[FEMALE] was let go from her old job .
she was devastated but kept her head up .
she immediately applied for other jobs .
after many failed applications she got a interview .
after the interview she got the job .
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[NEUTRAL] was doing laundry when she felt something in a pocket .
it was a girl 's lipstick in her boyfriend 's jeans .
when she confronted him , he admitted to cheating .
[NEUTRAL] was so heart broken she did n't know what to do .
luckily she felt better within a few weeks of breaking up .
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[MALE] was heavily invested in a company that makes phones .
he decided to attend the annual shareholders meeting .
[MALE] did n't like the information that he heard at the meeting .
he decided to sell his stock in the company .
he was glad he sold his stock when the price dropped significantly .
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[FEMALE] parents took me to six flags .
i was very excited and did n't know what to expect .
i never rode a roller coaster before .
the first roller coaster i rode was the [MALE] giant .
it was a lot of fun and made me fall in love with roller coasters .
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in 1987 we lived in a condo with a swimming pool .
it had an iron fence .
one day my cousin 's 2 year old got his head stuck in the fence .
she had to put oil on his head .
luckily she was able to pull him through .
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[MALE] and [MALE] were avid hikers .
every year , they took a trip together and braved new terrain .
this year , they planned to hike a remote location in alaska .
during the hike , [MALE] fell and twisted his ankle .
unfazed , [MALE] helped him up and they finished the hike together .
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[MALE] needed to put up some shelves .
he bought a cheap drill to make it easier .
the drill was too poor of quality .
it burned out and broke right away .
[MALE] returned it and bought a better quality one .
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[FEMALE] loved having a clean car .
she bought a vacuum to keep in her garage .
she vacuumed it out every day .
within a week , the vacuum had lost suction !
[FEMALE] was upset with her purchase .
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we have two cats .
our cats names are [MALE] and [MALE] .
[MALE] would love to be friends with [MALE] .
however , [MALE] ca n't stand [MALE] !
[MALE] still tries to be friends even though he is hissed at .
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[FEMALE] liked to play with dirt .
one day she was in her yard digging in the dirt .
she saw something jump over by the garden .
she threw her hat on top of it .
when she removed her hat , there was a frog .
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[FEMALE] had an assignment due at the end of the week .
she had planned to go to the movies on [NEUTRAL] night .
her assignment was n't done [NEUTRAL] .
she had to skip the movies .
[FEMALE] worked on the assignment [NEUTRAL] night .
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[MALE] was picking up his baby from his crib .
suddenly he noticed that the baby was damp and smelly .
he realized that the baby had soiled it 's diaper and clothes .
[MALE] cleaned the baby up and threw the clothes in the wash .
in no time at all , the baby was clean and dry again .
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[FEMALE] was a fourth grader having a hard time with math .
[FEMALE] started using flashcards .
her mom would do the math flashcards with her every single day .
soon , [FEMALE] 's confidence with math increased .
[FEMALE] scored in the 85th percentile in math that year !
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[MALE] was moving to a new apartment .
he did n't know anyone with a truck .
he had a lot of things to move .
[MALE] paid to hire a moving van .
[MALE] used the moving van to move his things .
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the game was all tied up .
the quarterback dropped back in the pocket .
he saw an open receiver out the corner of his eye .
he flung the ball towards him as the clock expired .
touchdown , they won the game .
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[FEMALE] went with friends to a haunted house .
she was rather nervous about it .
[FEMALE] was scared when she got there .
she got so scared that she had to simply leave .
[FEMALE] decided that she could n't go back there .
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[FEMALE] friends and i went shopping at the mall .
[FEMALE] friend pulled me into a store .
i spotted a sweater that was beautiful .
i tried it on and loved the way it looked .
i bought the sweater .
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[MALE] was at the pound .
he wanted a new pet .
there was an ugly cat in one cage .
it was surprisingly sweet and caring .
[MALE] decided to adopt it .
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[MALE] painted switch plate with pictures .
he wanted to sell them to make extra money .
he set up an account online .
[MALE] sold a hundred plate on the first day .
he was very encouraged by his work .
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[MALE] found a strange jacket in his locker .
he called security to tell them someone had messed with his locker .
the security guard looked at the jacket .
he told [MALE] it was his .
and [MALE] , blushing , apologized for opening the wrong locker .
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[MALE] was riding his bike .
and he reached a stop light .
but he saw no cars and decided to cross .
but a car sped through the intersection and almost hit him .
[MALE] decided to always wait for the light from then on .
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to become a better painter [NEUTRAL] decided to buy new brushes .
but they were too expensive for her .
[NEUTRAL] she went to a local artist to try and get help .
they taught her about brushes and how she did n't really need one .
[NEUTRAL] that night she made her best painting , a finger painting .
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the cubs and indians played game two of the world series last night .
heading into the game , the indians were up 1 game to none .
the cubs scored a run early last night with their ace on the mound .
[MALE] arrieta threw a no-hitter heading into the sixth inning .
the cubs won 5-1 and the series is now even at one game apiece .
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[MALE] was mowing his yard .
there was a snake in the grass .
[MALE] passed over the snake .
it killed the snake .
[MALE] was disgusted with the mess .
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[FEMALE] was teaching her son to play checkers .
her son was n't getting the hang of it .
he had a bad attitude when he lost .
[FEMALE] 's son gave up playing .
[FEMALE] put the checkerboard away .
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[FEMALE] was wrapping presents for christmas .
she wanted them to look as nice as possible .
for some reason though , the presents were all coming out badly .
she tried over and over to get it perfect .
unfortunately , this caused her to run out of paper entirely .
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i had never played a board game before .
[FEMALE] son asked me to buy some .
we bought candy land , because it looked simple .
we sat down and played it .
i enjoyed the game immensely .
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[FEMALE] knew she needed to eat more veggies , which salads would provide .
but she hated the taste , no matter what flavor of dressing she tried !
then a friend suggested she mix plain olive oil and balsamic vinegar .
and if that did n't appeal-just skip dressing and add feta cheese !
[FEMALE] tried these tips and happily found that both were tasty !
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[NEUTRAL] was selling popcorn .
it was a fundraiser for his soccer team .
he sold it all over his neighborhood .
soon , he 'd sold enough to pay for the team 's new uniforms .
[NEUTRAL] was so happy he had reached his goal !
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[MALE] wanted to play ball with his son .
his son played for 30 minutes .
his son hated it though .
[MALE] decided to stop .
he knew his son did not like it .
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[MALE] was craving some kfc .
he went to the store .
they ran out of what he wanted .
he drove out for 10 more miles to another kfc .
he finally got what he wanted .
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[MALE] went to visit relatives at a family picnic .
he began chatting with a cute young woman .
he assumed that she was a relative 's friend or cousin .
but it turned out she was [MALE] 's first cousin !
he quickly said goodbye and moved away from her !
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[FEMALE] went to the graveyard one evening .
she sat at her husband 's grave .
as the sun went down , she saw the branches moving in the trees .
she became frightened .
[FEMALE] walked back to her car .
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[FEMALE] landlord called saying a plumber was coming by today .
i was mad because i had plans to do something else .
i decided to cleanout under the sink for the plummer .
the plumber was at my place all of ten minutes .
i am glad i cleaned up the sink because plumbers charge by the hour .
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[FEMALE] went to the beach with her sister .
she could n't wait to go swimming .
but unfortunately to her dismay , the waves were too big .
[FEMALE] was too afraid to get caught in it .
[NEUTRAL] she did not go swimming after all .
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[FEMALE] had a cat .
the cat had been gaining a lot of weight .
she took the cat to the vet .
the vet recommended a new food .
[FEMALE] 's cat started to lose weight .
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[MALE] wanted to buy candy to give out on halloween .
he did n't have any money though .
he worked on amazon mechanical turk to make money .
he finally had enough to give out .
no children knocked on his door for halloween candy .
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[FEMALE] decided to become roommates with her best friend [FEMALE] .
the two got along well enough for a few months .
as the time passed the two started feeling hateful toward one another .
[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] had a huge fight over household chores one night .
the two decided to part ways and never spoke again .
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[MALE] climbed a mountain for the first time with his wife .
he was very impressed by the view he had when he reached the top .
but what really awed him was the reverberation of the echo .
he called his name over and over .
and when he was done , he was jumped when his wife called his name .
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one day , i was walking home to my apartment with my roommate .
as we were walking , a man opened my purse .
thankfully my roommate saw and pulled me away from the man .
he could have taken all my money and my passport .
i protected my things better from then on .
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[MALE] wanted nothing more than to meet [NEUTRAL] mcilroy .
he played a lot of golf and [NEUTRAL] was his favourite player .
last year , [MALE] 's dad got him tickets to go to the us open .
[NEUTRAL] 's tee off time was the first of the day , so it was very early .
despite this , [MALE] managed to get an autograph .
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[MALE] loved eating at restaurants .
his favorite was mexican food .
a new mexican restaurant opened up near him .
he immediately went there to try it .
he loved the fajitas .
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[MALE] bought a new jeep .
he wanted it to take it out right away .
he decided to go off roading with friends .
[MALE] was n't very experienced at it .
he wound up rolling his jeep his first time out .
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[FEMALE] father came from [FEMALE] .
one halloween day some kids came to our door .
they were trick or treating .
[FEMALE] father yelled at them as panhandlers .
the kids ran away frightened .
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i met my new boyfriend over a year ago .
we met through friends at work .
we hit it off immediately .
we fell deeply in love .
we finally moved in together , ready to build a life .
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i was playing in my front yard quietly during the summer .
all of a sudden i heard a strange noise .
it did n't take long to realize what it was .
it was my neighbor 's pit bull dragging his chain behind him .
he chased me right into the house !
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[FEMALE] was asleep in bed when a fire broke out from her lamp .
she had just woken up when the fire spread to her arm .
she screamed in pain and then dropped to the ground to roll .
luckily the fire was put out but not before leaving a bad burn .
[FEMALE] had a lot of pain in her arm for months after .
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[FEMALE] had dry skin .
but her vaseline did n't seem to help .
her friend recommended shea butter .
and it was a lot more effective .
[FEMALE] decided to only use shea butter from then on .
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[FEMALE] cousin wanted to name her baby .
she could n't decide what to name her .
she chose the name [MALE] .
everyone teased her for her choice .
we all said it sounded like a racehorse .
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[MALE] was very unhappy in her marketing job .
after serious consideration , [MALE] decided to quit her job .
[MALE] reviewed in her head the talk she would have with her boss .
[MALE] then drafted her official resignation letter .
[MALE] went into work and gave her two weeks notice .
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[MALE] wanted to go fishing with his dad .
[MALE] asked his dad if they could fish [NEUTRAL] .
his dad got all the fishing poles ready .
[MALE] dug in his yard for worms .
time and his dad caught three fish that day .
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[MALE] wanted to check out the country side .
a friend suggested taking a train ride .
[MALE] was able to find cheap tickets .
he booked a near week long trip .
[MALE] saw a lot of the country and enjoyed himself .
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[MALE] 's friends were going on vacation so they asked him to help .
that help mostly involved caring for their menagerie of pets .
while they were gone he was to feed and water them and clean cages .
each day he and his partner went over and did their tasks diligently .
when [MALE] 's friends returned they were pleased with their pets ' care .
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[MALE] loved the [MALE] horror picture show .
he noticed there was a local theater showing it soon .
[MALE] decided to check it out live .
it was way better than he had expected .
[MALE] loved the movie even more after that .
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[MALE] had a hand me down waterbed .
he did n't really like it much .
he decided to put a hole in it to get a new one .
unfortunately the hole was too big .
water filled most of [MALE] 's room .
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[MALE] was a junior , but he had a huge crush on a senior named joana .
he loved to write songs on his guitar , so he wrote one just for her .
then , gathering his nerve he played it for her during free period .
[FEMALE] 's face lit up at the emotion of [MALE] 's song .
she asked him for a date right then and there !
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[FEMALE] father was coming to visit .
i wanted the stay to be pleasant for him .
i went to the store looking for his favorite drink .
i found it at a gas station .
i went home feeling proud of the peach soda i had found .
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[MALE] had been saving for months to buy a new computer .
he visited the electronics store and browsed for a while .
he finally decided on a sleek new desktop pc .
he brought it home and spent hours setting it up .
that night , [MALE] was happily surfing on his new computer .
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[MALE] and his friends wanted to meet for lunch .
they could n't agree on what kind of food to eat .
[MALE] suggested a buffet .
they were all able to eat what they wanted .
everyone was satisfied .
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[MALE] was drunk at a party .
he told a friend a dark secret .
the friend promised never to tell .
within weeks everyone knew .
[MALE] had to stop talking to his friends .
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[FEMALE] 's was in a choir at school .
they were in a tournament and were doing well .
it was the final round and they were up against a good choir .
they sang their song and it was beautiful .
the judges collected their scores , [FEMALE] 's group had one the event !
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when i first began to pursue [MALE] i was really broken .
i did n't feel loved by [MALE] and like i did n't matter .
one day a friend and i went to a conference .
at the conference they had prophetic words and one was about me .
they talked about his love for me which restored my faith in his love .
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[MALE] has a biology test in the morning .
he decided to pull an all-nighter to study .
however , he got to class and fell asleep .
luckily his teacher let him retake his test .
[MALE] made a perfect score .
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[FEMALE] 's mother told her that [FEMALE] would come when she was sleeping .
[FEMALE] was too excited to go asleep .
she thought she heard reindeer on the roof .
she ran out of her bedroom to see [FEMALE] .
instead , she saw her parents putting presents under the tree .
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[FEMALE] 's dad wanted her to not wear make up .
he would make sure she had none on before leaving the house .
brittney would keep her makeup in her purse .
when she would leave the house she would put on makeup .
brittney felt like she was smarter than her dad .
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[FEMALE] teacher announced the final grades to the class .
[FEMALE] name was called first .
i walked to my teacher .
she had a disappointed look on her face .
i was told that i ca n't go to the next grade since i failed the class .
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[FEMALE] had arrived in minnesota .
the local kids spent a lot of time at the skating rink .
they would skate in circles every day for hours .
sometimes they would play hockey .
the skating rink was a fun place to play in the winter !
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[FEMALE] needed to get some milk at the store .
[NEUTRAL] she drove over there to get some .
but at the store she got distracted .
she ended up getting twenty items which were not milk .
[NEUTRAL] when she left she realized she forgot it and had to go back .
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[MALE] was in line for lunch at school .
the boy behind [NEUTRAL] shoved him .
[NEUTRAL] turned around and punched the boy .
both boys were sent to the office .
they were both given detention .
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[FEMALE] decided to make muffins for her boyfriend .
she made some with nuts in them .
unfortunately her boyfriend was allergic .
[FEMALE] had to rush him to the emergency room .
he dumped her that same night .
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we wanted to get a puppy .
we checked out some local contacts .
all of them turned out to be scam artists .
we were very frustrated .
eventually we gave up on finding a puppy .
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today is national cat day .
[FEMALE] wife wanted to post a photo of our cat on fb .
the cat was sleeping with her paws over her eyes .
[FEMALE] wife grabbed her phone to take a photo .
the cat sensed something and moved away .
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[MALE] 's son was sick .
his son went to school .
[MALE] 's son coughed and sneezed a lot .
he spread the sickness around .
a lot of other kids became sick .
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i went trick-or-treating in my neighborhood with my big brothers .
they were very serious about maximizing their candy load !
i did n't want to tell them i needed to stop for a bathroom break .
i tried to hold it until i got home , but i could n't .
i pooped in my pants only 3 houses from home .
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[FEMALE] cousins introduced me to their cat .
he was black and white .
his name was sylvester .
every time anyone spoke to him , he meowed .
the kids thought he was trying to talk to my cousins .
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laby cocked her gun and prepared to enter the house .
she heard a noise inside and approached cautiously .
she saw a flash as someone ran past the door .
she ran in yelling police and to stop running .
she saw a man standing with his hands in the air shaking .
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[MALE] was at a party .
he put his drink down for a minute .
he went to drink from it again .
it tasted disgusting .
someone had put their cigarette in it .
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[MALE] had a friend with new electronics .
he offered to sell some to tom .
[MALE] turned down the offer .
the friend was soon arrested for stealing .
[MALE] felt lucky he did n't involve himself .
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the boxers were in the ring .
the bell dinged and they walked out towards each other .
they began trading blows .
the boxers went back and forth until one of them left his guard down .
the other boxer took advantage and with a swift cross knocked him out .
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[FEMALE] son wanted to be the slenderman for halloween .
we found a black body suit .
we bought some purple fairy lights and glued them on .
we made a box that looked like a minecraft block .
everyone loved his costume as his lights flashed around him .
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[FEMALE] spent hours washing and folding laundry .
when she finished her mother looked over her work .
she was not pleased with some of the folding [FEMALE] had done .
[FEMALE] watched in anger as her mother began to re-fold the laundry .
she wished her mom had simply folded them and saved her the time .
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[FEMALE] 's mom was going to the market .
[FEMALE] wanted to go with her mom so they left together .
they arrived at the market .
there was so many wonderful sights and sounds at the market .
[FEMALE] had a lovely time with her mother that day at the market .
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[MALE] looked everywhere for his missing ipod .
he strip searched his room to no avail .
he checked the rest of his apartment to no avail .
[MALE] was sad , as he really loved that ipod .
however , when he sorted his laundry , he found the ipod in his pocket !
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we laid on the bed , both very stressed out .
we had a long talk about how hard everything was .
we decided wallowing in our fears was bad for us .
we made a pact to feel better .
we hugged and said we loved each other .
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[FEMALE] hung up the phone .
she 'd just ordered a pizza to her house .
[NEUTRAL] hour later , the delivery man pulled up .
he handed her a big , hot box .
[FEMALE] could n't wait to eat the whole pizza !
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[MALE] went to the circus .
while he was there he saw all the clowns .
he loved to watch them drive the little car .
[MALE] wanted to be a clown .
the clowns came over to [MALE] and asked him to be a part of the show .
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[FEMALE] came home late last night .
her mother was very mad at her .
as a result she was grounded .
she was not allowed to use her phone for a week .
[FEMALE] was crushed .
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it was the final match in the tournament .
[FEMALE] was up against a tough adversary .
they were both one point away from winning .
her opponent lunged , but [FEMALE] parried .
she scored a point and won the tournament .
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[FEMALE] had a very large house .
last week it snowed very badly .
she thought she got rid of all of the snow .
but unfortunately the roof leaked .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] had to call someone .
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ken liked his eggs over easy , but his wife thought they looked gross .
she preferred deviled eggs , which ken though smelled yucky .
the two made a deal : each would try the other 's preferred egg style !
to their surprise , each one found the other 's style to be tasty !
they still preferred their own favorites , but their minds were opened !
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[MALE] did n't have much food for his family to eat .
he decided to make food from whatever he had left in his cabinets .
he made rice , beans , and ramen noodles .
it fed the whole family .
the family 's belly 's were full .
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[FEMALE] was getting ready for a big date .
she met a rich man and was trying to marry him .
she put on her favorite perfume to seduce the man .
the perfume was a success and the guy proposed .
[FEMALE] will now live a life of luxury .
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[NEUTRAL] was home alone .
he heard a noise outside .
[NEUTRAL] went outside to see what the noise was .
it was dark and he tripped .
no one was around to help [NEUTRAL] up .
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[MALE] was walking home from school .
there was a protest in one of the streets .
[MALE] tried to cut through it .
unfortunately the crowd was too dense .
[MALE] became an unwilling part of the protest .
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when i was a small child , i was unusually strong .
in gym class we had the presidential physical fitness award each year .
the boys would stand amazed as i did pull up after pull up .
we finally had the evaluation and i did the best of anybody .
at the end of the year i was called to the stage to receive the award .
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[MALE] 's friend [MALE] played the guitar .
[MALE] was jealous of [MALE] and wanted to play the guitar as well .
he went to the store and bought a guitar .
he brought it home and spent many hours practicing .
[MALE] became very good at the guitar and now [MALE] was jealous of him .
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i decided to have a halloween party this year .
i went to the store to buy lots of decorations and a costume .
i decided to get the cowgirl costume after looking at dozens of options .
the day of the party , i finished decorating and cooking with an hour to spare .
i did n't win the costume contest but i still had lots of fun !
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[FEMALE] had her jewelry stolen .
she searched several places for it .
eventually she found it at a pawn shop .
she could n't prove the jewelry was hers .
[NEUTRAL] she had to buy it all back .
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[MALE] bought a new truck .
he did n't realize it would be so top heavy .
he tried taking a turn at a fast speed .
the truck tipped over on its side .
[MALE] had to get it towed .
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[MALE] wanted to have a girlfriend .
he wanted someone he could trust .
he decided to start dating .
he met a great girl .
they began a great relationship together .
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in kindergarten there was a girl who liked all the boys .
one day she chose one she wanted to marry .
she went home and took the bread tie from the bread in her kitchen .
the next day she came with it shaped into a ring .
she forced it onto her chosen 's finger and they were wed .
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[FEMALE] 's house was very hot .
she opened the large window in the dining room .
it let in a nice , cool breeze .
soon , the house was freezing .
[FEMALE] rushed to shut the window again .
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[MALE] just got home from serving in the army .
he was overseas and got injured in the line of duty .
he got discharged right away and given a purple heart .
he is upset because his injury will keep him from walking for a while .
although he is very happy to be home with his family .
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we got on the plane feeling happy .
we sat in our seats beside each other .
we were both very nervous about flying .
we were scared during the turbulence .
neither of us admitted to our fears until we landed safely .
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there was a big flood recently .
the local graveyard was hit especially hard .
a few corpses floated up and were dragged into the streets .
they carried diseases with them .
[NEUTRAL] entire neighborhood was infected .
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[FEMALE] really wanted a new iphone .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to go ahead and simply buy one .
however it was not on sale .
[NEUTRAL] she had to drive to a different store .
finally she was able to get the phone she wanted .
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quintin turned on the television .
nothing happened .
he tried again but noticed the power had gone out .
quintin sighed and twiddled his thumbs .
he did n't know what to do without the electricity .
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[MALE] was exploring .
he found a cave in the woods .
[MALE] went deep into the cave with his lantern .
a bat flew and hit him in the head !
[MALE] ran as fast as he could out of the cave .
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[FEMALE] brother ran into the house with his hand over his eye .
[FEMALE] mother panicked and asked what was wrong .
he told her it was nothing .
he went into the bathroom .
then he told us he needed to go to the emergency room .
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[MALE] woke up very early in the morning .
he did n't realise it was so early because he did n't have a clock .
[MALE] woke his mummy up and she told him to go back to bed .
he went back to bed and fell asleep .
when he woke up again it was very late and he had overslept .
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[FEMALE] always loved to dance so her mom enrolled her in a class .
she practiced hard to learn her dance for her first recital .
on the day of the recital , [FEMALE] was so nervous .
she stepped out on the stage and remembered the whole dance !
the audience applauded loudly for her and she was so proud !
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[MALE] always loved going to the zoo .
[MALE] when he was a young boy he would beg to go .
one day in high school the students could make a field trip .
[MALE] decided he would bring his school to the zoo .
everyone had fun at the zoo .
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[FEMALE] had a beautiful snowy white dress for prom .
she was barely there ten minutes when someone spilled punch .
it splashed all over the dress .
now it had an interesting pink pattern on it .
it was definitely different than anyone else 's dress that night .
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i wanted tiramisu badly .
nobody at the local restaurants sold it .
i had no idea how to make it myself .
a friend showed up one day after i mentioned it to her .
she had a huge tiramisu , and i laughed and thanked her .
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today i went to the market to buy a pumpkin to carve .
i looked around the store but they only had mini pumpkins .
[NEUTRAL] i drove to the farm across town .
the farm had many pumpkins to choose from .
i bought the biggest one i could find and took it home .
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at the weekend , [FEMALE] managed to get lost in the mall .
she wandered off into a shop and split from her parents .
she lived in a different city so she was n't familiar with this mall .
when she realised her parents were gone , she checked her phone .
it had ran out of battery and she did n't remember where they 'd parked .
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[FEMALE] sister in law f mind 's her 9 year old grandson j after school .
j does not want to be with his grandmother .
to keep him quiet , f gives him whatever he wants .
yesterday j ate two big bologna sandwiches .
f was not pleased but just let him eat .
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[FEMALE] son 's friend [MALE] owns an ice cream shop .
[MALE] was looking for someone to open up the store .
[FEMALE] son 's friend [MALE] offered to do the job .
[MALE] told [MALE] he would hire him if he stayed for two months .
[MALE] quit after a week , leaving [MALE] and my son angry .
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[MALE] was in a department store looking for some jeans .
[MALE] took a pair and began searching for the dressing rooms .
[MALE] searched all over the men 's department , with no luck .
[MALE] asked for help and learned the rooms were in the ladies ' area .
[MALE] had to try on his jeans where they kept the bras and dresses !
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i needed eyes for my monster donuts .
i went to the craft store but could n't find them .
i ended up ordering them online .
a package of candy eyes showed up a few days later .
i set them in the donuts to make them look creepy .
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[MALE] was at the mall .
he noticed a cute girl walking by .
[MALE] tried to go up and talk to her .
she looked grossed out and told him to go away .
[MALE] 's self esteem was destroyed .
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a beggar sat on a street corner .
he had a cup of change in his hand .
[FEMALE] walked past him and felt very bad .
she stopped , turned around , and dug out her change .
then she gave it to the beggar , who thanked her kindly .
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[FEMALE] wanted to start straightening her hair .
she was nervous though because she did not know if it would be damaged .
thankfully she was gifted a nice iron .
the moment she tried it she could not believe her eyes .
the hair was pin straight and gorgeous .
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i bought a copy of the [MALE] [FEMALE] ten years ago .
i never opened up the dvd .
this month , my wife went away to visit our daughter .
as i was all alone , i opened up the dvd .
i watched the movie for two hours and was happy .
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i came home to a text from my ex husband .
he wanted to know our son 's social security number .
when i asked why he needed it , he would not reply .
i asked again with no response .
i decided i did not trust him and would not comply .
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[MALE] was always a little scared of heights .
however , he told himself that he could do this .
he got up close to the ledge of the high dive .
he looked over , sizing it up .
he backed up and ran headlong towards the ledge jumping off .
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[MALE] woke up early one day .
he decided to eat cereal before work .
after taking a bite he realized it was stale .
[MALE] decided he did n't care .
he kept eating it after it soaked in the milk a bit .
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[MALE] had been watching netflix all weekend .
he stood up for a moment and felt a sharp pain in his legs .
he had spent too much time sitting down .
[MALE] limped around the room trying to stretch .
his wife came in and started laughing at him .
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[MALE] made a plate of chicken for himself .
he heard the phone ring .
he went to answer it .
he came back and the chicken was gone .
he looked at his dog licking his lips .
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[FEMALE] 's friend was on this new diet .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] decided she wanted to try it also .
when she tried it however she found it hard .
there were not a lot of foods she could eat .
[FEMALE] then felt rather sad about it and quit .
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[MALE] wanted to start losing weight .
he did n't want to work out though .
he decided to eat less .
he ate at subway on his lunch break .
he lost five pounds in one week .
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kirstie drank some vodka .
she started to feel queasy .
she went to lie down .
she realized it was n't vodka but moonshine .
she had drank far too much .
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[MALE] was at the mall .
he bought a new pair of shoes .
he put them on once he got home .
he paraded around in front of his friends .
they all loved his new shoes .
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[FEMALE] dog , ninja , likes to run in our small yard .
i planned a little like for ninja and my children .
we walked around a state forest for hours , getting our exercise .
by the time we returned home , everyone and the dog was tired .
next week we 'll return to the woods with our dog for more fun .
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[MALE] was out with friends .
he offered to pay for lunch .
unfortunately he was n't able to find his debit card .
[MALE] was embarrassed and asked for forgiveness .
his friends paid for his food and told him it was fine .
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she woke up with her eyes puffy and swollen .
she reached for the eye drops .
they did n't seem to do any good .
she called the doctor to make an appointment .
he gave her shots that relieved her discomfort .
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[MALE] and his buddies were pumped .
they were all going deep sea fishing .
they set off from the dock and went out on the water .
[MALE] ended up catching a big fish and so did some of his friends .
they all had a blast deep sea fishing .
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[MALE] was watching television one day .
he heard a loud pop and saw smoke coming out of it .
the repairs to fix it were really expensive .
[MALE] realized it would be cheaper to just buy a new television .
he got a bigger screen and more recent technology .
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[MALE] was a builder by trade .
he started off as a bricklayer when he was 15 years old .
at 40 , he 's now the owner of his own construction business .
he is looking to retire early if he can open up a second business .
he hopes to catch up on the things he missed when he was busy at work .
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[FEMALE] got pregnant at 15 due to a broken condom , not a foolish choice .
she did n't want an abortion , and her mom agreed , given the situation .
she felt the broken condom was a hint at something .
[FEMALE] felt too young to raise a baby , but then her aunt approached her .
she offered to adopt [FEMALE] 's child , and [FEMALE] gratefully agreed !
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when [FEMALE] was a baby , she had acid reflux .
she refused to sleep , and would just scream instead .
all night long , i used to walk up and down the hall with her .
i would tell her that i was going to drop her off at the fire station .
i was so relieved when she finally grew out of it .
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[MALE] wanted to be outrageous for halloween .
he decided on a really insulting costume .
a couple of his friends thought it was cool .
everyone else thought it was stupid and annoying .
[MALE] did n't impress anyone new that night .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go to this rock concert .
when she got there she waited patiently .
then she and her friend found out it was canceled .
the musician was sick .
[FEMALE] was very upset about it .
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[MALE] was a famous painter in town .
he was commissioned to draw a mural from the mayor .
he painted a mural of the town 's history .
the citizens went to see the mural .
the people congratulated him for the amazing mural .
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a man walked up behind me on the trail .
he was wearing a [MALE] krueger costume .
[MALE] the sweater was very realistic .
i tried hard not to run .
i told him to get away from me , and he laughed .
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[FEMALE] was born blind in one eye .
at age 14 , doctors said could give her blind eye sight .
they had a matching tissue donation for [FEMALE] 's eye .
the operation , understandably , terrified her .
but waking to depth perception was the best feeling of her life !
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[MALE] was confident his zika risk was low .
he knew that zika was transmitted by mosquitoes .
he lived in [NEUTRAL] and had not been bitten by a mosquito in 23 years .
however , he fell sick on the day of the concert .
he still went to perform and gave a great performance against all odds .
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[NEUTRAL] thought [FEMALE] was beautiful and he liked her alot .
[FEMALE] was sensitive that boys only liked her because of her beauty .
she saw them staring at her in the halls , in class , everywhere .
[NEUTRAL] knew [FEMALE] was also smart so he gave her his favorite book .
[FEMALE] , always fending off suitors , was so thrilled she fell for [NEUTRAL] .
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[FEMALE] has to go to cali .
she has never taken a plane before .
she was scared but asked everyone around her .
she got on the plane .
she went to cali .
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[MALE] was a great mixed martial artist .
he had a championship fight coming up .
[MALE] was the favorite to win .
the fight went mostly according to plan .
[MALE] became the new champion in minutes .
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lagertha threw her battle axe .
it flew true and she hit the target .
everyone cheered and she ordered a round .
everyone drank their glasses .
they were proud to be viking descendants .
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[FEMALE] went to meet her boyfriend .
she had to take 2 trains .
her boyfriend picked her up .
he took her to the mall .
[FEMALE] went back home after .
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[FEMALE] 's son was having trouble in school .
he would fail if his grades did n't go up .
[FEMALE] got her son a tutor .
his grades started getting better .
he passed his class .
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[MALE] worked full time and signed up for machining classes .
his wife knew she 'd never see him for the next few months .
but she also knew it was worth it .
what he did , he did for her and his family .
[MALE] 's wife was very proud of him .
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[FEMALE] had always dreamed of flying .
she decided she wanted to learn to fly a plane .
she saved up her money for flying lessons .
when she was finally ready to start flying , she became ill .
she realized she could n't fly because of her terrible fear of heights .
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[MALE] 's tires were really old .
they had gone pretty bald .
one day he was driving in the rain .
[MALE] hit a slick spot and lost control .
the next day he decided to get new tires .
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a new video came out .
but [MALE] could n't afford it .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to save his money .
and in a few weeks , he bought it .
but a few days later , it was on sale .
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i decided i wanted awesome presents for my birthday .
i told all of my friends that my gifts had to be 200 dollars .
i also said if i did n't like the gift , they could n't be my friend .
the day of my party , i eagerly waited for my gifts .
after five hours of waiting i realized no one was coming .
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[FEMALE] had always gotten an allowance of $ 5 a week for her b average .
one day she sat her parents down and proposed a bargain .
if she could bring her average up to an a , could she get $ 10 weekly ?
they discussed it together , and finally her parents agreed .
[FEMALE] was thrilled that her proposal had worked !
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[FEMALE] 's kids had the cutest halloween costumes !
she did n't want them to have to hide or cover most of them with coats !
but the weather called for snow , so she had to get creative .
she found black thermals and dressed them under the costumes .
these kept the kids warm-and still wickedly stylish !
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[MALE] 's uncle 's birthday was coming up .
[MALE] loved his uncle very much .
[MALE] knew his uncle liked drinking coffee .
[MALE] bought his uncle a coffee mug .
his uncle appreciated the gift .
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[MALE] had a child when he was very young .
although he struggled , he wanted to be a good dad .
[MALE] made sure his child had everything she needed .
he worked 2 jobs everyday .
[MALE] and his kid were very close .
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[MALE] was a very good skier .
he had decided to come up and hit the slopes for a weekend .
he was flying down all of the hills and trails .
[MALE] met up with some friends as well and they skied .
he had an incredible time that weekend skiing .
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[MALE] was a male model .
but when he gained 10 pounds on vacation , they put him on hiatus .
he was devastated !
modeling was his life and love .
he lost the weight asap so he could return to work !
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[MALE] one day met [FEMALE] .
the pair fell in love within weeks , inseparable by anything .
he knew he needed to marry her but wanted to make it special .
[NEUTRAL] he went to a mine , and began to work .
three weeks later he went on one knee and married her .
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the teacher announced that there are 2 minutes left to the test .
i had one question left on my test to answer .
after selecting an answer , i quickly changed it and submitted it .
the class received their exams during the next day .
i lost a couple of points for the last question since it 's wrong .
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[FEMALE] was always a happy girl , bringing joy with her everywhere .
but one day was especially good , when she was allowed to start baking .
she made many platters of pastries to give to everyone .
her teachers , classmates , those she met outside of school loved it .
after that every week she would bring in baked goods .
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[FEMALE] came home and smelled something bad .
she could not figure out what it was .
she searched the house everywhere .
she finally noticed her brother 's gym bag .
it was his stinky basketball shoes .
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[MALE] was riding his bike to school one day .
he was going very fast and did n't see a crack in the sidewalk .
he ran it over and flipped his bike and fell off .
he got up and brushed himself off .
[MALE] slowed down and paid more attention the rest of the way .
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[FEMALE] and her boyfriend tio had been dating for eight years .
lately things had been rough , so when he asked her out , she sighed .
she was sure they were going to break up that evening .
but instead , tio said he wanted to make things work with [FEMALE] !
he said he had already scheduled , and paid for , couples counseling !
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[MALE] did n't want to leave his childhood home .
when he closed the door behind him , his heart sank .
two days later he was the first one in line to see the bulldozers .
they tore his home down in five minutes .
[MALE] could only keep an old brick as a souvenir .
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we went to my uncle 's house .
he had a bunch of four wheelers .
we convinced my 87 year old grandmother to ride one .
she got on the back with my uncle .
she enjoyed the ride around his land .
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the employee wanted me to leave their parking lot .
i explained that my small car would n't drive in the snow .
he told me he did n't care , and that i had to go .
i ignored him , unable to go anywhere .
i curled up under my blanket , and fell asleep .
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i walked into the room .
something seemed not right .
i looked up and said the ceiling sagging .
i realized there was a leak .
i called someone to fix it right away .
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[FEMALE] entered her county fair pie baking contest .
she hoped to place , but she never expected to win first prize !
when she won the gold ribbon , she was amazed .
she cried with joy , elated .
then she graciously thanked everyone who had voted for her .
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the boy had wanted to wash their car for money .
the man was angry at having been woken up for that .
he locked the door and walked away .
the boy rang the doorbell again .
the man told him he would call the police if he did n't leave .
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on october 6th , the [MALE] cross came to our apartment building .
they had a blood drive going on .
i was sitting on the bench when i saw the workers come out .
4 out of 5 workers were smoking .
i was amazed by this contradiction , and emailed the [MALE] cross .
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[FEMALE] was married to her husband for 5 years .
she noticed that he started to act different .
she found out that he is having an affair .
[FEMALE] filed for divorce .
she was happy to move on with her life .
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[FEMALE] always ran cold .
her boyfriend was more warm .
she constantly wanted to turn up the heater .
he constantly sneaked and turned it down .
it caused them to break up eventually .
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[FEMALE] woke early one [FEMALE] .
she decided to make her mom breakfast .
she fried up some tasty pancakes and served her mom breakfast in bed !
[MALE] though her mom knew there was a mess in the kitchen , she smiled .
she appreciated [FEMALE] 's thoughtful effort .
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we had a conference in louisville , kentucky .
we all got together after the meetings to see [MALE] downs .
it was amazing to see the track where the biggest race is held .
we were so excited to see and read about all the history .
it was definitely something we were happy to have done .
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[MALE] wanted to become more fit .
but he did n't want to go about it conventionally .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] called [MALE] , a professional circus performer , to ask for ideas .
[MALE] suggested acrobatics , knowing [MALE] 's athleticism and flexibility .
by the end of the year [MALE] had quit his job and joined the circus .
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i heard the loud knocking sound .
i went out and looked at the tree .
there was a bird in the tree .
it appeared to be a woodpecker .
i smiled and watched for a while .
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[MALE] wanted to eat a healthy breakfast .
[NEUTRAL] he started to make oatmeal .
but he began to get carried away .
he added honey , brown sugar , strawberry , milk .
and unfortunately , his breakfast was n't healthy anymore .
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[MALE] has a spanish test tomorrow .
instead of studying , [MALE] decided to go out .
when she got to class , she fell asleep .
[MALE] did not finish her test .
she failed her test and was not able to retake it .
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[MALE] had a raging toothache .
he called the dentist for an emergency appointment .
the dentist told him he could remove the dying tooth .
[MALE] told him to do whatever it takes to end the pain .
the dentist pulled the tooth right out of [MALE] 's head .
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the love of [MALE] 's life had cheated on him .
he got on a bridge and was about ready to jump .
as he turned his head , [MALE] noticed a woman about to do the same .
he stopped her from jumping .
they got coffee later that night , and eventually married .
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i have always wanted to be the smartest kid in the class .
i decided i would study a lot harder to achieve this .
i studied for 4 hours everyday .
when it came time to take the test , i failed miserably .
i probably should have studied the subjects i was enrolled in .
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i was shopping at a grocery store .
but i saw several things i did n't need to buy .
i ended up buying cookies and pastries .
and i ate all of them on the ride home .
feeling bad afterwards , i decided to only buy what i needed .
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in my spanish phonetics class we had to do a project .
there was only one student i was hoping not to be paired with .
sure enough i was paired with him .
like i thought , he scarcely did his part for the project .
because of that project i had a b in the class .
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the man had a custom made tuxedo in 2000 .
he went to two weddings in it between 2000 and 2010 .
another grand daughter was being married in 2015 .
he took the tux and flew to the wedding .
he had to writhe on the bed to snap the pants , his waist was larger .
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[MALE] was an avid outdoors-man .
he collected many things including rocks .
one day he found a very bright yellow stone .
it was transparent and appeared to be a jewel of some sort .
[MALE] had found a chunk of topaz and sold it for profit later .
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the child was very shy .
he acted like he did n't want to talk to us .
i beckoned him over with my hand .
he came over and said hello .
i was so impulsive , i just gave him a hug .
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[NEUTRAL] was arguing with her boyfriend .
she was so mad that she kicked him out of the house .
[MALE] though the door was locked , he tried to bust back in .
this caused the door to break , distracting them from their fight .
they managed to reconcile as they fixed it together .
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it was a long way to drive all the way across the country .
[MALE] was a long haul truck driver and knew the demands .
he got everything loaded up and was off for [FEMALE] .
it would take him several grueling days to get there .
[MALE] reached [FEMALE] after 3 days and was glad to be safely there .
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[MALE] was a nice friendly little boy .
he had a little black puppy names [FEMALE] .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] loved to play outside in the sunshine .
one day [FEMALE] ran away and [MALE] could not find him .
[MALE] searched for [FEMALE] , and when we finally found him he was so happy .
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[FEMALE] had a paper due yesterday .
problem was that she totally forgot about it .
she had meant to work on it but forgot .
[NEUTRAL] she did it at the last minute .
but the teacher refused to accept it .
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[MALE] was on a baseball team .
he was having trouble with his batting swing .
[MALE] 's coach gave him extra hitting practice .
[MALE] 's swing got better .
he became the best hitter on the team .
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we drove around town looking at the lights .
we played christmas music and drank our hot chocolate .
the kids loved every minute of their ride on the polar express .
they begged to do it again the next year .
we have n't decided what we 're going to do yet , but it 'll be a surprise .
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[NEUTRAL] was excited because he just turn eighteen and could vote .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] learned about the political candidates .
he found who he thought was good for the country .
he registered to vote .
got his ballot and voted .
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i could n't get the place clean alone .
i had to go home and rest .
when i got there , my husband arrived home from work early .
he offered to go with me and help .
relieved , i took him with me and we cleaned up in no time .
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[MALE] had been hearing noises at night .
the noises were coming from his attic .
[MALE] decided to check the attic .
[MALE] discovered rats in the attic .
he called the exterminator that day .
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[FEMALE] was babysitting a four year old .
but she could not believe her eyes .
she saw that the four year old had an iphone .
she did n't know why she needed a phone .
[FEMALE] shook her head in disbelief .
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[FEMALE] liked going fast .
she bought some new skates to help her do it .
she put them on and took off down the trail .
soon , she was flying down the path .
the new skates worked great !
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mrs sarver had a cookie jar with cookies .
she found that cookies were missing from the jar .
she hid in a pantry closet .
she watched her son steal the cookies .
she punished with for a week .
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the flap hung down at an odd angle .
the seamstress bought new material to replace it .
she ripped off the old flap .
she sewed on the new piece she 'd cut out .
she smiled with satisfaction at the job well done .
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[FEMALE] ha a day off from school .
she wanted to use her time off to go skiing .
[FEMALE] went to the ski slopes hoping to ski in the afternoon .
[FEMALE] was disappointed because the ski slopes were very crowded .
[FEMALE] decided not to ski and used her afternoon to build a snowman .
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[FEMALE] was afraid she would not make any friends at school .
but when she got there she ended up meeting a few .
[FEMALE] was very happy that she did .
it eased much of her initial pain .
[FEMALE] then decided she was going to be friends forever with them .
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[FEMALE] decided she is bored with her regular workout .
she reads a zumba description and thinks it looks like fun .
[FEMALE] signs up for a zumba class and takes it .
[FEMALE] struggled through the class but thought it was a great workout .
[FEMALE] enjoyed the challenge and decides to take more zumba classes .
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[FEMALE] was in a relationship .
her only issue was that her boyfriend never replied to her messages .
she sent him one today about wanting to see him .
he completely ignored her .
[NEUTRAL] she decided she would break it off .
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[MALE] wanted to learn to make his neighbor pasta salad recipe .
the neighbor held the recipe secret .
[MALE] offered to cut the neighbors grass for a month .
the neighbor told him the recipe .
now , [MALE] can make the pasta salad .
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a women 's studies professor , [MALE] taught at an [FEMALE] league school .
after years in the halls of privilege , she longed for a new audience .
[MALE] decided to begin work with underserved women in the prison system .
empowerment teaching and role modeling brought needed change to lives .
what she lost in academic prestige , [MALE] regained in satisfaction .
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[MALE] 's mom was dying .
he knew she always wanted to go to [NEUTRAL] with his dad .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] booked a flight to [NEUTRAL] for his dad and mom .
payed for their hotel and their other expenses .
[MALE] was glad to hear from his dad that she was having a good time .
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[MALE] is a very talented painter and paints something every week .
he puts his work online for people to buy .
[MALE] 's upset because there is n't a demand for buying art right now .
then [MALE] saw that one of his paintings sold for one thousand bucks !
now [MALE] is inspired to make more and more artwork for money .
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i used to live in a neighborhood with a very steep hill .
one day , i decided to ride my bike down the hill to get a thrill .
[FEMALE] bike chain fell off just as i had gained too much speed to stop .
i came to a hard crash landing , stabbing my calf on the sharp gears .
i still have three triangular scars on my calf .
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[FEMALE] was riding her bicycle .
but she was n't wearing a helmet .
while riding across the street , a car almost hit her .
and [FEMALE] felt unsafe without a helmet from then on .
[NEUTRAL] she bought a nice helmet and wore it on every bike ride .
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[FEMALE] had been scared of storms since she was a child .
her family had just moved to kansas .
she was terrified that a tornado would destroy their home .
one day their was a terrible storm .
[FEMALE] hid in the basement but learned storms could not hurt her .
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i needed some new socks .
i did n't want to spend a lot of money .
i tried going to the dollar store .
i did n't expect to have any luck .
i ended up leaving with tons of pretty socks for a dollar per pair .
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[MALE] was learning to skateboard .
his friends were teaching him to do a trick .
[MALE] attempted to do the trick .
[MALE] fell and sprained his ankle .
his friends had to help him home .
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[FEMALE] had to take a math test .
she looked everywhere for her pencil .
she could n't find it !
she went up to ask her teacher to borrow one .
the teacher told her the pencil was stuck in her ponytail !
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[NEUTRAL] came home from work .
she had thoughts of watching netflix for the night .
she went over to his chair and sat in it .
a few minutes after sitting , the chair broke .
[NEUTRAL] had to watch netflix on the floor for the night .
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[MALE] was in a computer lab .
he stood up to use the restroom .
when he returned someone took his spot .
[MALE] tried to tell him the problem but he was n't heard .
the kid who took his chair was deaf .
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i decided to look for a new house .
i went into an old house to check it out .
there was a basement and i looked inside .
i found a skeleton on the ground .
this scared me and i ran out of the house in terror .
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[MALE] and his classmate [MALE] were assigned a project together .
[MALE] had the idea to write a paper about global cultural development .
they worked together on the paper , but in the end , [MALE] took credit !
he claimed [MALE] 's idea had been his own .
[MALE] was so angry , he told the teacher the truth later , after class .
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[MALE] entered a marathon in his city .
he had been training for years .
the day of the race he was really sick .
[MALE] tried to run anyway .
he did n't get anywhere near first place .
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it was that time of the year again .
the pond 's were beginning to freeze over .
the boys were excited to go out and ice skate .
they tested the ice to make sure it was safe before skating .
it looked good and they were off ice skating the day away .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go to [NEUTRAL] .
she wanted to look at her ancestry .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to have a girls trip .
but unfortunately her friends got sick .
[NEUTRAL] she had to cancel the trip and could not go .
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[MALE] and [MALE] decided to meet at their favorite bar after work .
against their best judgement they began ordering bourbon shots .
after a few hours , [MALE] was too drunk to stand up .
unfortunately , [MALE] tried to get up and fell off the stool .
[MALE] was banned from juniors for a month .
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[FEMALE] went to get chinese food .
she ordered general tso 's chicken .
she got curious and asked the waitress who general tso was .
the waitress just shrugged .
[FEMALE] kept wondering but never found the answer .
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[MALE] bought a new gun .
he went to try and shoot it .
he kept missing the target by a lot .
after a while [MALE] noticed the sight was off .
he fixed it and shot much better .
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i received my exam papers from the class .
[FEMALE] grade was a low f .
since i 've studied for 2 weeks straight , i felt disappointed in myself .
as a result , i did n't do anything for the rest of the day .
several people were wondering if i was okay but i 've lied to them .
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[MALE] was a ten year old boy .
[MALE] lived with his parents .
[MALE] wanted a pet .
his parents did not allow pets in the house .
[MALE] cried .
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[FEMALE] put the key in the ignition but the car did n't start .
the car battery was flat .
[FEMALE] panicked as she was going to be late for work .
she saw her son 's small bike leaning against the wall .
riding the bike with her knees around her ears she got to work on time .
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aki had a paper route on his bike every weekend morning .
one morning it was pouring rain .
the papers were bagged to be waterproof , but aki 's mom felt bad .
she decided to drive him along his route that morning .
aki was very grateful he got to stay dry on such a wet day !
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[FEMALE] had just started at a new school .
she did n't know any kids in her class .
for lunch a group of girls asked if she wanted to sit with them .
[FEMALE] sat with the girls .
she and the girls became friends .
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[FEMALE] was not a very good reader .
she wanted to be able to read a long novel .
she practiced reading with her mother .
she learned a lot of new words .
she can now read an entire novel .
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[FEMALE] went to the pharmacy .
she bought a pregnancy test .
she took a piss in the bathroom .
sure enough , the test came back positive .
[FEMALE] bought a beer and sat in the park sad .
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[MALE] was going to a bar .
he had forgotten his id .
the bouncer did n't allow [MALE] into the bar .
[MALE] went back home .
he returned with his id .
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[MALE] was a kid who was afraid of the dark .
[MALE] told his parents how scared he felt in his room at night .
[MALE] 's parents decided to help him out with this .
they came home with a wrapped box for [MALE] .
[MALE] opened the box to find a new [FEMALE] wars night light !
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[FEMALE] was very scared to ride her bike .
but she saw kids younger than her doing it , and she felt jealous .
she decided to practice riding her bike to school .
it took twice as long as walking , and she fell several times .
she felt so proud of herself for doing it , even though it was hard .
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[NEUTRAL] got a new laptop .
but unfortunately she noticed something .
she had no backlight on her keyboard .
[NEUTRAL] was very upset about that .
[NEUTRAL] she had to go and return it .
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[MALE] was eating chinese food .
he found a bug in his soup .
he told the waitress .
she apologized and gave him a box of fortune cookies .
[MALE] felt blessed because he loved fortune cookies .
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[MALE] really loved everything bagels .
it seemed many other people did too because they were hard to find .
he had to travel to several stores only to find out each was out .
he would not settle for a lesser , non-everything bagel .
eventually he found a store that had them so he purchased them all .
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i let the dog outside .
she ran to the fence to see her friend next door .
the dog did n't recognize her .
he began barking and trying to attack the fence .
we had to get our dog back in the house before she got hurt .
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i found a pair of pretty pink socks .
they were designed with an 1980 's retro style .
i fell in love with them immediately .
i bought several pairs of the socks .
i wore them every day .
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[FEMALE] felt pain in her lower abdomen .
[FEMALE] went to the doctor to investigate her pain .
her doctor examined her and performed some tests .
[FEMALE] was told she had kidney stones , which needed to be removed .
[FEMALE] had the stones removed and is no longer in pain .
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[MALE] needed a costume .
he did not have enough money to buy a good one though .
he wrote a post on social media about it .
one of his friends responded .
his friend made a costume for him .
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[MALE] found himself in the wrong part of town .
he was scared as it was late in the night .
he tried to find his way back to a lit street .
but as he did so , he was assaulted by a gang of young men .
when he arrived home , he was battered , but still alive .
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[MALE] had a wonderful pet dog named bomber .
he decided bomber need a new friend .
[MALE] went to pound and decided to take a new chihuahua home .
he named the new dog [MALE] and introduced him to bomber .
the two were cautious at first but soon became close companions .
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[MALE] was a serious outdoorsman .
[MALE] loved the cold .
he felt it made him healthier to expose himself to cold .
[MALE] decided to swim underwater for 100 yards , without breathing .
[MALE] successfully did it .
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[MALE] went to work full of energy for the day .
he sat down at his office desk to check his meeting schedule .
unfortunately , he had a day full of boring staff meetings .
he cried a little to himself as he contemplated his afternoon .
poor [MALE] was stuck in the meetings all day long .
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today my professor did n't show up to class .
he did n't tell us beforehand .
[FEMALE] classmates and i were unsure about what to do .
we all waited in the classroom for a long time .
eventually we all got tired of waiting and left .
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[NEUTRAL] was always helping people .
she helped old women , boys , even her teacher .
one day she found a sick puppy .
the puppy needed help so she brought him to the vet .
and now [NEUTRAL] has a new puppy , [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] was under a lot of stress .
she had many exams at school .
she also had a full time job .
she decided to take up yoga .
she found the yoga relaxed her and reduced her stress .
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[MALE] had two roommates .
neither of them ever helped clean .
[MALE] kept telling them to but they would n't listen .
eventually [MALE] became too frustrated by it .
he moved out without giving anybody any notice .
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when [FEMALE] and [MALE] married they planned to raise a big family .
they tried for many years to conceive .
one day [FEMALE] suspected she was pregnant .
she bought a home pregnancy testing kit .
they both cried when the test came back negative .
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the pitcher got the sign from his catcher .
he looked over to the runner on first .
they locked eyes .
the pitcher threw the ball towards home plate .
the runner was off like a shot stealing second base .
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[MALE] was an aging world war two veteran .
[MALE] 's family invited him to go on a vacation trip .
[MALE] hesitated to say yes , knowing his mobility was limited .
then his family told him they bought a motorized scooter for him .
[MALE] was delighted to go on the trip , with scooter in tow .
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i tried to blow up several balloons .
we were preparing for a birthday party .
i felt like my lungs were going to explode .
i finally found a pump to do the work for me .
i blew up over 50 balloons that day .
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[FEMALE] was walking in the park when she heard a noise .
she could hear a weird type of squawking .
[FEMALE] looked all all over for the loud noise .
she saw a hurt bird near the bottom of a tree .
[FEMALE] picked up the bird and took it doctor [MALE] .
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[NEUTRAL] took his kid to mcdonald 's .
the kid loved the playpen .
the kid went on the bouncing area .
they then ate some food .
they had fun .
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[MALE] was a teacher .
he needed school supplies for his class .
he could n't afford it , though .
he asked the parents to donate supplies .
none of the parents sent in supplies .
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[MALE] was invited to a halloween party .
he looked up last minute costumes .
he made one with what he had .
[MALE] 's costume was surprisingly good .
everyone at the party liked it .
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[NEUTRAL] loved learning about things .
he went to a new museum to learn about history .
he looked at each exhibit .
at the end of it , he was impressed .
the museum had done a wonderful job teaching him about history .
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[NEUTRAL] thought of a way to save money .
he planted an apple tree to save money on apples .
the tree took some time to grow .
when the tree grew , [NEUTRAL] picked some apples from it .
he made apple pie to celebrate the accomplishment .
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with time , our son was beginning to lose his fear of stairs .
we increased the weights he carried at his therapy appointments .
he started carrying up to ten pounds at a time .
he was no longer using the railing .
i laughed and told the therapist he was doing better than me now .
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the family was at granddad 's rural cabin .
granddad said his rifle was not loaded and gave it to [MALE] .
[MALE] aimed at his younger brother 's head .
dad grabbed the gun and said never point a gun at a person .
dad aimed out a window into a hill and the gun fired .
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it was ron 's day off and he had a lot to do .
he had to thoroughly clean his house .
he had to wash his clothes and his blankets .
go grocery shopping and fix his car .
but ron was tired and slept and laid in bed all day .
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[FEMALE] could n't afford expensive baby formula .
she got a cheap brand from china .
eventually her kid got sick .
[FEMALE] could n't afford the medical treatment .
[FEMALE] eventually buried her child .
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[MALE] enjoyed meditation .
he wanted to reach deeper states of meditation .
he had heard about zen but never learned about it .
he learned about zen .
he applied the techniques and it improved his meditation .
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i was playing with my six year old neighbor one day .
we decided to draw cupcakes on the sidewalk .
she started to examine my cupcakes and her face changed .
she was jealous because she thought my cupcakes looked better .
she rushed off to her room and would n't talk to me anymore .
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[MALE] wanted to contact his friend .
he was writing an email .
he deleted the email .
he decided on something more personal .
he wrote a letter and mailed it .
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[MALE] was trying to play online .
his connection kept lagging .
[MALE] noticed everyone else in his family was using the internet .
they were streaming high definition videos .
[MALE] knew he could n't ask them to stop .
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one day [FEMALE] walked in on her husband doing something gross .
he was biting his toenails !
she was disgusted , but he told her he 'd done it for years !
[FEMALE] was astonished .
however , she was also secretly impressed by his flexibility !
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[MALE] was taking a shower .
the phone started to ring .
it startled [MALE] who slipped .
he fell and hit his head on the tile .
[MALE] was never the same after that .
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[FEMALE] won miss world pageant 2015 .
she played out her role enthusiastically .
going into 2016 , she was ready to figure out what is next in her life .
she decided to start looking for a mate .
[NEUTRAL] she filled out profiles on 10 dating sites .
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[MALE] was thinking of buying a new home .
he went and looked at homes on the market .
[MALE] found a home he liked .
[MALE] made a bid on the home .
he was able to purchase the home .
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when i was little , i hated car shopping .
[FEMALE] parents took me to several dealerships over many weekends .
tired and cranky , i complained that i wanted to go home .
in anger , they made me stay in the hot car while they went shopping .
i curled up in the floorboard , shivering even though i was very hot .
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after winning sleepy bear from the claw machine , we went back for more .
[FEMALE] husband said the machines were easy to use .
he took some quarters and played a few more times .
he won a stuffed pink penguin .
now the penguin and bear sleep at the head of my bed .
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[MALE] had a bunch of work he had to do .
he really did n't want to spend the time to do it though .
[MALE] let himself get distracted by every little thing .
he spent days playing games and reading books .
[MALE] finally got the work done but it was of poor quality .
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[MALE] wanted to call his friend using skype .
[MALE] tried to make the call .
[MALE] 's friend could not hear [MALE] .
[MALE] 's microphone was broken .
[MALE] bought a new microphone and called his friend back .
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[MALE] was always a fan of beer .
from advertisements to the many uses of beer .
when he turned thirty he decided to buy a brewing kit .
doing research , and carefully studying his brew he waited .
until a few weeks later , where he had his own home brewed beer !
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[FEMALE] is turning eight years old .
he wants to visit the aquarium for his birthday .
his parents agreed .
they take [FEMALE] to a large indoor aquarium .
[FEMALE] was able to see many types of marine animals .
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it was all down to this .
it was the bottom of the ninth inning , full count .
the pitcher got ready .
he flung the ball towards home plate .
the batter cracked a home run to win the game .
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[FEMALE] loved dancing .
she wanted to go dancing with her friends .
she asked her friends .
her friends agreed .
they all went dancing and had a great time .
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[MALE] 's sister told him a steam train was coming through his town .
[MALE] loves to photograph trains so he went to take pictures .
his sister gave him the wrong time so the train was not there .
[MALE] 's sister bought tickets for him to ride the train instead .
[MALE] was very happy because he rode the train another day .
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[FEMALE] had lost her cat this morning .
she looked everywhere for it .
yet it was nowhere to be seen .
[FEMALE] was giving up hope .
but finally her neighbor found it for her .
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[MALE] was always volunteering at the homeless shelter .
there was one homeless man he became good friends with .
the man had been homeless for 20 years .
after years of friendship , [MALE] let the man stay at his house .
in return , the man would do housework for [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] was dating this boy [MALE] .
but all of the sudden she lost interest .
he would talk too much about himself .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] then thought she had enough .
she decided to dump him .
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it was [FEMALE] 's big moment .
the day of the audition had finally arrived .
she was nervous , but ready .
they called her name and she walked up .
she performed and knocked their socks off .
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[MALE] wanted to get a promotion at his restaurant job .
he stayed late to get better .
he sought advice from his chef .
he asked for a promotion .
his boss gave him the promotion .
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[MALE] loved browsing the internet .
[MALE] was visiting a new site .
the site said his browser could not view the content .
[MALE] had to download a new browser to see the site .
[MALE] downloaded a new browser .
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[FEMALE] bought a new pair of pants .
they were kind of ugly but fit her great .
she thought her butt looked amazing in them .
[FEMALE] wore them out often .
the ugly looks worked to bring her attention .
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[FEMALE] had just turned 18 .
she decided she was going to register to vote .
she was very excited .
she went down to the station .
she became a registered democrat .
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when we moved to a new state , my son 's friend missed him .
i received a text from his teacher .
it was a picture of his friend crying .
she said she wanted to know if he was grown up .
she said to tell me if he was grown her heart would be broken .
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[MALE] loved his girlfriend .
he did n't realize she was unhappy in the relationship .
one day she ended things with him .
[MALE] pleaded and asked for another chance .
unfortunately nothing worked and they broke up .
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[FEMALE] aunt purchased a small store space .
she filled it with collectibles and party favors .
she used her huge helium machine for balloons .
the balloons became her best seller .
everyone in town started going to her for party supplies .
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[MALE] loved watching tv .
he could n't afford a bigger screen .
for his birthday his friends decided to surprise him .
they bought [MALE] a new big screen tv .
[MALE] was so happy he cried .
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[MALE] lost his laptop .
he had tracking software on it .
after a few days he got information on who had it .
he went over with the police .
they were able to get his laptop back .
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[MALE] loves to go camping .
one night , while drifting off to sleep he heard a scary noise .
he slowly opened the tent door and shined his flashlight around .
finally , he found the source of the noise : a squirrel .
after that , he was able to sleep soundly .
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i had a skype meeting with my professor today .
i felt extremely anxious beforehand because i do n't like to skype .
luckily , it was only a 3 minute call .
it was still weird that we were video chatting each other .
it was awkward hanging up too .
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i remember when i was younger always playing [MALE] kart .
we would play it on the old n64 .
i would always pick [MALE] , and my cousin would be bowser .
we would have so much fun going around the track .
sometimes i think about and miss those fun days .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] 's anniversary was coming up .
they both decided to get each other cards .
the day of their anniversary they exchanged them .
it was the same card .
they were amused at how like minded they were .
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one day a bat flew into the [NEUTRAL] house .
it scared everyone inside of the house until their voices went numb .
until it was caught in a box by [MALE] [NEUTRAL] .
[MALE] brought the bat out , but it escaped right before he got outside .
still though it flew out into the night where it belonged .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go on a vacation .
she searched for good deals on flights everyday .
eventually she found a great deal .
she booked tickets to the bahamas .
she was very happy and excited about her upcoming trip .
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[MALE] wanted to start a garden .
he bought several different kinds of seeds .
he planted the seeds in his backyard .
he watered them everyday .
soon , [MALE] had home grown fruits and vegetables to eat .
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the county of [MALE] needed a new park .
the county council could n't decide where to put it though !
they could n't afford the landscaping for one in the old empty lots .
[NEUTRAL] they went to the city and asked for help .
the city was glad to help , and soon [MALE] had a new park .
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a friend of mine got two kittens .
they have six toes on each paw .
they are called polydactyls .
this type of cat used to be carried on ships .
they are considered to be excellent mousers .
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[FEMALE] felt very lonely .
at school she had no friends .
on lunch break she was eating by herself .
a boy decided to sit with her and introduce himself .
she was very happy she made a new friend .
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[FEMALE] cooked a bit dinner for her family .
before anybody ate the dog ran into the kitchen .
it destroyed most all the food .
[FEMALE] 's family felt bad and took her out to dinner .
she appreciated the sentiment .
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[FEMALE] was behind on her bills .
she applied to get a credit card .
she wanted to pay bills with the credit card .
she was denied for the card .
marry fell even more behind on her bills .
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[MALE] bought plants for his apartment .
he got sick shortly after .
[MALE] was n't able to take care of them .
most of them died .
the few left alive he decided to give away .
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[FEMALE] buddy asked me to babysit his two year old son tonight .
i have never watched a kid in my life but i agreed to help .
he dropped him off and i showed him my xbox .
turns out that a two year old can enjoy playing video games .
we had a great time and i told my buddy i 'd babysit again sometime .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go to a silent auction .
[NEUTRAL] she took her sister with her .
when she got there she bidded on a painting .
she then thought she would have no chance getting it .
but thankfully no one bid higher than she did .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to go on a vacation .
she did n't have enough money though .
she saved all of her change for a year .
she finally saved enough for her trip .
she took her vacation in the summer .
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i bought a new pair of shoes .
i put them on and walked outside .
these shoes were very shiny today .
the shine shined into a drivers eyes and he put the brakes on .
nobody got hurt and i decided to take a nap instead .
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[MALE] always wanted a pet monkey .
he looked online and found some options .
he saved up for a while until he could buy one .
[MALE] finally was able to get the pet .
he loved it for several years .
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[MALE] was out hiking in the desert .
he took a wrong turn and did n't recognize his surroundings .
he tried to go back but wound up somewhere new .
[MALE] was lost for almost a day .
rescue teams finally found him relatively safe .
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[FEMALE] had never been stung by a bee .
she did not think she was allergic , since no one in her family was .
but at a picnic one summer at age 18 , she was stung .
her arm swelled and became red and very painful .
it turned out [FEMALE] was allergic to bees after all !
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[FEMALE] drove to her local supermarket .
she gathered many fruits and vegetables for purchase .
she realized she did not have the money to pay for the food .
instead of paying , she hid the food in her purse .
she walked out of the store without being caught .
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[FEMALE] was trying to make pancakes .
she got a bit sidetracked .
before she realized her pancakes were burning .
[FEMALE] had to put out the fire with water .
it completely ruined her breakfast .
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[MALE] and his friend were playing a board game .
[MALE] lost the game .
he had a bad temper .
[MALE] threw the game across the room .
[MALE] 's friend was annoyed .
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[MALE] was playing chess in the park .
he was playing with an old man .
the old man was too good .
[MALE] lost every game .
[MALE] smiled though because he knew he let him win .
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[MALE] needed ice .
[MALE] did not own an icemaker .
[MALE] visited the gas station .
[MALE] purchased ice .
[MALE] brought the ice home .
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[FEMALE] roommate hates having to go outside to smoke .
the weather was freezing today and he was already cold .
he decided to try and sneak a smoke in the bathroom .
i was not fooled .
i told him if he tried that again , he would have to move .
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[FEMALE] wanted to open up a business .
but she had to apply for a loan first .
she was rather nervous about it .
she did not know if they would accept it .
but thankfully they took her application .
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[MALE] and his girlfriend drank .
they got too drunk .
his girlfriends mother saw them .
she called the cops .
the cops knew everything was fine and left .
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[MALE] had printed some shirts .
they had a copyrighted image on them .
[MALE] was trying to sell the shirts online .
the image 's owner saw the shirts .
he made [MALE] stop selling the shirts .
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[FEMALE] had made the basement nice as a place of peace .
but her brother set up his nintendo .
[FEMALE] decided to work in peace in a corner till he left .
then his friends began to arrive .
[FEMALE] no longer had a quiet place to hang out .
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[MALE] and all his friends were going trick or treating .
they were dressed in some great costumes .
[MALE] was dressed up as a ghost .
they went to all the houses in the neighborhood that night .
[MALE] and his friends got a ton of candy and had a blast .
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[FEMALE] was hungry and wanted to go out .
she decided she was going to go to chipotle .
she ordered a burrito .
when she got home she opened it up .
she was so hungry she scarfed it down in five minutes .
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[FEMALE] was driving her car to work .
on the highway , [FEMALE] got a flat tire .
[FEMALE] telephoned her auto service for help .
within thirty minutes , a repairman showed up to assist her .
the repairman fixed her flat and she drove to work .
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[MALE] was working in his garden .
he noticed that a dog had pooped in his garden .
[MALE] was upset .
he talked to his neighbor about his dog .
his neighbor kept a closer eye on his dog .
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[MALE] lived in oregon and marijuana had recently become legal .
he decided to try his hand at making his own edibles .
his first few attempts failed miserably , burning or just not cooking .
finally , he seemed to have the perfect batch made .
he tried it and to his delight , the edibles worked .
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[MALE] was at the grocery store .
he had a buggy full of stuff .
he left it to get another item .
when he got back he noticed there were different items in it .
it took him a while to figure out his buggy was elsewhere .
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[MALE] found out his attractive neighbor was coming over .
he realized he had a hole in his tee shirt .
[MALE] ran to his closet , looking for a clean shirt .
the doorbell rang while he was looking .
he had to answer the door in his torn up shirt !
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[MALE] was really hungry .
but he only wanted to eat pasta .
[NEUTRAL] he searched for an italian restaurant .
but it was over 10 miles away .
halfway there , he decided to just get a hamburger .
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[MALE] went outside to get the newspaper .
to his surprise , it was wet from the rain .
he placed the newspaper out on the floor to dry .
he thought he can read the news on the floor .
[MALE] spent the day reading news on the floor .
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one day a new car showed up in our building 's garage .
the car was covered and we were curious .
last week the owner took the cover off .
it was a restored 1965 mustang .
i took a selfie and posted it on snapchat .
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[MALE] used his laptop everyday for work .
[MALE] loved his computer .
one day [MALE] was careless and spilled water all over his computer .
[MALE] cried .
[MALE] fried the machine and had to throw it away .
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[MALE] wanted to work at a coffee shop .
usually , he worked at home .
[MALE] had always found the coffee shop distracting .
[MALE] purchased nice headphones .
[MALE] was able to focus , at the cafe , when using headphones .
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[FEMALE] sister in law 's granddaughter [FEMALE] has 4 children .
the state took them as she drank and neglected the kids .
[FEMALE] said she wanted to regain custody .
however , she continued to drink .
[FEMALE] was recently committed to a rehab center for treatment .
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[MALE] prided himself in being the richest man in town .
soon though a man from a nearby town moved next to him .
as he was as rich as [MALE] , they started competing with each other .
they both spent their money on extravagant luxuries .
in the end , none of them won as they had spent all their money .
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[FEMALE] brought her daughter to the state fair .
her daughter wanted to ride a ride .
she needed an adult to ride with her .
[FEMALE] bought a ticket for the ride .
[FEMALE] rode the ride with her daughter .
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[FEMALE] was in science class .
they were playing a game .
whomever won got a prize .
[FEMALE] ended up winning .
thankfully she got the prize .
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[MALE] was excited to get a remote control boat for his birthday .
he asked his dad to drive him to the lake to try it out .
when they got to the lake it was pretty windy .
[MALE] 's dad told him it would be a good idea not to take the boat out .
[MALE] agreed but he was still very excited to have the boat .
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i wanted to get rid of my brown hair .
i thought it was so boring .
i went to a salon .
i asked for my hair to be more bold .
they made it black , which i loved .
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[MALE] 's dog escaped .
[MALE] asked his friend to help find the dog .
they covered a lot of ground looking .
they never found the dog .
[MALE] was very upset .
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kimi was on a girl [NEUTRAL] hike in the woods .
somehow she was separated from her group .
luckily , she remembered her training .
she stayed put and lit a smoky fire .
soon her group was able to find and rescue her !
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[MALE] got a toy robot for christmas .
he played with it outside .
then he left to go eat dinner .
he forgot about it and left it outside when it rained .
the next day he found it all wet and ruined .
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[MALE] was trying to get in shape .
he created a daily workout for himself .
[MALE] was able to stick to it for half a year .
he felt a huge difference .
all his friends complimented his better looks .
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as the trolley we were riding made a turn , we saw something .
it was a group of people dressed as zombies .
there were cameras all around them .
they said they were making a zombie film .
[FEMALE] son eagerly ran out to get a picture with the zombies .
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[MALE] walked into his classroom .
he told everyone to take their seats .
he saw some boys in the back laughing looking at a phone .
he walked back there and took the phone from their hands .
he told them they would have it back after class .
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[MALE] was outside by the pool .
his mom walked by .
[MALE] pushed his mom into the pool .
[MALE] 's mom had her cell phone in her pocket .
the phone was ruined .
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i was giving a friend english lessons everyday for about three weeks .
as time went on , i began to develop attraction towards him .
i thought he might like me too so i did n't hide my attraction .
then i found out he had feelings for someone else .
we stopped the lessons and did n't talk much after that .
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i woke up this morning and decided to take a walk .
i chose to go the beach since it was so close .
as i walked out my door i realized it was pouring rain .
but the decision was made and i went anyway .
i turned around and went home 5 minutes later , soaked .
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[MALE] got a new kitten .
it was n't house broken .
it would poop anywhere it could feel comfortable .
[MALE] spent a week properly training him where to poop .
after a while the kitten was using the litter box .
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i was going to a job interview .
i decided to buy an expensive tie to impress the boss .
i bought a tie worth two thousand dollars .
i ended up getting the job .
however , it took a year of working to pay for that tie .
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a woman walked into our office .
it looked like she was trying to hide a black eye .
she was wearing a lot of makeup .
i asked her what happened .
she told me she fell downstairs , but i did n't believe her .
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[MALE] took one look at the woman .
he knew he recognized her from somewhere .
she was his old teacher .
he had been very scared of her in school .
but now she was just a weak , old woman .
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the kids were screaming and laughing .
they were playing a very fun game .
they cheered as the game came to a close .
the oldest boy won by ten points !
the kids demanded a rematch of their amazing new game .
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[NEUTRAL] was watching a tennis game .
and it inspired him to play too .
he bought a racquet and joined a tennis club .
but he did n't become as good as he wanted to .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] decided to quit playing tennis prematurely .
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[MALE] was troubleshooting an issue with his car .
he thought maybe it just needed an oil change .
[MALE] searched online for local auto shops until he found one .
they did n't list the prices of their services on their page .
[MALE] submitted a spam trap address to get a quote from them .
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[MALE] did n't like going outdoors much .
his friends convinced him to go on a nature hike .
[MALE] reluctantly agreed .
once out there he was soon tired and hated the bugs .
he complained so much he was never invited back out again .
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[NEUTRAL] was not used to not getting her way .
she tapped her slender foot on the floor , unhappy .
the waitress came to take her order but forgot her wine .
[NEUTRAL] insulted her before throwing her water in the waitress ' face .
the whole restaurant gasped when [NEUTRAL] left in a hurry after that .
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once my brother dared me to eat an onion stuffed with strawberries .
i did not know his friend had put chewing tobacco in it too .
i accepted the dare and ate it .
it made me throw up .
it was a mean trick .
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[FEMALE] wanted a new laptop .
but there were so many available .
she could not make a decision .
finally she decided on an apple laptop .
there was only reason for that , because it was pink .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were summering at their parents ' beach house .
it sat on a rocky cliff overlooking mermaid cove .
[MALE] said legends told of many mermaid sightings there over the years .
each night at sunset , the siblings looked-but never saw a mermaid .
they never said so , but each was secretly disappointed !
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[FEMALE] was trying to make crepes .
she started with basic pancake mix .
then she added an egg and fried it-but it was n't a crepe .
it was just an especially thick pancake .
[FEMALE] 's crepes led her to a great pancake discovery , though !
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[MALE] needed to buy a new car .
he hated dealing with car salesmen .
he researched exactly what he wanted and at what price .
[MALE] was clear and direct at the dealership .
it helped get him his car without much trouble .
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the dog was lying down .
she did n't appear to be breathing .
[FEMALE] son panicked and yelled for help .
we ran to check on her .
she was just sleeping , and we all sighed with relief .
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[MALE] got a new jacket for christmas .
he wore it to school the first day back .
[MALE] took it off to play during lunch .
he did n't find it after he was done .
[MALE] wound up crying about it for days .
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today was the big day for [MALE] .
he was graduating college .
all of [MALE] 's family was in the audience .
when [MALE] walked across the stage his family cheered .
[MALE] felt so proud of his great accomplishment .
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[MALE] like pancakes on a [NEUTRAL] morning .
his mom makes him a stack of two huge pancakes every [NEUTRAL] .
[MALE] wants to learn to make them himself .
his mom shows him how to prepare the batter .
[MALE] makes his own pancake and is very happy .
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[MALE] was in for a surprise today .
his father brought him to the backyard .
he showed [MALE] a new tire swing .
[MALE] loved it and played in it .
he played with the swing the whole day .
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[FEMALE] wife bought some halloween trinkets for our granddaughter [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] is two and lives in queens .
as we live in [MALE] , we shipped the gifts .
yesterday [FEMALE] got the gifts and thanked us via video .
we were very happy to see her playing with her gifts .
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erik is my favorite cousin .
he is always doing kind things for us .
today i received a package filled with movies .
he had purchased them all for us to watch for halloween .
i thanked him profusely for the gift .
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[MALE] had his high school reunion scheduled one night .
he was very nervous but he decided to try to have fun .
at first he was n't having fun , but then he ran into an old friend .
the two struck up a conversation and hung out all night .
[MALE] ended up inviting her out for a date , so he was glad he came .
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[MALE] was driving to work one day .
he stopped at a light and had an itchy nose .
[MALE] decided to scratch it on the spot .
he looked over and saw a car full of people looking at him .
[MALE] was embarrassed and drove away .
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[MALE] 's girlfriend got a new phone .
[MALE] put in the number wrong .
he tried to send flirty messages .
someone completely different received them .
[MALE] was embarrassed and apologized .
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[FEMALE] went on a road trip .
they decided to take a pit stop .
she got very scared however .
she saw a bear .
the bear looked at her , and [FEMALE] immediately ran away .
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when [MALE] went to the frat party he went with a mission .
he wanted to build a tower or staff of beer cans .
all he had was duct tape and a case .
the next morning he woke up with the worst hangover .
but next to him , his beer tower was so long it was out the window .
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[MALE] was riding his bike .
he got off to drink a glass of milk .
he came back and someone was riding away on his bike .
[MALE] chased him down and beat him up .
he was glad drinking milk made him strong .
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[FEMALE] was a supervisor .
she was going through a rough time in her life .
her boss called her into her office .
she told [FEMALE] that she was being demoted .
[FEMALE] was upset and quit her job .
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[MALE] was sick .
he stayed home from school .
his mother made his chicken noodle soup .
[MALE] loved the soup .
he started to feel better the same day .
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[FEMALE] had been having headaches .
she went to see a specialist .
the doctor told her to avoid certain foods .
he also told her to take certain vitamins .
the headaches went away .
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[MALE] and his father loved to go hunting together .
they had a special area of a nearby forest they frequented .
they decided to take a weekend and hunt in their favorite spot .
when they arrived they were told that the area was quarantined .
[MALE] and his father decided to take a trip to [NEUTRAL] instead .
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[NEUTRAL] was upset that her dvd player no longer worked .
every time she turned it on , it made an odd grinding noise .
she tried to fix it on numerous occasions , without any luck .
her friend came to stay at her house that weekend .
to her surprise , the friend played a dvd in it on the first try !
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[MALE] was bored and decided to draw .
he got out his chalk and drew on his sidewalk .
he made a big giraffe and was proud of it .
it then started to rain and it ruined the drawing .
[MALE] was sad and had to go inside for the day .
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[MALE] wanted to be a computer programmer .
[MALE] learned how to code .
[MALE] practiced everyday .
[MALE] asked his friends that were programmers for help .
[MALE] eventually became an adept programmer .
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i needed a place to rest my feet during the day .
i went to a store and looked for a foot rest .
i found a big purple ottoman on sale .
i purchased it and took it to the office with me .
i propped up my feet as i worked , happy with my purchase .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] had been together for awhile .
[MALE] wanted [FEMALE] to go to meet his parents .
[FEMALE] was rather nervous .
but when she met them they were not bad .
they welcomed her with open arms .
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[MALE] was a keen fashion designer .
he studied fashion his whole life .
recently , he got asked to design dresses for a list celebrities .
his first client was currently in the top 10 charts .
he was n't allowed to tell us who it was but he wanted to tell us .
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[NEUTRAL] had forgotten to write down a transaction in his checkbook .
he thought he had more money than he did .
[NEUTRAL] wrote a check .
the check bounced .
[NEUTRAL] had to pay additional fees for the bad check .
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[MALE] was a kid who went to the halloween carnival with his cousins .
[MALE] was scared of the haunted house .
his cousins teased him for being scared so [MALE] cautiously went in .
his cousins screamed and closed their eyes while [MALE] was brave .
[MALE] 's cousins admired him for being so brave afterwards .
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[MALE] had two cats .
he noticed one of them started smelling bad .
he tried giving it a bath but it only worked for a while .
[MALE] decided to take it to a veterinarian .
they gave him some special shampoo to get rid of the smell .
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i decided to have a wall in my home dedicated to art .
i drew many drawings on the wall .
[FEMALE] friends drew on the wall too .
i was so happy that i showed it to my landlord .
[FEMALE] landlord was furious and fined me 500 dollars .
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i set my alarm clock for 8 o'clock .
i did n't wake up in time for work .
i was furious .
i grabbed the clock to see why it was broken .
it turns out i set it for 8 o'clock at night .
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[FEMALE] drove to her dad 's house to pick him up .
she assisted her dad with his jacket and helped him with his shoes .
[FEMALE] wheeled her dad in his wheelchair to her car .
[FEMALE] drove her dad to his doctor 's office and wheeled him in .
[FEMALE] assisted her dad into the exam room and spoke with the physician .
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[MALE] and his wife were going camping .
his wife had never been before .
they setup their tent at the campsite .
they had a blast that night making s'mores and talking .
after the trip was over they both agreed that it was a good time .
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[MALE] has been seeing [FEMALE] for two years and they 've discussed marriage .
[MALE] decided it was time to propose marriage to [FEMALE] .
[MALE] went to the jewelry store and purchased [FEMALE] a diamond ring .
[MALE] picked [FEMALE] and took her on an outing to the beach .
once there , [MALE] got on one knee in the sand and proposed to [FEMALE] .
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[NEUTRAL] was a clumsy girl .
she slipped on a banana peel .
she hurt her head .
she got stitches at the doctors .
[NEUTRAL] was much more careful after that .
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drawing had been an escape for [FEMALE] since childhood in an angry home .
with sidewalk chalk , she drew magical places where no one yelled .
grown up and an artist , [FEMALE] continued to create fantasy worlds .
she loved art that helped people dream and forget their troubles .
it was the rich legacy of a lonely , frightened child who overcame .
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by ninth grade i was tired of having braided hair .
for class pictures that year , i attempted wearing it straight .
on the way to pictures , i could feel it puffing up .
the hot alabama took a toll on my hair and face .
i ended up taking a photo with a greasy face and slightly puffed hair .
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[FEMALE] mother in law became very ill as she has gotten older .
she lives with my sister in law .
one day my sister in law left the house for a few hours .
she came back to find my mother in law on the floor unconscious .
the family has decided to put my mother in law inside a nursing home .
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[MALE] was angry .
his girlfriend broke up with him .
he proceeded to wreck his room .
his mom got mad at him and called the cops .
[MALE] calmed down after .
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[MALE] looked up from his book .
a drunk man was standing in front of him .
he recoiled in surprise .
the man just laughed and told him he had read the book too .
they shared an awkward conversation about the book .
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[MALE] was in a relationship with a woman named [FEMALE] .
she was tired of his lazy behavior around the house .
[FEMALE] told [MALE] to start helping out or she would leave him .
[MALE] decided to take the money he spent on [FEMALE] and buy a maid .
[FEMALE] left [MALE] but he did n't really care about her anyway .
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i set the timer on the oven .
i sat down to watch tv .
i forgot completely about the pizza .
suddenly an acrid smell filled the air .
i ran to the kitchen , realizing the pizza had burned .
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i wanted to prepare some spaghetti for dinner .
i checked my refrigerator for what i needed .
i decided to substitute zucchini for the pasta .
i made the dish hoping it would taste fine .
i am glad i decided to use zucchini because it tastes good .
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i went to my first music festival my freshman year of college .
when i arrived , i wanted to hear weezer play .
i went to their section of the park and was enjoying myself .
there was an overweight girl near me on her boyfriend 's shoulders .
she was drunk and all of a sudden she fell on me !
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i wrote a song for my son after he was diagnosed .
i called it [FEMALE] to me .
i began singing it to him every night .
last night , he stopped me .
he put his hands on my face , and said thank you mommy .
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mrs pope was my son 's favorite teacher .
she had been there for over 23 years .
she was well versed in caring for special needs kids .
she loved him like he was her own .
she cried when he gave her a special necklace for christmas .
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[MALE] loved actions movies .
his girlfriend did n't like them at all .
[MALE] would constantly try to get her to watch one with him .
she always refused to do so .
eventually [MALE] took it personally and broke up with her .
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[MALE] wanted to be a great painter .
he was n't very good at painting though .
he asked his mom to teach him .
his mom helped him paint .
[MALE] became a famous painter .
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[FEMALE] went with her father to a parade .
she moved into the crowd to see the parade .
[FEMALE] got separated from her father .
she found a policeman .
the policeman helped [FEMALE] find her father .
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[FEMALE] was told she needed braces .
she was horrified !
she just knew her friends would mock her .
but to her surprise , no one did .
everyone was very supportive !
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[MALE] is playing football tonight .
he is went out of town to an away game .
during the second quarter [MALE] saw the ball coming his way .
he caught the football and ran as fast as he could .
[MALE] ran twenty yards before he was tackled .
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[FEMALE] was having a party .
she was glad to invite everyone .
but unfortunately her friend [NEUTRAL] came late .
[FEMALE] was not having it .
she thought [NEUTRAL] was being very rude .
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[MALE] wanted a large vegetable garden on his acreage .
he bought a small tractor and tilled the land .
the soil was clay so it would not work well .
he added a truck load of gypsum to change the clay .
the soil became loose and easy to manage .
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[FEMALE] bought a rubber chicken .
she put it underneath the sofa cushion .
her husband came home and sat down .
the fake chicken screamed wildly .
her husband jumped up and hit his head on the ceiling fan .
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we went out to eat the other night .
a piece of meat got stuck in my teeth .
i have a plate and did not want to take it out in public .
i waited until we got home to use a floss stick .
taking the piece of meat out brought such a relief !
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last night we ordered steak and cheese subs .
we ordered one with onions , and one without .
the delivery man gave two subs , both toasted .
i called the sub shop to complain .
they sent the man back with an untoasted sub .
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[MALE] noticed feeling sluggish at work .
it usually came on him in the afternoons .
[MALE] started bringing an energy drink to work .
he would drink it every day around 1 pm .
soon , [MALE] noticed that the sluggishness went away completely .
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we took our kids out to dinner .
the waitress took the orders and delivered them .
she said my selection was unavailable .
i asked manager why she did not tell me earlier .
he apologized and rushed the best steak over .
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i decided to cheer my friend up .
i played the banjo in front of him .
he screamed at how bad i was playing .
he ran away covering his ears .
i guess i should have practiced beforehand .
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i tried to run up the steps in my roller skates .
i slipped and fell back down the stairs .
i hit my head hard on the ground .
i laid there , crying in pain for a while .
eventually i just got up and went inside without telling anyone .
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[FEMALE] was going to her first school dance .
she and her friends went shopping for dresses .
[FEMALE] could n't find a dress she liked .
a friend had a dress that [FEMALE] really loved .
[FEMALE] 's friend let her borrow the dress .
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[MALE] was traveling home for the holidays .
his flight hit some turbulence .
[MALE] had never experienced that before .
he started to freak out and cry .
the stewardess had to help calm him down .
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jaylo wanted a brand new car from a dealership .
his wife sina agreed , as long as the payments were reasonable .
but jaylo had no credit , so the payments were very , very high .
sina put her foot down !
reluctantly , jaylo declined the salesman 's offer .
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[FEMALE] was taking a figure drawing class at the local community college .
today they were working on male anatomy with a live model .
the students stood around a platform waiting for the model to arrive .
then her brother [MALE] walked in !
fortunately he was able to keep his shorts on for the class .
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[MALE] woke up very late .
and he realized his alarm clock was n't working .
there was no power in his house .
and he was 3 hours late for work .
[MALE] decided to use his cell phone as an alarm afterwards .
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[MALE] won a goldfish at the state fair .
he took it back home and put it in a bowl .
unfortunately [MALE] also had a cat .
the cat went after the fish almost immediately .
it ate it within the first night .
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the actor had just gotten a big job .
it was starring in a sitcom !
he practiced his lines for weeks .
when it finally aired , it got great reviews .
he was so happy that his show was a hit !
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[FEMALE] was a breast cancer survivor .
she decided to do a fundraiser for breast cancer .
[FEMALE] got four zumba instructors to donate their time .
she charged people 10 dollars to join for two hours of zumba .
many people showed up and [FEMALE] raised a lot of money .
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the same lady came in to clean up [MALE] 's office every evening .
[MALE] decided to do something nice for her .
[MALE] got some flowers and a box of candy .
[MALE] left them on his desk for her .
the next day , [MALE] learned that his co-workers ate the candy !
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[FEMALE] was fresh out of college .
she had just taken a job at the local middle school .
she loved to teach and was looking forward to it .
she introduced herself to her class and they liked her .
[FEMALE] knew it was going to be a great year .
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[MALE] was at a football game .
during half time they were shooting out free t-shirts .
one went toward [MALE] 's section .
he fought everyone around for it .
[MALE] was able to get it .
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[MALE] left school at 16 without a clue on what to as a career .
he picked an apprenticeship as a mechanic as he liked cars .
after his first week of work , he felt a bit demoralised .
he loved the work , but some people he worked with were misogynistic .
he learned that some professions unfortunately breed certain cultures .
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[MALE] was an elderly man who lived alone .
he needed a dozen medications to survive .
he had trouble affording everything and decided to move .
he found a senior home he liked and moved in .
he gave away all his things but was very happy at his new place .
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[MALE] was excited about costume day at his office for halloween .
[MALE] dressed up as darth vader and drove to work .
[MALE] walked in , seeing that nobody else was in a costume .
[MALE] asked a buddy why no one was dressed up .
[MALE] learned that he was a day early .
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[MALE] was out on patrol .
it was a routine assignment .
midway the mission statement changed .
[MALE] was sent out alone .
he never made it back .
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[MALE] had always wanted a cat ever since he was a little kid .
his mom would never allow him to have a cat because she had allergies .
when [MALE] finally moved into his own house , he bought a cat .
when he brought it home everything was fine , for a few days .
[MALE] soon realized that he had cat allergies and gave the cat away .
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[MALE] checked his phone .
he saw a rare pokemon spotted at the park .
he ran as fast as he could .
he checked again .
it was just an eevee .
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[FEMALE] sister and i used to always annoy the bus driver .
almost every day we made him wait on us .
one day he got tired of waiting and started to drive off .
i snatched up my backpack and started chasing after it .
later my neighbor told me he saw me and was laughing at me .
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kara worked at a pizzeria in an unsavory neighborhood .
many of her coworkers were on probation and were drug tested .
since kara did no drugs , she had a great idea to make extra cash .
she sold her clean urine to her desperate coworkers !
kara made extra money , and her coworkers got to pass their tests !
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[MALE] celebrated by opening his favorite wine bottle .
he got a corkscrew to open the bottle .
he opened it but the cork flew into his eye .
[MALE] had a black eye and needed ice for it .
he had a bag of ice on it and drank wine for the rest of the day .
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it was snowing out .
[MALE] decided to go to the store .
he wore a long scarf .
without realizing it [MALE] got it stuck in his car door .
it almost yanked him to the floor when he tried to walk away .
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[NEUTRAL] was riding a public bus .
but a man kept staring at her .
and after she got off the bus , the man followed her .
[NEUTRAL] started to run away .
but the man gave her the bus pass she dropped .
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[MALE] moved into a new apartment .
he noticed the walls were bare .
he wanted to decorate .
he bought posters .
he decorated his apartment with the posters .
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we have over 50 cows that are across from our house .
every morning i go out on my front porch and see them gathering .
i go out and enjoy my coffee while they are eating the morning grass .
sometimes the farmer gathers the cows in the barn .
it 's not quite as beautiful when they are n't there .
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there was always a parade down main street the day before [FEMALE] .
the people on the floats would throw candy for kids .
[MALE] was finally old enough to run out to get candy by himself .
he waited eagerly as the floats approached .
he was the first kid out when the candy was thrown .
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[FEMALE] wanted to add to her collection .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to go ahead and buy some gold .
she was not sure if it would be too expensive .
but thankfully the price had gone down .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] loaded up .
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[MALE] was going out with friends .
he spent a long time trying to fix his hair .
unfortunately it kept looking bad .
at the last minute [MALE] cancelled his plans with friends .
he claimed he was sick but it was due to the hair .
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[MALE] bought a new house .
he decided to have a christmas party .
he invited all his friends and family over .
almost nobody showed up .
they all knew he just wanted to show off his new house .
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the little kittens played on the sidewalk .
the lady across the street came to get them .
i asked why they seemed to be missing their tails .
she said they had gotten near the engine in her car .
i felt very sorry for the little kittens , and kissed them goodbye .
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[NEUTRAL] was acting out in class .
his mom decided he needed to let out some energy .
she signed him up for karate lessons .
she worried he 'd hate them , but she got a nice shock .
[NEUTRAL] loved his karate classes immediately !
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[FEMALE] applied makeup on her face with agility .
but when she came out of her room , her mom glared at her face .
[FEMALE] argued that even if she was nine , she could look pretty .
and her mom made her wash her face until all the makeup was gone .
angry , [FEMALE] went back to her room to apply more make-up .
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[MALE] needed to buy a new wallet .
he went to the store to buy one .
when he got his old wallet out , the wallet fell apart .
he bought the wallet and placed all his items in the new wallet .
this was fortunate that he bought a new wallet when this happened .
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[FEMALE] was always a fan of the vikings .
but most of all she loved their swords .
her favorite was the ulfberht and she decided to make one .
using a long lock of hair and iron ingots from home she forged .
hours later she quenched the blade , her very own ulfberht .
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[FEMALE] was really excited to meet the new exchange student .
when she entered her class , she looked around impatiently .
there he was surrounded by everyone .
as she tried to make her way to talk to him too , she fell .
the exchange student left the group in a hurry to help her back up .
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[FEMALE] wanted to be a dog walker .
she needed a job after school .
[NEUTRAL] she applied with a local family .
they decided to hire her .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] was very happy she got the job .
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the couples had kittens while their children were at home .
then they went 20 years without any pets .
they acquired 2 new kittens for their 68th christmas .
the new kittens are the same breed as their former cats .
they are as loving and perfect as one can imagine .
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[MALE] needed to chop many logs up by winter , an entire wall !
it as going to be hard , but he worked at it each day .
he was n't going fast enough though , and asked for help from his dad .
his dad taught him how to sharpen his axe when he was done working .
it did n't take him more than two weeks after that to finish .
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[MALE] was getting into fights after school .
his parents were very upset about it .
they called the school to tell them .
the school did nothing .
the parents sued the school .
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[MALE] was in high-school wrestling .
they had a big tournament coming up .
[MALE] practiced several hours a day .
he was pumped to have a good showing .
[MALE] was able to get first place .
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[MALE] 's neighbors had an old tree .
[MALE] told them it was dangerous .
one night a storm knocked it over .
it fell on [MALE] 's car .
[MALE] sued his neighbors to pay for damages .
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[FEMALE] elderly mother-in-law was alarmed to see a virus warning on her pc .
she clicked on the link and read that the pc had thousands of viruses .
she was asked to pay hundreds of dollars and decided to call me .
i found out it was a fraudulent scheme to charge people for nothing .
we reported this to the state attorney general to protect others .
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[FEMALE] wanted a tattoo .
but her parents said no .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to get it done by a friend .
her friend painted on a flower .
but to her dismay she ended up getting infected and regretted it .
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[NEUTRAL] recently just got a new job .
today is her first day .
[NEUTRAL] is very nervous as she gets ready to go to work .
[NEUTRAL] drives to work and listens to music to relax .
[NEUTRAL] arrives at her new job and everyone is very welcoming .
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[MALE] had a math test .
he was not very good at math , or tests .
he also had not studied at all .
[MALE] tried his best but thought he did poorly .
a week later , the results came that he had failed .
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i was cooking for a party .
[FEMALE] friend had an idea for a great treat .
he said to mix apples and scrambled eggs .
i tried it just to see what it was like .
the smell was so bad that people ran out of the party .
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[FEMALE] nails were always short and very brittle .
they were covered in tiny lines .
because of this , polish would n't stay put .
i bought a small fine sanding paper .
after sanding down my nails , they were shiny and pretty .
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[FEMALE] needed a summer job .
she wanted to save up some cash .
no one was hiring however .
then her neighbor offered to hire her .
[FEMALE] was thankful she got something .
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[MALE] loved [NEUTRAL] with all of his heart .
they had been together for a year .
on the day of their anniversary , he took her to dinner .
after dessert he proposed to her with a beautiful ring .
she happily said yes .
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[FEMALE] bought a new purse online .
she was excited to show her friends .
when they went out [FEMALE] noticed another friend with the same bag .
they were both excited about it .
they decided to alternate when each used it .
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[FEMALE] spilled wine on her new fancy dress .
she tried to remove it but to no avail .
she sent it to the dry cleaner the next day instead .
but when she got it back , the stain was still there .
she had no choice but to throw it away .
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[MALE] went riding on his snowmobile .
he saw a polar bear chasing after him .
[MALE] hit the gas but the bear was catching up .
he pulled out his rifle and aimed .
he hit the bear in the shoulder but it kept coming .
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wilce always wanted to go to the amazon .
to swim in its rivers , and study its animals .
he had an issue though , he could n't walk .
that did n't stop him though , and he became an environmental scientist .
years later , he was able to swim in the amazon and meet its animals .
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[MALE] decided to go home for the holidays .
he took his girlfriend to meet his family .
they spent a week at his old house .
[MALE] 's family really liked his girlfriend .
his girlfriend really liked them too .
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the dog next door loved our dog .
they met at the fence every day .
they whined when they could n't reach each other .
one day he seemed to turn on her .
his owners came over and apologized .
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the two caterwauling cats were in my yard .
their backs were arched in anger .
they hissed at each other .
before long , a fight broke out .
eventually one of them screamed and ran away .
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[MALE] wanted new shoes .
he did not have enough money .
he decided to get a part time job .
he saved all his money .
he was finally able to buy the shoes he wanted .
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[NEUTRAL] had never gone through a haunted house before .
all his friends told him it was a lot of fun .
[NEUTRAL] was nervous , but went along with his friends .
many times throughout the house he got really scared .
afterwards , [NEUTRAL] realized that he really did have a good time .
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[MALE] loved his motorcycle very much .
[MALE] did not want to pay any more money to keep his bike running .
[MALE] 's bike output a lot of smoke in the exhaust .
other people were annoyed by the smoke .
[MALE] could not afford to fix it , he annoyed people behind him .
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[MALE] had stomach problems .
he was at work trying to get things done .
he felt the need to use the restroom .
[MALE] decided to hold it in .
unfortunately he was n't able to and messed his pants .
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[MALE] took out his wallet and flashed his badge .
the street punks tried to run but [MALE] grabbed one by the jacket .
he pushed him up against the wall and told him he better cooperate .
the kid told him that his suspect was hanging around there earlier .
[MALE] looked to his left and saw a kid running past him .
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[FEMALE] noticed a lump in her neck .
she scheduled an appointment with her doctor .
the doctor performed a biopsy on her lump .
the test was positive for thyroid cancer .
a surgeon removed the entire thyroid .
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a boy approached me today .
he said he represented a local charity .
it turned out to be one close to my heart .
i made a small donation .
now i feel terrible that i could n't give him more .
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one morning [FEMALE] was having trouble waking up .
the room was so cold and it was warm under her blanket .
[NEUTRAL] she got the day 's clothing from her chair .
and she put them on under the blanket warming them up .
[NEUTRAL] when she got up she was nice and toasty .
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[MALE] thought girls liked guys in rock bands .
singers or musicians , it did n't matter-they were irresistible !
[NEUTRAL] he and his friends formed a garage rock band and played some songs .
soon , though , they all realized something-they were awful !
[MALE] and his friends decided to disband their terrible band !
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[FEMALE] wanted to make extra money to pay her bills .
she wanted to work from home , though .
she found a site from amazon that would let her work at home .
she started working everyday at home .
she now is paying her bills with the extra money .
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[MALE] washed a load of clothes .
he had to put clothes on hangers to dry .
on the first shirt , the hanger broke and stabbed [MALE] .
[MALE] had to pull the hanger out of him .
he put ice on the wound and rested for the rest of the day .
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[FEMALE] was working as a waitress after school .
she needed the extra money .
one day she got a massive tip .
[FEMALE] could not believe it .
it was worth $ 100 .
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[FEMALE] 's mom did n't want the basement windows open .
she could feel the cold air from the basement in the kitchen .
[FEMALE] put a towel at the bottom of the door to keep the cold out .
she opened the windows in the basement again .
her mother never knew she had opened the windows again .
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[FEMALE] 's brother spilled soda on her sketch .
he had n't meant to spill it .
[NEUTRAL] he was only made to apologize .
[MALE] though her brother apologized , [FEMALE] was still upset .
she was forced to start her drawing from the very beginning .
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[FEMALE] brother-in-law lost his job last year .
he has been looking for work ever since .
he has been doing odd jobs to bring money in .
recently , he began doing some catering jobs .
today he called and was flying to [FEMALE] to do a job !
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in kindergarten , during nap times , some kids got to make playdough .
the teacher never chose me because i never took a nap .
one day i decided to really look like i was sleeping .
when the teacher walked by i 'd breath really hard and deep .
then one fine day i felt the tap on my shoulder and made playdough !
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[MALE] was at a family barbecue .
they were having fun when loud bangs rang out .
there was a drive by nearby .
nobody at the barbecue was injured , luckily .
[MALE] was freaked out and went home anyway .
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[MALE] wanted to go to a concert .
tickets sold out right away .
he decided to get some online .
they were may more expensive and the seller seemed shady .
security at the concert informed him that they were counterfeit .
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[MALE] and his friends went to the movies .
some of them wanted to see the comedy .
the rest wanted to see the action movie .
[MALE] was embarrassed because he wanted to see the romance .
[MALE] 's buddies teased him terribly for that !
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[FEMALE] was excited for prom .
she had a boyfriend she was going with .
they broke up before the dance .
[FEMALE] still decided to go .
she saw her ex boyfriend with someone else there .
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[MALE] drove his knife into the deer .
it tried to kick but it was on its last death throws .
after it died , he prayed to the gods thanking them .
he was happy to have the meat .
he took it inside to smoke it later .
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[MALE] went to the football game .
it was very cold outside .
[MALE] 's coat did not keep him very warm and he was cold .
[MALE] went to town the next day .
he looked for a warm , thick coat and purchased it .
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[FEMALE] friend [MALE] twisted his knee a few weeks ago .
when it still hurt he went to the doctor .
he had to get an mri .
he had an acl tear and will need surgery .
he is upset as he can not play sports for a year .
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[NEUTRAL] is a little girl .
she found a toad in the pond .
she thought to kiss it .
maybe it would turn into a prince .
it did not .
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[FEMALE] was shopping in her local grocery store .
she was waiting in line at the checkout stand .
when she was going to put her items on the belt a man groped her .
she let out a whelp and slapped the man behind her .
she complained to security and had the man arrested .
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[FEMALE] was packing her daughter 's lunch for school .
she realized she was out of bread .
[FEMALE] gave her daughter some money .
she told her daughter to just eat lunch at school .
[FEMALE] bought bread later in the day .
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[MALE] was out playing in the snow .
he was wearing gloves but the wrong type .
they soaked up a lot of water .
within hours the gloves were frozen over .
[MALE] actually felt warmer after he took them off .
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the college professor taught an english class .
one of his students struggled greatly with comprehension .
the student was slow , but really wanted to learn .
the professor would stay after class to help the student .
the student passed the final exam with the professor 's help .
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[FEMALE] noticed her hair was getting gray .
[FEMALE] was self conscious .
she went to her beautician .
[FEMALE] dyed her hair .
[FEMALE] felt much better .
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one day [MALE] really needed some cash .
he looked online for some nice jobs to do .
he decided to give mturk a try .
he signed up and was accepted a few days later .
he began working on mturk on the side .
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[MALE] was watching the forecast .
it was supposed to be sunny .
[MALE] went out without his umbrella .
it began to rain .
[MALE] got soaked .
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[FEMALE] found out there was going to be a bad storm .
she made sure she could travel to be away .
but when she got back everything was destroyed .
she no longer had a home .
frantic , she had to go live with family until it was sorted out .
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[MALE] worked on the railroad .
he worked for weeks at a time .
he decided to take a break , and see his son [MALE] .
he told his son that he 'd been working on the railroad .
he told his dad that his new name was [MALE] train .
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[FEMALE] loved ipads .
but she never had one of her own .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to go and get one .
but unfortunately she found no cheap ones .
finally she saw one at the store but it was the last one .
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[MALE] has worked for ups his entire life .
he needs to make more money but does n't know how .
he works forty hours a week but it 's not enough .
but this week ups announced that all overtime will be approved !
now [MALE] can work overtime which pays more every week !
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[FEMALE] cried for months when her mom died .
she was inconsolable whatever was tried to calm her down .
[NEUTRAL] when her dad died too , she broke down completely .
her aunt and uncle had to take her in .
and [FEMALE] cried for a whole year before she could smile again .
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[NEUTRAL] flew to mongolia .
he drank a pint of fermented mare 's milk .
he thought it was very nasty .
his guests were looking at him earnestly .
he knew he had to finish the whole pint .
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[FEMALE] cousin was moving from las [NEUTRAL] to sacramento .
her cousin had a truck and was driving there .
but did n't want to go alone .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] went to las [NEUTRAL] to drive with her cousin .
they drove towards sacramento and had a good trip .
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[MALE] bought a bag of chips .
when he opened them they were already stale .
[MALE] called the number on the bag .
he complained and told them what happened .
they mailed him coupons to make up for it .
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[MALE] wanted nothing more than to be on top of everyone else .
to achieve his ambition , he devoted all his hours to devise a plan .
he worked on the plan for years , adjusting details every day .
but after years and years of work , he still was n't at the top .
in the end , the plan was so complicated , he had to let it go .
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[FEMALE] was an exchange student from [FEMALE] .
she was in the united states at the end of october .
she had never seen anything like how americans go trick or treating .
she dressed up in a costume and went out with the children of her host family .
it was a uniquely american experience that she 'll never forget .
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[MALE] was a toddler .
he watched the movie box trolls .
he wanted to be just like the boxtrolls in the movie .
his mother cut holes in a cardboard box for him .
[MALE] wears his box troll outfit everywhere .
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[FEMALE] had a lot of stocks that she liked buying .
she made sure to reinvest the dividends .
years later she noticed she was wealthy .
all of that saving had paid off .
now she could retire .
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[MALE] was black and starting a new job .
all the people at the company looked down on him .
they thought he was just hired for diversity .
[MALE] was actually very qualified for the job .
unfortunately the resentment never went away .
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[MALE] was very good at guitar .
he had been playing most of his life .
he saw an ad for a band that needed a guitar player .
he auditioned for them and won the part .
the band went on to be very successful , playing to large crowds .
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[FEMALE] decided as a joke to post a christmas wish online .
her wish was for [FEMALE] to bring her a boyfriend .
on christmas day a guy she liked from months ago contacted her .
he wanted a second chance at going out on a date .
she said yes and by the time new year 's day came they were official .
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[FEMALE] was camping with her friends , and they were making s'mores .
but they got to chatting about scary stories and were distracted .
then [FEMALE] smelled something burning .
it was their s'mores !
everyone was disappointed that that 'd burned their tasty snack !
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we decided to play mini golf .
the indoor course had put put .
we got our clubs and got started .
as we moved through the course , we found that it glowed in the dark .
we had a hard time finding each other , but it was a fun game .
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i decided to go play pool with friends .
we were having fun .
we were approached by some competitors .
we played against them and lost .
we decided to just go to the movies from then on .
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[NEUTRAL] is a very competitive girl .
one day she was playing a game with friends and having fun .
she was winning the game until she made a mistake .
she could n't bare the thought of losing and became desperate .
[NEUTRAL] instead of trying harder she decided to cheat and won the game .
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[MALE] worked for a large technology company .
[MALE] came into work one morning to hear people were getting laid off .
[MALE] spent the day watching people be sent home , sometimes in tears .
he wondered if he would be next .
[MALE] went home that day , happy he made it through the cuts !
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[FEMALE] friend and i went golfing .
we put a friendly wager of five dollars on the round .
before the last hole , the score was tied .
with a great , forty foot putt , i won the round !
i paid for the first round of drinks after the game .
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joni was making a cake .
she realized she was out of eggs .
joni called her husband .
she asked him to bring home eggs .
joni made the cake later that night .
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i went home from visiting our neighbor to talk to the kids .
i explained to them that we have to be aware of danger around us .
however , i told them they should never judge a book by its cover .
[FEMALE] special needs son understood this on a personal level .
he soon developed a close kinship with the unusual neighbor .
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[MALE] had a lot of hobbies .
in his old age , he was n't able to carry on them all .
he decided to pick just one to focus on .
his choice was furniture making .
he now makes extra money on the side for doing his hobby .
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[FEMALE] did n't like men who snored .
yet her new boyfriend snored every night .
she did n't know what to do as she loved him so much .
eventually she talked to him despite her fears .
and he accepted to consult someone to help him with his snoring .
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[MALE] loved making small objects .
he would carve wood and metal to make fascinating things .
one day the drama teacher asked if he would make some props .
[MALE] was nervous but decided to give it a try .
he made creations that were featured in all the plays that year .
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[MALE] is a college basketball player entering his senior year .
he was called and offered a spot in the nba draft !
he has to decide to leave school early or finish his degree .
he thinks about it all night .
he decides to go pro and knows he can always finish school later .
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it was a really cold day .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] made some tea .
she was impatient and drank it right away .
and she burnt her tongue .
unfortunately , she was still cold too .
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[MALE] was celebrating his second birthday .
his parents got him a cake with candles .
the candles were the type that did n't blow out .
[MALE] kept trying but the candles kept relighting .
eventually [MALE] freaked out and started crying .
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[MALE] had never been on the subway .
it does n't seem like much , but to [MALE] it was a big deal .
he had always loved seeing pictures of the subway .
he got on board ready to embark .
he smiled as the train zoomed through the underground tunnels .
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[MALE] went to the kingdom of saudi arabia with her parents .
while there , she learned a lot .
she expected to feel oppressed .
but instead , she thought their culture was beautiful .
[MALE] was enlightened by her experience .
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mrs leach gave her class a big project to complete .
a lot of the students were struggling with this new project .
she decided if she would pair them together it would be easier .
the students enjoyed sharing ideas with each other .
everyone passed the project grade .
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our daughter told us last [FEMALE] she did not feel well .
she felt stomach cramps .
she is pregnant , so she went to the er .
they said the baby was fine and she was just dehydrated .
she got an iv and felt much better .
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[MALE] was driving his friend 's car .
he decided to fill it up with gas for him .
[MALE] did n't realize it needed premium .
his friend 's car started knocking and driving funny .
luckily it did n't have any real long term damage .
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[NEUTRAL] loved his dog .
her dog was sick and was throwing up .
she was scared and made an appointment with her vet .
she took the dog to the vet .
several days later the dog was fine and [NEUTRAL] was not scared anymore .
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[MALE] was at the mall with his wife .
he got separated for a bit .
when he found her he went up and squeezed her butt .
unfortunately it was n't [MALE] 's wife .
[MALE] got slapped and apologized profusely .
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i went shopping for halloween candy .
i bought two large bags of assorted candies .
i took them home to give out to children .
we stood by the door in our costumes all evening .
we were disappointed when no one ever showed up .
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[FEMALE] 's mom took a job that prevented her from cooking dinner .
as the eldest child [FEMALE] would need to cook dinner for her family .
[FEMALE] 's mom found some easy recipes .
they worked together so [FEMALE] could cook them without assistance .
[FEMALE] cooked dinner most days after that .
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[MALE] moved to a new school .
nobody really liked him there .
[MALE] was bullied often by other kids .
one day he decided to stand up for himself .
[MALE] was beat up pretty badly for his bravery .
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[MALE] 's office held a raffle for the employees .
[MALE] got a ticket , hoping he might win .
they said they would announce the winner the following day .
[MALE] went to work , with his raffle ticket in his pocket .
when they announced the winner , [MALE] was amazed that it was him !
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ken ordered a coffee in the morning .
he was in a rush to get to work .
the coffee was really hot and burned his lips .
ken dropped the cup in shock .
he was without coffee the rest of the morning .
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[FEMALE] spend all morning gathering pecan nuts from her tree .
during the afternoon , she removed the shells .
when the nuts were ready , she made pecan pies with them .
she served pie for dessert , but her younger girl choked on a nut .
as it was a big ordeal , [FEMALE] never picked nuts from her tree again .
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[FEMALE] always wanted to go skydiving but was hesitant .
[FEMALE] was hesitant to go because she was afraid of heights .
[FEMALE] decided to face her fears head on and go skydiving .
on her way in the car , she listened to music and took deep breaths .
[FEMALE] went sky diving and was very proud of herself .
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[NEUTRAL] was driving to work .
it was foggier than usual .
he could n't see .
[NEUTRAL] had to drive slower in the fog .
[NEUTRAL] was late for work .
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[NEUTRAL] was driving on the road .
he saw a dog in the middle of nowhere .
the dog was very thin .
[NEUTRAL] took the dog home .
he nursed him to health .
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[MALE] was eating tacos with salsa .
a friend wanted to try them .
[MALE] told him they were too spicy .
the friend took a bite anyway .
within seconds the friend was crying and chugging water .
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[MALE] was eating crackers .
he bit down on one of them wrong .
his front tooth chipped in a large segment .
[MALE] could n't afford to get it fixed .
he had to go around with a chipped tooth for months .
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[FEMALE] was looking for something new for her china cabinet .
she bought a beautiful new vase for it .
she put it in the cabinet and added some fake flowers .
it was the perfect touch for that space !
[FEMALE] could n't wait for people to see her new vase .
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when i woke up my mother , i told her [FEMALE] had arrived .
she got out of bed and went to see what i was talking about .
she said he was still in the kitchen .
i went to bed , but she told me not to look .
i looked anyway , and saw he was n't there .
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[NEUTRAL] was a mother of a teenage boy .
she tried to teach him all the right things to do in life .
this included how to make good decisions .
one day her son was offered recreational drugs .
using what his mother had taught him he refused the offer .
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i was riding my bike home .
and i decided to go through a neighborhood i was unfamiliar with .
i had to ride over a very large hill .
and it made me exhausted .
but when i got home , i felt proud of myself .
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[MALE] plugged up his electric guitar .
he turned on the amp .
it fried on him .
he looked at the amp and saw the fuse was blown .
he went to the store to buy a replacement .
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[FEMALE] 's skin was getting bad .
her face was breaking out .
[FEMALE] went to the dermatologist .
he prescribed a special cream .
[FEMALE] 's acne went away .
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[FEMALE] went tubing with her gym class .
she had never been , but it sounded like fun .
but it turned out to be anything but !
[FEMALE] was freezing and miserable the whole time !
she was so glad when the trip ended .
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[MALE] called , saying he was going to a meeting .
i told him i 'd talk to him after it was over .
he said he loved me in a friendly way , then hung up .
later that evening , i did n't hear from him .
i was devastated when i got a text from his sister saying he was dead .
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[FEMALE] is a little overweight for her age and height .
[FEMALE] plans to began a rigorous diet and exercise plan .
she becomes in shape and healthier overtime .
[FEMALE] starts her own gym .
she now travels around the world offering healthy eating tips .
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[MALE] watched a movie remake .
he really liked the original .
he absolutely hated the remake .
everyone else liked it , though .
[MALE] eventually gave it another chance and enjoyed it .
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i wanted some candy .
i bought a package filled with sugary sticks .
i opened them one by one , and ate them all .
soon , i had a sugar rush .
i ended up cleaning the entire house from the energy .
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[NEUTRAL] the junebug could not find his parents .
his mom told him to stay put but he had wandered off .
now he was alone at the grocery store crying .
suddenly he heard his mom calling his name .
he knew that next time he would listen and stay put .
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[FEMALE] had been using her ipad for awhile .
she then dropped it by accident .
the screen got messed up .
[NEUTRAL] she took it in to be repaired .
but it was no use .
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[MALE] did n't have a lot of money in his grocery budget .
he was at the grocery store .
[MALE] saw a package of chicken at a discounted price .
[MALE] picked up the chicken .
he had enough meat for the rest of the week .
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[FEMALE] got a new haircut .
it was a short pixie cut .
after she noticed a lot of people confused her for a boy .
she would especially get called that from behind .
[FEMALE] eventually grew her hair out .
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[MALE] was ready for the date .
he was nervous , but excited .
[FEMALE] felt the same way .
they both went out to dinner at a very nice restaurant .
they talked all night and both thought it was the start of something .
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[MALE] has had thick healthy hair for his entire life .
however , his hairline has receded as he has approached 70 .
the hair has a central part that has receded the least .
he had been combing his hair straight back .
now dissatisfied , he told his barber to make his hair like [MALE] 's .
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[FEMALE] wanted a new ipod .
she did not have a phone so she did n't have portable music .
finally her mom got her an ipod for her birthday .
[FEMALE] was so happy .
she gave her mother a great gift in return .
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[FEMALE] found out her neighbor was sick .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to make her a pie .
when she was done she brought it over to her .
[FEMALE] 's neighbor ended up loving it .
[FEMALE] was very thrilled .
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[FEMALE] met her high school bff after eleven years !
she saved his number in her phone right away .
then , that night , she dropped the phone in her pool !
luckily , though , the next day her old friend called her !
she explained what happened-he gave her his number again , laughing !
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to be a unicorn for halloween .
she looked all over for a unicorn costume .
she was n't able to find one .
[NEUTRAL] saw a cute cowgirl costume at the store .
she decided to be a cowgirl instead .
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[FEMALE] signed up for archery in school .
but she was a terrible shot !
her dad started coaching her on weekends .
soon her scores improved drastically .
thanks to her dad 's help , [FEMALE] was soon the best shot in the class !
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[MALE] was playing poker with his buddies .
the pot was up to two hundred dollars .
[MALE] had two kings in his hand .
[MALE] took an additional card - a king !
[MALE] went all in , making all the other players fold .
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[MALE] had a few friends over .
after he noticed his debit card was missing .
he quickly figured out who stole it .
[MALE] called the authorities and filed charges .
his friend begged for leniency but [MALE] did n't care .
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[MALE] 's favorite restaurant had gotten a new manager .
many of the menu items had changed .
[MALE] was no longer able to get his favorite meal .
[MALE] complained to the manager .
the manager put some of the items back on the menu .
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[MALE] wanted to make his own video game .
he started reading books about how to make one .
he started practicing some programming .
he finally put together his video game .
he was very pleased with the results .
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[FEMALE] one day found a dog .
the dog was pregnant with puppies .
a few days later the dog gave birth to the puppies .
with some help she was able to have every pup rescued !
but she kept one , as her own personal pup .
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[FEMALE] 's first day of high school ended with her riding the [MALE] bus .
she 'd never ridden a [MALE] before , but thought , how hard could it be ?
but she was reading her schoolbooks and missed her stop !
when she looked up , she was in a strange neighborhood !
sheepishly , she had to ask the bus driver for help .
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for a special treat , my mom said i could have candy !
she took me to the store and told me i could pick whatever i wanted .
i chose a butterfinger .
then we went to the pool .
i threw the butterfinger up right into the pool .
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it was really hot when [NEUTRAL] came out of his house .
as he had put on too many layers , he removed his sweater .
he walked for two minutes toward the lake .
but by the water , he felt a cold breeze despite the sun .
he put his sweater back on feeling hot and cold at the same time .
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[MALE] was on vacation at the beach .
there was supposed to be a big storm hitting the area .
[MALE] could n't get a refund on this vacation stuff .
he decided to ride out the storm .
unfortunately it was too much and he died in it .
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[MALE] wanted to write a novel .
he took a six month sabbatical from his teaching position .
[MALE] wrote and wrote for several months straight .
he sent his manuscript to an agent he trusted .
the agent wrote back , saying the novel was terrible !
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i went grocery shopping with my mom last week .
whenever i go with her , she buys me many snacks and treats .
[FEMALE] mom always spoils me with delicious food .
she still makes sure i stay healthy , though .
[FEMALE] mom bought me grapes , pears , and bubblegum .
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[MALE] made up his mind to join the army .
he went down to the recruiting station , but he could n't sign up .
the recruiter told [MALE] that his health was too poor .
although dejected , [MALE] kept his head high .
he vowed to get in better shape and try again .
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[FEMALE] wanted to earn some extra money .
she decided to sell some things on ebay .
she went through her jewelry and book collections to find items .
she posted several items on the online auction site .
[FEMALE] was very happy when she made 100 dollars quickly .
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[MALE] was in afghanistan .
he saw a person walking down the mountain .
[MALE] drew his weapon .
it was just a goat herder .
he smiled and said hello .
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[FEMALE] was in labor with her first baby .
she was determined to have a natural birth .
she insisted she could handle the pain on her own .
but within four hours , she changed her tune !
soon she was begging her doctor for an epidural !
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[FEMALE] loved looking up at the sky at night .
her parents knew that she would love a telescope for her birthday .
on [FEMALE] 's birthday she opened the gift with a big smile .
she spent many nights using the telescope to study the sky .
[FEMALE] eventually became a well known astronomer .
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[MALE] wanted to prove he could smoke without getting addicted .
he started smoking five cigarettes a day .
after a week he smoke seven cigarettes .
he had a hard time quitting smoking .
now , he is addicted .
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there was once a very large spiny toad .
he hopped his way into the [MALE] house .
the smith 's were curious , and brought him to the zoo .
the zoo was happy for the horny toad .
and now the horny toad is on display at the zoo thanks to the smiths .
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i needed to clean up my bedroom floor .
there was dust , cords , and papers on it .
i did n't really want to work hard .
i thought of a genius idea .
i simply paid a maid to clean it up .
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[MALE] wanted to have a clean house .
he could not afford a maid .
he decided to buy cleaning supplies .
he cleaned his house himself .
he was happy to be living in a very clean home .
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[MALE] likes to workout extensively .
he wants to go for a personal record in the deadlift .
he practices for a while before he builds the courage to go for it .
he finally feels he 's ready for the lift after a few months .
he beats his old personal record by a few pounds .
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[MALE] had n't been feeling well .
he had n't been cleaning around the house .
the house was a mess .
it started to stink .
[MALE] paid a friend to help him clean .
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[MALE] was always told he had a great way of putting things .
[MALE] started expressing his views on video .
[MALE] sent some video samples to a local television station .
they invited [MALE] to appear on their morning talk show .
[MALE] was very impressive on the show !
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[MALE] was a heavy smoker .
he rolled his own cigarettes , and used a pipe .
when he had a child though he decided to stop .
he learned about how people stopped smoking .
[NEUTRAL] he took up vaping instead , and broke his tobacco addiction .
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[MALE] was best man at a friend 's wedding .
he was supposed to make a toast .
he tried starting it with a joke .
it was really bad and nobody laughed .
the rest of his speech was even worse received .
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a man rear ended me at a red light .
i got out of my car and walked to his .
he rowed down his window .
he said he was going to throttle me .
i smiled and said i did n't know what that meant , but called for help .
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[NEUTRAL] old man in a german supermarket stopped me .
he told me my baby 's stroller would deform my baby 's spine .
i told him the stroller was very common in [FEMALE] , where i am from .
he told me [MALE] [MALE] was a vulcan .
i left the store , wondering what on earth that was supposed to mean .
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[NEUTRAL] was making a wooden walking stick for himself .
he wanted to protect it from weathering too much .
[NEUTRAL] did n't like man made materials so he wanted something natural .
he knew shellac was from bugs so he bought some .
[NEUTRAL] was very pleased with the glossy finish of the shellac .
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[MALE] had an old bicycle .
it kept breaking on him .
[MALE] kept fixing it each time .
the last time it broke his parents surprised him with a new bike .
[MALE] was excited and incredibly thankful .
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[MALE] 's car was pretty old .
it had several scratches and fading paint .
[MALE] saved up money to have it repainted .
after he had enough [MALE] had the work done .
it made the car look much better .
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[FEMALE] was getting tired .
but she had to finish her project .
her eyes started to doze off .
[FEMALE] could not help it .
she ended up falling asleep without finishing the project .
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i tried to ignore the feeling .
[FEMALE] chest was tight .
i went to the doctor when it would n't go away .
i was terrified my heart was diseased .
he told me instead that i had asthma .
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[FEMALE] company had a `` forty hour per week `` work policy .
i was working fifty hours per week .
i made a lot of good overtime !
[FEMALE] company did n't like that very much .
now i have mondays off .
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[MALE] liked the winter olympics .
he wanted to play a sport like the olympians .
his favorite sport was curling .
[MALE] found a curling arena .
[MALE] had fun trying to play curling .
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[MALE] was playing video games online .
after a while his game kept freezing .
[MALE] realized the internet was being slow .
he called his provider to find out what the problem was .
they told him it would n't be fixed for a while .
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[MALE] used to be a very great boy .
he used to tell good jokes and he knew how to do cartwheels .
he was always nice and always invited his friends over for snacks .
but when he started smoking weed , he stopped being fun .
he became lazy , grumpy , and stinky .
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i went to a new year 's party in south [NEUTRAL] with many youth .
one girl i was talking to was thinking very seriously about life .
we ended up talking about her hopes and dreams .
we made plans to hang out again .
unfortunately i never saw her again before leaving .
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we boarded the military truck .
we were handed a bunch of paint balls .
we loaded them into our pretend guns .
we rode through the forest , shooting men dressed as zombies .
we laughed and enjoyed the ride .
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we talked with the doctor about what to do .
hepatitis c could be fatal if untreated .
we did n't know how many years my husband had been infected .
he began taking new innovative pills .
twelve weeks later , we will return to find out the results .
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[MALE] has a fever .
he was not able to go to work .
he had to call out .
his work boss was angry .
he got fired .
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it was a cold night .
[MALE] 's dog usually slept outside .
[MALE] did n't want his dog to get too cold .
[MALE] brought the dog in for the night .
he put him back outside the next day .
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[MALE] was in his high-school play .
he thought he would get a cool costume .
unfortunately they made changes and it looked goofy .
[MALE] no longer wanted to be a part of it .
he dropped out when they refused to change it back .
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ken had worked at his call center job for about a year .
then one day they called him in for a random drug test .
ken worried-he had smoked pot once , but it was only a month ago !
but his fears were for naught .
the test came back negative for all drugs !
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[MALE] was a lifelong steelers fan .
one [FEMALE] his buddy challenged him to a bet .
[MALE] bet a hundred dollars that the steelers would win .
[MALE] and his buddy got together monday .
[MALE] frowned , and forked over the money to his ex-friend .
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[FEMAL] wanted to buy apples .
but he remembered that his neighbor had an apple tree .
part of the tree branches reached his own backyard .
but [FEMAL] talked to his neighbor later .
and he was offered several apples for free .
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[MALE] traveled to a large national park .
and he was overwhelmed by its beauty .
he wished he could stay all day .
and he took pictures to remember the experience .
when he went home , he happily looked at the pictures for hours .
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[MALE] was riding his bicycle .
he hit a big rock and flipped .
[MALE] got a big cut on his chin .
his parents had to take him to the hospital .
[MALE] had to get eight stitches .
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i was feeling really bored .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to go for a bike ride .
during the ride , it started to rain .
but it made everything look more beautiful .
i was glad i went out for a bike ride .
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[MALE] was working at a diner .
he was the manager .
one of the workers was having a problem with the customer .
the customer regularly came in drunk and caused trouble .
[MALE] banned the man from the diner .
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[FEMALE] is a autistic young girl .
she has many intense interests .
[FEMALE] was interesting to learn how to loom .
she studied looming intensely .
now she has master the art of looming .
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two years later , they moved to another state .
he greatly missed his best friend .
his mother bought him a communication board ipad .
he used an app on it to speak with his friend back home .
she was so happy to hear from him that she cried .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to go to the movies .
he did n't have any money .
[NEUTRAL] stole money from his father 's wallet .
[NEUTRAL] 's father found out what he did .
[NEUTRAL] was punished for a week .
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[MALE] had gone to the beach .
he had planned to go swimming .
[MALE] walked into the water .
the water was freezing .
[MALE] decided to just go for a job instead .
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they asked [FEMALE] to be in the new ad .
they just purchased windows from the company .
[NEUTRAL] they wanted to interview people .
she got all dressed up for the big day .
now she ca n't wait to see the finished product on tv .
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[NEUTRAL] 's first grade class took a trip to the pumpkin patch .
they could pick a pumpkin as long as they could get it to the bus .
[NEUTRAL] 's pumpkin was much too big and heavy .
he finally laid his jacket on the ground to pull the pumpkin along .
he got to keep it because he got it to the bus .
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there were only a few days of the year that [MALE] enjoyed .
one of these days was the 1st of [FEMALE] .
[MALE] loved to play pranks .
if he played bing pranks on any other day , people thought he was mean .
this was the one day that [MALE] could go all out .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] had been wed for six years .
they wanted a home of their own , despite high costs and few savings .
they decided to buy several acres of land and build their own home .
after they signed the deed , [MALE] called a few reliable acquaintances .
then they got their tools together and made a small , cozy home !
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[MALE] was playing bass in a band .
he had n't tuned his bass .
he could n't hear that he was out of tune .
the noise was too loud .
but everyone in the crowd noticed .
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[FEMALE] woke up and picked out a dress to wear .
when she put the dress on it was too tight .
[FEMALE] decided to lose weight .
she started eating healthy and exercising .
[FEMALE] was able to fit the dress three weeks later .
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[MALE] wanted to vote .
[MALE] wanted to be an informed voter .
[MALE] carefully researched the candidates stances on every issue .
[MALE] became an informed voter .
[MALE] voted for the candidate he liked the most .
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[MALE] 's gold fish died overnight .
his parents did n't want to tell him .
they bought a new one at the store .
they replaced it while [MALE] was at school .
he never found out the truth .
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the weather outside was cold and miserable .
the mom made a huge pot of soup for her family .
they all gobbled it up when they came inside .
then they asked for seconds .
the soup had warmed them up !
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[NEUTRAL] was concerned about his appearance .
he was losing his hair .
he decided to shave his head .
he felt much better about his appearance .
after shaving , he received many compliments on his appearance .
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[NEUTRAL] forgot to bring his book bag to class .
although we are n't familiar with each other , he asked me for a pen .
i lent it to him .
he promised to give the pen back to me at the end of the day .
ironically , he asked if he can borrow another pen during the next day .
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[FEMALE] was so sick of blind dates !
her friends meant well , but they never worked out .
she agreed to one last dinner with an accountant named [MALE] .
to her happy surprise , [MALE] was a great guy - funny , smart , and kind !
[FEMALE] and [MALE] gladly agreed to second dates with each other !
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[FEMALE] made cookies for her school 's bake sale .
but when she checked the sale tables she did not see her cookies !
she asked her teacher why they were n't selling her homemade goodies .
but the teacher , smiling , told [FEMALE] that her cookies were all sold !
[FEMALE] grinned with pride !
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last october there was a terrible storm-all the trees had leaves yet .
it snowed heavily , weighing down the leaves and breaking branches .
many power wires were knocked down all over the city .
it took several weeks to get power on again .
[FEMALE] own house lost power for six days !
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[MALE] had allergies .
they got really bad .
he kept on sneezing everywhere .
he bought some pills .
they helped him .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to run for president .
she was a congresswoman .
she went to a fundraiser .
no one showed up .
[NEUTRAL] realized she was n't very popular .
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[MALE] had n't studied for his test .
he knew he needed a good grade to pass .
[MALE] copied off of his friend 's test .
the teacher never noticed .
[MALE] passed the test .
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[FEMALE] son went outside to play .
a few hours after he came back in , my neighbor came over .
he said he wanted to tell me how helpful my son was .
he told me how he helped him rake leaves on his lawn .
i went and found my kid and told him how proud i was .
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i used to work at an animal hospital .
some dogs had to stay over night .
at night , i would play with the dogs so they did n't get lonely .
one night , i thought i lost one in the facility .
the next moment i turn my head and see a big ball of fluff in my face !
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[FEMALE] was a vegan .
but she still wanted to celebrate thanksgiving .
[NEUTRAL] she decided she was going to still show up .
she simply bought a tofu turkey .
it was not like the real thing but it was good enough .
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[MALE] used his computer everyday .
[MALE] had a temper .
in frustration , [MALE] threw his computer mouse one day .
[MALE] had to go to the store .
[MALE] bought a new computer mouse .
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[MALE] wanted to be a superhero for halloween .
his mom took him to the store to buy a costume .
he was sad to see that the costumes were all sold out .
his mom showed him a ninja costume .
[MALE] thought it was great and decided to be a cowboy .
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[MALE] had a best friend .
he had a girlfriend .
[MALE] had a big crush on her .
he tried to hit on her one day .
[MALE] found out and stopped being friends .
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[MALE] was always afraid of bees .
there was a nest of them near by .
they were the fat friendly variety .
[MALE] tried to not be bothered by them .
eventually he learned they were n't so bad .
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[FEMALE] planned everything out to make sure thanksgiving was perfect .
she was sure to put the turkey in the over in plenty of time .
but when she went to take it out it was n't done .
she realized it was frozen when she had put it in .
she needed to cook it an extra two hours !
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[FEMALE] was particularly cold this year .
[FEMALE] bought a new thick scarf .
she wore it everywhere she could .
eventually it started to smell bad .
[FEMALE] reluctantly washed it after months .
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[FEMALE] had just arrived at the doctor 's office for an appointment .
she was pushing her child in his stroller .
suddenly , she was stuck at the base of some stairs .
she tried to lift the stroller past the steps but almost could n't .
luckily she finally got the wheels up and headed inside .
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[MALE] was tired of wearing the same old clothes .
he decided it was time for a change .
he went down to the mall to go shopping for clothes .
after looking over some different outfits he settled on one .
he liked the way it looked on him very much and was happy .
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it was an extremely hot day .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] decided to eat some ice cream .
but soon after , she still felt hot .
[NEUTRAL] she ate more ice cream .
by the end of the day , [FEMALE] had no more ice cream left .
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halloween was always [FEMALE] 's favorite holiday .
she could dress up any way she wanted .
this year she wanted to be a cat but her parents said no .
[NEUTRAL] instead she made a fairy dress .
that night she won an award for it !
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[NEUTRAL] hated doing dishes , but that was her chore .
then she had a great idea-she could trade with her sister .
her sis , [FEMALE] , hated vacuuming !
the girls discussed it , and agreed to trade chores covertly .
their mom never knew-and each girl was much happier !
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[MALE] had a job interview .
he did n't have any nice clothes to wear .
his family helped to buy him a new suit jacket .
it was big and ill fitting .
it gave [MALE] the courage he needed to get the job , though .
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we decided to have a homespun christmas instead of buying everything .
we made cookies and candy as gifts for our friends and neighbors .
our tree was hung with orange slices , cinnamon sticks , and pinecones .
the children made christmas cards and gift tags from recycled things .
we saved money , were debt-free , and had our sweetest holiday ever .
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[FEMALE] needed to air out the musty basement .
she went outside to shovel the snow away from the windows .
she opened the windows in the basement to let in the fresh air .
her mother came to find out where the cold air was coming from .
[FEMALE] had to close the windows and deal with the musty basement smell .
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[MALE] was driving through the city .
[MALE] was a very careful driver .
[MALE] saw an open manhole for a sewer .
[MALE] barely missed it .
[MALE] made a quick swerve to adeptly miss the dangerous hole .
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[MALE] was eating pizza .
he accidentally dropped it on the floor .
[MALE] thought nobody was looking .
he picked it up and kept eating it .
a friend saw and ridiculed him for it excessively .
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[MALE] has a test in the morning .
she decided to pull an all nighter to study .
when she got to class , she was sleepy as could be .
luckily , her teacher postponed the test .
[FEMALE] could not have been happier .
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] had been friends for years .
but [FEMALE] was no longer replying to [FEMALE] 's texts anymore .
[FEMALE] got mad .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to delete [FEMALE] 's number .
when she deleted it , she never looked back .
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[MALE] hated his job as a waiter .
he found it unchallenging , but worked hard anyway .
one day , [MALE] waited on a table with two men in suits .
the men were very impressed with [MALE] 's performance .
the men offered [MALE] a better job at their offices , which he accepted .
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[MALE] played the lottery every week .
he spent $ 50 per week on tickets .
his wife told him it was getting out of hand and to stop .
that night he played one last time .
[MALE] won one million dollars !
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[MALE] was seven years old .
he decided to watch a scary movie .
it really freaked him out .
[MALE] peed his bed that night due to a nightmare .
he was n't allowed to watch any more scary movies .
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[FEMALE] needed to lose weight .
her sister would walk in the park every morning .
[FEMALE] started to walk with her sister .
she slowly started to lose the weight .
[FEMALE] felt better .
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[MALE] had a crush on a girl at school .
he had her for several classes .
she never really paid attention to him .
[MALE] never got the courage to ask her out .
she never found out he had feelings for her .
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[MALE] and [MALE] had been best friends for years .
this all came to an end last night .
[MALE] had upset [MALE] too much this time .
he had tried to chat up [MALE] 's new girlfriend .
the problem was that she took [MALE] up on the offer .
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[FEMALE] really needed a mint .
but she had no mints around .
the closest thing she had was peppermint tea .
[NEUTRAL] she took some .
luckily it did the job well .
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[FEMALE] niece has a full time job .
she could not pay the rent .
she took a part time job at an auto repair shop .
some customers asked her out on dates .
she quit that job and looked elsewhere for work .
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[FEMALE] was driving down a dark road .
she hit something large .
when she stopped her car she saw a person .
the person was walking into the woods .
[FEMALE] followed her and got lost .
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[MALE] and his friends were trick or treating .
they got an apple from one house .
they did n't like it but they brought it home .
turns out there was a sharp object in it .
they were glad they did n't eat it .
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[MALE] made his living from ticket touting .
he was n't proud of this , but it was good money .
the other night , he got caught by the venue security .
they banned him from the premises for life .
he now does n't make as good money as he used to .
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[MALE] was a baseball player .
he was their starting pitcher .
he threw a perfect game last season .
he was expected to do great things this season .
[MALE] knew he would pitch great this year .
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her favorite pajamas had a drop seat and feet .
it did n't matter that she was an adult .
she went shopping for more .
she came home with several pairs of pajamas .
she decided to wear them even on the weekends .
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i looked in the mirror with disgust .
i was much slimmer than i used to be .
however , i was still overweight .
i hated the wrinkles in my stomach .
i walked away angry that i still had n't attained my goal .
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[MALE] joined the army after 9 / 11 .
he was sent to iraq soon after .
there he ran into a lot of trouble .
his convoy was hit by a bomb and [MALE] was severely injured .
he was never the same way again .
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[MALE] was riding his bike .
he saw a deer in the woods .
it ran out in front of him .
[MALE] braked and watched the deer run back into the woods .
he continued riding his bike just flustered .
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[MALE] went to the jail to visit his father .
his father looked at him suspiciously through the glass .
[MALE] told him he forgave him for what he did .
his father jumped up and banged on the glass saying he did n't want it .
[MALE] hung up the phone and left the jail .
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[MALE] 's parents were divorced .
they tried to compete against each other during his birthday .
they both tried to get him the best gift .
this year his dad got the better one .
[MALE] decided to stay with him longer because of it .
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[MALE] was a very nervous boy .
he was always afraid of getting diseases from touching people .
he would often go to the hospital in fear of illness .
he was eventually regarded as a hassle and written off completely .
[MALE] eventually was very sick but the doctors did n't pay any attention .
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[MALE] hated generic coffee chains .
he got all his coffee from a small local shop .
eventually the shop shut down .
[MALE] was never able to find coffee as good again .
he decided to just stop drinking it completely .
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[MALE] was eating a snack outside .
he put the snack on the picnic table to play on his bike .
[MALE] came back to his bike .
ants had gotten back to his snack .
[MALE] threw away his snack .
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i bought several flavor packets .
i thought putting them in my drinks would be a good idea .
it would flavor my water without adding calories .
i tried the watermelon .
i was hooked , and used them from then on .
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i had to go the the airport once and took a shuttle service .
it ended up being just me and the driver all the way to [FEMALE] .
he started talking to me about marriage and unity .
it was so funny to me because he kept saying unitity and not unity .
in the end , i left on a plane with a bit more knowledge about unitity .
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[MALE] has been studying to become a licensed plumber .
[MALE] works as a plumber 's apprentice and is learning the trade .
two weeks before the written exam , [MALE] came down with pneumonia .
[MALE] was very sick and could n't study for his exam for two weeks .
[MALE] took the exam feeling unprepared and did not pass it .
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[FEMALE] had a lot of cavities .
she had to get them filled .
[NEUTRAL] she went to the dentist to get it done .
but the needle scared her .
she started to cry and refused to open her mouth .
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[MALE] was a guard at a prison .
there was a small uprising .
[MALE] tried to help the best he could .
he tried to hold a prisoner down .
the prisoner suffocated and died .
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[MALE] was not successfully reaching his goals , regularly .
he wanted to reach his goals .
he decided to engage in dreamlining .
[MALE] would write out his dreams , and each step necessary to reach them .
[MALE] followed each step and began reaching his goals consistently .
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[MALE] was always the risk taker among his friends .
[NEUTRAL] when they vacationed in the caribbean , he was the crazy one .
he signed up for the shark cage- a steel cage immersed in the sea !
sharks surrounded the cage , attracted by chum and smaller fish .
[MALE] 's friends were appalled , but [MALE] had an incredible experience !
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[FEMALE] had to sign a document .
unfortunately there was no pen in sight .
she had no idea what to do .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to simply scan it and sign electronically .
thankfully that worked perfectly .
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[FEMALE] wore a big hat that morning .
but as it was very windy , it got blown away on the beach .
as she approached it , the tide swept it away .
[FEMALE] removed her sandals to swim after it .
but as much as she tried , the hat bobbed far away from her reach .
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[MALE] took a picture of his wife .
she had just woken up .
she was upset with him .
[MALE] promised he would erase the film .
he later developed it and put it on the fridge .
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[MALE] had missed his class reunion at school .
he wanted to reconnect with his old friends .
he decided to have a party and invited all of his old friends .
several people flew in from long distances .
it was the best party he had ever had .
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[FEMALE] had been in the house for days .
her mother thought there was too much snow to go outside .
finally the snow stopped falling and the snow plows came through .
the streets were finally clear .
[FEMALE] happily walked in the street to the store to get snacks .
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[MALE] was out jogging .
he noticed sever chest and arm pain .
[MALE] was n't sure what was going on .
he immediately called 911 .
the medics told him he had a mild heart attack .
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[FEMALE] went to a local fish market the other day .
she ordered a sandwich .
but then she felt sick .
she saw one of the workers not wash their hands .
she then decided to not even eat the food .
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[FEMALE] put a jaunty hat , ready to leave her home .
when she opened the door , a man was standing outside .
he was there with a limousine .
she followed him inside the car .
and inside she found all her friends cheering her for her birthday .
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madrid was [FEMALE] 's favorite city .
the art , the architecture , the culture it was all her favorite .
she wanted to move there so badly but could n't afford it .
one day though she sold everything she owned and started her trek .
within a month she had an apartment , in madrid .
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[FEMALE] was on the train .
she was listening to headphones and on her phone .
a guy still tried to start talking to her .
at first she just tried to ignore him .
after a while she had to tell him to leave her alone .
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[FEMALE] buckled her chair .
she waited for the countdown to finish .
then she rocketed into the sky .
as the stars came into view she stood in awe .
she had finally become an astronaut .
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[FEMALE] was late for work .
she sped to get there on time .
unfortunately , a cop pulled her over .
he gave her a speeding ticket .
[FEMALE] ended up being even later !
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the other night i decided to have some pizza .
it was frozen .
when i took a slice i felt sick afterwards .
i could not pinpoint the cause .
then i realized it was because the pizza was dairy .
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every year , the museum puts up christmas displays .
last year we decided to go look at them .
i was shocked to find the goldsmith 's exhibit in the museum .
memories flooded me of seeing those same decorations in the mall .
i nearly cried while reminiscing about those displays .
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it was the night before halloween .
[MALE] wanted to watch scary movies .
he invited friends over .
they picked the scariest they could think of .
[MALE] and his friends were all scared .
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[MALE] had a crush on [FEMALE] .
everyone seemed to know about it but her .
one day he came up with a plan .
he went out into the meadow and picked a bunch of wildflowers .
he walked up to [FEMALE] , asked her out , and she said yes .
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[MALE] was playing basketball .
as he went to shoot the ball , he fell .
[MALE] was not able to get up .
he had torn a ligament .
[MALE] was out for the rest of the season .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go on a camping trip .
[NEUTRAL] she got her friends together to go .
but when they got there she got scared .
they saw a wolf .
[FEMALE] then wanted to go home .
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[NEUTRAL] and [NEUTRAL] were playing together during recess .
rowen started being mean to [NEUTRAL] .
he threw a ball hard at her and hurt her .
[NEUTRAL] tried to run away but she slipped on the concrete .
the teacher made rowen apologize to [NEUTRAL] .
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[MALE] 's dog died recently .
his parents tried to get him a new one .
the new dog was n't what [MALE] wanted .
he never got attached to it like his old pet .
eventually the parents wound up taking care of the new dog .
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[NEUTRAL] is turning twenty-five .
she has made arrangements to spend her birthday shopping .
[NEUTRAL] has lost her wallet .
she will not be able to do any shopping .
her friends cheer her up with a surprise birthday dinner .
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[FEMALE] took a summer job dogsitting .
it sounded like easy money-just let the dog out twice a day .
she also had to walk it once every evening .
but she had n't counted on the dog being so mean-and strong !
[FEMALE] regretted taking such a dangerous job !
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i wanted to make sure i was eligible to vote .
i was concerned because i lost my voter registration card .
i researched online exactly what i needed to vote .
i found out i did not need my voter registration card to vote .
now i can not wait to vote for [NEUTRAL] [MALE] for our next president .
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[FEMALE] saved every penny she got in change in a big jar .
when the jar was full she took it in to be counted .
[FEMALE] had ended up saving over six hundred dollars in pennies .
[FEMALE] decided to put the money in a savings account to draw interest .
[FEMALE] still receives checks from her bank from that small investment .
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[MALE] was too poor to buy furniture .
most of his stuff was free from friends .
[MALE] did n't have time to fix it up and make it look better .
after a while [MALE] was able to get a good paying job .
the first thing he did was start replacing his furniture .
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i had a craving for muffins .
i went to the store to buy some .
i found some in blueberry and chocolate .
i knew my husband hated chocolate , but i wanted them .
i ended up buying both containers .
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[MALE] was out trick or treating .
he got a lot of candy .
he tried to eat it all in one night .
[MALE] spent hours stuffing his face .
he got sick and threw up .
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i went to the store to pick up some food .
on my walk there i noticed an attractive girl .
as i passed by , i asked her what she 's doing .
as time went on , i asked if i could have her phone number .
i 'm now sitting at home awaiting our date tonight at the movies .
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[MALE] was in kindergarten .
his friend cut in line in front of him .
[MALE] got mad .
he hit his friend .
[MALE] and his friend were reprimanded .
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[MALE] was renting an apartment .
the apartment had a roach problem .
[MALE] complained to his landlord .
his landlord never fixed the problem .
[MALE] finally moved out .
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[MALE] noticed a stray dog outside .
he went out to see if it had a collar .
the dog did n't have any contact information but was friendly .
after a while [MALE] figured it was a lost stray .
he called animal control and they took it away .
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[NEUTRAL] had been having nightmares .
he had n't been sleeping much .
[NEUTRAL] 's parents decided to bring him to the doctor .
the doctor gave him a mild sleep aid .
[NEUTRAL] was able to sleep again .
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[MALE] had never been up in a small plane before .
his friend 's uncle was a pilot and owned a plane .
he had offered to take them up in it and they both accepted .
high up in the clouds , it felt so different from a regular air liner .
[MALE] was amazed and had a wonderful time flying that day .
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[MALE] 's family owned a farm for generations .
when [MALE] took over a long drought started .
his fields went dry and he could grow anything .
[MALE] did n't know how he would survive another dry season .
[MALE] wound up selling land to a developer to avoid bankruptcy .
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[FEMALE] had to get ready for school .
she got out of bed and changed into her school clothes .
then she went to the kitchen to eat breakfast .
after breakfast she brushed her teeth .
when she was done the buss was waiting outside .
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a giant storm blew through overnight .
lightning popped for at least two hours straight .
the electricity flickered on and off .
i made sure everything was ok , and there were no weather warnings .
i was awake all night , listening until the storm ended .
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[FEMALE] got a new haircut .
she got it really short .
most of her friends thought she looked cute .
a couple said she looked like a boy .
[FEMALE] took the compliments more importantly .
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[MALE] was driving along .
the car in front of him slammed on his brakes .
[MALE] did the same .
unfortunately they still collided .
they had to exchange insurance information .
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i went home , elated by being called mom for the first time .
i was trying not to cry when i called my husband and told him .
he was very excited , and could n't wait to hear it for himself .
i asked my son to say it again as soon as we got home .
we all hugged , feeling triumphant .
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[FEMALE] was having a baby .
this was her second child .
but she did not tell her family .
[NEUTRAL] she surprised them .
when they found out , they were very thrilled for her .
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[FEMALE] had a huge crack in her windshield .
her car needed to be inspected .
[FEMALE] brought her car to the mechanic .
the car did n't pass inspection .
[FEMALE] had to repair the windshield .
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[FEMALE] hated to go to school .
she wished for a snow day so school would be canceled .
[FEMALE] prayed nightly for snow to come to her town .
one morning , [FEMALE] woke up to a huge blizzard !
[FEMALE] then found out that it was a [NEUTRAL] and there was no school !
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[FEMALE] had decided to take her two year old trick or treating .
she was excited to pick out a costume .
halloween night she dressed up her child and headed out .
they walked all over the neighborhood getting candy .
they both had a great time .
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i walked into the store looking for swatches .
i did n't know what to paint my daughter 's room .
the person suggested i try something besides pink .
he helped me look at colors .
we chose purple , in a lilac shade .
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i purchased several vials of perfumed oils .
i picked all sweet scents .
they were very realistic , and i was quite pleased .
i put some on first thing in the morning .
[FEMALE] husband complimented me , as did everyone in the office that day .
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[MALE] was unemployed .
he wanted to find new work .
he applied to work at a restaurant .
they hired him .
[MALE] was happy to be working as a waiter .
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[MALE] played shooter games every day .
he was convinced that he played to a professional standard .
he entered a competition to play the best players in his state .
out of thousands of players , he got into the top 200 .
he got knocked out of the competition soon after .
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[FEMALE] was asked by her neighbors to babysit children .
[NEUTRAL] she agreed to do it .
but when she came over , the kids were wild .
[FEMALE] could not take it .
after she was done , she realized she did not want to have children .
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[MALE] wanted to learn how to play piano .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to play about an hour everyday .
he was careful to not get ahead of himself .
and within a year , he was playing advanced pieces .
[MALE] was glad that he never stopped practicing .
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[FEMALE] always liked to do cheers at home .
she decided she was going to try out for the cheer squad .
[FEMALE] practiced her cheers and forms everyday after school .
on the day of try out julie did her best cheer routine .
the next day julie found out she made the cheer squad .
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survivor was [NEUTRAL] 's favorite show .
she was excited for the new season .
after watching the first episode she did not like the cast .
she thought she might not watch survivor this year .
[NEUTRAL] found a different show to watch on [FEMALE] night .
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since halloween was coming , we decided to watch horror movies .
we put on several movies all weekend long .
we read reviews before watching them , but some were still terrible .
we decided with horror movies , even the bad ones are good .
we laughed and had fun all weekend .
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i decided to purchase a truck .
i was tired of not being able to haul anything when i needed it .
everyone teased me for being a small woman with a pickup truck .
i told them equality dictates they should n't think it was funny .
they sobered up and helped me pick a good truck for my needs .
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[MALE] could n't believe his luck .
he had made it onto a game show .
[MALE] was also doing very well for himself .
he had won several prizes and it came down to the last question .
he answered it correctly won a new car !
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[FEMALE] spent a lot of his time on the xbox .
he would always play the same 3 games .
after school , he came home to find them all missing .
after searching the house , he found them covered in paint .
his little sister thought they would be good to use as stencils .
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[MALE] was supposed to walk home from work .
that night , it was raining hard .
he decided to run to get out of the cold as fast as possible .
as he ran , he almost slipped in the rain .
luckily he made it home safely in half of the time .
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[FEMALE] had a friend named [NEUTRAL] .
he recently died .
[FEMALE] was very upset .
she went to his funeral .
she spoke a piece about him .
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i walked into the laundry room .
something seemed to smell strange .
i opened the washing machine .
[FEMALE] grandmother had n't changed the laundry out .
it smelled like mildew , and i threw it all out .
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[MALE] was hungry early .
he wanted to get breakfast .
unfortunately nobody could eat in time .
he settled for a quick brunch with a friend .
it was still mildly enjoyable .
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[MALE] 's daughter loved [MALE] movies .
she was really hooked on frozen in particular .
[MALE] saw the movie dozens of times .
he did n't really like it but did n't want to upset his daughter .
[MALE] was able to recite the whole thing word for word after a while .
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[MALE] bought a new deodorant .
he tried it out when he went to a bar .
within minutes he was sweating and smelling bad .
the new deodorant did n't work at all .
[MALE] never bought that kind again .
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[FEMALE] friends complained that i always showed up to parties late .
i told them that i would work on it .
on the date of the next party , i had a plan .
i got there two hours early .
i finally got to a party on time .
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[MALE] 's mother was obese .
[MALE] wanted to help her improve her life .
[MALE] suggested for her to try pilates .
she tried pilates .
she felt much better after incorporating pilates into her life .
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[MALE] puffed a cloud of smoke into the man 's face .
the man backed away slowly .
[MALE] had been to prison and was not to be messed with .
[MALE] laughed and stepped forward , but slipped on ice and fell .
the man got new courage and started kicking [MALE] in the stomach .
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[NEUTRAL] was sleeping on his couch when he heard a meow .
[NEUTRAL] did n't have a cat .
it came from under the couch .
[NEUTRAL] looked under and saw a cat .
[NEUTRAL] decided to keep the cat .
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[FEMALE] loved to cook broccoli casserole .
she bought all the ingredients .
as she was cooking , she realized she forgot the cheese .
[FEMALE] decided to change her recipe .
it still turned out great .
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alexia had a newborn baby .
she was feeding the baby with a bottle .
the baby had a lot of gas .
alexia tried a different type of bottle .
the new bottle gave the baby less gas .
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[FEMALE] really wanted a cute leather jacket .
but it was way out her price range !
she saved money for weeks , then found a 20 % off coupon !
she happily went and bought the jacket .
she loved it even more because she had had to wait for it !
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[FEMALE] was studying for a test .
her brother was making a lot of noise .
[FEMALE] could n't concentrate on her studying .
[FEMALE] threw a book at her brother .
she got in trouble for throwing the book .
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[MALE] was walking to work one day .
a dog decided to follow him there .
after work the dog was waiting for [MALE] .
he followed [MALE] home .
[MALE] eventually scared it off with loud noises .
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[FEMALE] wanted to get her one year old son some shoes .
she could n't seem to find the right size for a good price .
after looking at many different stores she found the perfect pair .
she bought her son a pair of sesame street shoes .
the shoes were perfect for him and he walked in them right away .
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all [MALE] wanted is to be happy .
he took time to think alone .
he reflected on his life .
he made progress in understanding himself .
he learned what it takes to be happy .
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[MALE] had a dog named [MALE] .
[MALE] followed [MALE] everywhere .
[MALE] followed [MALE] to the beach .
[MALE] suffered a leg cramp in the water .
[MALE] saved [MALE] pulling him back to shore .
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[MALE] was out looking for a new job .
he went to many restaurants to fill out applications .
the next day one restaurant called him back .
they asked him to come in for an interview .
he got the job the next day .
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[FEMALE] was having a costume party .
she invited all of her friends .
she dressed up as a cat .
her friends loved it .
[FEMALE] ended up winning the costume contest at the party .
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[MALE] found an ugly stray dog .
he felt bad for it and gave it a bit of food .
the dog loved [MALE] almost immediately .
[MALE] took it home and tried cleaning it up a bit .
he kept that dog for over a decade .
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a year after my boyfriend was killed , i met another man .
he was ten years older than me , and from norway .
we got along very well .
we ended up getting married .
i left him a few years later after he cheated on me .
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[MALE] had a puppy .
[MALE] had put the puppy 's food under the sink .
the puppy got into the food .
he overate and got sick .
[MALE] found a better place to store the food .
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[MALE] really liked [FEMALE] .
[MALE] asked her to go to dinner with him .
[FEMALE] accepted the invitation .
they really clicked , laughing and talking all through dinner .
at [FEMALE] 's door , [MALE] successfully went in for a kiss .
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[MALE] started a call center company in the united states .
he won the right to provide service for a british company .
the british company cancelled the contract unexpectedly .
he sued for breach of contract in the scottish court .
he was awarded five million pounds in damages by the court .
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[FEMALE] became upset over losing her favorite pen .
she searched under her bed for it .
she looked inside her book bag for the pen .
[FEMALE] even searched the school playground .
the pen was found three days later under [FEMALE] desk chair .
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on [FEMALE] we thought we heard thunder .
we heard loud crashing noises , but it was clear .
[FEMALE] wife went downstairs to the gym in the building .
some people were lifting weights and throwing them down .
the concierge asked them to stop dropping the weights .
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[FEMALE] was driving home .
a police car pulled her over .
[FEMALE] was afraid she broke the law .
the cop told her her tail light was out .
he just gave her a warning and told her to fix it .
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[MALE] loved comic books .
he collected several of them .
one night there was a big storm .
[MALE] left his window open .
most of his comic books got wet and destroyed .
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[FEMALE] saw a huge spider in her bathroom .
it crawled down into the drain .
she was so scared !
she turned on the tap .
then she let the water run until she was sure it was gone !
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kara loved a japanese candy called pocky .
she had to order it off a japanese website for years .
then one day she noticed it in a local department store , target !
kara was so amazed - and thrilled !
she stocked up on all her favorite pocky flavors !
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[FEMALE] was driving on the highway .
she had a blowout .
[FEMALE] lost control of the car .
it almost flipped over .
[FEMALE] was freaked out and did n't drive again for months .
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[MALE] took some pills to help him sleep .
he woke up the next day in the afternoon .
he realized he had missed work that day .
he decided to go back to sleep .
he just laid in bed staring at the ceiling .
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[MALE] was getting bullied .
he did not know what to do .
his friend ended up standing up to the bully .
his friend beat the bully up .
the bully did not bother howard anymore .
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[FEMALE] son 's sister was born prematurely .
she had a heart defect .
it was corrected shortly after birth by surgery .
he was very worried about her .
[MALE] since , he has been extremely protective over her .
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[NEUTRAL] was trying to sell his house .
he had put a sign out in his yard .
no one was interested .
[NEUTRAL] got a real estate agent .
the agent was able to sell the house .
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[MALE] had a drinking problem .
but [MALE] made a decision to quit drinking .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] went to aa meetings .
he completed the twelve step program .
[MALE] was now sober for a year .
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when i got home , i started to give the dog her antibiotics .
i froze when i realized the liquid was pink .
i read the label , and discovered it was penicillin .
highly allergic to penicillin , i quickly capped the bottle and washed .
[FEMALE] husband gave the medication to her instead .
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the men were getting their supplies ready .
they were off to explore some remote islands in the pacific .
they had everything set and embarked .
they spent many weeks studying the islands .
they returned after a long while , successful on their mission .
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[FEMALE] wanted to lose weight .
she had a lot of unhealthy food in her house .
she gave away all the processed food .
[FEMALE] bought a lot of fresh food .
she started a diet .
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[MALE] bought a new hat .
he wore it everywhere he went .
one day he was driving with friends .
they rolled down the window and a strong wind gust hit .
[MALE] 's hat was flown out the window .
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[FEMALE] needed a new bathing suit .
luckily when she was at the small market she saw one .
but when she looked at the price , she was shocked .
she could not believe it was 200 dollars .
[FEMALE] then put it back .
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[FEMALE] was an innocent 11 year old .
her mom had a boyfriend that visited often .
[FEMALE] liked this man .
one day he tried to kiss her .
[FEMALE] was scared and told her mom .
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[FEMALE] slacked off during her first two years of high school .
then she realized it was time to get down to business .
after all , what college would want her with her awful grades ?
she started studying and performing much better on her tests .
soon her grades were good enough to get her into any school she chose !
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[FEMALE] smelled something terrible in her house .
but she could n't figure out what it was .
eventually , she noticed her bicycle helmet .
and she remembered that she never washed it .
[FEMALE] found out that you can wash helmets .
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[FEMALE] wanted to sell a few things online , so she posted them .
she got several responses that all seemed very similar .
they needed the items shipped , and offered more money than was asked .
it sounded too good to be true , so [FEMALE] did some research .
she learned that these were all common scams , proud of her good sense .
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i visited the seashore on a cold windy day .
i walked out on some rocks to watch the waves .
two large waves hit the rock i was standing on at the same time .
water shot high into the air and fell on me .
i was cold and wet the rest of the day .
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[MALE] was severely overweight .
he tried sitting on a friend 's chair .
the chair broke underneath him .
everyone laughed at [MALE] .
[MALE] slowly got up and jiggled away crying .
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[MALE] wanted to court [FEMALE] .
[NEUTRAL] he went to her house and asked [FEMALE] 's dad .
[FEMALE] 's dad hesitated .
he was very strict .
but finally he said yes and [MALE] was elated .
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[MALE] and [MALE] were at their kickball game the other night .
as the sun set , the lights did n't turn on in the park !
because it was dark , the game was paused .
[MALE] and [MALE] waited in the dark for what seemed like forever .
however , a few minutes later , the lights miraculously came on !
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[FEMALE] was running late for work .
her hair looked bad and needed a quick fix .
she put on a hair tie to look passable at work .
while at work , people did n't notice the hair tie .
she escaped judgment for her bad hair that day .
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[NEUTRAL] was hiding from her mother .
her mother could n't find her .
[NEUTRAL] 's mother got worried .
[NEUTRAL] went tell her mother where she was .
[NEUTRAL] 's mother told her not to hide again .
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[FEMALE] needed to run into the grocery store .
the only parking spaces were really far away .
there was one handicapped space available .
[FEMALE] parked in one of the handicapped space .
[FEMALE] got a parking ticket .
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the woman was designing her new house .
she wanted a big stone fireplace in the kitchen .
when the architect was finished with the drawings , she loved them !
they got to work right away .
the fireplace was the first thing they started to build .
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[FEMALE] opened the cupboard one morning .
she had a choice of five cereals waiting for her .
she closed her eyes to pick one at random .
when she fell on [MALE] charms , she sighed .
she should have picked the cheerios instead .
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[MALE] was n't very good with a gun .
deadeye [MALE] was harassing a pretty dance hall girl .
[MALE] stood up for her and challenged dead-eye to a gunfight .
while squared off , [MALE] tried to draw , and shot himself in the foot .
dead-eye had fired too late as [MALE] fell to the ground .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted her kids to go to bed at an earlier time .
her kids always fought with her .
he promised them candy when they woke up .
the children went to bed earlier .
she gave them the candy in the morning .
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i always have trouble sleeping .
lately my trouble with sleeping has gotten worse .
i went to the doctor 's office because of my struggles .
he gave me a check up .
the doctor diagnosed me with insomnia , he had some medicine for me .
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[MALE] wanted to squeeze fresh juice for his mother 's breakfast .
he squeezed oranges into a glass for her .
she was excited when he served her breakfast .
when she tasted the juice , she made a terrible face .
the juice was so sour that it ruined her entire breakfast .
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[MALE] bought his girlfriend flowers .
he almost never did romantic things like that .
[MALE] 's girlfriend greatly appreciated it .
she preserved several in a book .
she looks at them whenever they get into a fight .
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[FEMALE] felt the ball hit her temple before she fell down .
everyone one the baseball field run to her aid .
she had trouble distinguishing one face from the next .
she tried to stand up but could n't move .
she had to leave the field in an ambulance as people cried for her .
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[FEMALE] loved to draw cartoons in her spare time .
one day , her local town held a cartoon drawing contest .
[FEMALE] entered the contest and submitted her best drawings .
afterwards , [FEMALE] won first place and a large trophy .
[FEMALE] was so inspired that she pursued a career as a cartoon artist .
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[MALE] was at lunch in elementary school .
he was drinking sodas with friends .
they all decided to have a chugging contest .
[MALE] was really bad at it .
he wound up spitting his soda out .
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[MALE] was in little league .
he was on base and someone got a hit .
he ran for the next base as best he could .
the ball was thrown at the same time .
[MALE] was able to just barely slide onto the plate .
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[FEMALE] woke up in the middle of the night again .
she tried to fall back asleep without success .
[NEUTRAL] she made herself a cup of chamomile tea .
when it was ready , she sipped it with her eyes half-closed .
and she went back to sleep easily once she was done .
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[MALE] came from humble beginnings .
his family was very poor .
[MALE] went to the military after high school .
[MALE] joined the marines .
[MALE] served his country .
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[FEMALE] bought a coffee at her local coffee shop .
on the receipt was a survey .
for completing it , [FEMALE] got a free donut-which she redeemed at lunch .
then she was given another receipt with a survey on it !
[FEMALE] realized she could get limitless free donuts !
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[FEMALE] could not wait to turn sixteen .
her parents had promised her a modest , but fun , sweet 16 party .
she got to invite 16 friends , and they all had cake and played games .
[FEMALE] had a great time at the party .
afterward , she thanked her mom and dad for the lovely party .
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our 2 year old granddaughter [FEMALE] was on facetime with us last week .
her mom was talking to us .
our granddaughter started banging on pots to make noise .
her mom asked her to stop but she kept making noise .
her mom put away the pots and [FEMALE] started crying .
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[FEMALE] got a shirt for her birthday .
she thought it was beautiful .
but it was in the wrong size .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] did not know what to do .
[NEUTRAL] she called and ordered a new size .
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[MALE] was called to the cemetery .
a man was walking around naked .
he gave him a blanket and put him in the ambulance .
he took him to a mental ward .
the man took a bath and then put on fresh clothes .
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i stepped off my deck to water plants and turned my foot sharply .
spilling water everywhere , i fell to the ground , foot throbbing .
[FEMALE] dogs ran to my side , and i braced myself on them as i sat up .
unable to walk , i hopped and crawled to the house to call for help .
waiting for a ride to the er , i was blessed by worried dog kisses .
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i had not heard from an old friend in a long time .
we had not talked in over thirty days .
i visited my friend at her assisted living home .
she said she keeps herself busy doing crossword puzzles .
[NEUTRAL] she was okay i mailed her several puzzle books when i got home .
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[FEMALE] was working at home when she saw a big spider on her wall .
she jumped at the sight , muffling a scream .
[FEMALE] moved to her closet to retrieve a broom .
the spider was moving fast but she squished it in one try .
after throwing the spider away , she went back to work feeling bad .
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[FEMALE] had an order for 100 cupcakes at her shop .
her employee had called out , so she was by herself .
[FEMALE] was determined to fulfill the order .
she started baking while simultaneously helping customers .
[FEMALE] finished the order in just the nick of time .
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[FEMALE] father was an alcoholic .
one night , he did n't come home .
[FEMALE] mother called hospitals and police looking for him .
a week later , he appeared with gifts .
he had been in jail for drinking and driving .
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[MALE] was a muslim .
he moved into a new neighborhood .
the neighbors were all nervous christians .
they constantly stared at him and asked provoking questions .
[MALE] learned to deal with it after a while .
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i found a book for little girls .
it was filled with princess stories .
i took it home and read it to my daughter every night .
she was enthralled with the adventures .
she asked me to read a new story every night .
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[NEUTRAL] had always loved trains .
she begged her parents to take her on a train .
for her birthday [NEUTRAL] 's parents gave her amtrak tickets .
she went to visit her cousins by train .
she returned from her cousins by train .
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[FEMALE] and her friends set up a lord of the rings movie night .
they decided to have a marathon and watch all three movies .
they were sure they could make it through nine hours of movies !
but by the end the second film , [FEMALE] and all her friends were asleep .
they had tried valiantly , but all passed out during the marathon !
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i decided to dress up with my kids this year .
i bought supplies to make a bloody princess costume .
[FEMALE] husband is going to help me put it all together .
he thinks i will look like [FEMALE] .
i ca n't wait until halloween to scare everyone .
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the yellow dog was n't feeling well .
his tummy was sore from all the running and playing earlier .
his master gave him a blanket and treats to feel better .
he ate them excitedly and slept .
when he woke up , he felt as good as new .
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[MALE] bought a new phone .
it had a big screen and was much faster .
he ordered a special case for it .
unfortunately [MALE] dropped it before the case arrived .
his new phone broke instantly .
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[MALE] finally got the pool he had always wanted in his backyard .
[MALE] invited many friends over for his first pool party .
as the party progressed , it grew louder and more unruly .
several of [MALE] 's neighbors called the police to complain .
[MALE] 's first pool party was soon shut down by the police .
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[NEUTRAL] was the second fastest sprinter in the state in middle school .
the fastest runner was one grade higher than [NEUTRAL] .
the fastest runner held the state record for middle school runners .
[NEUTRAL] order a parachute and practiced with it consistently .
[NEUTRAL] improved his time and beat the other runner .
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[MALE] felt very lonely in his house .
he decided to find a companion to share it with .
he visited his local humane society .
he met a friendly dog named [NEUTRAL] .
after [MALE] took [NEUTRAL] home , he did n't feel lonely anymore .
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a pack of dogs attacked me today .
there were five of them , and they were clearly loose from their owner .
they were all labradors , but they looked angry .
after they attacked me , a few people came to help .
i never knew a dog bite could hurt so bad .
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i woke up extra early .
i wanted to take a shower and eat breakfast .
i got sidetracked , however .
i started cleaning the house .
i cleaned the entire house before i was able to shower .
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[MALE] was eating at a friend 's house .
he had a seafood allergy .
his friend did n't know about the allergy .
the soup had seafood in it .
[MALE] got a mild allergic reaction .
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[FEMALE] did n't like walking to school .
[NEUTRAL] she saved up money for a bike .
she was happy about how much shorter her walk to school was .
and eventually , she began to bike to faraway places in her town .
[FEMALE] was glad she bought a bike .
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[FEMALE] had just moved to her new city recently .
unfortunately she had moved very quickly and did n't have much .
all of her stuff was in storage especially her kitchenware .
she decided to check out the thrift store nearby .
[FEMALE] ended up finding many useful kitchenware items .
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i drove to my kickball game after work .
when i got there , i drank a warm up beer with my team .
the game was going to start at sunset so we walked to the field .
we played a good game and came out winning .
then we drank another beer and toasted to our victory .
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[FEMALE] bought a new dress .
she washed it before wearing it out .
it shrank a lot in the wash .
[FEMALE] did n't realize how short it was .
she wound up flashing her underwear to several people .
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[MALE] was going to work .
he could n't find his car keys anywhere .
[MALE] looked for several minutes .
eventually he used his spare set instead .
[MALE] never found his keys again .
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[MALE] was very tired .
his bed time was not for another hour .
he contemplated the advantages of retiring early .
[MALE] put on his pajamas .
he went to bed early .
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we got to the appointment early .
we signed in at the desk .
we sat down in the waiting room .
it took forever to get called back .
i ended up giving them a bad review due to the wait .
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[MALE] was the school 's best pointer .
but one day he got the flu , but decided to hide it .
soon his whole team was sick and he was the only one at practice .
the couch found out it was him , and sent him home to get well .
but he was already well , so he practiced at home .
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[FEMALE] 's son was diagnosed with a rare genetic illness .
her son 's doctors referred him to a doctor out in [MALE] .
the doctor out in [MALE] specializes in her son 's rare illness .
the insurance company denied the claim at first .
finally after fighting with the insurance , the claim was approved .
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[MALE] loved gazing at stars .
he switched his major to astrophysics because of his stargazing love .
[MALE] 's first class involved a huge amount of difficult math .
[MALE] knew he could n't weather such a class , feeling disappointed .
now , [MALE] is a business major who stargazes on his own time !
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[MALE] was at the park for [FEMALE] .
there was a big egg hunt .
[MALE] found one that seemed heavy .
he decided to crack it on a friend 's head .
it turned out to be full of yolk .
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[MALE] and his wife were watching netflix .
they were trying to pick a movie .
neither could agree on anything .
they kept scrolling through all the options .
after a while they decided to just go to sleep instead .
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we walked down the dark trail .
people dressed as monsters jumped out at every turn .
we jumped and screamed a lot .
we started running at one point .
we had a great time at the haunted trail .
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[NEUTRAL] was eating at an all you can eat buffet .
he had been there for four hours .
he had eaten more than what was reasonable .
the manager approached [NEUTRAL] .
he was forced to leave .
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it was [MALE] 's first birthday party .
he was n't feeling well .
[MALE] 's mom postponed the party .
she rescheduled the party for two weeks later .
[MALE] felt much better for the party .
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[FEMALE] was doing her phd in a biology lab .
her professor was a difficult man to please and was very strict .
in her third year of phd , [FEMALE] went through a personal crisis .
she got really stressed that her professor would not understand .
her professor understood her position and helped her complete her phd .
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[MALE] bought a new pair of shoes .
he liked them at first .
after a while others kept telling him they were ugly .
[MALE] eventually started believing them .
he stopped wearing the new shoes completely .
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a hurricane came through [MALE] 's town one weekend .
it knocked out all of the power in his neighborhood .
the next morning , [MALE] was worried about what to eat for breakfast .
[MALE] and his girlfriend walked down the street looking for anything .
there wound up being a place open for them to eat !
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[MALE] and a couple friends wanted to climb a large mountain .
they trained for a few months by hiking up hills in their city .
the day of the mountain climb finally arrived .
they hiked all day , sweating as they climbed .
at the end of the day , they finally made it to the top !
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[MALE] had a doctor 's appointment .
he took the day off work for it .
when he was at the clinic he waited for hours .
eventually they told [MALE] the doctor could n't see him that day .
[MALE] lost an entire day of work for nothing .
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[MALE] could n't find his glasses .
he tried looking everywhere .
after a while he bent over and the fell to the floor .
they had been on his head the entire time .
unfortunately they broke when the fell off .
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[FEMALE] never felt comfortable in her own skin .
she grew up thinking she was n't being the person she wanted to be .
she never told anyone about this , and learned to put up with it .
at age 30 , she finally realised that she felt that she should be male .
when she identified as transgender , she suddenly felt happy at last .
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[FEMALE] grandniece is an individualized learning program .
she has been in one from 7 to 18 .
this year she had more issues learning .
her high school recommended an offsite program for 45 days .
she starts in two weeks and hopes to graduate next year .
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[FEMALE] , [NEUTRAL] and [MALE] mcdowell decided to go on vacation .
[MALE] had never been to [MALE] world , so they decided to go there .
[FEMALE] made the plane and hotel reservations .
[MALE] packed the family 's suitcases with everything they needed .
[FEMALE] , [NEUTRAL] and [MALE] boarded a plane on their way to [MALE] .
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[MALE] saw a special on television about stars and exoplanets .
[MALE] was stunned by the beauty of the galaxy .
[MALE] went online and ordered a powerful amateur 's telescope .
[MALE] began stargazing every night .
now [MALE] is enrolled in astronomy classes at his local college !
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[NEUTRAL] kept all her old souvenirs in a white box in her closet .
from time to time she loved looking at it .
she sang old tunes while doing so .
but this time she stopped mid lyric .
she saw that her mom had hidden a letter there before dying .
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our cat was sleeping with us last night .
she sat at the foot of the bed , wagging her tail .
she then batted my foot .
[FEMALE] wife chased her off the bed .
she came back later , but i had my foot under the blanket .
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[FEMALE] needed a new laptop .
[NEUTRAL] she begged her parents for one .
they said no .
[FEMALE] then threw a fit .
finally her parents gave into her .
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[MALE] was working for a law firm .
he did n't agree with the way the firm operated .
[MALE] quit the firm .
he started his own law firm .
[MALE] was happier working for himself .
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[MALE] was at a bar .
he saw his favorite baseball player sitting at the bar .
[MALE] walked up to the player to ask for an autograph .
[MALE] was stopped by security .
he was n't able to get the autograph .
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[FEMALE] had not cooked lately .
she got off of work and found leftovers .
she opened the container to cook them .
she realized that the food was rotten .
[FEMALE] decided to clean out her fridge .
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[NEUTRAL] was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 20 .
it caused her a lot of pain , but no medicine seemed to help .
she went through twenty or more types before she found relief .
finally , a newly-marketed drug helped her pain and function .
[NEUTRAL] was so happy to function normally again !
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[MALE] woke up with night terrors .
it would happen every day during his nap .
he would sit up slowly with tears streaming down his cheeks .
[FEMALE] touch would make him run to the corner while crying .
and then he would just stop , suddenly , as he woke from his nightmare .
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[FEMALE] and her husband were on vacation , and they were hungry .
they walked into town and chose a restaurant .
the hostess told them it would be an hour long wait .
they were so hungry , but they decided to wait .
when they finally ate dinner , it was extra satisfying .
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[FEMALE] was celebrating her 18th birthday .
she went to get her ears pierced .
but then she decided to get her tongue done , too !
for good measure , she also had her left eyebrow pierced .
now [FEMALE] really felt like an adult !
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[FEMALE] was waiting for a new book to come out .
the book finally came out .
it was more expensive than he expected .
[FEMALE] waited to buy the book .
he got the book when the price went down .
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a country belonged to another under a monarchy .
eventually the monarchy was overtaxing the country .
the country felt it was so far away that they could govern themselves .
the monarchy did n't like that so they went to battle with the country .
through will and divine providence the country won its independence .
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[FEMALE] needed a new sponge to clean the bathroom .
she went to the store to buy a sponge .
[FEMALE] found a yellow sponge that had a lifetime warranty .
she bought it and went home to use it .
the sponge fell apart immediately and she regretted her purchase .
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i went to get hamburgers for dinner .
i sat in the drive thru , thinking about the weight i 'd gained .
i looked at the menu and thought about all the calories .
i decided to have a salad instead of a burger .
i went home happy with my choice .
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[FEMALE] wanted to be in the school play .
she practiced her lines for a week .
[FEMALE] knew her lines front and back .
she went to the tryout and auditioned .
[FEMALE] got the part she wanted .
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[MALE] loved singing , and wanted to do it professionally .
she had a beautiful voice .
she decided to contact an agent .
she hired the agent .
the agent found her work .
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[MALE] went fishing with friends .
he had n't caught anything all day .
eventually he felt a tug on the line .
it took him a while but he reeled in a big fish .
it was record breaking .
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in my second grade class there was one really overweight student .
he loved to eat and did n't seem picky .
one day at lunch though we had pizza .
for some reason he just sat there and cried without eating .
we learned that the kid who loved to eat hated pizza !
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i got a job working at a newspaper .
i wrote articles about the town i was in .
one day my boss came in furious .
he read a story i wrote about aliens in town .
i guess i should have wrote an article that was true .
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[MALE] moved to his new apartment .
he relaxed on his bed .
then he noticed a smell .
he went to the bathroom .
there was poop in the toilet .
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[MALE] had a light jacket he really liked .
he decided to wear it out one night .
unfortunately it was really cold out .
[MALE] was n't able to stay very warm .
he had to go home early .
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[MALE] jumped into the water .
he looked around him .
he saw an alligator at the bottom of the pond .
he frantically swam to the surface .
he ran to shore and back to the truck .
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[MALE] went to a restaurant with friends .
it took them a long time to get seated .
once they were seated nobody took their orders .
they waited for a long time .
eventually they just stood up and went somewhere else .
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[NEUTRAL] had a young son .
the boy was three years old .
he still was n't speaking .
[NEUTRAL] told the doctor about his speech issue .
[NEUTRAL] 's son started to see a speech therapist .
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[MALE] had n't shaved in weeks .
he had a big , bushy beard .
his wife told him she hated it .
he refused to shave .
[MALE] 's beard was a problem in their relationship .
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[MALE] wanted to make french toast .
he did n't have any bread .
he walked over to his neighbors .
they let him borrow some bread .
he made french toast .
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[FEMALE] got a new haircut .
she hated the way it looked .
unfortunately it was too short too fix .
[FEMALE] tried her best to avoid others until it grew out .
she did n't go out for anything other than work .
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i wrote the paper about autism for class .
it was long winded and personal .
the teacher asked me to stay after class .
he wanted to talk .
he told me i was a strong woman for what i was doing as a mother .
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[FEMALE] took out a glass of champagne .
she poured it in a baby cup .
she sipped on it while watching television .
she cried at the loss of her baby girl .
she had fallen ill earlier that winter .
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[MALE] bought a new pair of sneakers .
they were very expensive .
he really liked them .
none of his friends agreed with him .
[MALE] did n't care and kept them .
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[MALE] was looking for a new watch .
his old one had broken and he needed to replace it .
[MALE] made a trip to a department store and looked at the watches .
he found one he liked and bought it .
[MALE] really liked his new watch a lot .
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[MALE] was a serious athlete .
sometimes he exercised too frequently and for too long .
he would get cramps .
his friend suggested for him to buy electrolyte pills .
[MALE] did and no longer experienced cramps .
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[MALE] hand finally been given the chance .
he was going to play shortstop in a big game .
he got out on the field and readied himself .
the game was going well until a line drive got cracked right at him .
[MALE] dove to the left and made an amazing grab as the crowd cheered .
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the couple decided to acquire two cats for pets .
they studied and learned that cats have a body temperature of over 102 .
they found an electric cat bed that heats to 102 when a cat is in it .
they bought the heated cat bed .
the cats do sleep in the bed every night and some daytime too .
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[NEUTRAL] was the younger sister of her brother ken .
ken is a professional baseball player .
[NEUTRAL] got a lot of attention because of her brother .
she did not like the attention .
[NEUTRAL] hated her brother because of it .
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[MALE] had really bad vision .
he finally went to an optometrist .
[MALE] was told he needed new glasses .
[MALE] could n't afford them .
he stayed squinting for a long while .
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[MALE] was on an airplane .
there was a kid running around annoying everyone .
his parents did n't seem to car .
[MALE] asked the flight attendants to do something about it .
eventually they convinced his parents to settle him down .
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i was taking my first college class .
i really wanted to do well .
however , my friends wanted to party at night .
i decided to have fun and party with them .
unfortunately , this led to me dropping out of school .
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[NEUTRAL] got a new puppy that she loved very much .
the puppy began chewing on everything when it was at home alone .
one day [NEUTRAL] came home to find that it had destroyed her couch .
[NEUTRAL] had to find a new home for the puppy .
[NEUTRAL] cried all night after giving her puppy away .
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[NEUTRAL] and dj had n't seen each other since they were roommates in college .
[NEUTRAL] was going to be in town and dj was excited to get together .
the plan was for [NEUTRAL] to come to dj 's place before going out .
dj wanted to go clubbing and pick up girls like they used to do .
hearing the doorbell dj opened the door and saw [NEUTRAL] was now a woman .
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[MALE] was going to a basketball game .
he arrived at the stadium .
[MALE] realized he forgot his ticket .
[MALE] drove home to get his ticket .
when he returned , he was late for the game .
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[FEMALE] was home all alone .
she decided to watch tv to occupy herself .
but then the power went out .
[FEMALE] felt scared .
but then she realized she had her phone still to occupy her .
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[MALE] knew he would have to leave to go back to college soon .
he did n't want to leave because he fell in love with a girl .
[MALE] asked the girl if he stayed , would she marry him .
she told him no and that it was just a summer fling .
[MALE] was crushed , yet he went back to college with a laser focus .
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[MALE] had a friend who was a very loud talker .
they had planned on meeting up at a coffee shop .
[MALE] thought they might be too loud for that venue .
[NEUTRAL] he called his friend and suggested a bar instead .
that night they had a fun - and loud - time at the bar .
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one day , my parents forced me to stay in a hot car for over an hour .
i became very ill from the heat and sunlight pouring into the windows .
i began vomiting when they let me out .
i had to drink a lot of water and rested in bed for days .
that day i became very sick from sunlight and it stuck with me .
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[MALE] was playing poker with his friends .
he was n't having any luck .
[MALE] lost forty dollars .
[MALE] 's wife found out he lost all the money .
[MALE] 's wife fussed at him .
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[FEMALE] received a red balloon from her teacher .
she was so excited to bring it home !
along the path , there were many thorny bushes .
the balloon popped on a thorn !
[FEMALE] cried the rest of the way home .
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[MALE] had decided to teach his cat how to walk on a leash .
that way he could take it for walks around the city .
he went to the pet store and bought a leash and collar .
the cat did not fight him at all when he put the collar on .
they go for walks twice a day with no problems .
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[NEUTRAL] got home from work .
he wanted to relax on his couch .
he plopped on the couch to watch some television .
a few minutes after sitting down , he sunk into the couch .
he had to muster all his strength to exit and passed out afterwards .
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[FEMALE] grandmother loved her hen house .
she fed the chickens every day .
one day my uncle accidentally burned it down .
she was very angry .
almost 70 years later , she still has n't forgiven him .
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last week i ordered dj [MALE] [MALE] the kool gents autobiography .
i planned to make time to read the book one day soon .
i finished reading mr [MALE] 's autobiography last friday october 20 2016 .
dj [MALE] [MALE] the cool gent died last [FEMALE] october 23 2016 .
i am so glad i read [MALE] [MALE] kool gent book while he was still alive .
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our daughter 's name is stormy .
she 's a beautiful little girl with a big imagination .
we decided to utilize it by letting her create stories for us .
she put on a puppet show with some of her ideas .
we sat together as a family and watched her tell the stories .
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[FEMALE] took her young daughters to the park for a picnic .
as they plucked clovers from the grass , she smiled fondly .
she tried to remember how she 'd made chains of clovers in her youth .
she showed her girls the basic technique .
they loved it-they wore their clover necklaces all afternoon !
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[MALE] was a new student at his high school .
[MALE] moved with his family from another state .
[MALE] had trouble fitting in .
[MALE] decided to start telling jokes .
everyone liked the jokes and befriended [MALE] .
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[FEMALE] never brought lunch to school .
instead , she just bought cookies at the student store .
but [FEMALE] 's health became worse and worse .
she was too addicted to the cookies however .
for several years , [FEMALE] never ate a proper meal .
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[MALE] was drinking juice at work .
his co workers were chewing tobacco .
[MALE] made the mistake of putting his bottle down .
when he went to drink from it he got a mouth full of tobacco spit .
[MALE] spat it out and made sure not to make that mistake again .
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[FEMALE] was walking along the road .
a rock flew towards her when a car drove by .
it hit her in the head .
she fell to the ground and started crying .
a stranger stopped to help her .
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[MALE] was reading a new book .
he became instantly enthralled with the story .
he kept reading without knowing how long it had been .
[MALE] then heard an alarm going off in the morning .
he had kept reading all night long .
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[MALE] was the owner of a tackle shop .
he lived right near the biggest lake in the region .
in the summer , a tackle shop opened up closer than his .
despite this , the locals all still went to [MALE] .
the rival shop shut for business 5 months later .
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[MALE] had already talked to five girls that evening .
the next one at the table seemed nicer than the rest .
he made his pitch like he did with the others .
but this new girl laughed at him outright .
[MALE] left the speed dating bar wishing he never came .
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[MALE] bought his daughter an ice cream cone .
she bit into it and the scoop fell off the cone .
he sighed and ordered her another .
she dropped the ice cream again .
[MALE] took away both empty cones and ate them and they went home .
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[MALE] saw a cute girl at the bookstore .
he gathered up enough courage to talk to her .
he was nervous and nonsensical .
the girl did n't bother to even pretend to care .
she smiled awkwardly and walked away from him .
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[FEMALE] daughter gave me a copy of the seven samurai .
it is a classic japanese movie .
[FEMALE] wife does not like foreign films .
one weekend she was away and i watched the movie .
it was three hours long and i enjoyed it very much .
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we rooted for our team to win the pennant .
they had n't won since the early 1900 's .
we screamed with joy when they won .
the players rushed onto the field .
they were exhilarated , as were the fans .
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professor banns was a very elderly history professor .
he fell asleep in a chair in the staff lounge and then died .
he was discovered deceased by another staff member .
all students and staff attended his funeral .
it was necessary to hire another teacher to teach history .
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[MALE] wanted to decorate his door .
he got some stickers to put on it .
he went over to his door to place the stickers .
when he placed one sticker , it stuck to his hand .
he had to spend the whole day trying to remove the sticker .
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[MALE] was running for government office .
his campaign was going alright .
during a debate [MALE] made a big mistake .
he said a racial slur .
it tanked [MALE] 's chances of winning .
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[MALE] was walking to work .
it was raining and he had his umbrella out .
strong winds started to hit .
[MALE] 's umbrella was turned inside out .
it was broken beyond repair .
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[MALE] bobbed his head to the beat .
he looked across the dance floor at a cute girl .
she smiled at him and he smiled back .
he raised his hand to wave but she ran past him .
she hugged another guy and he realized she was n't looking at him .
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[MALE] was on a playground .
and a kid asked him to play catch .
[MALE] decided to play .
and they played catch for half an hour .
[MALE] was happy because it reminded him of his childhood .
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the pool was open yesterday , to [FEMALE] 's excitement .
[FEMALE] wanted to go swimming .
she asked a friend to go with her .
[FEMALE] and her friend went to the pool to enjoy the water .
they swam until the pool closed , and went home exhausted .
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we tried to find a school with a suitable special needs program .
we went from place to place , interviewing teachers .
we felt like we were pushing too hard , but instincts kicked in .
i did n't want my son attending the school closest by .
[FEMALE] instincts were right when the teacher was arrested that year .
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[MALE] and his friends were camping out in the backyard .
they heard the dogs start to bark next door .
[MALE] and the boys got scared .
they ran out of the tent .
[MALE] and his friends slept inside of the house .
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[FEMALE] lived alone in an old apartment .
the electrical wiring was a bit faulty .
one night some wires caught fire between the wall .
the fire quickly spread throughout the entire building .
[FEMALE] died in her sleep .
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[FEMALE] was working at a vet 's office .
she was the secretary .
[FEMALE] really liked the animals that came in .
she decided to go back to school .
[FEMALE] became a vet .
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[MALE] was making a meal for his wife .
they were going to have a romantic evening together .
[NEUTRAL] he was cooking some steak .
but all of the sudden the smoke detector went off .
it was the buns burning so he had to open all the windows .
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i 'd been doing some extra work , building a wish fulfillment fund .
as the holidays approached , we got hit with unexpected bills .
i had surgery , our dog became ill , and the furnace needed repairs .
i knew my fund would n't be going for the whimsical wishes i 'd planned .
instead , it put a thanksgiving feast on the table , and i was grateful .
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[FEMALE] wanted to surprise her boyfriend for his birthday .
she decided to bake him his favorite cake .
unfortunately [FEMALE] was horrible at baking .
she wound up burning the outside and not cooking the middle .
[FEMALE] 's boyfriend could n't hide his disappointment .
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[FEMALE] practiced gymnastics every day to get her dad 's attention .
her dad almost never came to her meets , which made her feel bad .
when he came to watch her compete at state finals , she was thrilled .
during her event , she fell off the uneven bars , breaking her wrist .
he told her he was proud of her as he drove her to the hospital .
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i once had to leave a country because i stayed too long .
i misread the expiry date of my tourist visa .
that meant that i had to pay a fee and leave the country .
i returned and upon returning i was nervous they 'd kick me out again .
i successfully reentered but had nightmares about the contrary !
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our phone line was damaged in a windstorm .
we lost the signal on friday night .
i called in a repair request that night .
verizon did not come until the following [FEMALE] .
finally , service was restored on [NEUTRAL] .
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[MALE] was being fed some baby food .
he was extra fussy today .
[MALE] grabbed it and threw it all over the place .
it was all too messed up to try and feed him .
[MALE] was given a bottle instead .
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[NEUTRAL] was singing a song .
as he crossed the road , he did n't hear the truck come .
he kept singing when the truck stopped inches from his face .
the truck driver yelled at him .
[NEUTRAL] shrugged as he resumed his song .
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[FEMALE] had a balance on her credit card .
she had not been proactive on paying the full balance .
she would only pay the minimum balance .
[NEUTRAL] finally she decided she was going to pay half of it .
when she did it took a load off her shoulders .
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[MALE] had always wanted to see a polar bear .
he wanted to travel to alaska to see them in the wild .
he book a trip to the yukon to fulfill his dream .
the guide he had hired promised to fulfill his dreams .
on his trip he saw several bears and got great pictures of them .
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tso went to hunan province to visit family .
they made a large meal for him for dinner .
he saw a plate with many peppers .
he took a bite eagerly .
they laughed as his face turned bright red .
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[MALE] was taking a shower .
he dropped some shampoo on the tub .
[MALE] accidentally stepped on it and slipped .
he hit his head on the way down .
[MALE] bled out in minutes .
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[FEMALE] was very concerned about her five great nephews and nieces .
she went to court to have an emergency custody hearing .
she gained temporary custody of all the kids .
after a long battle with their grandparents , she won full custody .
she is now in the process of adopting them fully .
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[FEMALE] got her mail and took the elevator upstairs .
all the sudden she realized she dropped some letters .
they fell down the hole .
[FEMALE] freaked out .
she did not know if she could retrieve them .
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[FEMALE] niece works for the dmv .
one day a customer came in to register his car .
he cracked a joke that my niece must love taking people 's $ .
she responded he must love driving through the tolls , as he owes $ 100 .
he left without getting his registration .
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there is a tradition in the neighborhood to boo houses .
during halloween time people will leave a bag on the front porch .
there is usually candy and goodies in them .
but the catch is you have to do it to someone else .
the kids always loving receiving and picking out the next house .
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[FEMALE] was working at a clothing store .
it was the holidays and they needed her .
she was supposed to work extra hours .
[FEMALE] did not mind .
but then she found out there was no overtime pay and she was mad .
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[FEMALE] former coworker [FEMALE] needed a new car .
she is a single person living in a house .
she decided to buy a brand new suv , which she posted on fb .
it cost $ 25 ,000 .
i wanted to comment on her extravagance , but did not .
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one day i dined in a mediterranean restaurant .
i decided to try something new .
i ordered a bowl of okra stew .
it made me sick to my stomach .
i will not order okra stew again .
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[MALE] loved a cartoon .
it got cancelled .
he would constantly want to watch more .
his parents found online episodes .
[MALE] watched it for a longer time .
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the lady was very sick .
she was sitting in the doctor 's office , waiting to be seen .
when they called her name , she stood up .
she walked slowly into the exam room .
she hoped they 'd be able to help her feel better .
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[MALE] lost his job .
he was behind on his bills and car payment .
the rent was already a month late .
[MALE] pleaded with his landlord 's .
unfortunately it did n't help and he was evicted .
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[FEMALE] was going on a trip to [MALE] .
she was very excited .
yet when she got there she did not like it .
she thought it was too childish .
she decided to never go back .
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[MALE] was buying groceries .
he was walking to his car with them when a bag broke .
all his groceries shattered on the floor .
[MALE] complained about it to the manager .
unfortunately there was n't anything they could do to reimburse him .
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[NEUTRAL] home is a new rock band .
they made plans to stick together forever .
[NEUTRAL] home goes on to score five number one albums .
the band went on a temporary hiatus for eleven years .
they have since reunited for their sixth album .
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[MALE] never liked apples .
[MALE] when offered with caramel and candy .
until one day he was offered a new kind of apple .
[NEUTRAL] apple that seemed the same as any other , just as red and deep .
but it was the apple that [FEMALE] also liked and he was happy .
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[FEMALE] went to visit relatives in miami .
she had not seen them in years and expected to have a lovely time .
but to her dismay , she hated miami !
it was dirty and very hot .
[FEMALE] was glad to see her family - but even gladder to leave .
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alexi was riding on her bike to work one day .
on the way she saw some pedestrians but was going too fast .
trying to stop , alexi hit a block of pavement and went flying .
she flew ten feet , and hit the ground on her arm .
hours later she had on a cast for her new broken arm .
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[MALE] started pre-k classes at four years old .
he soon began to have trouble with school discipline and structure .
frustrated , he hit another student in the head with a train .
the school decided to transfer him to a special education class .
his parents opted to keep him home instead , until he 's more mature .
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[MALE] started smoking when he was teen .
[MALE] is now thirty years old .
[MALE] now had a pregnant wife .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] decided to quit his habit of smoking .
it was hard but [MALE] did it .
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[MALE] signed up to join the army .
he had to go through a physical .
[MALE] had a bad knee .
[MALE] was n't able to pass the physical .
he was n't able to be in the army .
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[MALE] clogged his drain at his home .
[MALE] was an environmentalist .
[MALE] did not want to by draino .
[MALE] wanted to care for the environment .
[MALE] eventually caved and bought draino to solve the problem .
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[MALE] was going to go camping with his friends .
the weather was going to be bad on the weekend they were going .
the guys decided to postpone the trip .
they decided to do something else that weekend .
they decided to have a poker night instead .
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[FEMALE] was very over weight .
she wanted to lose some weight .
she worked out in the mornings .
she worked out everyday for two weeks .
she lost the weight she wanted to .
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the last time we drove through arkansas , we saw the nuclear plant .
[FEMALE] son immediately asked if it really was a giant chicken cooker .
i smiled at him in the rearview mirror but did n't answer .
he laughed and said i tricked him .
he and i agreed to keep it a secret from his sister .
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[MALE] was trying out for his college football team .
he missed a few passes in the tryout .
[MALE] did n't make the team .
[MALE] decided to spend more time focusing on his studies instead .
[MALE] graduated with honors .
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i ran into class about twenty minutes late .
i had missed the beginning of the lecture .
the teacher told me he would lock me out next time .
frustrated , i sat down and listened .
after class , i told him i did n't appreciate his condescension .
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[MALE] was a fitness enthusiast .
[MALE] wanted to improve his fitness .
he decided to move to [FEMALE] .
he would train outdoors all summer .
he felt his fitness improve due to the heat .
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[MALE] swung his back .
he connected with the ball .
he ran around the bases as fast as he could .
he reached third base .
it was a great base hit !
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[MALE] made a sandwich .
he was about to eat it when the phone rang .
he laid the sandwich down and went to the next room .
when he got back , the sandwich was gone .
his dog had eaten the sandwich .
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ken and his parents went on a moonlight tour of an old asylum .
the place was supposedly haunted-and had no electricity !
ken did n't believe in ghosts , but it was spooky there anyway .
he snapped a few photos for memories , and was surprised to see them .
in each photo floated two or three infamous round , ghostly orbs !
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[MALE] 's favorite history subject was barbarians .
learning about them and their fights against the empire .
[NEUTRAL] as he grew up he learned to fight , and worked out .
until one day he learned about larp , where he could be a barbarian .
within three years he was the head barbarian in his game .
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[MALE] 's friends just had a baby .
[MALE] was excited to see it .
he was invited over one day for that very reason .
[MALE] thought the baby was adorable .
he got it a new toy as a gift .
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[MALE] was always skinny .
he tried to gain more muscle .
he decided to force himself to eat more and work out .
[MALE] concentrated on heavier weights .
after a while he was able to get beefier .
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[MALE] wanted to be very smart .
he decided to make doing crosswords his hobby .
he felt smarter after doing them .
he lived a great life .
[MALE] partially credited his success to doing crosswords daily .
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this was the first election that [FEMALE] could vote .
she could not be more excited .
although she did not like the candidates , she wanted to give it a shot .
[NEUTRAL] she went down to the station to cast her ballot .
when she was done she felt very happy .
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[MALE] had outgrown his bunk bed .
he donated his bed to a center in town .
[MALE] went to a furniture store .
he bought a new bed .
[MALE] brought his new bed home .
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[MALE] road his bike to work everyday .
but his roads were always in bad condition .
he had to wake up extra early to make it to work on time as well .
but after a few months of saving money [MALE] bought a car .
and he was happy about how much easier it was to make it to work .
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[FEMALE] 's family lived by the river .
one week it kept raining a lot .
[FEMALE] 's house was at risk of flooding .
they decided to evacuate early .
[FEMALE] 's family was safe but their house was severely damaged .
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[FEMALE] had just bought a new printer for her computer .
when she tried to hook it up it did n't work .
despite her best efforts she just could n't get it to work .
[FEMALE] had to buy a new computer anyway so that 's what she did .
the new printer wound up working great with her new computer .
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[FEMALE] was in the hospital .
he had a bad infection .
he was limited to his visitors .
[FEMALE] 's health started to improve .
the doctors allowed people to visit him .
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[MALE] was 14 and lived in a rural area .
he was desperate for a job so he could begin saving for college .
finally he found an old farmer who needed help mucking stalls .
[MALE] was willing to work and said so- the farmer shook his hand .
just like that , [MALE] had found his first fob !
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[MALE] made a tuna sandwich .
suddenly there was a knock on the door .
he laid his sandwich on the table .
when he came back , he found his cat on the table .
his sandwich was gone .
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[FEMALE] granddaughter was born premature .
she only weighed one pound and six ounces at birth .
she was so premature that she was considered to be a micro preemie .
we were very worried that she would survive .
thankfully she did , and is now two years old .
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[FEMALE] recently had a baby .
she was self-conscious of her tummy from the extra skin .
[FEMALE] was determined to get a tummy tuck .
she saved money for eight months .
[FEMALE] underwent the surgery and was happy with the results .
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one of [MALE] 's favorite places to go was the art museum .
he heard they were going to have a special exhibit this fall .
he had bought tickets in advance to see the paintings .
the exhibit is set to open next week .
however [MALE] got a sneak peek at the exhibit before it opened .
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i walked outside , and looked up at the sky .
the moon was very bright .
i ran back in to get my camera .
i took several pictures of the moon .
i edited them , and kept them as a memory .
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[FEMALE] was bad at math .
she needed to use a calculator for everything she did .
she bought a fancy calculator and used it on her math test .
she got an a+ !
[FEMALE] knew the calculator had helped her a lot .
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[MALE] broke his ankle just before a big football match at school .
he was very disappointed to watch everything from the bench .
his team lost the match due to low spirit .
and they lost all the matches that followed until his ankle healed .
as soon as he was back on the field , they finally won again .
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i started the sixth grade feeling good .
when i got to history class , i had to sit in the back .
i realized that day that i could n't read the blackboard .
i told my parents .
i had to go to the doctor and get new glasses .
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[MALE] had his eyes on a new boat .
he had been wanting one for the longest time .
he looked around for the best deal and finally settled on one .
he arrived at the dealership and spoke with them for a while .
after a bit , he was driving his brand new boat home .
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[MALE] was trying to eat cereal .
he poured it all out before checking the milk .
when he tried pouring out the milk it was chunky .
the smell nearly made [MALE] gag .
he had to throw out the remaining milk and cereal .
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[FEMALE] had a pet cat .
she spoiled it all the time .
after a while the cat got too fat .
it started having medical problems .
[FEMALE] did n't stop spoiling it and it died at a young age .
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i entered a chat room .
i looked around , but no one else was there .
i waited for a while .
i wanted to talk to someone about my vacuum .
eventually , i gave up and called customer support .
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[MALE] was running late for work .
he overslept , missed his bus , and was passed up by four taxis !
he decided to literally run to work .
although he was late , he felt clear-minded and focused the entire day .
[MALE] now runs 5 miles every day !
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[FEMALE] had always wanted a family .
as a little girl she grew up in the orphanage .
she got to 18 and had never been adopted .
her only priority in life was to have a huge family around her .
at the age of 60 , she now has 5 kids and 14 grandchildren .
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[MALE] was driving very fast one day .
he was going in and out of lanes .
[MALE] answered his phone while he was driving too fast .
when he was talking he did n't notice the brake lights in front of him .
the traffic stopped suddenly and [MALE] hit the car in front of him .
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[MALE] had a lot of jaw pain .
he eventually went to a dentist .
they took x-rays and found the problem .
[MALE] had a wisdom tooth moving in .
they had to pull it out .
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[MALE] was home alone .
his neighbor went over and tried to walk in .
[MALE] was n't expecting anybody .
the door was locked and the neighbor knocked .
[MALE] never got up to answer .
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[FEMALE] great aunt was terrified of preacher the parrot .
she insisted he was cursing at everyone .
she was hard of hearing , so she was hearing him incorrectly .
we all teased her about it .
one day , even i thought he was cursing , and i stopped laughing at her .
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after having my hair relaxed , i really loved my hair .
it was thick and long and shiny .
one day and over the course of a few weeks , something changed .
[FEMALE] hair started falling out and there was nothing i could do .
for the next year or so i lived with thin hair until it grew back .
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i could n't decide what to make for lunch .
i had to flu , and was miserable .
i tried to find something that was easy .
i ended up putting taquitos in the microwave .
nobody was happy with it , but they accepted it .
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[MALE] was eating with his friends at a mexican restaurant .
before the meal was served , they had chips and salsa .
[MALE] ate a lot of chips and salsa .
his meal came but [MALE] was n't hungry anymore .
[MALE] brought most of his food home .
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i was looking at my attic one day .
it looked like it would make a good clubhouse .
i put a couch and a tv up there .
[FEMALE] friends and i had fun in our new clubhouse .
until we realized that rats live up there .
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[MALE] was out on a hike .
he heard rattling near a rock .
[MALE] went to investigate .
it was a snake .
[MALE] slowly walked away and then ran .
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[FEMALE] had never worked out before .
but she knew how important it was for her health .
[NEUTRAL] she joined a gym .
but after the first class she could not do it .
it was too much for her .
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there were lots of dirty dishes .
but i did n't feel like cleaning them .
when i wanted to make food later , i regret not washing them .
and then there were even more dishes to do .
the next time , i decided to clean the dishes right away .
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i took my son into the laser tag game .
we had to put on heavy vests .
the vests had flashing lights .
we ran around shooting at each other in the dark .
[FEMALE] son and my team won the competition .
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[MALE] spent time matching socks when doing his laundry .
the socks would get mixed up in his sock drawer .
[NEUTRAL] he spent time each morning trying to find a matching pair .
he could n't take it anymore and threw his socks away .
he bought 30 pairs of identical socks and solved his problem .
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i could n't find any good pictures of myself .
i always thought i looked too fat in the ones i had .
i decided to take a new one .
i posed in the bathroom mirror .
i thought i looked cute for a change .
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the superintendent was called late during the night .
when he entered the apartment , it was flooded .
he turned off the water .
and looked everywhere for signs of life .
as he found no one , he waited patiently for the police to arrive .
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[FEMALE] had just learned that her boyfriend was an investment banker .
she was shocked that he was so rich .
she decided to hatch a plan .
she wanted to be a housewife and set her mission in motion .
she put her plan in place to get him to marry her .
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[MALE] poured his son-in-law a cup of whiskey .
the boy said he did n't drink .
[MALE] looked at him suspiciously .
the boy reluctantly downed the whiskey in one shot .
he started coughing and [MALE] laughed .
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[MALE] got a new job .
he was about to quit his old one .
instead they let him go .
[MALE] was able to get a severance package .
it made his transition much easier .
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[MALE] bought a puzzle online .
he tried to put it together but it was too hard .
the puzzle did n't want to match the picture .
after a while [MALE] realized it was a different puzzle .
he finished and kept it anyway .
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i went to school with a famous nfl player .
we 've always stayed good friends .
we were invited to his fourth of july party .
we got there early with blankets and food .
we were all disappointed when it got rained out .
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[FEMALE] teeth felt fuzzy .
i decided i needed to brush them .
upon entering my bathroom i found my toothpaste and toothbrush .
i squirted a pea sized amount of toothpaste on the toothbrush .
i brushed my teeth .
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i took the dog to the vet last week .
when we got there , a woman was bringing in a trailer .
inside the trailer was a beautiful quarter horse .
we walked up and asked to pet him .
she smiled and let us sit on him too .
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[MALE] liked [FEMALE] .
he really wanted to ask her to the ball .
but he was nervous .
she said yes however .
[NEUTRAL] fred was very happy .
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heathers mom 's birthday is today .
[FEMALE] waited until the last minute .
she waited so long to get something she almost forgot .
[FEMALE] went to the store looking around .
she decided to get a bouquet of flowers for her mother .
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[FEMALE] has to keep the electrical outlets covered in her living room .
if she does n't , her toddler could get hurt .
she did n't have enough covers so she had to think of a solution .
after a lot of thinking and examining the living room she got an idea .
she would use furniture to block some of the outlets .
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[FEMALE] best friend for my entire life called .
i had n't talked to her in months .
she told me she was sorry for being so distant .
she found out her husband was unfaithful and was divorcing him .
i offered her condolences and said i would always be there for her .
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[FEMALE] loved music .
she was going to a concert for her favorite artist .
she had gotten front row tickets for the show !
she got to the arena hours before the show .
[FEMALE] could n't wait to see the band live !
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[FEMALE] loved to eat pizza .
her favorite pizza place was [MALE] 's pizza .
she went to [MALE] 's pizza and was shocked to see it closed .
[FEMALE] found out that they were closed due to a roach infestation .
she no longer had an appetite for pizza .
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air force pilot [MALE] [MALE] was shot down over germany in world war 2 .
he was sent to a highly secure prisoner of war camp .
working from a plan he devised , he started digging under the compound .
just as german officers were about to catch him , an alarm went off .
someone else 's failed escape gave [MALE] just enough time to escape .
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i was sick of getting my hair tangled .
i went to the store to buy a new brush .
i found a pink plastic one .
it said it was ouchless .
i took it home and used it , amazed at the improvement .
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[MALE] got a kitten .
it ran away within days .
[MALE] never found it .
he got another cat .
by the time [MALE] 's kitten returned he had forgotten about it .
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[MALE] was shopping at the mall .
he wanted to buy a gift for his sister .
he shopped around many stores .
eventually he found a whistle .
he bought it and his sister liked the gift .
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[FEMALE] knew she always cried too much .
[NEUTRAL] when her mom told her that her old dog had died , she stiffened .
her mom did n't understand her reaction , but [FEMALE] refused to cry .
she stayed with her mom , stoic for an hour .
only when she left , did [FEMALE] let her tears fall down her cheeks .
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[FEMALE] overslept that morning .
she had to rush her shower to arrive in time at work .
as she climbed on the bus , she scratched her head .
she found soap bubbles when she retrieved her hand from her hair .
as soon as she arrived at work , she cleaned the bubbles away .
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[MALE] really did n't like his job .
he looked online for new work .
after several interviews [MALE] was n't offered any positions .
he kept applying to different places but to no avail .
[MALE] was never able to get a new job .
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[MALE] got laid off from his company .
he was close to retirement age already .
[MALE] felt bored and listless his first week of unemployment .
[MALE] decided to start a business of his own .
he now has a flourishing online company .
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ken 's tv remote was acting up .
he called for a new one , but the company said they were out of stock .
ken decided to try the old-fashioned method .
he banged it on the palm of his hand .
sure enough , the remote began to work normally again !
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[FEMALE] set her goals really high that year .
she wanted to be the best in every subject at school .
she studied very hard foregoing any unrelated activities all year .
she passed all her final exams with flying colors .
and when she went to accept her diploma , she was very proud indeed .
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[MALE] was on vacation .
his gps stopped working .
[MALE] kept driving thinking he was going the right way .
after a couple of hours [MALE] realized his mistake .
he had to turn around and drive all the way back .
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[FEMALE] lost her fitbit .
she was so distraught !
then her mom texted her at school .
she 'd found [FEMALE] 's fitbit under the couch !
[FEMALE] was elated !
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[MALE] wanted to help his country .
[MALE] was in really great shape .
[MALE] was a trained fighter .
[MALE] decided to try out for the [FEMALE] seals .
[MALE] became a [FEMALE] seal .
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[FEMALE] loved tacos .
but unfortunately she had no taco places near her .
but to her surprise a place was opening up .
the opening day she was first in line .
when she tried the taco it was amazing .
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i told a friend i would bring him a package yesterday .
the guilt was too much because i did not do what i said .
i am relieve i took my friend his package today .
[FEMALE] friend forgave me for not keeping my word .
now i feel lighter having lifted that guilt off my shoulders /
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[NEUTRAL] was getting his hair cut for prom .
the barber was razoring around his hairline .
all of a sudden , the barber sneezed .
the razor raked up [NEUTRAL] 's head leaving a bald streak .
[NEUTRAL] 's date was not pleased when he showed up with a baseball cap .
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i first knew something was wrong when my son could n't sleep .
he could n't stop moving long enough .
he could n't focus on anything at all most of the time .
i took him to see a doctor .
the doctor blew us off , and i felt defeated .
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[MALE] was at the beach flying a kite .
the wind started to pick up as a storm came in .
[MALE] kept playing until it got too intense .
a strong wind ripped the kite off and flew it away .
[MALE] was never able to recover it .
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[MALE] bought a lottery ticket .
he did n't pay much attention to it .
after a few days he decided to check to see if he won .
surprisingly [MALE] matched several numbers .
he wound up winning a few thousand dollars .
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[FEMALE] had a flat tire by the side of the road .
she noticed a cop car pull up .
at first she thought she was in trouble .
then the cop offered to help with the tire .
he changed it out for her .
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i started making halloween cookies by placing the dough on the sheet .
when i turned around , there were bugs all over the floor .
i screamed and dropped the cookie sheet on the floor .
the bugs got all over the cookie dough .
i had to buy more cookies and call an exterminator .
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i went to turn on the computer .
when i turned it on , there was a blue screen .
i decided to call tech support for help .
when i called , they said to reboot it .
i did and the computer worked like normal .
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[FEMALE] wife was laid off in [NEUTRAL] .
she applied for unemployment .
the state paid , but wanted her to attend a class .
she reluctantly attended .
the class lasted two hours and she was happy to get it over with .
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[FEMALE] 's favorite toy was a teddy bear .
she carried the bear everywhere she went .
one day her family went to a restaurant and she brought the bear .
she was so excited about the restaurant that she forgot her bear .
[FEMALE] was very upset when she realized she could n't find it .
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[MALE] bought a chair at an antique store .
he got a good deal on it because it was slightly broken .
[MALE] decided to fix it himself .
he went online and got a tutorial and tools .
it took him a bit but [MALE] successfully fixed up the antique chair .
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[MALE] loved riding his bicycle .
one day his chain busted .
[MALE] did n't know how to replace it .
he went online and looked up tutorials .
he was able to do it without much trouble .
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[FEMALE] went to the hairdresser .
she wanted to get a new look .
[FEMALE] let the hairdresser decide the look .
she was surprised by how good it came out .
[FEMALE] returned to the hairdresser often .
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i was hungry this morning .
there was no food in my house .
i created a menu and a grocery shopping list .
i gathered my canvas shopping bags .
i walked to the health food store .
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[FEMALE] at first felt that her baby should n't watch tv so early in life .
then her mom babysat her infant son , and [FEMALE] caught a few glimpses .
the modern tv programs were n't like she remembered .
they were actually educational , teaching counting , abcs and morals !
[FEMALE] decided tv was good for her baby after all .
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it was [NEUTRAL] 's sixteenth birthday .
she really wanted a car .
but she did not know if her parents would get her one .
before she knew it she saw one in the driveway .
it was a new car and she was thrilled .
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[MALE] wanted to quit smoking cigarettes .
he had tried before and failed .
he went to his doctor for some help .
his doctor gave him a nicotine patch .
[MALE] never smoked a cigarette again .
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[FEMALE] bought a book from the library .
she opened it to page 3 .
she read the words but they did n't make since to her .
she looked at the cover .
she got a chinese book by accident .
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[MALE] wanted to enlist in the military .
before he applied he thought about what he could do to help .
he wanted to improve his chances of acceptance .
he decided to get a buzz cut .
he applied and was accepted .
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[FEMALE] was watching a scary movie .
she was in the theater and had a big bag of popcorn .
a scary scene crept up on her .
[FEMALE] jumped and sent the popcorn flying everywhere .
she wound up spilling more popcorn than she ate .
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[FEMALE] was leaving her toys around .
her room was a mess .
[FEMALE] 's mom was tired of the mess .
her mom packaged up a lot of the toys .
she donated the toys .
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we all went to the race together .
we cheered as our friend was up .
he squealed his tires and burned rubber .
he won the race .
we took him out to celebrate afterwards .
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the dog heard the cacophonous voices coming from the bedroom .
she ran in , thinking we were arguing .
we were just being loud and annoyed about work .
she jumped up with her feet in my lap .
that 's when i let my husband know we should calm our voices for her .
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[MALE] lived in a suburban neighborhood that had many animal visitors .
[MALE] 's favorite visitor was a young buck deer .
this deer would nap outside his window during the day .
[MALE] thought maybe one of his cats would find the deer interesting .
when he placed the cat in the window it became frightened and fled .
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[MALE] just bought a new laptop .
when he got to basketball practice , he put it in his backpack .
when he got back , he could not find it anywhere .
[MALE] was ready to say it was stolen .
he searched his backpack again and it was in a another spot .
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[FEMALE] bought a new face today .
she placed the vase in the living room .
she put flowers in it to make it look great .
the vase was unstable and dropped on the floor .
luckily , it did n't break but [FEMALE] nearly had a meltdown .
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[FEMALE] and her brother [MALE] were picking out pumpkins .
they were going to carve jack-o-lanterns .
[FEMALE] tried to tell [MALE] which pumpkin to pick .
[MALE] did n't agree and they started fighting over a large pumpkin .
their parents soon stepped in and decided the big one was theirs .
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i walked into the kitchen .
i got a glass and some orange juice .
just as i removed the cap , the bottle slipped .
it fell to the floor .
i cleaned up the huge mess , frustrated and frazzled .
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[MALE] was shopping at his favorite store .
he had a membership card .
he did n't realize he had enough points for a free gift .
[MALE] picked out something he really liked .
it kept him going back to the same store often .
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[MALE] put a pot of oil on the range to heat up .
he added kernels of popcorn .
the popping started slowly then escalated .
soon the popcorn was raising the lid of the pot .
he had put too much in so it was overflowing .
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[FEMALE] had visited family in colombia , then been stopped on her way back .
a spanish translator told her she was randomly chosen for screening .
they put [FEMALE] through an x-ray machine and went through her bags .
when they found nothing suspicious , they're-packed her things for her .
then they led her out and told her to have a nice day !
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[FEMALE] needed to go to the store but did not have a car .
it was raining .
she did not have an umbrella , but started walking anyway .
shortly after starting out , she tripped in a pot hole .
[FEMALE] was not having a good day .
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[MALE] wanted to run for class president .
his competitor was very popular .
[MALE] spent a lot of time meeting students .
he asked them for their vote .
he lost the president race by a lot .
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[NEUTRAL] was boiling a big pot of beans for supper .
suddenly she heard a loud hiss and a pop .
she inspected the pot and realized that the bottom was opening up .
luckily , it did n't seem to be leaking so she continued cooking .
luckily , the pot was pretty simple to fix .
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[MALE] was an olympic gymnast .
he was going for the gold .
everyone thought he deserved it .
unfortunately the [MALE] gymnast was given the wind .
it was later found out that the competition was rigged .
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[MALE] and [NEUTRAL] were friends .
[NEUTRAL] liked doing sudoku puzzles .
[MALE] had never heard of sudoku .
[NEUTRAL] introduced [MALE] to sudoku .
[MALE] found his new hobby and liked doing the puzzles .
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i could barely hear anything .
i tried turning up the sound .
nothing was making it any louder .
i gave up and purchased new speakers .
the new speakers did the job and i was happy .
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[MALE] wanted his son to watch more educational programs on tv .
his son wanted to watch cartoons .
[MALE] found a program that was an educational cartoon .
his son loved watching it .
[MALE] was happy with the compromise .
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[FEMALE] was n't feeling well .
she had stayed in bed all day .
[FEMALE] had n't eaten all day .
she barely drank anything .
[FEMALE] got dehydrated .
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[FEMALE] was watching television .
she got bored with the show and wanted to change the channel .
she tried to grab the remote but it dropped on the ground .
the remote changed the channel to the golf channel .
[FEMALE] was mad but she fell asleep from the golf show .
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[MALE] walked to the high school .
he opened his old locker .
it was the same combination .
he took out the student 's backpack .
he took the money and ran .
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[MALE] went to the thrift store .
he saw a cool hat .
he bought the hat and put it on .
a day later his head was itchy .
the hat had lice .
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i had never experienced the death of anyone before .
i traveled to maryland to attend the funeral .
lots of people were there .
i hugged his mother and best friend .
i went back home crying broken heartedly .
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the family loved christmas .
they always picked out the perfect christmas tree .
this year , they found one that was very tall and full .
they took it home and decorated it carefully .
when it was all lit up , they stood back to admire it .
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[MALE] had a helium balloon .
he accidentally let go of it .
it started to fly away .
[MALE] tried to chase after it .
unfortunately it was gone before he knew it .
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last year our apartment building had fall decorations in the lobby .
this year we noticed no decorations .
[FEMALE] wife contacted the property manager .
the manager said some tenants complained about the smell .
we were unhappy but understood .
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kyo was determined to run a four-minute mile .
he raced his brother each morning .
slowly but surely , he grew faster and faster .
soon kyo had not only met his goal , but passed it .
he was running a mile in well under four minutes !
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[MALE] lived in [FEMALE] .
he wanted to add a new fun hobby to his life .
he wanted the hobby to be healthy .
he decided to take up hiking .
he hiked mountains and had a great time .
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[MALE] had just ended a long relationship .
his friend got a new girlfriend shortly after .
it was the same girl [MALE] had just broken up with .
[MALE] 's friend tried to talk to him about it .
[MALE] cut them both out .
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[MALE] took a nap in the back seat of his car .
he had been pulling long hours at the station .
he heard a wrap on his window in the early morning hours .
his partner lifted up a bag of [MALE] 's jr .
[MALE] unwrapped the sausage biscuit and sipped his coffee .
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[MALE] ordered a backpack online .
but he received another box with his name on it .
it was another backpack that was better than the one he ordered .
and he felt very lucky to receive it .
[MALE] decided to donate the original backpack he ordered .
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[MALE] took a new job in an inside sales role .
[MALE] had never made sales telephone calls before .
[MALE] read books and watched videos on how to make sales calls .
[MALE] began working very hard at being good on the phone .
[MALE] wound up being the number two salesman that quarter !
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ken was at a restaurant .
his food took a long time to cook .
when it finally arrived it was half frozen .
ken complained but nobody really cared .
ken left a bad review and never returned .
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[MALE] had a date .
he was running late .
[MALE] did n't tell his date .
the woman got tired of waiting .
she left before [MALE] arrived .
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when the roads cleared slightly , i made it down the street to a lot .
i went inside the big chain store .
i purchased a comforter .
i went back to my car and tried to get some sleep .
i woke up when an employee told me to leave .
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[MALE] was filling up at a gas station .
suddenly , a car pulled up very close .
the window rolled down , revealing a woman with a black eye .
she asked [MALE] for help to skip town and escape her boyfriend .
[MALE] gave her a hundred dollar bill , wishing her well .
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[MALE] wanted to get a new baseball cap .
he did n't have enough money though .
he started asking friends if they had any extra hats .
his friend [MALE] had one .
[MALE] sold him the baseball cap for just a couple bucks .
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the old man next door has dementia .
he was outside this morning .
concerned , i called his daughter .
she told me he was singing and dancing .
i laughed , and chose not to disturb him .
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[MALE] woke up to his fire alarm .
the entire house was engulfed in flames .
he ran out as soon as he could .
eventually the fire department arrived .
unfortunately nothing in the house other than [MALE] survived .
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[MALE] exercised in his home .
he noticed his home smelled bad .
[MALE] wanted to impress his future guests .
[MALE] read online that citrus was the best scent for rooms .
[MALE] purchased citrus spray to hide the bad smells .
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[FEMALE] brother and i were playing with his bow and arrow kit .
we were standing in the yard .
he got frustrated when he missed his target .
he threw the bow at the ground .
it broke , and came back up and hit his eye , damaging it .
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[FEMALE] mom is a very good knitter .
she knits many different types of things .
she often knits things for others .
she asked me what i would like her to knit for me .
she knit me a beautiful , red shawl that i wore this week !
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when i was fourteen , i saw michigan 's governor .
i was at the airport playing chess with the air traffic controller .
he flew in to look at the state park on a small jet .
i did n't know he would be there and i was surprised .
he looked just like he did on tv .
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[MALE] owned a bagel shop .
one day he tried something new .
he decided to make a chocolate bagel .
everyone said he was crazy for making a chocolate bagel .
once everyone tasted the new bagels , he became the most popular shop .
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[MALE] was on a hike with his wife .
he rounded a corner and noticed a big moose in the bushes nearby .
he shushed his wife and they quietly watched the creature .
suddenly it began advancing towards them .
they carefully retreated and warned a park ranger of the danger .
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[MALE] had never been skiing , so he planned a trip to go .
he rented short training skis to learn on and picked it up quickly .
he started going down larger runs , and liked going fast .
short skis ca n't handle high speeds , and he injured himself falling .
now , he knows to do research on top of making an itinerary .
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[MALE] moved out to the country .
he noticed a lot of loud birds nearby .
they would make a lot of noise at night .
[MALE] had trouble sleeping at first .
after a while he got used to the sounds .
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[FEMALE] had been in the same job for twenty years .
she had been offered the job of her dreams .
she decided to take the offer .
she quit her old job .
she was both nervous and excited on her first day .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] had been dating for a few months .
he still had n't revealed what his job was .
he was rich and wanted her to like him for him .
on a sunny day , a [MALE] asked [FEMALE] to the park .
he sat her down and told her he was a successful investment banker .
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one time my mom and i found a box turtle and put him in a box .
we wanted to keep him so we gave him leaves and made a habitat .
he stayed on our patio for a few days before tragedy struck .
one day we walked outside to see bloody trails and a headless turtle .
the neighbors dog had ripped him to shreds .
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i told my husband how much i loved grape hard candies .
one day he came home with a grape flavored swirled lollipop .
i ate it all that night .
i told him how much i loved it .
he gave me the address for the store , and i vowed to purchase more .
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[FEMALE] went to the movies .
she watched a horror movie .
it was very scary .
she crouched down in her seat .
when the killer appeared , she jumped .
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when i was 18 i was playing basketball with my brother .
i went up to grab a pass .
i twisted a knee and felt a snap .
the doctor said i tore my cartilage and suggested surgery .
i did not have surgery but wore a brace for three weeks .
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[MALE] had a backpack he loved .
he used the backpack for everything .
one day the zipper broke .
it needed to be repaired .
[MALE] took it to be repaired .
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[FEMALE] was assigned an essay to write .
she knew it was due in two weeks .
two weeks later , [FEMALE] got to class .
her teacher asked for the essay .
[FEMALE] had forgotten to write hers and got a zero .
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[MALE] did n't do any of his homework .
the weatherman said it was going to snow .
[MALE] figured they would cancel classes .
the next day it snowed and they cancelled classes .
[MALE] spent all day avoiding homework again .
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[MALE] got a new girlfriend .
he met her parents .
her parents hated him .
[MALE] was upset .
he ended up getting dumped .
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[MALE] was drunk and driving and was caught by the police .
franks license was suspended .
he had to take dui classes .
he finished it and finally got his license back .
[MALE] no longer drinks and drives .
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i eagerly went to the bank .
i was going to withdraw one thousand dollars .
i filled out my withdrawal slip .
the bank teller said there was nothing she could do .
it turns out i had to have a bank account with money in it .
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it suddenly felt much hotter in the house .
i checked and the air conditioner was on .
i turned the temperature down .
it did n't seem to make a difference .
i finally realized the dogs were laying in front of the vents .
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[NEUTRAL] was in school .
he got his grades for the semester .
he failed .
he was very upset .
he was determined to try harder .
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[FEMALE] was excited for her favourite time of the year .
she loved halloween .
everyone else preferred christmas but she did n't .
halloween gave her more opportunity to dress up like a crazy person .
she would do it for the whole year if it was socially acceptable .
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our mother fell down at home .
she hurt herself .
we then needed to call the ambulance , as she could n't get herself up .
the ambulance came for her .
she was admitted to the hospital for observation .
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[MALE] hiked up the local hill .
he passed by some people and greeted them .
he continued hiking but then he slipped off the hill .
[MALE] landed on a giant bush and was fine .
he got up and tried to be more careful from now on .
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[MALE] found out he had throat cancer .
it was a total shock .
it was stage iii , so he was very worried .
but luckily , his surgery went well .
[MALE] went into full remission .
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[NEUTRAL] 's favorite ride at the fair was always the bumper cars .
he loved them very much .
he got out onto the little track and started driving around .
other cars were banging into him and he was doing the same .
[NEUTRAL] really loved the bumper cars .
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[FEMALE] husband left a note saying we needed to talk .
the note said it was about an important matter .
i was nervous and worried all day .
when he got home , i confronted him immediately .
he smiled and said he just wanted to talk about our anniversary plans .
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[FEMALE] was on her first cruise .
she was so excited to see everything !
but then she became very , very nauseous .
the captain gave her some pills to alleviate the sickness .
soon , [FEMALE] felt much better .
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a young [MALE] was quite the writer .
he wrote every day , until he fell asleep .
[MALE] wanted to be a writer one day , and worked hard at it .
he wrote a whole book , before he turned 18 and submitted it .
by twenty he had a series of books and was happy .
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[FEMALE] had traffic court for a speeding ticket .
but she forgot all about it !
a threatening letter was sent to [FEMALE] 's house .
she sighed and wrote the check then and there .
that way , [FEMALE] could not forget again and lose her license !
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[MALE] wanted to purchase a new computer .
[MALE] spent a lot of time on his computer .
[MALE] wanted to upgrade his machine .
[MALE] researched many different types of computers .
[MALE] found a great one and purchased it .
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i took the rock i received from the neighbor girl inside .
i put it on my mantle .
[FEMALE] kids said it was very sweet .
i asked them to make her a thank you card .
they spent a rainy afternoon making the card for her .
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[FEMALE] had been feeling rather stressed from her job .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to go to meditation class .
she needed to clear her mind .
she was not sure it would end up working .
but after the first class she felt great .
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[MALE] was working late .
her husband was worried about her .
[MALE] 's husband drove to meet her .
he stayed with her until she finished .
[MALE] and her husband left together .
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[FEMALE] and [NEUTRAL] went on a weekend trip to a city near the beach .
while they were there , they were busy helping [NEUTRAL] 's grandmother out .
[NEUTRAL] 's grandmother kept them busy most of the weekend .
[FEMALE] was sad that they could n't go chill at the beach .
at the last minute , [NEUTRAL] made time to bring her out there !
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[NEUTRAL] was walking in the park .
he bought an ice cream from a vendor .
he bit into the ice cream .
it was very cold and he got a brain freeze .
[NEUTRAL] jumped up and down as his father laughed .
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[MALE] had heard that hulu was a cheap way to watch movies and shows .
he called and bought a hulu subscription .
but then he found that he needed an xbox for hulu !
[MALE] was disappointed in himself .
he should 've done more research !
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[MALE] loved playing pool .
he had his own table at his home .
[MALE] became obsessed with pool .
[MALE] practiced twelve hours per day .
[MALE] eventually became a professional pool player .
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one time it snowed quite a bit which is rare for alabama .
[FEMALE] sister and i took advantage and built a snowman .
[NEUTRAL] after the snow had melted , the snowman remained .
after a few days it started to get creepy .
we thus decided to take it upon ourselves to destroy him .
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[FEMALE] wanted a cat since she was a little girl .
but her parents did n't think she was responsible enough .
until one day she turned eleven .
her parents finally decided she was ready and bought her a kitten .
she was so happy and slept with her kitten every night .
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[FEMALE] aspired to be a chef .
he went to culinary school and was top of his class .
after graduating , he got a job at a five star restaurant .
he learned many new techniques at his job .
[FEMALE] realized he fulfilled his dream .
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i did n't want to go trick or treating as a witch again .
i thought it was boring , and i would lose the contest .
the contest was at the skating rink that year .
i was shocked when i won .
the judges said i was the best looking witch they had ever seen .
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[MALE] had been feeling constipated for days .
he was having trouble concentrating at work and home .
he eventually went to the drug store for help .
the pharmacist told him to try some different medications .
[MALE] found magnesium really helped relieve his constipation .
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[FEMALE] and [FEMALE] bought tickets for a weekend in [NEUTRAL] .
unfortunately , [FEMALE] 's great-aunt passed away the weekend before .
the girls tried to get a refund for their tickets .
they had to send in a death certificate and a lot of paperwork .
it was complicated , but eventually they did get their refund !
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one night [NEUTRAL] was having trouble sleeping .
his neighbors were blasting music above him .
[NEUTRAL] he went upstairs to knock on their door and tell them off .
they could n't hear him so he went back downstairs .
he fell asleep , so tired now even with the bass .
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[FEMALE] was playing football in the park with her dad .
suddenly the ball landed high up in an oak tree .
her dad bravely scaled the tree .
[FEMALE] held her breath , impressed but scared .
thankfully , soon her dad came down unharmed - with her football !
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[MALE] went to a convenience store .
he bought a can of soda .
as he drove away , he took a sip of the soda .
it tasted awful .
[MALE] noticed the soda was expired .
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[FEMALE] was a medium .
she could talk to spirits .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to give her friend a reading .
her friend did not believe it .
as a result [FEMALE] was offended and did not want to be friends .
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i had just arrived at the airport and was taking a shuttle to my car .
i thought i recognized the other passenger in the shuttle .
i started to talk with him .
in our conversation i asked him his name .
he was [MALE] romer , the former governor of [MALE] .
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[NEUTRAL] had a great job .
[NEUTRAL] made a lot of money .
[NEUTRAL] ' home was often a mess .
[NEUTRAL] strongly disliked cleaning .
[NEUTRAL] hired a maid to clean .
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[FEMALE] wanted to get a new haircut .
[NEUTRAL] she went to her favorite salon to experiment .
the salon straightened it and curled it at the end .
[FEMALE] was impressed .
she could n't believe how good she looked .
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[MALE] was moving to seattle .
he noticed that it had been raining all week .
he asked a cab driver how often the sun came out .
the cab driver just left .
[MALE] looked out the window at the rain pouring down .
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[MALE] loves running .
one morning , [MALE] decided to go for a run .
[MALE] felt great and was really enjoying his run .
toward the end of [MALE] 's run , he tripped over a rock and fell .
[MALE] ended up spraining his ankle when he fell .
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[MALE] was getting his kids fed one morning .
he went to fill his toddlers cup with milk but found none .
since his toddler needed milk every day , he would have to go out .
he bundled his kids up in the car and rushed to the store .
finally , they had their milk and breakfast could proceed .
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i went on a vacation to canada .
it snowed everyday .
it was too cold to go outside .
i thought i would be completely board .
[NEUTRAL] i took a plane right back home .
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[FEMALE] sat in the kitchen staring out at the snow .
she walked to the front of the house holding her head down .
she made the mistake of admitting to her mom she was bored .
her mother made her do the laundry .
[FEMALE] vowed to keep her boredom to herself from now on .
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together , mom and son went to his class .
they talked with his teacher about how he could make friends .
the teacher said she had n't been able to focus on it much .
she promised to help out , and began encouraging kids to talk to him .
by the end of the week , he had a new best friend .
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[MALE] was an overweight man without much self confidence .
he decided to lose weight to make himself feel better .
[MALE] went on several diets but they did n't work .
he would lose a few pounds then put it back on .
[MALE] eventually gave up on his goals of fitness .
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[FEMALE] had a child that she adored .
[FEMALE] was an alcoholic so she lost custody .
she really wanted to see her child .
she decided to go pick her child up .
[FEMALE] kidnapped the child .
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the night i got my pretty pony , i was excited .
i wanted to sleep with it .
i climbed into bed with my brother .
i woke up to him crying .
i had hit him in the eye with it in my sleep .
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[MALE] was picking fruit from the orchard .
he was high in the tree on a ladder .
he lost his footing and fell .
he woke up in the back of the truck .
a friend was holding an ice pack to his head .
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[MALE] felt weak .
he started to faint .
his sister helped him up the stairs .
she told him he just was dehydrated .
he had been playing football out in the sun .
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[MALE] had always known he was adopted , and he was [NEUTRAL] with it .
he loved his parents , but as an adult , he grew curious .
he decided to track down his birth mom to meet her .
when they met , she wept and said she 'd wanted him to have a good life .
[MALE] , sobbing too , assured her that his life was wonderful !
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[MALE] 's car 's check engine light came on .
[MALE] was distraught , because he did n't have the money for car repairs .
he used an app and a dongle to clear the code and restarted his car .
the engine code reappeared instantly .
[MALE] decided to torch the car and collect the insurance money .
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[MALE] was on the way home .
his girlfriend asked him to pick up some food .
[MALE] got a variety of things .
none of them were anything she wanted .
[MALE] and his girlfriend got into a big fight over it .
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[FEMALE] knit a sweater for her grandson .
he tried it on .
the neck hole was too large .
he said he actually liked it that way .
she just laughed and said she would make it better .
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[FEMALE] friend 's grandson was crossing the street when he was hit by a car .
paramedics rushed him to the hospital , but he had no brain activity .
his parents were devastated when doctors advised there was no hope .
the boy 's organs were harvested to help those in need of transplants .
then , he was taken off life support and passed away peacefully .
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[FEMALE] spend all day baking a cake for her daughter .
it was her birthday .
her son dropped the cake well taking it to her car .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] had to go to bakery and buy a cake .
[FEMALE] was sad that her cake was destroyed .
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[MALE] wanted to do well in school .
he was struggling .
he hired a tutor .
the tutor helped him .
his grades improved .
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he tried to get into his closet .
he turned the knob , but it fell off in his hand .
he cursed angrily , getting his tools .
he removed the door from the frame .
he announced that he would never allow a door there again .
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[MALE] went into a coffee shop to get a drink .
[MALE] saw the line was very long .
he felt uncertain if it would be worth the wait .
he went ahead and got in line .
after twenty minutes , [MALE] finally got his cafe mocha !
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[MALE] was at a party .
he accidentally dropped his phone .
it smashed into pieces .
[MALE] was very upset .
the next day , he bought a new one .
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[MALE] was getting married .
during the wedding he wanted to play a song on the piano for his wife .
but [MALE] does not know how to play the piano .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] learned how to play a piano .
he played his wife favorite song and she loved it .
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[MALE] wanted to go overseas .
he found a cheap flight to denmark .
[MALE] figured he would go there on a whim .
it was a surprisingly beautiful country .
[MALE] liked everything he saw .
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[FEMALE] went to the store with her mother .
she noticed they had candy on display .
[FEMALE] really wanted to have some .
but her mother said no .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] ended up having a tantrum in the store .
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i remember when i first tasted beer .
it was an apricot ale that my brother gave me .
i thought it tasted pretty good , it was both sweet and bitter .
i ate a steak that went great with the beer i was tasting .
i will always remember that sip of beer .
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[MALE] needed to clean a specific shirt .
he put the shirt in the washing machine .
the washing machine started to act up .
water started pouring out of the machine .
[MALE] had to spend the day getting rid of the water .
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in october , the leaves began falling off of the trees .
[MALE] volunteered to take the leaves in his mother 's yard .
he raked until he had a huge pile of leaves .
he stopped and looked around to see if anyone was watching .
then he jumped into the leaf pile , scattering leaves everywhere .
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[MALE] 's friend sent him a funny clip of a comedy sketch .
the clip featured [MALE] hanks as a [MALE] supporter on black jeopardy .
[MALE] though the sketch was hilarious and laughed at it .
he sent his friend back a [MALE] fan espousing how good it was .
[MALE] 's friend did n't seem to appreciate that quite as much .
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when i chose a laptop for university , i was between an asus and a mac .
i chose the asus because it was cheaper but later regretted it .
after only nine months the screen stopped working .
i took it in for repair and got it back even more broken .
i regretted buying the asus and next time will buy a mac .
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the dog was feeling really tired today .
she has been sick all week long .
she refused her water this morning .
she laid down wearily by my feet .
she curled into a ball , and fell asleep .
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[MALE] was studying for an important test .
but he was very tempted to play video games .
but he kept on studying and studying .
[MALE] was happy when he received an a .
and he rewarded himself by playing video games all day .
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[MALE] was hungry .
he looked in his refrigerator and cupboards .
he had no dinner food that could be prepared quickly .
he thought about the expense of ordering food to be delivered .
he eventually decided to eat breakfast cereal for dinner .
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geni was unhappy with her and her husband 's living situation .
she wanted him to make more money for her and their children .
she said she 'd be happy caring for the children and home full time .
her husband got a better paying job , but is away for months at a time .
she is still unhappy , and does n't like caring for the children alone .
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[FEMALE] was feeling a little adventurous .
she wanted to try tofu .
she had never had it before .
[NEUTRAL] she took a small bite .
to her delight it was delicious .
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[MALE] loved to go fishing .
he found a spot near a lake where the bass were huge .
he fished there for many years before they fenced it off .
he decided to jump the fence one day after avoiding it many times .
[MALE] did n't know the fence was electric and he received a large shock .
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[MALE] was running to catch the bus .
he was running late .
[MALE] got to the bus stop as the bus was leaving .
[MALE] 's dad had to take him to school .
[MALE] woke up earlier the next day .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to go to the prom with braid .
she had a crush on [MALE] for four years .
the day before the prom , [NEUTRAL] talked to [MALE] .
she found out that he did not yet have a date .
she decided to ask him to go , and was thrilled when he agreed .
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[MALE] was eating candy .
but his teeth began to hurt .
he went to the dentist .
and he had a cavity .
[MALE] decided to never eat candy again .
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[MALE] was in line outside of a bar .
he noticed someone trying to cut in front .
[MALE] called them out on it .
soon everyone else in line did too .
the line cutter was forced to leave .
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[FEMALE] was sipping on orange soda and sketching in her sketch book .
her brother and his friend came in the room .
they were throwing a football around .
it landed and knocked over [FEMALE] 's soda .
the orange soda ruined [FEMALE] 's drawing .
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[MALE] bought a new computer online .
he had never ordered online before .
he was unsure about the computer 's quality .
he received his computer and it worked perfectly .
[MALE] left a positive review on the company 's website .
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[FEMALE] friend [MALE] had his kidneys tested .
his glomerular filtration rate ( gfr ) was 57 .
[FEMALE] other friend [MALE] has kidney damage , with a gfr of 79 .
[MALE] told [MALE] a gfr of 57 was bad .
[MALE] freaked out , but his urologist said he will be ok .
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the other day [FEMALE] was playing basketball outside .
she was playing with her friends .
[FEMALE] dribbled the ball and went to make a layup shot .
when [FEMALE] landed , she tore the soul of her shoe .
the next day , [FEMALE] went to the mall and bought new shoes .
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[FEMALE] viewed a disturbing video on slaughterhouse practices .
she decided to become a vegetarian .
she was having difficulties convincing her mom to cook vegetarian .
her mom told her she should learn to cook vegetarian for the family .
[FEMALE] bought a cookbook and began making tasty cruelty free food .
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[FEMALE] was washing her hair .
the water pump went out .
[FEMALE] was n't able to rinse her hair .
she wrapped it in a towel .
[FEMALE] drove to a friend 's to finish washing her hair .
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the planes flying overhead woke me up .
i was grumpy , and tried to block out the noise .
eventually i started to worry about it .
i got up and checked the news .
the military was just conducting practice runs .
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[FEMALE] bought the perfect color of blue nail polish .
aa she was painting her nails , her dog came running .
it knocked the bottle of polish all over the wood floor .
[FEMALE] tried to wipe up the mess but only made it worse .
she now has a stain as a reminder of the accident .
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when i was 15 , i was very disrespectful .
i said an adult word while speaking to my father .
he grounded me and took away my car keys .
i sulked for days because i could n't leave the house .
i eventually stole my keys and went to see my friends anyway .
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as we left the haunted house , i heard screaming .
a loud chainsaw started behind me .
i screamed too , running in terror .
i looked behind me , realizing my mistake .
it was just a part of the act , and there was no blade .
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[MALE] and [MALE] came home from school full of energy on a rainy day .
because of the rain , [MALE] and [MALE] had to stay inside until bedtime .
to exert some energy , [MALE] and [MALE] rode scooters around the house .
once they were bored with scooters , they watched some television .
after dinner and bathing , [MALE] and [MALE] went to sleep .
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i was working with my friends in my backyard .
we were building a treehouse .
i felt worthless because everyone was bigger and stronger than me .
suddenly , a tool fell under my house .
luckily , i was the only one small enough to get it .
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[FEMALE] had depression and anxiety not controlled with medication .
her doctor recommended a service dog organization for a comfort dog .
meeting her gentle giant hound , [FEMALE] felt more confident right away .
his head in her lap soothed her nerves and helped her function better .
walking him also boosted her fitness and helped her make new friends .
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[MALE] was trying to quit smoking .
his girlfriend noticed he would sneak off to try sometimes .
she bought joke lighters online .
[MALE] did n't realize she had replaced them with those .
he tried to sneak to smoke and screamed at the novelty item .
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the browns live in [NEUTRAL] and keep their shutters closed .
if they were open , the air conditioning bill would be too high .
the man noticed a bedroom shutter open and closed it .
the woman had the same experience and wondered about her husband .
then they both saw their cat opening the shutter to look out .
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i was feeling rather tired .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to make some coffee .
i put the k cup in the machine and made it strong .
when i tasted it it kicked in instantly .
i was then awake all night .
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[FEMALE] was always afraid of spiders .
[MALE] since she was a little girl they scared her .
her brother had a pet tarantula , and was leaving for summer camp .
[FEMALE] 's parents wanted her to take care of it .
[NEUTRAL] she did , and found it was n't all that bad even cute .
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[MALE] was practicing for an audition with a local band .
he went into the studio for the audition .
[MALE] was confident in his ability .
he played very well .
[MALE] got the part in the band .
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[MALE] had a cat .
he noticed the litter was n't being used .
after a while he started noticing a bad smell .
he looked around and found a corner under the sofa .
it was full of cat poop that he had to clean up .
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[MALE] wanted to learn spanish .
he thought about the best ways to do so .
[MALE] quit his job .
[MALE] moved to [NEUTRAL] .
[MALE] learned spanish .
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[MALE] and [NEUTRAL] went to madrid for a holiday .
they went with only each other to maximise their time .
this was because they did n't enjoy the dynamics of a big group .
people would always end up losing out because of others ' choices .
this time , they did everything they wanted to do with time to spare .
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[MALE] was incarcerated in a state penitentiary .
he was serving a life sentence so had dreams of escaping .
he used a small spoon to dig a hole in the wall of his cell .
[MALE] used the tunnel to escape the prison on a stormy night .
[MALE] lived the rest of his life in a little town in [NEUTRAL] .
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[FEMALE] daughter decided she wanted to be a dwarf for halloween .
she looked everywhere for the perfect costume .
she said she wanted to go as sleepy .
unable to find a costume , she settled with dopey .
everyone thought she was the cutest kid that halloween .
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[FEMALE] made chocolate shakes for her kids on a hot summer day .
she called them in from play , but they dallied .
by time they came in , the shakes were almost melted .
[FEMALE] blended in more ice cubes and refreshed them .
voila-the shakes were perfect again !
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[MALE] moved to a new school .
he was soon bullied by a couple of gang members .
he tried to fight back once .
they waited until [MALE] got out of class .
then they jumped him near the school .
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[MALE] entered the bar with his face hidden by his hair .
he peaked through his locks aiming for the bar .
she was there waiting for someone .
he approached her stool , but words failed him .
too shy to speak , he run out of the bar as he always did .
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[NEUTRAL] had subscribed for a magazine .
he never read it .
the magazine subscription was about to expire .
[NEUTRAL] did n't have the money to subscribe .
he let the subscription run out .
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[NEUTRAL] was a healthy man .
he did not want to eat carbohydrates .
he did not want to eat sugar .
he decided to eat eggs daily .
he satisfied both is diet requirements and hunger .
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reina put on her husband 's tie .
he left the house and got in his car .
then she called her boyfriend .
he came over and smiled at her .
then the car pulled back in and her husband jumped out .
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[FEMALE] 's grandson was a teenager .
she did n't know what to get him for his birthday .
he was too old for toys and games .
he did n't like the clothes she bought him .
[FEMALE] gave her grandson cash .
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[NEUTRAL] is a science teacher and she loves it .
one day she had to substitute teach a history class .
[NEUTRAL] did n't know much about history at all .
she spent her lunch hour reading the material .
she learned enough to get by for that one class .
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i went to the ocean to scuba dive .
it was windy and there were a lot of waves .
we put our masks on and got in the water .
the water was muddy from the big waves and we could n't see anything .
you ca n't scuba dive in water that is murky .
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[MALE] had been suffering from back pains all week .
it was beginning to interfere with his work .
as he tried to find the cause , he noticed his bed was very uniform .
he decided to replace his mattress that very day .
luckily , within days his pain started to go away .
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[MALE] got drunk at the bar .
the next day he realized his phone was missing .
he got a friend to call it .
[MALE] noticed the sound was coming from his refrigerator .
apparently [MALE] had put his phone in the freezer .
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we found some bubbles that were edible .
confused , i bought a bottle .
we took it into the back yard .
we blew the bubbles , and the dog snapped at them .
she seemed to love the grape flavored bubbles .
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[MALE] was playing baseball .
he hit the ball .
it soared into the air .
it went over the crowd and out of the park .
he had hit a homerun .
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we took our children to visit sick kids at a local hospital .
it is world renowned for it 's care for a particular disease .
we took the kids gifts .
they smiled and chatted for a long time .
we left feeling happy and grateful .
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[FEMALE] was trying to make her first pot of chicken soup .
she added her chicken and simmered , then added her veggies .
she flavored it and then served it to her family .
to her happiness , they all said it was very tasty !
[FEMALE] was very proud of her first soup effort !
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] had been married for ten years .
[FEMALE] wanted a home of their own !
together they shopped until they found a fixer-upper for $ 40 ,000 .
[MALE] could do electrical work , roofing and flooring , and drywall .
[NEUTRAL] they signed the deed and officially became homeowners !
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striker was a very slow boy .
he had trouble keeping up with his classmates .
he struggled with reading and mathematics .
one day striker 's teacher noticed him drawing a map .
it turned out striker was a savant with maps and had great talent .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted a dog for her birthday .
her mom and dad said ten was too young to care for a pet .
[NEUTRAL] promised to walk the neighbor 's two dogs daily for a month .
she followed through , so her parents did the same .
they bought [NEUTRAL] a dog for her birthday !
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[MALE] was a coach on a rec baseball team .
he worked the kids on the team extra hard .
[MALE] would scream and curse at the kids .
the parents with the way [MALE] acted .
[MALE] was replaced as the coach .
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[MALE] was a very prominent public figure .
he made movies that were very controversial .
his latest film took a different stance than his earlier works .
[MALE] got ridiculed by his former fans for changing sides .
he was n't upset because he had attained a new fan base .
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[FEMALE] lives in [NEUTRAL] and wild javelinas are part of the environment .
the javelinas eat prickly pear cactus among other things .
[FEMALE] went outside after dark and encountered 4 javelinas in her yard .
she made a sudden noise expecting the wild animals to retreat .
they did not move and she slowly backed into her house .
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[FEMALE] husband wanted me to watch a tv series with him .
i did n't understand why until the last season .
a personality of a child existed inside a woman .
he told me that was what it was like living with me .
i smiled , because i knew it was true .
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[MALE] was riding the bus to school .
his friend asked him if he had studied for the test .
[MALE] had forgotten about the test .
he studied on the way to school .
[MALE] did okay on the test .
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[MALE] took his vintage car out of the garage once a month .
but that day it rained so he left it inside .
he took his usual car to go grocery shopping instead .
and when he came back , his garage door was open .
the vintage car had been stolen while he was away .
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[MALE] wanted to have his voice heard .
[MALE] was frustrated .
[MALE] wanted an outlet for his frustration .
[MALE] attended a political rally .
[MALE] protested and expressed his ideas .
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ken never did his homework .
one day there was a pop quiz in class .
ken figured it would benefit him .
he got a good grade on it .
it kept his average higher even without the homework .
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[FEMALE] had had her ipad for a few years now .
she was getting tired with it .
it never worked anymore .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to go out and buy another one .
she did not regret her decision .
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[MALE] wanted to prank his roommate , [MALE] .
[MALE] stretched transparent plastic wrap across the toilet seat .
in the middle of the night [MALE] woke up to use the bathroom .
[MALE] was tired and a little foggy .
[MALE] used the toilet , forgetting about the plastic wrap !
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the bonfire crackled loudly .
it began to put off a few sparks into the night air .
everyone was laughing and talking around the fire .
[FEMALE] cousin walked up and sat next to me .
she hugged me , and i told her i loved her for the first time .
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[MALE] loved watching movies .
he bought a new projector to see them on a bigger screen .
unfortunately he was n't able to control lighting that well .
[MALE] realized he needed new curtains and a screen .
he wound up spending a lot of money on his hobby .
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one day my father took me and my daughter fishing in his boat .
i caught a catfish but dropped in in the boat .
the spine went into my daughters foot .
when i pulled it out i cut my thumb .
that was the end of our fishing trip .
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i used to cook with spaghetti sauce from a jar .
i began learning that preservatives are harmful to us .
i started making spaghetti sauce from scratch .
i put in lots of vegetables .
people ask for it for special occasions because they love it !
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[MALE] moved into his new apartment .
while unpacking , he smelled something very awful .
[MALE] looked around for what was causing the smell .
he finally found it in the adjacent storage area .
it was a dead mouse !
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[FEMALE] first roommate and i in college did n't really get along .
one day she decided to rearrange the room .
the way she arranged it gave her all the space .
appalled at her selfishness , i remained bitterly silent .
the next year i lived with a close friend instead .
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[FEMALE] recently got a new haircut .
she styled it up and went out on the town .
unfortunately it was really humid out that night .
it made [FEMALE] 's hair frizz up a lot .
her cut looked completely different because of it .
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[FEMALE] friends and i took archery classes .
we practiced for three months .
then it was time for a competition .
[FEMALE] friends all took home trophies .
i got disqualified for accidentally hitting a judge .
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we decided to carve pumpkins as a family .
[NEUTRAL] we picked out patterns we wanted to have done .
the kids picked out disney themed .
the adults decided to do game of thrones .
we all had so much fun and they looked great .
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[FEMALE] mother told me to look both ways before crossing the street .
i did n't always look like i should have .
i walked into the street without looking one day .
a car swerved around me , honking their horn .
i screamed , and ran back to the sidewalk in terror .
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[MALE] drove his new motorcycle a little too recklessly .
he zigzagged between cars ignoring the loud honks .
he sped up to avoid a red light .
when he arrived at his destination , two police cars followed him .
he had no excuse at the ready so he had to pay a hefty fine .
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[NEUTRAL] 's son was overweight .
the doctor told her he needed to be more active .
[NEUTRAL] registered her son in basketball .
he began to exercise more .
[NEUTRAL] 's son got back to a healthy weight .
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[MALE] is a retired physicist .
he moved into the building recently .
i talked to him over coffee in our club room .
[MALE] said he was married for over fifty years to his late wife .
i felt sad for him as he left the club room .
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[MALE] wanted a car .
he only had a bicycle .
he saved for years for a nice car .
he eventually bought a new car .
he became a proud car owner .
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[MALE] was playing poker with friends .
he was losing pretty badly .
[MALE] decided to try and cheat .
he was caught pretty easily .
[MALE] 's friends kicked him out of the game .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] decided their children had earned a trampoline .
they decided they wanted the trampoline level with the ground .
they called the utility department and found the perfect spot to dig .
[MALE] and [FEMALE] worked hard to dig a hole the trampoline would fit in .
they put the trampoline together and the kids were very excited .
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[MALE] was fixing his girlfriend 's car .
he was n't familiar with the make of car .
[MALE] was having trouble getting the car to start .
he finally gave up .
he brought the car to a mechanic .
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[MALE] wanted to build a house out of blocks .
he built one as tall as he could .
his brother had more blocks .
his brother added the blocks to [MALE] 's house .
the brothers had the biggest house they had ever built .
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[NEUTRAL] had a job interview coming up .
but she was worried about what to say .
her friend told her to relax and not be so serious .
and the advice helped a lot .
[NEUTRAL] thanked her friend when she was hired .
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the chicken was entirely too spicy that they bought for dinner .
they tried to eat the chicken anyway .
they needed a lot of drink , because of how spicy the chicken was .
after eating the chicken they both had a stomachache .
because of the stomachaches they decided never to eat spicey again .
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[FEMALE] ran an impromptu soup kitchen out of her home on christmas .
she had to think of cheap food to cook large amounts of .
she made a lot of rice , pasta , potatoes , and the like .
she also made her famous chicken noodle soup .
[FEMALE] served 224 meals to 224 hungry , grateful people .
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[MALE] broke a branch while climbing up the tree .
his girlfriend scolded him for harming the tree .
he said it would be fine .
she started crying .
he knew this was n't about a tree anymore .
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ken was dying for the vr headset for his ps4 gaming system .
but even on ebay , they were hard to find and very pricey !
his wife [FEMALE] tried , but she just could n't afford the headset .
instead , she bought ken a similar virtual reality set for his phone .
to her relief , ken was very happy with the gift !
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[MALE] loved his red cup .
he went to the kitchen to fill the cup with water .
when he filled it up , he dropped the cup .
water and glass from the cup spilled all over the kitchen floor .
[MALE] cried and his day was ruined .
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[NEUTRAL] took off her shirt .
she put on deodorant .
she smelled her armpits .
they smelled like daisies .
she put her shirt back on and went to her date .
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[MALE] wanted to meet like-minded people .
[MALE] loved going to the gym .
[MALE] introduced himself to people at the gym .
[MALE] made many great friends .
[MALE] met the like-minded people he was seeking .
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i walked outside , feeling bored .
i was so sick of all the responsibilities life threw at me .
i climbed up onto the trampoline .
i started to jump freely , smiling .
i really enjoyed the temporary escape from reality .
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[FEMALE] wanted a new pet .
her friend told her to adopt one .
[FEMALE] went to the pet store .
she adopted a cat .
[FEMALE] loved her cat .
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[MALE] wanted to look her best for her high school prom .
she thought about what she should wear .
she decided she wanted earrings .
she asked her mom to buy them for her .
her mother bought her the earrings and made her daughter very happy .
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[FEMALE] new cubicle was larger than the last one .
i sat down smiling happily at my newfound privacy .
[FEMALE] neighbors could n't see over the cubicle when they tried .
i knew then that i was going to like this job .
i sat back with my coffee and got to work , smiling .
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[FEMALE] usually brought her lunch to work .
she was running late to work .
[FEMALE] forgot her lunch .
[FEMALE] ate a bag of chips for lunch .
she regretted forgetting the lunch .
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ken bought a new pair of sneakers .
he was really hyped up over them .
on the first day he accidentally stepped in a puddle .
it ruined ken 's new shoes .
he never wore them out again .
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[MALE] wanted to learn about making great food .
he loved eating .
[MALE] went to cooking school .
[MALE] learned how to make great food .
[MALE] ate well for every meal after learning how to cook properly .
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the kids were full of energy .
their grandpa decided to take them on a hike .
they walked for hours , up the mountain .
when they got to the top , they stopped to appreciate the view .
the kids were too tired to hike back !
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[FEMALE] was on her way to the airport when she got stuck in traffic .
there was a stalled car in front of her blocking the highway .
once [FEMALE] finally got to the airport , her flight was already boarding .
since she did n't make it on time , [FEMALE] had to wait for a later flight .
she got on a place several hours later .
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[NEUTRAL] liked to tease [NEUTRAL] about his fear of going in the water .
[NEUTRAL] was trying to impress [FEMALE] at the beach and [NEUTRAL] was chiding him .
[NEUTRAL] [NEUTRAL] decided to face his fear and decided to swim out to the atoll .
[FEMALE] and [NEUTRAL] watched as [NEUTRAL] slowly started to sink into the waves .
[NEUTRAL] rushed to save [NEUTRAL] but it was too late and [NEUTRAL] was never seen again .
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after the bike accident , my son was rushed to the hospital .
they kept me in the insurance room , asking questions .
i yelled at them to let me see my son .
i found my son being treated for multiple breaks and abrasions .
they told me he was going to be ok , and i was relieved .
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[FEMALE] was single throughout high-school .
her senior year all her friends had boyfriends .
[FEMALE] created a fake boyfriend .
she claimed he went to another school .
nobody really believed him .
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[FEMALE] and her sisters went to the local swimming pool .
while there , they swam from one end of the pool to the other end .
they also practiced their backstroke techniques .
in addition , they jumped off the diving board a few times for fun .
after swimming , they returned home to be with their parents .
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[FEMALE] had a lot of leftovers from her kids ' lunches all week .
she hated wasting food .
then she had a great idea-she fried up some rice and seasoned it .
then she mixed in all the leftover veggies and meat .
she called it usa chop suey , and the kids loved it !
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as former miss world , [FEMALE] found herself doing online dating .
her reign was over , so she had lots of time .
she filled out many dating profiles and got responses .
she soon set up a few dates for the weekend .
she dressed up in a short dress , sweet perfume and tried her luck .
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[FEMALE] was hosting a birthday party for her daughter .
she was turning one , and the home was full of her baby friends .
everything was going well when one of the balloons popped .
all of the babies began crying and screaming at the loud sound .
luckily , the moms got all of them calmed down and quiet soon .
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i was shopping for a dress for my daughter .
i wanted to find something that fit her personality .
she is very creative , so i looked for something unusual .
i found a dress that was red and had pretend paint splatters .
i went home happy , having found the perfect dress .
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ken had an old pair of jeans .
he loved the way the fit on him .
his girlfriend accidentally threw them out one day .
ken immediately went out to the trash cans to search .
he was able to take them back in .
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today my wife had a hankering for steak and cheese subs .
our favorite sub shop is only 2 miles away .
we called them for delivery .
they said we had to buy $ 100 worth of food .
we ordered from the shop around the corner .
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all evening [FEMALE] asked her boyfriend for a surprise gift .
although he disagreed with being asked for a surprise , he planned one .
1 month later , he turned up at her door with plane tickets for [NEUTRAL] .
unfortunately , she had prior plans with family .
he used this as an excuse for never surprising her again .
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one time a friend and i wanted to surprise our other friend .
we asked her roommate to let us into their apartment late at night .
we bought balloons and wrote fun phrases on them to put in her room .
we sneaked in as she was sleeping as gently placed the balloons .
she woke up with us there and was pleasantly surprised !
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[FEMALE] wanted to start her own business .
she was tired of working for someone else .
she baked bagels and thought she could make money this way .
she rented a small shop and opened the business .
[FEMALE] was very successful .
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[FEMALE] got a new piercing at the mall .
she put a ring in her nostril .
within days it was badly infected .
[FEMALE] had to remove the piercing .
it took weeks for it to properly heal .
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[FEMALE] was an outgoing person .
she enjoyed the attention from wearing unique clothes .
she wanted to attract more attention .
she wanted to express herself more .
she died her hair blue .
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[FEMALE] wanted to go to [FEMALE] .
[NEUTRAL] she got her friends together .
unfortunately none of them could go .
[NEUTRAL] she went with her sister .
the two loved it so much they went back next year .
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[NEUTRAL] had a close friend he missed .
they had not spoken in years .
[NEUTRAL] called his friend .
they reconnected .
[NEUTRAL] was happy to talk to his old friend .
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[FEMALE] was a stay at home mom .
she loved to bake pies .
one day she baked an apple pie .
she put it on the counter to cool .
when she came back it was gone !
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to get a new dog .
her parent thought she could n't take care of it .
she adopted an egg as a pet .
she carried it around everywhere she went .
her parents bought her the dog .
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[MALE] was buying groceries for the house .
he got a list of what items to get .
unfortunately [MALE] could n't find most .
some of the items were also too expensive in his eyes .
[MALE] returned with few items and was reprimanded for it .
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[FEMALE] was texting with [MALE] .
she was n't good at expressing herself through text .
she tried being sarcastic .
[MALE] did n't get it .
[FEMALE] lost another chance at love because of it .
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i was solving a rubix cube at home .
[FEMALE] friends wanted to help .
i told them i wanted to do it alone .
after an hour i was frustrated .
when i passed it to my friends , they solved it instantly .
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[FEMALE] wanted to move the snow resting on the basement windows .
she decided to open the windows and let the snow fall in .
but when she opened the window the snow just kept falling in .
she closed the window quickly to stop more from coming in .
but there was already ankle deep snow on the basement floor .
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[MALE] looked at the sky .
he knew a hard rain was coming .
he looked out at the ocean .
it was restless , and he called his son .
his son picked up on the boat , far at sea .
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[FEMALE] needed a mask for her costume party .
but she had no money to buy one !
she decided to make one herself .
she used feathers , sequins , and glitter glue .
[FEMALE] 's mask turned out very pretty !
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[MALE] studied brain chemistry for his phd .
he was particularly interested in the prefrontal cortex .
in his work , he hopes to improve understanding on our emotions .
right now , he is studying the link between fear and aggression .
he hopes this can improve the treatment of army veterans .
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[FEMALE] was at the bar after her game the other night .
usually , there is free pizza set out for the teams .
however , this time all of the boxes were empty !
[FEMALE] started contemplating going somewhere else for food .
at the last second , they brought out more pizza !
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[MALE] got a job writing online articles for a website .
he now spends over eight hours a day typing and researching .
the computer screen is starting to give [MALE] a headache .
he decided to give himself ten-minute breaks every two hours .
[MALE] quickly discovered that his headaches went away .
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[FEMALE] could n't afford new clothes .
she started dating an older guy with money .
[FEMALE] was offered all new wardrobe .
[FEMALE] reluctantly agreed to the offer .
she went on a fun filled shopping spree .
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[FEMALE] wanted to bake a cake for her colleagues at work .
she prepared to do so early in the morning before leaving for work .
but as she looked for ingredients , she saw she missed baking powder .
[NEUTRAL] she made cookies instead .
her colleagues , unaware of the change , were delighted nonetheless .
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[MALE] was a dog walker .
he got a new client with a really big dog .
[MALE] said he could handle it .
unfortunately the dog wound up dragging [MALE] around .
[MALE] had to quit the job .
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every night , [FEMALE] prays to [MALE] .
her prayers always wish the best for her mum and grandad .
one evening , [FEMALE] forgot to pray because she fell asleep early .
the following week , her grandad got very sick .
[FEMALE] felt truly guilty as she felt it was her fault that he was ill .
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i visited quito this year which was fun but i went alone .
as a female , going places alone can sometimes be problematic .
while there , a man would not stop staring at me and talking to me .
i was so nervous and trying to think of a way to escape .
i finally did and developed a bit of bitterness toward men .
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[FEMALE] is a talented artist and was thinking about what to paint .
she misses her childhood home and decided to create a painting of it .
[FEMALE] purchased all of the supplies necessary for her painting .
she drove to her old home and set up her easel outside .
[FEMALE] created a beautiful watercolor painting of her former house .
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i put my son in the car .
we drove a long distance .
we arrived at the apraxia walk early .
we did everything we could to raise awareness for his condition .
we had a great day with the other walkers .
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i found a turtle in the backyard .
we named him after a backyardigan .
we now allow him to live back there .
we bring him food every day .
the kids love visiting our turtle in the yard .
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[MALE] was one day at a park riding on his bike .
he did n't see a girl in front of him though and they crashed .
it was n't a bad crash and they laughed it off .
the girl 's name was [FEMALE] , and they had lunch to make up for it .
the pair went into a relationship together soon after .
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i found a cup i loved .
it was for adults , but had a princess on it .
it was from the [MALE] store .
i used it every day .
yesterday , it fell and broke , ruining it for good .
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[FEMALE] was terrified of needles , and always had been .
[NEUTRAL] , going into labor with her first baby , she refused the epidural .
her family was very proud of her .
but deep down , [FEMALE] felt she did n't deserve the praise .
she was n't brave- she was just terrified of the spinal injection !
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[FEMALE] loves houses , so she decided to become a realtor .
[FEMALE] signed up for a real estate licensing class .
she attended all of the real estate classes .
[FEMALE] studied very hard for the licensing exam .
[FEMALE] took the real estate exam and passed it .
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[FEMALE] was at a coffee house .
she ordered her drink .
the barista misunderstood [FEMALE] 's name .
[FEMALE] did n't hear her name called .
her drink got cold while she waited .
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i was having a party at my house .
i was mad that someone took my favorite chair .
that chair had a nice armrest .
i had a good idea .
i kicked everyone out so i could enjoy me chair in peace .
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[MALE] was going to high-school for the first time .
he decided to reinvent himself .
he created a whole new style for himself .
all the other students thought he looked goofy .
[MALE] was picked on alot after that .
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[MALE] wanted a new computer .
but he did n't know which one to buy .
a friend recommended that he choose the parts himself .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] spent lots of time learning about computers .
afterwards , [MALE] was happy with his custom built computer .
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tintin flew a plane to a clearing in the woods .
he landed it and got out .
he felt the cold sting his cheeks .
he looked at the run down cabin in the distance .
his father had been here , but had long ago left .
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i bought a pair of pretty mink eyelashes .
i tried to take the adhesive off .
i ended up getting the lashes stuck to the skin on my eyelid .
i tried to fix it to no avail .
the family and i had a good laugh at my expense .
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[FEMALE] needed a root canal badly- she was always in pain .
but she was terrified of dentists !
finally the agony drove her to make an appointment .
the dentist was very kind when she arrived , and put her at ease .
and to her shock , the root canal did n't hurt one bit !
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[FEMALE] picked the last egg roll at the cafeteria .
her colleague behind her automatically accused her of selfishness .
[FEMALE] paid for her food without commenting .
but as she walked to her seat , she came to a decision .
she went to her colleague and split the egg roll with him .
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[MALE] stayed after school for an important event .
once the event was finished , everyone went home .
[MALE] had to wait on campus since his mom is picking him up .
she told him that she would be there soon .
she ended up coming 1-2 hours later .
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[MALE] bought some vines for his yard .
after a while they grew up his wall .
after that they started taking over the yard .
[MALE] decided to get rid of them .
he bought weed killer and took them out .
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[MALE] refrained from eating pork for religious reasons .
he was invited to attend a southern style barbeque .
the meats being barbequed were all pork .
most of the side dishes contained pork products as well .
[MALE] left the barbeque still very hungry .
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[MALE] went for a walk .
he passed the old prison he used to work at .
he saw a prisoner looking out the window at him .
[MALE] felt grateful he had his freedom .
he smiled and continued walking .
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[MALE] was at the beach with friends .
she got knocked over by a strong wave .
[MALE] was almost swept back out to sea .
friends saw what happened and went to help .
they were able to drag [MALE] back on shore .
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[MALE] took his son to a baseball game .
they sat behind right field .
a batter hit a homerun .
[MALE] caught the ball .
he gave the ball to his son .
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[MALE] 's son hated veggies .
she tried to cook them different ways .
[MALE] managed to mix the veggies in with rice .
her son ate them .
[MALE] began to mix the veggies in with other food .
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[MALE] bought gifts for his girlfriend and family .
he got them mixed up after he wrapped them .
[MALE] accidentally gave his mom his girlfriend 's gift .
it was a personal item .
[MALE] was really embarrassed and apologized profusely .
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[MALE] got a big bowl .
he made some chili and put it in the bowl .
it took him an hour to eat all the chili in the bowl .
when he was done , he could barely walk back to the kitchen .
he placed the bowl in the sink and took a nap .
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[MALE] hated going to funerals .
his grandmother had recently passed .
[MALE] decided not to go to the funeral .
his family was very disappointed in his decision .
[MALE] did n't care and stayed home .
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[FEMALE] took a look at her ring .
she no longer loved her husband .
she took off the ring and threw it into the water .
then she had second thoughts .
she jumped into the river to retrieve it .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted a bat as a pet .
his mother did n't want him to have it .
[NEUTRAL] brought a bat home anyways .
his mother compromised .
he kept the bat outside in a cage .
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[MALE] made up his costume last minute .
it was pretty brilliant in a way .
he decided to enter a costume contest .
[MALE] was actually in the finalists .
he took home third place .
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[MALE] was driving at night .
he was going through a street light .
[MALE] 's car was sideswiped all of a sudden .
[MALE] was hit by a couple of street racers .
[MALE] was crippled for life .
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[FEMALE] was feeling really hungry .
[FEMALE] decided that she needed to eat .
she took two slices of bread .
she then added peanut butter in between .
[FEMALE] ate her sandwich happily .
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[MALE] started working in a new office .
he noticed that everyone in the new office rode a bicycle to work .
[MALE] got himself a bike to ride as well .
his first morning cycling to work , [MALE] was sweating like a pig .
he decided then that perhaps driving was the best fit for him !
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i saved some of my halloween candy to give my sister for christmas .
it was very hard for me to restrain myself .
eventually , i could not hold back .
i ate the candy , and filled the wrappers with toilet paper for bulk .
[FEMALE] sister was excited at first , then cried when she saw what i did .
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[NEUTRAL] loved beer , drank it regularly .
on [FEMALE] [NEUTRAL] drank too much and passed out in his chair .
when he woke up he saw over 20 hours had passed .
he missed a dinner with his friend and he missed work .
it was n't the first time but it turned out to be the last .
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[MALE] was feeling her belly .
she felt the baby kick .
then she felt a strong pain .
she felt a wetness in her pants .
she knew she was going into labor .
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[MALE] took off his glasses .
he had a headache .
he looked at the computer too long .
he went to the bedroom to lie down and rest his eyes .
he fell asleep by accident and woke up at 4 am .
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after the twin tower attacks , my boyfriend was sent to egypt .
he was to stand guard on the border .
i feared greatly for his life .
he was gone for over a year when i got the news .
he had passed away , and would be sent home soon .
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[FEMALE] was thrilled to go see her first musical in new [MALE] .
she sat down in her seat filled with anticipation .
a man came on the stage announcing that the main star was sick .
[FEMALE] 's eagerness vanished .
and she stood up to leave the theater .
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[MALE] needed a new coat for the coming winter .
[MALE] went to the department store .
he tried on several coats .
[MALE] narrowed it down to one of two jackets .
he finally picked and bought the jacket with a hood .
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[MALE] was pumping gas in his car .
he was n't paying attention .
the gas started to overflow .
gas got on his shoe .
[MALE] 's shoes smelled like gasoline .
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[MALE] was a great carpenter .
he needed to become better though , and found a master carpenter .
with the help of the master he made great pieces of furniture .
it was coming time for his masterwork though .
[NEUTRAL] for a week he worked on a single box , that he gave his wife .
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[MALE] visited a lake .
[MALE] started swimming .
he saw movement in the water .
he was scared for a few moments .
he was relieved to see it was just a fish .
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[MALE] worked very hard .
he supported his family .
[MALE] wanted to relax more .
he decided to put his feet up and enjoy television nightly .
[MALE] felt more relaxed after regularly doing this .
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[NEUTRAL] loved playing the trumpet .
she joined the school band .
she practiced every day for an hour .
the band had practice every morning .
[NEUTRAL] loved playing with all her classmates .
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[MALE] was very nervous !
it was performance review time .
he knew he had had a good year , and he planned to ask for a raise .
he steeled himself to ask-but before he could , his boss interrupted .
the boss offered [MALE] a raise- much larger than the one [MALE] had wanted !
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[FEMALE] was always a great softball player .
she threw the hardest , and caught seemingly impossible balls .
but she had one weakness , she could never hit the ball .
until one day she found a bat in the woods .
when she hit the ball , the bat split apart from water damage .
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[MALE] was turning 21 .
he did n't have many friends .
he decided to go to the bar by himself .
at the last minute one of his friends invited him out .
[MALE] 's other friends were there too .
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[FEMALE] tried to prepare a titration .
she poured her titrant into the buret .
the buret broke free from it 's handle and fell on the ground .
the glass broke and one of the pieces scrapped [FEMALE] .
she immediately jumped into the shower to wash her wound .
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[FEMALE] saw a picture of a tarsier in a nature magazine .
the small monkey was the cutest thing she had ever seen [FEMALE] thought .
she flew to indonesia to see this incredible creature .
after arriving , a guide led her to a remote spot in the jungle .
she cried when she finally saw the monkey up close .
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[FEMALE] wanted to try scuba diving on her two-week vacation in [MALE] .
she and her friends took the padi course and got certified .
but then [FEMALE] got afraid-the suit felt claustrophobic .
she decided she would snorkel instead , enjoying the clear water .
she had a wonderful time surrounded by bright fish and coral !
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[FEMALE] liked [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] she told him how she felt .
but unfortunately he did not feel the same way .
[NEUTRAL] [FEMALE] started to cry .
it was simply too much for her to handle .
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[MALE] was nervous .
he was about to go up and ask his crush to dance .
he walked directly up to her and boldly asked her to dance .
it was the bravest thing he had ever done .
she said yes and they went off dancing the night away .
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[MALE] came to [FEMALE] on a ship .
he got off and started looking for work .
he saw an ad at a chinese restaurant .
he was cantonese but the food was [NEUTRAL] .
he messed up the recipes and was fired .
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lindon took out a lollipop .
he offered it to his grandson .
the boy took the lollipop .
then he spit it out .
he said he did n't like licorice flavor .
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it was announced at my church that they need volunteers .
thanksgiving was coming up and they needed an event coordinator .
after church i rushed up to those in charge .
i asked if i could be the coordinator and they agreed .
now i have a meeting with all the people who will volunteer on [FEMALE] !
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[MALE] worked at a restaurant .
he went into work after a storm .
the storm had knocked out the power .
all the food in the cooler had thawed .
[MALE] had to help throw the food from the cooler .
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[FEMALE] went to see her grandma .
it was her grandma 's 70th birthday .
[FEMALE] took her a present of some flowers .
grandma loved the flowers .
she put them in a vase and had a very happy birthday .
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[MALE] bought some grid paper for work .
he had to make charts of the financial transactions of his company .
he spent two hours coming up with many charts .
the boss looked at his charts and was impressed .
he was promoted for his great work .
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[MALE] had bought a new car .
within a week , the car developed engine trouble .
the car was still under warrantee .
[MALE] brought the car back to the dealership .
the dealership allowed him to exchange the car .
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[MALE] noticed a moving truck across the street .
there were new neighbors moving in .
[MALE] went over to introduce himself .
they seemed nice and friendly .
[MALE] became good friends with them after a while .
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i heard a loud bang .
i ran to my child 's bedroom .
the tent he had over his bed had collapsed .
he was trapped inside .
i could n't help but laugh when i heard him giggle .
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[FEMALE] need a new toaster because her old one was n't working .
she decided to go to the local department store to see their products .
she found a toaster at the price she wanted and decided to buy it .
when she brought the toaster back to her house she quickly tested it .
she found it was a bit faster than her old one so her toast was dark .
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[MALE] 's baseball team was entered in a final tournament .
the team practiced all week together before the tournament .
[MALE] 's baseball team was sure that they had a good shot at winning .
during the tournament they had to face a lot of good teams .
because [MALE] 's team worked real hard they ended up winning it all .
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the lawn mower stopped working this morning .
i tried to start it , but it would n't start .
i went to walmart and bought a new one .
i pushed it around the yard , but it did n't do a great job .
i gave up and told my husband to call someone else to do it .
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we sat down to take the test .
i had not studied at all .
i was very nervous .
i guessed almost every answer .
i was not surprised when i found out i failed .
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[FEMALE] was going on a trip .
she packed all her bags .
she set her alarm .
she woke up in the next morning ready to go .
[FEMALE] took off in her car .
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[MALE] woke up with a strange pain in his abdomen .
he became worried that something was terribly wrong .
[MALE] called and set an appointment with his doctor .
after a thorough exam , [MALE] 's doctor gave him the news .
he had terrible gas !
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[FEMALE] 's mother was very ill .
she could n't hold a job anymore .
she lost her house .
[FEMALE] invited her mother to live with her .
her mother happily accepted .
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[FEMALE] bought a new office chair .
and she thought it was quite comfortable .
but after a few months , the padding started to wear out .
and the fake leather became worn and torn .
[FEMALE] decided to buy a more expensive chair the next time .
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[FEMALE] laid down on her bed .
she had had a long day at the bakery .
she looked at her hands covered in flour .
she smelled them , and they smelled of yeast .
[FEMALE] smiled , tired but happy to be a baker .
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[FEMALE] cousin was diagnosed with cancer last month .
he visited several specialists .
they gave him many recommendations .
he started taking chemotherapy .
it made him ill , but he is gradually improving .
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[MALE] heard a noise in her attic .
she went up to check it out .
it was a huge bat !
she screamed and ran downstairs .
then she got her husband to get rid of it .
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[MALE] came round my house last night .
he said he had a huge fight with his girlfriend .
he ended up staying the night because he did n't want to go back .
in the morning , he had 80 texts and 30 missed calls from her .
he did n't tell her where he was going so she got worried .
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the other day , i read an article about anxiety .
the author discusses how anxiety is an invalid excuse .
he claims that one should try hard to use positive thinking .
i 've often tried to overcome my anxiety this way , but it never works .
it seems the author does n't really know what he is talking about .
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[FEMALE] went to try wedding dresses again that day .
she put on a fake engagement ring before heading in the store .
she stayed there for two hours looking at herself in the mirror .
she told the store clerk she 'd come back when she made her choice .
but as soon as she was out of the store , she removed the ring .
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everyone told [FEMALE] to quit her cable plan and get netflix .
they promised she 'd save so much money !
[FEMALE] was convinced , and she canceled her cable .
but then she saw that there was nothing good on netflix !
[FEMALE] went right back to cable tv !
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[FEMALE] bought some earrings .
she put them in her ear .
then her ears started to become painful .
she realized she got an ear infection .
she took out the earrings .
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one day , my brother brought home a tarantula .
he named it medusa .
he put it in an aquarium .
one day it got out of the aquarium .
everyone ran outside and refused to go back in until he found it .
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[MALE] was good in numbers .
he had taken advanced math classes in school .
[MALE] went to college .
he majored in accounting .
later , he got a good job at a bank .
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[FEMALE] had heated a pot of soup .
she was pouring soup into a bowl .
[FEMALE] spilled some of the soup on her arm .
she quickly ran water over her arm .
the burn on [FEMALE] 's arm was n't that bad .
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[MALE] took his son to school .
but he forgot to give him a lunch .
[NEUTRAL] his son shared food with his friend .
but the food made him sick .
and [MALE] never let his son eat school food again .
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abed rolled his makeshift bed under the desk .
he washed his face in the small bathroom attached to his office .
he straightened his hair in one quick brush with his fingers .
and finally ready , he opened the door .
his first client came in , unaware of the makeshift bed under the desk .
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the young married couple bought five acres on the outskirts of town .
the woman has always wanted chickens .
the man built a chicken coop and fenced an area .
grandpa asked if they had any gravel .
they did not know that chickens need to eat gravel .
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[FEMALE] wanted to be a makeup artist .
but she had to go to beauty school first .
she was nervous about it .
but finally she got certified .
[FEMALE] then decided she was going to open up a salon .
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[MALE] occasionally saw passengers in other cars with head bandages .
the bandages completely encircled the heads and looked weird .
it reminded him of mummies that he had seen in the movies .
when he turned 50 he had a face-lift .
when he got home , he realized he looked just like those passengers .
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last year , [MALE] went to the doctor for his annual checkup .
the doctor said [MALE] 's blood levels were alarming .
she advised [MALE] to get more healthy in eating and lifestyle .
[MALE] committed to doing it .
this year , [MALE] 's blood levels were in the normal range !
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[FEMALE] was named for the white flower with thin petals .
[NEUTRAL] it was only natural that she learn to make daisy chains !
at age 5 , her mom sat her down and showed her how to link the stems .
soon [FEMALE] had the hang of it .
she was making floral chains like a goddess !
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[MALE] and his son were down by the river .
[MALE] was throwing stones out onto the river skipping them .
his son came up to him and asked him how to do it .
[MALE] told him everything he knew and taught him .
soon [MALE] and his son were both skipping stones on the river .
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[NEUTRAL] was eating a sandwich .
the doorbell rang .
[NEUTRAL] put the sandwich down .
[NEUTRAL] 's dog jumped at the sandwich .
when [NEUTRAL] returned , the sandwich was gone .
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[FEMALE] was suspended for fighting .
she was so ashamed to tell her mom and dad .
but they talked her through her anger and shame .
when they were done , [FEMALE] felt much better .
she returned to school smiling and ready to work !
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[MALE] was invited to a coffee shop by a friend .
at the cafe , [MALE] was met by his friend and another guy .
the other guy began making a sales pitch to [MALE] .
[MALE] asked to speak with his friend privately for a moment .
[MALE] told his friend that the other guy was a scam artist !
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[NEUTRAL] had a huge crush on his office mate .
he fawned over her every day .
he bought her breakfast in the morning .
she always said thank you .
one day he asked her out and was thrilled when she said yes .
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[MALE] was a very large cat .
he was willing to eat anything , even salsa .
one day i was baking potatoes .
i left the kitchen and when i returned , there he was .
he was frozen on the counter with a potato in his mouth .
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[MALE] was home alone while his parents ran errands .
his birthday was coming up so he decided to search for gifts .
at first he found nothing , but then he struck gold in his mom 's closet .
suddenly his mom arrived and began yelling at him .
she took all of his gifts back to the store to punish him .
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[MALE] was on his boat fishing .
a huge storm came and turned over his boat .
[MALE] was stuck in the water for hours .
finally a boat came and saw him .
he was glad to be rescued .
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in middle school i was part of the show choir .
that year we would do a show based on disco music and the 50 's .
we practiced everyday and i really enjoyed being involved .
right before the performance i broke my arm .
on opening night i was on stage dancing with my purple cast .
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[MALE] wandered through the streets of his old neighborhood .
he looked at his old boarded up house .
he saw the grass had n't been cut in some time .
[MALE] walked to the porch and sat on the old swing .
he cried silently as he thought of old memories .
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[FEMALE] was creative today .
she decided to knit a sweater .
she got her favorite thread to make the sweater .
the thread was red and a little shiny .
she finished the shirt and wore it for the day .
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[MALE] got some fast food .
he went through drive through .
when he got home he realized it was stale .
[MALE] called to complain .
they allowed him to get free food next time .
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[MALE] bought a new motorcycle .
he asked his friends with bikes to go out on a ride .
they agreed to go with him .
they rode around to several scenic places .
[MALE] was really happy about his new purchase .
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a friend said he was hungry but could not leave work to eat .
i worried my friend would die of starvation .
i prepared a big platter of my friends favorite foods .
i took the food to my friend at his job .
now i know my friend will not starve to death from not eating .
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[MALE] was having problems with his phone .
it always sent too many messages .
[NEUTRAL] it was rather annoying to him .
his friend [NEUTRAL] sent him a message .
in return he got 20 messages back and was not happy .
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[MALE] was making some coffee on the stove .
he poured his hot water into a mug and began mixing the ingredients .
then he noticed water seeping out of the mug .
he had n't seen the small cracks in the side .
he dumped his coffee into a new mug and luckily did n't lose much .
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[MALE] was getting fast food .
he went up to get his food when they called his order .
[MALE] noticed none of the food he wanted was there .
the order number had been accidentally switched .
[MALE] had to wait a bit longer for his actual food to come out .
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[MALE] fed his baby boy another spoonful of banana baby food .
the boy would n't take the last bite , instead reaching for [MALE] 's food .
[MALE] looked at his own bowl of unsugared grapefruit slices .
after making sure his wife was n't nearby , he let his son lick a slice .
when the boy started crying , he had to assure his wife all was well .
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[MALE] and his wife were excited .
they had hired a sailboat for the day and were going to sail .
they had timed it so they would be sailing with the setting sun .
[MALE] and his wife stood on the bow of the boat and looked on .
the sunset was beautiful and they were happy .
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[MALE] was so excited about his new phone .
he ordered it as soon as it was available online .
when he got home , he ripped into the box .
however , when he opened it , the phone was shattered .
[MALE] was extremely disappointed .
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[MALE] decided he wanted to be more manly .
[MALE] asked around about buying a motorcycle .
[MALE] checked out a [NEUTRAL] davidson dealership .
[MALE] could n't believe the prices on the bikes .
he decided he 'd be more manly by just growing a cool beard .
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[FEMALE] was running errands all day .
she had n't had time to eat .
[FEMALE] was getting hungry .
she went through a fast food line .
[FEMALE] picked up a burger .
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[NEUTRAL] would get sick when she 'd eat tomatoes .
she went over to a friend 's house to eat .
her friend had used tomato sauce .
[NEUTRAL] tried to be nice and ate the food .
[NEUTRAL] got sick .
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[MALE] was dating a nice lady .
soon , they were in a relationship together for months .
his girlfriend informed him that he regularly smelled bad .
[MALE] never wore deodorant before this .
[MALE] began wearing deodorant to the delight of his girlfriend .
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[MALE] ordered a cheeseburger .
he got the meal but when he took a bite he noticed something .
there was no cheese .
he complained about the lack of cheese .
they apologized and gave him another burger free .
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[MALE] had been working in the garden .
he went inside to get a glass of water .
[MALE] left his shoes on .
he left mud on the floors .
[MALE] 's wife yelled at him .
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[MALE] always wanted a cat .
he asked his mother for a cat but she said that he was n't responsible .
[MALE] did his best to demonstrate that he was responsible enough .
[MALE] 's mother saw how responsible billy and allowed him to get a cat .
they went to the shelter and picked out a lovely cat .
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we found an indoor rollercoaster .
terrified of heights , i refused to get on .
nobody else would ride until i joined them .
i finally got on , reluctantly .
i screamed through the entire thing .
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it was [MALE] 's birthday .
[MALE] was excited for his gifts .
[MALE] 's parents entered his room .
they sung happy birthday .
[MALE] got a puppy and was happy .
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[FEMALE] sat down dejected on the sofa .
she called her boyfriend right away to give him the news .
when he did n't answer , she sighed even more .
she 'd have to deal with it herself then .
[NEUTRAL] she called the police to tell them her apartment had been robbed .
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[MALE] had a friend bala at work that had to use a wheelchair .
the wheelchair prevented his friend from going tailgating with [MALE] .
one day , [MALE] made arrangements for bala to be driven to the next game .
bala was driven down that weekend to the stadium .
[MALE] was waiting there with an entire tailgate for bala !
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[MALE] was at a stop light .
the light was on red .
[MALE] began to look around while waiting .
he suddenly heard a horn behind him .
the light had turned green .
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[FEMALE] got home late one night from work .
all of the sudden she heard something .
she heard it from the bushes .
it was a fox .
[FEMALE] jumped and got very scared .
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[FEMALE] was 4 years old and loved to dance more than anything .
she danced around the house all day long .
her mother decided it was time to enroll her in dance classes .
[FEMALE] got a pretty new outfit and always looked forward to class .
within months she became one of the best dancers in her town .
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ken moved to las [NEUTRAL] .
he decided to start gambling .
after a while he was there almost every day .
ken lost a lot of money over time .
he eventually realized he had a gambling problem and got help .
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[MALE] 's favorite track event was the long jump .
he was poised and ready to jump .
he began running .
he lept into the air off the track .
he crashed into the sand knowing that he had won .
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[MALE] was watching the news .
but there was no positive news .
[NEUTRAL] [MALE] felt sad .
he decided to watch a movie instead .
and he forgot about everything that was wrong in the world .
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a cop pulled [NEUTRAL] over .
she wanted to know his reason for speeding .
[NEUTRAL] remembers that he has drugs in his trunk .
the cop eventually found out about the stash .
since he 's aware that he 's going to jail , he accelerated .
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[FEMALE] was having a bad smell in her home .
she went to the store .
[FEMALE] bought several candles .
the candles eliminated the odors .
[FEMALE] lit the candles regularly .
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i woke up in the middle of the night .
i was only 4 years old .
i tiptoed into the living room .
i was excited when i saw [FEMALE] had been there .
i ran to wake everyone up at 3 am to tell them .
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the dog was run over by a pick up .
it 's owner was nearby .
i did n't want to traumatize the little girl .
i went over and removed the dog .
i went to her house and explained to her mother what happened .
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when we got home from our stay , we watched tv .
we turned on a haunted house team show .
it turned out they had gone to the same hotel we had .
they found some disturbing images .
i did n't want to believe they were real .
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[MALE] 's cat kept scratching itself .
[MALE] realized it had fleas .
he tried store medicine for it .
it did n't work .
[MALE] had to take it to a veterinarian .
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[NEUTRAL] decided to become a good watercolor painter .
[NEUTRAL] she bought the supplies and put herself to practice .
but she needed to find a teacher .
[NEUTRAL] she searched and searched , until one day she found a book .
the book was on watercolor painting , and learned to be great from it .
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[MALE] wanted to start a web store .
he wanted to sell his art online .
after a while [MALE] did n't make any sales .
it cost too much to keep trying .
[MALE] had to shut down and give up .
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[FEMALE] husband and i had a talk .
we needed to decide who to vote for .
we both made our choices .
we were surprised that we were n't choosing the same person .
we agreed that it would n't affect our opinions of each other .
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[MALE] wanted a way to interact with his crush .
[MALE] decided to ask her to play a game .
[MALE] suggested connect four .
she agreed .
[MALE] played connect four with this new friend .
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[MALE] decided to grow a beard .
at first he liked how it looked .
after a while it was too itchy and scraggly .
[MALE] tried clinging on to it for a bit longer .
after a while he gave up and shaved .
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i was always afraid of hot air balloon rides .
i thought i would fall out of them .
one day i decided to face my fear .
i got on the hot air balloon shivering with fear .
it turned out to be a safe and relaxing experience .
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[MALE] had many thoughts .
he wanted to organize his thoughts .
he bought poster board .
he organized his thoughts .
his life improved due to organizing his thoughts .
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i was twelve and i walked home from school .
it was six miles on the level .
[FEMALE] mom was supposed to pick me up , but she was busy or forgot .
it took longer than i thought .
it was suppertime when i got home .
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[FEMALE] was not always a good mom .
she was n't in her child 's life for many years .
once they reunited , [FEMALE] wanted to make it right .
she apologized and worked hard to build their relationship .
it worked and they were close .
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[NEUTRAL] and his buddy [MALE] were going fishing .
they went to the store and got some bait before heading out .
at the beach they began casting their lines into the surf .
[MALE] was the first one to catch a fish , but [NEUTRAL] got one too .
they kept fishing well on into the evening , having fun .
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[MALE] was drinking alone at home .
he kept drinking beer and watching television .
he did n't realize how much he had .
after a while [MALE] could barely keep his eyes open .
he passed out and fell asleep .
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[NEUTRAL] was a very hand man but had a fear of heights .
his roof had started leaking during a storm but [NEUTRAL] could n't fix it .
[NEUTRAL] tried to climb a ladder after the storm to fix his roof .
he got terrified halfway up and could n't go further .
[NEUTRAL] had to call a contractor to fix his roof for him .
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[MALE] had hearing problems .
he was listening to television really loudly .
his neighbors were annoyed and complained .
[MALE] turned on the closed captions .
he was able to then turn down the volume and still keep up .
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[MALE] suffered from night terrors .
it made it hard to have women spend the night .
he told his current girlfriend about it .
she was very understanding and knew a lot about it .
[MALE] felt more relaxed about her spending the night .
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[FEMALE] decided she wanted to go to the golf course .
she had never been before .
[NEUTRAL] her father agreed to take her .
when she got her , she hit her first ball .
to her delight , she got a hole in one .
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[FEMALE] did n't get along with a coworker .
one day , she placed office supplies in the co workers purse .
security captured [FEMALE] on camera .
[FEMALE] was fired on the spot .
[FEMALE] learned a valuable lesson about karma .
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[MALE] loved his old sheepdog [MALE] .
[MALE] was a baker and made [MALE] a chocolate cake once a week .
though this made [MALE] really happy , it also made him very fat .
[MALE] 's vet had told [MALE] that he needed to help [MALE] lose weight .
but [MALE] did n't listen and [MALE] passed away from a heart attack .
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[FEMALE] son in law converted his phd thesis into a book .
he sent a draft off to cambridge university press .
the editor liked the draft , and he was hopeful of publication .
but a senior editor declined to publish .
[FEMALE] son in law was very disappointed .
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[FEMALE] wants to be prom queen .
she works very hard with getting her classmates votes .
[FEMALE] is sure she will win .
she even buys an expensive prom dress .
[FEMALE] is only nominated for second place .
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[MALE] bought a bucket of fried chicken .
he was eating it well enough .
in the middle there was one piece that was frozen in the middle .
[MALE] did n't want to make a big deal about it .
he tossed it out and ate the rest .
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i made more calls , but nobody answered .
a friend of a friend tried to get out to pick me up .
his truck got stuck in the snow .
i was stranded for the night .
i tried to run the heater as little as possible , but it was too cold .
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[MALE] needed a new computer .
his old one had died and he had to have one for work .
he went to the store and looked for the best one .
he found a great deal and decided to go for it .
[MALE] was very happy with his purchase and the pc worked great .
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[FEMALE] was getting her test back for science .
she was worried what her grade was going to be .
[NEUTRAL] she took a look at it .
she saw she failed .
[FEMALE] then went to the bathroom and cried .
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[FEMALE] had never wanted children .
she used birth control .
[FEMALE] had symptoms suggesting she may be pregnant .
she knew that birth control was not always effective .
[FEMALE] decided to buy a home pregnancy testing kit .
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i got a job working in an office .
i was overwhelmed with work .
i did n't even have time to pick up the phone .
i decided to hire an assistant .
after that i had time to do all of my work .
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binji played poker at the casino .
he wins a large sum of money .
he took it to the roulette wheels .
he lost all the money he made .
he stumbled home disappointed .
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[MALE] wanted to play football in high school .
[MALE] had very long hair .
during a game an opponent grabbed his hair .
[MALE] realized he needed to cut his hair .l .
[MALE] cut his hair .
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[MALE] was carving pumpkins with his young kids , [FEMALE] and [MALE] .
[FEMALE] cut her finger while carving her pumpkin .
it was n't a bad cut , but [FEMALE] decided not to carve any more !
instead , [MALE] gave [FEMALE] markers and pens to draw on a scary face .
[FEMALE] 's pumpkin was the most creative of all of theirs !
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[FEMALE] is an australian citizen .
she always dreamed of coming to [FEMALE] for vacation .
she entered a contest for an all expenses paid vacation .
she won the contest !
[FEMALE] flew from [NEUTRAL] to new [MALE] two months later .
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[MALE] had chronic pain in his legs .
the doctor told him to take pain relievers .
[MALE] did n't want to take the medicine .
[MALE] ate fruits and vegetable instead .
[MALE] 's legs felt better from the vegetables .
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[FEMALE] was still weeping after two hours .
her husband was pacing in front of her wondering what was wrong .
he begged for her to explain her tears .
but [FEMALE] just cried some more until she cracked .
she had just found out that her husband was cheating on her .
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[FEMALE] was worried how the presidential campaign would impact children .
a fourth grade teacher , she gave her class some perspective .
she spoke about influential women in history and gender equality .
she also had a guest speaker talk about living with disabilities .
[FEMALE] hoped these messages would empower respect and compassion .
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[MALE] was doing very badly in school .
all his grades online showed that he had d 's and f 's .
it turned out he had n't been doing his homework at all .
[MALE] 's parents were so mad that they grounded him .
once his grades are a lot better he wo n't be grounded anymore .
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[MALE] wanted to explore a deep cave since he was little .
collecting the supplies for it was the easy part , other than rope .
there was so many choices , he did n't know which to choose .
[NEUTRAL] he did research and found the highest quality rope he could .
thankfully he did so , otherwise he would have had a much harder time .
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[MALE] took his clothes out of his dryer .
he noticed the clothes did not dry because the heater broke .
he hung his clothes out to dry .
he told his landlord about the dryer breaking .
the landlord ordered a new dryer and it was delivered the next day .
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[FEMALE] used a sharpie to make notes .
she was making notes in class but the smell was distracting .
the teacher told her to use something else .
[FEMALE] was offended and demanded to keep using it .
the teacher did n't budge and [FEMALE] spent the class in shame .
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[MALE] was at the bar with friends .
he was starving all night .
once they got out they noticed a hot dog cart on the street .
[MALE] forced everyone to stop while he got one .
he felt it was the best tasting hot dog ever .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were n't sure what to do on a fall friday evening .
since the big game was the next day , they wanted an early night .
they decided to check out downtown to see what was happening .
at their surprise , there were a ton of cars downtown !
there wound up being a huge event downtown for them to do !
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i went to the store to buy new clips for my necklace .
i found an assortment of colors and styles .
the lady who worked there told me which ones she liked best .
i smiled , knowing she was showing preference for expensive items .
i walked away having bought something economical and pretty .
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[FEMALE] nephew thought it would be nice to go around and say nice things .
[NEUTRAL] we had to say nice things to the person to the left of us .
when it got to my niece she told her daddy he was tall .
but then she told her mommy she loved her for all these other reasons .
everyone laughed at how silly she was .
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as we visited with my uncle , he taught us a lot .
he walked on the property with me , and showed me his chickens .
he told me about the history of his fjord horses .
he 'd gotten them from a norwegian friend years ago .
i enjoyed listening to his stories that day .
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i woke up to find an email .
it was from my mother in law .
she had sent a gift card for my son .
i was overwhelmed by her kindness .
i wrote her an email thanking her profusely .
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[MALE] just took a shower .
he decided to blow dry his hair .
he still had wet hands when he tried to plug it in .
[MALE] got a big shock from the electricity .
he jumped back in pain .
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[MALE] was at the drive through .
it was taking a long time to order .
[MALE] was visibly frustrated .
they offered him free pie as an apology .
[MALE] agreed and it made him feel better .
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[FEMALE] was on her high school soccer team .
she wanted to work on her striking .
she hired a coach to help with her footwork .
she began slowly improving .
she eventually became the best player on the team .
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in my gifted class , we decided to do a performance .
we wanted to do a rendition of high school musical .
we had to audition for the role of [FEMALE] and i really wanted it .
unfortunately i had really mean and determined competition .
i practiced and practiced but we never actually performed .
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[FEMALE] was asked to the dance by [MALE] .
she was very excited .
but when she got there she saw he had flowers .
[FEMALE] felt very thrilled .
she then decided to kiss him to thank him .
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[MALE] needed a drink after work .
he opened the refrigerator to look for a drink .
he got a coke but he noticed another drink behind it .
there was a beer hidden in the refrigerator .
he got the beer and got drunk off of it for the night .
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[FEMALE] uncle brought me several pounds of deer meat .
he had made some of the meat into summer sausages .
i did n't like to eat meat , but i had to admit i loved deer .
i ate a large piece with my dinner that night .
we spent the evening filling the deep freezer to the top .
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thunder could be heard outside of [MALE] 's house .
[MALE] could also hear his dog whimpering .
[MALE] grabbed his dog and took it to [MALE] 's bed .
[MALE] cuddled with the dog to comfort it .
the dog stopped whimpering .
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[MALE] moved into a new city .
he made a few new friends .
[MALE] did n't have much or a family .
he invited his friends to christmas dinner .
most showed and he had a good night .
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[MALE] practiced hard for his guitar recital .
while he was practicing , his little sister ran through the room .
she bumped into him .
his guitar dropped to the ground and smashed to pieces .
[MALE] could not participate in his guitar recital .
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[MALE] was a senior executive at a fortune 100 company .
he was unexpectedly laid off along with 1000 other employees .
he had fear and doubts about his future .
he created a business plan and borrowed 15 million dollars .
he became ceo of a company with 6000 employees in 4 countries .
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[FEMALE] was waiting for a package .
every day her mailman came at ten in the morning .
but today he was very late .
he did n't arrive until one in the afternoon !
but luckily , at least he had [FEMALE] 's package !
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[FEMALE] really had to get her wash done .
but it was such a pain to lug it to the laundromat and back .
she decided to pay a neighbor boy to do it .
for $ 10 , he even folded the clothing !
[FEMALE] was very pleased .
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[FEMALE] was preparing for her son 's birthday .
she had spent all morning working on a cake .
while it was baking she began working on decorations .
suddenly she smelled something burning .
her cake was burnt and totally ruined .
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[MALE] needed to write an essay for class .
he waited until the last minute to start writing it .
[MALE] was tired and did n't try too hard .
he got a really bad grade on it .
[MALE] was disappointed in himself .
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[FEMALE] was a weather fanatic .
she was obsessed with all sorts of weather phenomenon .
she decades years trying to witness ball lightning with her own eyes .
after over a 500 expeditions , she finally saw it last night .
she said she will never see anything so amazing ever again .
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[FEMALE] wanted to have plastic surgery .
she hated her nose .
she asked her doctor to give her a tiny new nose .
he shaped it poorly and it looked terrible .
[FEMALE] hated her new nose !
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[NEUTRAL] had broken [NEUTRAL] 's toy out of anger .
[NEUTRAL] was only three and he began to cry .
[NEUTRAL] 's dad came over and asked him what the problem was .
[NEUTRAL] showed him the broken toy and pointed to [NEUTRAL] .
dad picked [NEUTRAL] up and took him to the store to get a better toy !
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[MALE] loved halloween and trick and treating .
[MALE] was excited that he was now an adult handing the candy to kids .
but [MALE] was nervous that he did n't have enough candy .
kids kept on coming and he was slowly running out of candy .
the night ended and [MALE] was relieved to see he still had candy left .
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[MALE] was supposed to be waking up for work soon .
suddenly he woke up and saw that he was late .
he rushed to get ready and ran out the door .
later when he got home he checked on his alarm .
it turned out that the machine had broken .
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[MALE] and his girlfriend went to an amusement park .
they had wanted to ride a new coaster and finally got the chance .
while they were in line some teenagers cut in line .
the teenagers went on the ride ahead of [MALE] .
at the top of a big drop , the ride broke down stranding the teens .
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in high school i developed a huge crush on one guy .
one day i ran into him after school and he gave me a ride .
before he dropped me off , i invited him to my house .
i was so nervous and delirious about the proposal i had made .
unfortunately , my mom said he could n't come and i was devastated .
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[MALE] did n't like drinking beer .
he tried to get a taste for it .
a friend offered him a new beer to try .
[MALE] reluctantly gave it a try .
he was surprised by how much he liked it .
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[MALE] loved to gamble .
his favorite game at the casino was poker .
the last time he played , he lost a large amount of money .
he went back to try to win it back .
unfortunately , he lost all his money again .
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ken was doing crafts at school .
a friend asked for the scissors .
ken ran them over to him .
along the way ken fell over .
he fell on the scissors and cut himself .
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i had noticed that my cats seemed kind of bored .
having an over abundance of cardboard around i decided to use it .
i got out the hot glue gun and scissors and got to cutting and gluing .
hours passed but i did eventually make something usable .
[FEMALE] cats , naturally , completely ignored my hard work to sleep elsewhere .
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[NEUTRAL] always loved his car , but needed a new one .
he did n't know what to get , so he researched cars .
it took many weeks , but eventually he found the car he wanted .
it needed some work , but after a couple of oily weekends it was his .
now he cruises in the tiniest car allowed in [FEMALE] .
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when [FEMALE] turned 10 , she told her dad she wanted to skydive with him .
he signed her up for classes , explaining that she needed instruction .
her first 10 jumps had to be with a trained diver- her dad !
she loved the experiences so much and could n't wait for her 11th jump !
when she finally jumped alone , she began to cry tears of pure joy !
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while [MALE] and [MALE] were outside they found a big empty box .
it looked like a good box to make a fort out of .
they carried the box all the way to [MALE] 's house .
after they cut the door for the box , a bird flew in .
when [MALE] came in the fort , the bird sat on his shoulder .
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[MALE] had prom .
his girlfriend called out of prom last minute .
[MALE] ended up going with some friends .
he was very bored .
he left early .
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[MALE] bought a new sports car .
but he knew his neighbor wanted one too .
[NEUTRAL] he decided to let his neighbor test drive it .
and it made his neighbor really happy .
his neighbor thought very highly of [MALE] .
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[MALE] pushed his son 's stroller .
he then looked into the stroller to check on his son .
he did n't see any child in there .
he looked back at the car .
the son was still in the car seat .
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i did n't get any messages for several days .
nobody i sent a text to answered back .
i took my son to his speech therapist one day .
just as i got to the parking lot , texts started flooding in .
i got everyone 's texts at the same time .
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i needed a new car .
[FEMALE] current car had been totaled .
i went shopping at many places .
i found a cute little thunderbird .
i fell in love , and bought it immediately .
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[FEMALE] went to bed .
she had forgotten to set her alarm .
[FEMALE] overslept .
she hurried and got dressed .
[FEMALE] still made it to work late .
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i walked out to get the mail .
there was a drop in the sidewalk .
i forgot about it this time .
i tripped in front of the mailman .
he asked if i was ok , but i was just embarrassed .
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the girls were playing in their bedroom .
they had a big pink teapot .
they pretended to pour tea into each of their glasses .
then they toasted to each other .
they sipped the tea politely .
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we recently got a new dog who had been picked up as a stray .
we took her on walks , but with a leash so that she could n't run away .
as an ex-stray , we did n't think that she had ever been to a dog park .
we took her out to a local dog park and let her off the leash .
it was great to finally see her dashing freely about the park !
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[FEMALE] decided she wanted to make homemade snowmen crafts with her mom .
dad cut pieces of wood in sizes for the body , head and hats .
her and her mom glued the pieces together .
then , they painted the faces and tied the scarves on .
they gave the homemade snowmen to friends and family .
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[MALE] had gotten a pet dog .
his daughter started sneezing .
he brought his daughter to the doctor .
his daughter was allergic to the dog .
[MALE] had to get rid of the dog .
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[MALE] was at the bookstore .
he noticed a cute girl .
he was really shy and lacked courage .
he just stared at her from afar .
eventually she got creeped out and left .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were working class parents with one smart daughter .
since her early childhood , they 'd saved money for her .
they put aside change in jars and lived as frugally as they could .
when she turned 18 , their daughter [FEMALE] was given the money : $ 11 ,000 .
it was enough to get her started in college until she got a job !
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the water was deep and murky .
as she stepped in , the girl thought it looked a bit thick even .
she sludged through , thinking about alligators .
fearful , she began to run toward shore .
she arrived safely in her husband 's arms .
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[MALE] thought cable tv was too expensive .
he wanted a way to get rid of it .
he purchased netflix for his home .
he canceled his cable tv .
[MALE] is very happy with his decision .
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[MALE] met a woman he adored .
they fell in love quickly .
[MALE] proposed and she said yes .
he soon had to meet her family .
they ended up liking him and they all got along .
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[FEMALE] needed new socks .
she knew a discount store near her sold socks .
she walked there .
she found great socks .
she bought new socks .
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[NEUTRAL] was preparing for a job interview .
but he was really nervous .
he went over the same questions again and again .
but he still did n't feel confident .
[NEUTRAL] decided to reschedule his job interview for the second time .
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i wanted something to drink .
i could n't find any ice .
i did n't want to drink a room temperature soda .
i ended up getting a glass of water .
i sipped the water all day because i did n't like the taste .
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[MALE] found a goofy belt online .
he decided to buy it as a goof .
he wore it out one day and got lots of compliments .
[MALE] could barely believe it .
he wound up wearing the ugly belt more often .
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[MALE] and his buddies went shopping for groceries .
then they stopped to hang out at a friend 's house before going home .
they 're , hungry , they put their already-thawed frozen pizza in the oven .
they figured it 'd cook faster , but they got a disaster instead .
the soft , thawed crust had fallen between the oven slats and melted !
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[MALE] decided to try online dating .
[MALE] made a profile with his photo and a personal description .
after about a day , [MALE] got a message from another user .
she wanted to know if they could meet up .
now , six months later , [MALE] and that girl are engaged !
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[FEMALE] was in her condo alone and took a home pregnancy test .
she was excited but also nervous about the possible results .
the test turned out positive , indicating that [FEMALE] was pregnant .
[FEMALE] was very happy about the results and started to cry .
[FEMALE] waited for her husband to come home so that she could tell him .
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in 1996 , my son 's school friend [MALE] had a birthday party .
[MALE] was turning 7 .
[MALE] wanted to go to castle island and see the civil war fort there .
[MALE] was fascinated by the military .
when [MALE] turned 18 he joined the army .
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the little girls ran into the house .
they went into my daughter 's room .
they came back with a brush and hair ties .
they begged me to do their hair .
i put cute pony tails on both of them , and they loved them .
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[MALE] was reading a scary book .
he was at home alone .
his parents were getting home late .
[MALE] had trouble sleeping because of the book .
he stayed up till his parents came back .
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[FEMALE] had had the worst toothache for days-off and on , but mostly on !
no medicines , pills , or numbing gels worked ; all she could do was suff .
she endured over a week of agony .
when the pain finally began to subside , [FEMALE] was so very grateful .
she wept , feeling weak with the relief of her terrible pain .
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[MALE] was invited to attend a political rally .
[MALE] heard the candidate give a stump speech .
[MALE] and his friend talked after the event .
[MALE] told his friend that the candidate is a total moron .
now [MALE] and that friend are not speaking to each other .
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[FEMALE] was looking for babysitting work .
she really needed the extra money .
[NEUTRAL] she decided she was going to apply for jobs .
finally her friend gave her a job .
[FEMALE] was so thrilled .
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[MALE] took his car to a mechanic .
they wanted to charge him a lot of money .
[MALE] was unsure about the estimate .
he took it to another mechanic for a second look .
that one quoted him a much more reasonable price .
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the school called early the first week .
they said they were going to implement uniforms .
exasperated because i just bought clothes , i agreed .
i went shopping online .
i found a ton of cheap uniforms , and purchased as many as i could .
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[NEUTRAL] loved playing outside .
her mom bought her a pogo stick .
she would bounce up and down on it for hours .
when she was finished with it , she laid it in her garage .
she wanted to be able to grab it as soon as she woke up !
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[FEMALE] was not feeling very well .
to her surprise she got a card .
the card was from her sister .
she had not spoken to her in years .
her sister wished her the best .
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i walked into my high school home ec class and sat down .
the teacher said we were n't going to lunch that day .
there had been a call about a bomb threat .
i was frustrated because our room was right next to the cafeteria .
i asked to leave , and was told no .
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[MALE] 's roommates were playing drinking games .
they got too drunk and damaged [MALE] 's table .
it was beyond repair .
[MALE] asked them to buy him a new one .
they all pitched in and got it .
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[MALE] had joined an online dating site .
he was interested in a woman he found .
[MALE] decided to meet the woman .
[MALE] met the woman at a cafe .
[MALE] and the woman began to date .
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[FEMALE] begged her dad to stop for ice cream .
she had barely finished her [NEUTRAL] meal , but he conceded anyways .
as he expected , [FEMALE] could hardly eat more than two licks of ice cream .
most of it melted all over her face and dress !
but her dad sighed and smiled to see [FEMALE] 's messy happiness .
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[FEMALE] was new at school .
she was afraid she would make no friends .
but fortunately she made some the first day .
[FEMALE] was so happy .
school was no longer intimidating .
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[MALE] needed a job .
he was let go from a job a month ago and had n't found another one .
his bills were starting to mount up .
[MALE] was determined and applied to many jobs every day .
he was finally hired .
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the house was filled with sharp turns and corners .
every corner had someone hiding behind it .
they would jump out and i would scream .
i wanted to run from them .
i tried to remain stoic until the end .
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[FEMALE] 's mom made her do the laundry .
it took hours to wash the clothes for the house .
she poured baskets of clothes onto the couch in the living room .
her mother saw the piles and gasped .
[FEMALE] was forced to spend 2 hours folding all the clothes on the couch .
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i had a long day at work .
i needed to get home .
unfortunately i had two more hours to go .
i decided to just tell my boss that i quit .
now i did n't have to work long days anymore .
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[FEMALE] has been seeing [MALE] for two years .
recently , [FEMALE] has been having second thoughts about their future .
one day , [MALE] picked [FEMALE] up for a date to the beach .
on the way , [FEMALE] decided to break up with [MALE] at the beach .
once there , [MALE] proposed marriage to [FEMALE] and she said no .
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[MALE] sat on his glasses and they broke in half .
he was so unhappy , since his mom could n't afford a new pair yet !
then he had a brilliant idea .
he would dress as [MALE] [MALE] for halloween !
sure enough , everyone thought the broken glasses were a nice touch !
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[MALE] was applying for a new job .
he gave them his number to call him .
[MALE] never noticed the call when it came in .
he was in an area with no reception .
[MALE] wound up losing the chance to get the job .
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[FEMALE] was driving home from work one night .
it was snowing a lot .
she lost control and wound up in a ditch .
nobody found the car until days later .
[FEMALE] 's corpse was still inside of it .
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[FEMALE] was working out at the gym .
she noticed that a man was looking at her .
she smiled to herself and kept running on the treadmill .
the man told her her nose was running .
she gasped and wiped her nose .
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[MALE] wanted to be a computer programmer .
he knew he needed to study a lot .
he purchased flash cards .
he wrote code on the flash cards .
he used the flashcards to help himself memorize information .
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[FEMALE] and [MALE] were roommates .
they were also best friends .
they started to argue over household chores .
[MALE] decided to move out .
they were no longer friends .
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i wanted a way to stay awake on friday nights .
i tried everything , even caffeine pills .
nothing was keeping me awake .
one day , i found energy drinks and tried them .
since then , i 've been able to stay awake an extra 4 hours at night .
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[MALE] went to the bar with friends .
he was lonely and got drunk .
[MALE] kept trying to hit on girls at the bar .
he was too drunk and kept slurring his words .
eventually his friends had to take him home .
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[MALE] found an old piano in his attic .
and he remembered he used to play it as a kid .
he had the piano restored .
and it was good enough to play again .
but he felt sad as it was n't the same .
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[MALE] gave a lot of thought to doing some volunteer work .
[MALE] wanted to give back to his community in a meaningful way .
at a school presentation , [MALE] learned about habitat for [NEUTRAL] .
[MALE] signed up for a habitat for [NEUTRAL] project in his town .
[MALE] participated in building a home with habitat for [NEUTRAL] .
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[NEUTRAL] 's mother was a big fan of a movie trilogy .
[NEUTRAL] 's mother 's birthday was coming up .
[NEUTRAL] did n't know what to get her mother .
she bought her the movie on blu [MALE] .
her mother loved her gift .
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tierre and her grandfather were going fishing .
she was only four years old and scared .
little did she know , he had a baby fishing pole for her .
she was so happy to get the pole , she lost all fear .
she did n't catch any fish , but found a sweet baby turtle .
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[FEMALE] knew she would look much more mature with a haircut .
but she had never cut it before and was apprehensive .
then a friend suggested she donate her long hair to a charity program .
[FEMALE] decided to give her hair to a wig charity for kids with cancer .
she felt better about the cut- and she looked great with shorter hair !
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[MALE] saw a squirrel in his yard .
he went into the kitchen and found peanuts .
he went to the squirrel and fed it peanuts .
he continued to feed the squirrel until the peanuts were gone .
[MALE] 's mom was shocked to see that there were no more peanuts .
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[MALE] was late for school .
[NEUTRAL] he was eating breakfast as fast as possible .
he nearly choked on his food .
and it delayed him even further .
[MALE] decided to be more careful next time even if he was late .
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[MALE] was at a park .
and there was a sign that said not to feed the ducks .
but everyone was feeding the ducks anyway .
[MALE] decided to join in and feed the ducks too .
and he felt much more relaxed .
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vic ran his car off the road .
it tumbled and finally rested upside down .
vic jumped out of the car .
he was badly bruised .
he was fine though , and called his wife .
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[FEMALE] was going away with some friends .
she really needed to pack a lot of items .
she ended up packing five suitcases .
it was far too much .
she could not even carry it all .
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[MALE] was going to attend a wedding .
he needed to buy a suit .
[MALE] knew he would n't need the suit again .
he did n't want to spend a lot of money .
[MALE] got a suit at a thrift shop .
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[MALE] was n't the tallest or fastest boy trying out for the basketball .
but he was one of the hardest working .
he had practiced his free throws all summer .
he had a chance to show off his skills at tryouts .
he made the team !
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[FEMALE] did n't have enough money to pay her rent .
she spent her last two dollars on a lottery ticket .
she took the ticket home .
she won a thousand dollars .
she paid for her rent .
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[MALE] was on a date .
the girl kept avoiding getting too close .
[MALE] eventually noticed he had bad breath .
he tried using some tic tacs .
unfortunately by then the mood had already been killed .
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i bought a chocolate easter bunny .
i took it home with me .
[FEMALE] husband laughed and said i could n't eat the entire thing .
i told him i had no intention to .
i sat down and ate the ears only , leaving the rest behind .
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[FEMALE] had never seen so many fresh veggies in her life .
she was amazed by all the selection as she walked .
every stall at the market seemed to have something different .
she grabbed a fresh bunch of grapes and bought them .
[FEMALE] had a fantastic time at the farmer 's market .
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our state switched to no toll booth highways this week .
we had to apply for an ez pass .
the state had an online application .
the app kept bombing out .
i ended sending my application via snail mail .
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[MALE] was a competitive diver .
he loved diving his entire life .
one day however he dived in the pool but hit his head .
he then suffered a concussion .
[MALE] could never dive again .
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[FEMALE] dad gave my brother and i his old metal boat to play with .
we turned it over on the grass .
we filled it with water from a hose .
we stripped down to our underwear and played in the boat water .
eventually we got tired of it and started putting goldfish in it .
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[FEMALE] wanted to be like her older sister .
she copied everything that she did .
her sister did n't like her copying her .
she told her to stop .
[FEMALE] was very sad .
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[MALE] was a very smart man .
he was totally nonviolent .
his friend convinced him that it 's not violence when it 's self defense .
he learned that self defense is simply intelligence .
[MALE] became an adept martial artist .
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[FEMALE] bought some new lipstick online .
it was from a chinese manufacturer .
she tried wearing it out on a date .
after a while her lips started to swell up .
[FEMALE] had to take the lipstick off .
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[MALE] loved stories about time travel .
there a few such stories produced because of the dilemma .
he is elated that this tv season includes two time travel series .
`` timeless `` dares to change history with time travel .
`` frequency `` also dares to change history with time travel .
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[MALE] 's was in the mood to find bottle caps .
today , he went to the beach to find some buried ones .
he used his metal detector to find them .
at the end of the day , he detected something on his detector .
the detector found the most valuable bottle cap ever .
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[FEMALE] had an important meeting .
she went to a concert the night before .
[FEMALE] yelled at the stage a lot .
she wound up losing her voice after a while .
she had to get someone else to talk during her meeting .
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after the hurricane came through the [MALE] ' were in a bad spot .
their house had taken a lot of damage .
they had to call in lots of people to help fix it .
they restored a lot of the house and rebuilt what they could n't fix .
after a lot of time and work the [MALE] ' house was finally fixed .
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[NEUTRAL] arrived at the office for an appraisal with her manager .
she had been working very hard recently to impress him .
the manager invited [NEUTRAL] into his office .
they discussed the progress she had made in her work .
she walked out with an offer of promotion .
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i rescheduled my fingerprinting for the next week .
when i returned , the woman was wary .
she asked if i 'd had any other household projects lately .
i assured her i had not .
we successfully took my fingerprints that day .
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we went to the local graveyard .
it is several hundred years old .
we looked at the old graves .
people dressed as zombies told the tales of the dead .
we were enthralled by the stories , and really enjoyed the visit .
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[MALE] got pushed by [MALE] .
[MALE] punched harry .
they got into a big fight in school .
[MALE] won the fight .
they both got suspended .
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[FEMALE] was playing football .
she scored a goal .
the other teammates lifted her into the air .
she was too heavy , and they fell over .
they all laughed .
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[NEUTRAL] 's girlfriend gave him a gift card for a free sandwich .
[NEUTRAL] finally found time to go to the restaurant in order to use it .
he walked up to the counter with the employee .
he ordered his favorite sandwich on the menu .
with the card , the meal was entirely free !
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our neighbor [MALE] is a lonely man .
he stays in the apartment lobby all day talking to people .
yesterday he followed a woman into the club room .
he asked her several questions as she got a coffee .
she left him politely but quickly .
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the clouds were low and formidable .
they were turning a dark hue .
i rushed to get past them in time .
a long winding funnel lowered to the ground .
terrified , i hit the gas and sped home .
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lorelai looked at the mirror .
she saw it was cracked .
she went to talk to her husband .
his hand was bloody .
she knew he could n't control his anger .
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[MALE] was 31 years old and played modern video games .
one day he had a hankering to play the old classic nintendo .
he figured it was so old , it 'd be sold online for very little money .
but [MALE] was very wrong-the console was insanely expensive !
it was now a collector 's item instead of just a toy .
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i was cleaning nonstop .
i could n't seem to get anything clean enough .
i went out and bought some cleaning supplies when i ran out .
i went back home and started power washing the exterior .
when i was done , the sun was going down .
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[FEMALE] has decided to have thanksgiving dinner at her house .
her family was n't getting along .
she thought it was best to cook dinner for her own family .
she was n't a very good cook .
dinner turned out fine , as she worked real hard at it .
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[MALE] was searching for a bicycle helmet .
but he did n't want to settle for something cheap .
he saw an expensive helmet on sale .
and he bought it right away .
[MALE] was happy about how much money he saved .
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[MALE] was only 5 years old .
he was playing outside when he fell to the ground .
[MALE] looked down at his knee and saw a lot of blood .
[MALE] ran to his mother inside .
she washed and bandaged the scrape and [MALE] felt much better .
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[MALE] wanted to make a show .
he started drawing and writing .
he started putting stuff on youtube .
it started to get popular .
he got a email from a tv company .
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[MALE] was late to his football match .
he sped up on his bike but still arrived forty-five minutes too late .
the game had started without him .
he sat on a bench for the remaining two hours .
and mollified , he made sure to be on time for the next game .
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[MALE] had problems with depression .
he decided to drink one night .
he went overboard and started calling people .
he called some exes .
it create a lot of problems in his life .
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[MALE] went to the hospital .
he ran into the operating room .
he held his wife 's hand and told her to push .
she was in labor .
[NEUTRAL] hour later , his baby was born .
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[MALE] bought a new calendar .
he put it up right away .
after a few days he noticed something was off .
[MALE] had bought next year 's calendar .
he held onto it until the right time .
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[MALE] was walking home .
it was a bit uphill and had recently rained .
[MALE] slipped on a slick area and tumbled down .
[MALE] tried to walk up again and kept slipping .
eventually he took a different route up .
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i woke up early yesterday because i heard a dog barking .
i went outside to look for the dog .
i found him behind my neighbor 's house .
his collar was caught on the neighbor 's fence .
i untangled him from the fence and he ran away .
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[MALE] worked hard on his costume .
it was an obscure reference .
he hoped people would get it .
unfortunately nobody ever did .
[MALE] was disappointed and sad .
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i had n't washed laundry in almost 2 weeks .
i hauled several hampers into the laundry room .
i divided it all into about eight piles .
i ended up washing clothes all day .
i went to bed that night completely exhausted .
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[MALE] needed some food , as his cupboards were empty .
[MALE] went to the grocery store .
[MALE] was unsure about whether to get meats or cereals and fruit .
[MALE] decided to get a little of both .
[MALE] made himself an epic dinner that night !
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[NEUTRAL] really wanted to get a frozen pizza .
she was n't sure what to do though since she did n't have a pan .
remembering something she read she realized she did n't need one .
[NEUTRAL] instead used her skillet to bake the pizza in the oven with .
it came out delicious and perfect .
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on [NEUTRAL] my wife and son went to primark .
this is an [FEMALE] department store which opened in [MALE] .
[FEMALE] son got a suit and a jacket .
[FEMALE] wife bought three pairs of boots and a purse .
she was so happy she decided to go there again this [NEUTRAL] .
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[MALE] hated his job .
he wanted to get fired .
[MALE] figured he could try and get unemployment .
[MALE] was fired for good reasons .
his unemployment was denied .
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[FEMALE] did n't want to see an action movie at the theater .
[NEUTRAL] when her friends went to see one that night , she had a plan .
they all went inside while she went to pee .
and she bought a ticket for a romantic comedy instead .
when she met them afterwards , they were none the wiser .
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[MALE] usually did well in school .
he rarely studied for class .
he had a bit test coming up .
[MALE] decided to study a bit .
he got the highest grade in class .
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[MALE] had a big party .
there were tons of aluminum cans left over .
[MALE] picked them all up .
he took them to be recycled .
[MALE] made a decent amount of money .
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[FEMALE] woke early one morning to surprise her husband with a hot meal .
he began work at 6am , so usually she was only awake to say goodbye .
but this morning , she made him a big hot dish of scrambled eggs .
then she woke him and smiled as he dove in - until he grimaced .
[FEMALE] had missed a large chunk of eggshell , and it had cut her husband !
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[MALE] loves to drink coffee every morning .
unfortunately his coffee maker broke .
he was n't sure what to do until he saw the gas station by his house .
he went to see what they have and found their coffee section .
he now gets fresh coffee at the gas station every morning .
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after [MALE] turned in his exam , he was furious .
he did n't do well although he studied a week in advance .
when his sister tried talking to him , he did n't say anything .
she asked him if he was okay .
he continued to be quiet and walked away .
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[MALE] was driving his humvee in the desert of iraq .
he hit a bump in the road and heard a loud explosion .
he was thrown from the car .
he looked down at his legs to see if they were still there .
he was in one piece , but scared out of his mind .
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someone asked me to help them with a paper .
it was about autism .
i knew it was because my son is autistic .
i agreed to help .
i changed my mind when i found out she just wanted me to do her work .
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[MALE] went hiking alone at the state park .
he did not know there was a flash flood warning .
[MALE] was trapped on a hilltop by the raging river .
fortunately , he had a cell phone that he used to call for help .
[MALE] had to be rescued by a helicopter .
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[MALE] loved halloween .
he moved into a nice neighborhood .
he had never gone trick or treating before .
[MALE] decided to try it out .
he had great fun and got lots of candy .
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[MALE] always had bad teeth .
his parents could n't afford braces when he was younger .
when he was older he decided to get some .
[MALE] was a bit embarrassed but figured it was worth it .
afterward he was n't ashamed of his smile anymore .
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i tried out a new type of soap .
this soap was supposed to make your hands clean for the whole day .
i washed my hand with it and went to work .
while at work , people were complaining about a smell .
the smell was coming from my hands and i had to go home .
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[FEMALE] friend [MALE] 's daughter t came up to visit him last week .
she lives in tn but used to live in [MALE] .
[MALE] rented a car for t to get around .
one day [MALE] was in the car when t cut off three people .
[MALE] argued with t as he found she was not taking her bipolar meds .
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[FEMALE] was walking his dog .
he noticed his dog was walking funny .
there was a swollen area on the dog 's leg .
[FEMALE] took the dog to the vet .
the dog had a benign tumor .
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[MALE] was so excited he could n't sleep .
he 'd just gotten tickets to the world series !
he loaded up his car and got ready to make the drive .
when he arrived at the stadium , he quickly found his seat .
he could n't wait for the game to start !
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[MALE] just graduated high school .
he was at a career fair trying to learn what career he wanted .
a [FEMALE] recruiter approached [MALE] and asked him some questions .
[MALE] was eventually convinced to come in for an actual interview .
[MALE] was talked into joining the [FEMALE] and sent into war shortly after .
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we talked about our favorite cuisines with friends .
it seemed like everyone preferred italian .
one of our friends said mexican was all he would ever eat .
i was very quiet , not telling anyone that i hated both cuisines .
on the way home , i confessed to my husband , and he laughed .
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[MALE] was watching tv .
but he could n't find a show that he liked .
he continuously flipped through channels .
and after 10 minutes of searching , he did n't give up .
[NEUTRAL] hour later , [MALE] was angry about how much time he wasted .
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i found a copy of girl on a train in a recycle bin .
i put it up on amazon and sold it immediately for $ 5 .
i listed it twice in error and got another sale .
i did not have a second copy of the book .
although i lost money , i drop shipped the book .
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[MALE] had a bad headache .
he had taken medicine twice .
he still had the headache .
[MALE] finally took a nap .
the headache went away .
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[FEMALE] was in the kitchen making breakfast .
her family was not awake yet .
she spent a lot of time doing everything just right .
finally , breakfast was ready to be served .
her family woke up just in time and everyone enjoyed breakfast .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] moved in together .
they tried to sleep together for the first time .
[MALE] snored way louder than [FEMALE] expected .
it kept her up all night .
the next day [FEMALE] bought some ear plugs .
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it was a big night for [NEUTRAL] .
his solo was coming up and he was nervous .
he had only been in the band for a little bit .
the time for the solo came .
he got up and and played it perfectly .
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raimy wanted to buy a new car .
one that he had seen in so many movies .
[NEUTRAL] he saved money , but could n't afford the car he wanted .
[NEUTRAL] he got another slightly smaller slightly older car .
he was happy with his choice .
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[FEMALE] was confined to a wheelchair after a car accident .
her dream had always been to run in the olympics .
but then her sister [FEMALE] raised her spirits up .
[FEMALE] entered her into the special olympics and helped her train .
thanks to [FEMALE] 's help , [FEMALE] came in second place - full of pride !
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[MALE] loved eating roasted chicken .
unfortunately he did n't have much time to cook .
his girlfriend decided to surprise him .
she cooked him some and took it to his work for lunch .
[MALE] was ecstatic and gobbled it up .
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[NEUTRAL] was having a lot of trouble with her internet service .
for weeks she kept having to call technical support off and on .
after many technician visits they seem to of found the problem .
it turned out that her roku was soaking up all the bandwidth .
for now [NEUTRAL] does n't use the roku and just uses her other devices .
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i adopted a puppy in [FEMALE] .
on my way home , i named him [MALE] .
i had to teach [MALE] to use the bathroom outside .
it took several weeks of training .
he is now trained to use the bathroom outside .
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[MALE] had an important appointment .
it was an interview for a new job .
he was incredibly nervous about it .
the day of the interview [MALE] missed it completely .
he had marked down the wrong day .
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[MALE] was at starbucks trying to get a coffee .
the service was pretty slow .
by the time he got his drink it was already cool .
[MALE] complained to the people working .
they apologized and offered him a new drink .
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[MALE] and all his friends were excited .
they had all rented tubes to float down the river .
it was a perfect day for being in the water .
they all got on their floats and went down the river .
they all had such a great time and agreed to do it again .
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[MALE] was invited to a party .
he was n't sure about the address .
he went to the neighborhood and looked for it .
[MALE] eventually wound up at a party he found .
it was n't the one he was looking for but he had fun .
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[FEMALE] son had always wanted a pet .
i found two cats that needed a new home .
we decided to bring them home .
[FEMALE] son feeds them every morning .
being a pet owner makes him happy .
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[MALE] was a very simple man .
he only liked regular things including his coffee .
he always ordered black coffee when he went to the diner .
one day the pretty waitress convinced him to try a cappuccino .
[MALE] really liked it and ordered it all the time after that .
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i wanted a new christmas tree .
we bought a thirteen foot tree from craigslist .
we set it up in our very high ceilinged living room .
we covered it in all the kids ' old ornaments .
when we were done we realized we needed to buy more to cover it .
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we rode up to the hotel we were staying at .
it was said to be haunted .
a doctor had killed many patients there .
we felt ill at ease , but stayed anyway .
we were happy we did n't see any ghosts during our stay .
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i was outside relaxing in my backyard .
i began to sneeze a lot .
i was sneezing due to the flowers blooming in my backyard .
fortunately , i knew a way to get rid of the flowers .
i sold them all to the flower store .
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[MALE] wanted to take a vacation .
he had saved money .
he researched plane ticket prices .
he looked every day for the lowest prices .
he found a great deal and took the best vacation of his life .
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i started a new diet last week .
i was not supposed to have dairy .
but when i drank a hot chocolate i had to spit it out .
i did not realize it had dairy in it .
i realized going dairy free was going to be harder than i thought .
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[MALE] was a middle aged man who was dissatisfied with life .
he quit his job and decided to form a band .
he played guitar everyday for years and eventually became very good .
his band got a record label and made plans for a tour .
they decided to market toward older men and the plan worked very well .
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[MALE] decided to try out for the school musical .
he could n't really sing , but danced fairly well .
[MALE] was surprised when he was cast as one of the leads .
he worked very hard and the play was a success .
[MALE] even won an award at the drama banquet .
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[MALE] grew up snowboarding .
he wanted to live in a place that he could snowboard often .
he moved to [MALE] .
he was looking for a job .
[MALE] found a job where he could teach others to snowboard .
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[FEMALE] 's one year old son named [MALE] is a very picky eater .
[MALE] used to love eating all the time but now he hardly eats .
[FEMALE] has tried so many different ways to get him to eat more .
finally after many attempts she got [MALE] to eat some dried fruit .
[MALE] loved the fruit so much he started to eat other things too .
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[FEMALE] was very much into fashion .
she wanted to accessorize .
she went shopping .
she found a necklace she liked .
she bought it .
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[NEUTRAL] was fascinated by foreign cultures .
he wanted to learn a new language .
he learned about many different languages .
he decided to pick a language based on his love for the country .
he decided to learn japanese .
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[MALE] was an avid skateboarder .
one day his buddies were making challenges .
[MALE] was challenged to do a trick with the board on some steps .
[MALE] tried the trick , falling flat on his face .
his buddies laughed loudly , saying they got the fall on video !
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[FEMALE] was born with her umbilical cord around her neck .
she was n't breathing .
the doctors had to resuscitate her .
i watched helplessly from the bed .
her cry was the most wonderful sound that i would ever hear .
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[FEMALE] loved to work crossword puzzles .
she bought books of them and carried one everywhere .
one day at lunch a coworker asked her about the puzzle she was doing .
the coworker loved to work crosswords , too !
[FEMALE] and the coworker became good friends .
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i was walking outside one day .
i passed a watermelon stand .
a man was selling watermelons for 100 dollars each .
at first , i laughed at how expensive they were .
when i tasted how sweet they were , i bought five of them .
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[FEMALE] was a big fan of a musical group .
she always wanted to meet them .
she bought a ticket to one of their concerts .
she got backstage to meet them .
she did n't like them after meeting them .
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[FEMALE] wanted to get some candy .
but she was not sure if it would be too sweet .
[NEUTRAL] she took a bite .
it was far too sweet .
she could no longer eat it anymore .
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[NEUTRAL] was riding her bike home from school .
she was n't paying attention when she went over a rock .
her bike careened out of control and she began to fall .
finally her bike crashed into a parked car on the road .
she was hurt but not too badly , so she continued on home .
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according to [MALE] , climate change is n't real .
he believes that it 's been made up by hippies .
when shown scientific evidence , he would dismiss it as propaganda .
this stemmed from a group of his right wing friends .
it 's believed that they work for the oil companies .
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[MALE] hated romance movies .
his girlfriend really liked them .
[MALE] was forced to watch one with her .
he kept complaining and whining throughout .
eventually his girlfriend stopped the movie and kicked him out .
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as i ran out the door , my pocket got caught on the knob .
i heard a loud rip .
i turned and opened the door quickly .
it was far too late .
the pocket had ripped almost completely off my skirt .
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[MALE] was visiting friends .
he parked in a bad neighborhood .
when he went back to his car it was missing .
[MALE] called the cops and filed a report .
unfortunately the car was never found .
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[MALE] bought a new gun .
it was cheap at the pawn shop .
when he tried to fire it [MALE] noticed something wrong .
it would keep jamming due to bent parts .
[MALE] spent hours trying to fix it .
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i decided to make homemade hot fudge and caramel .
i put the chocolate in a tub when it was done .
i put a container of cream in the crockpot .
when i took it out , it was caramel .
the kids were shocked that it was so simple to make .
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[MALE] was at the grocery store .
he was shopping for something to cook for dinner .
[MALE] was n't sure what to get .
he saw that ground beef was on sale .
[MALE] decided to get the ground beef for burgers .
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the batteries in [MALE] 's clock had gone out .
he did n't realize the batteries were dead .
[MALE] had an appointment .
he was going by the time on the clock .
[MALE] was late for his appointment .
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[FEMALE] had a flower bush near her house .
the flowers on the bush were really beautiful .
her groundskeeper cut down the bush .
[FEMALE] was furious .
she fired the groundskeeper .
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[MALE] was watching television at home at night .
all of a sudden lightning hit nearby .
it surged throughout [MALE] 's house .
[MALE] noticed smoke coming out of the television .
it had burned out its circuits .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to make this one white bean soup really bad .
the problem was that he did n't have all the ingredients .
after looking in his fridge he found some good ones .
he put all the ingredients he thought would work instead .
after hours of cooking the soup it came out amazing .
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[FEMALE] needed blood tests done .
they were just routine , but she was nervous .
she had never had her blood taken before .
the nurse was kind , though , and held her hand .
[FEMALE] looked away , and the blood draw was over before she knew it !
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i bought all the new flavors of pop tarts for the kids .
they begged for the strangest flavors .
i agreed , but restricted them to one package per day .
they decided they liked the root beer the best .
[FEMALE] husband and i wrinkled our noses just thinking about it .
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i got a job at a small safari .
i rented a house on the property .
i cared for a baby lion for a couple of months inside my home .
after he got too big , we fully integrated him with the other lions .
someday i plan to return to visit my little lion .
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we got a box in the mail .
it contained collectibles from horror movies .
we found chop sticks that looked like krueger 's hand .
we also had a chainsaw massacre shirt .
we were very excited to open the box .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to watch the football game .
he checked his channels .
[NEUTRAL] was n't able to watch the game on his television .
[NEUTRAL] went to the local bar .
he watched the game there .
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[MALE] has a quiz tomorrow .
he knew he should study .
instead of studying , he decided to go out .
when he got to class , he did not know anything on the quiz .
[MALE] failed his quiz .
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scientists had always believed dinosaurs died out before man existed .
[MALE] brewer was heading up a dig where many dinosaur bones were found .
one of his research students got really excited about a discovery .
a human footprint was found in the same rock layer as a dinosaur 's .
scientists still believe dinosaurs died out before man existed .
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when i was three years old , i only wanted a [FEMALE] pretty pony .
it was to be the first that would trigger the [FEMALE] little pony line .
[FEMALE] parents let me open that gift first .
i ran away playing with it .
i refused to open any of my other gifts .
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the ride was exhilarating .
i screamed loudly with every turn .
[FEMALE] son gripped my arm for dear life .
[FEMALE] husband and daughter just laughed at us .
we all had a great time on the rollercoaster .
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[FEMALE] type the last word with anticipation .
as soon as she was done , she jumped up and down .
she went to the cupboard to find a flute of champagne .
she opened the bottle of sparkling wine she had bought .
and drank to the success of her first finished novel .
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[NEUTRAL] was at a bar with his friends .
he had been drinking a lot .
[NEUTRAL] was completely drunk .
[NEUTRAL] was unable to drive home .
his friends called a cab for [NEUTRAL] .
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one time a friend came over to teach me guitar .
he was putting his arm around me as he helped me hold the strings .
he kept being very touchy but i did learn something cool .
before he left he hugged me and nearly kissed me .
i was grossed out so i did n't talk to him a lot after that .
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[FEMALE] favorite sport is basketball and i love the bulls .
i watch every game and i was hoping that they would be good .
just last week the bulls traded their best player to another team .
what 's worse is that they did n't get anyone good in return .
i 'll probably stop watching basketball all together now .
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[MALE] needed clothes for an interview .
he went to the nearby mall .
he found some clothes he liked .
he bought them .
he spent 100 on it .
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[MALE] was bringing his plate to the table .
he tripped over his dog .
[MALE] dropped his plate .
food spilled all over the floor .
[MALE] had to clean up the mess .
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[FEMALE] ordered a drink at the bar .
as she was alone , a man came to sit next to her right away .
she ignored him .
but he kept jabbing away .
the man only left when [FEMALE] 's boyfriend arrived .
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[NEUTRAL] had a pet bird .
the bird squawked a lot at night .
[NEUTRAL] covered the cage with a blanket .
the bird squawked more .
[NEUTRAL] gave the bird away .
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[FEMALE] had a garden out in the back of her house .
she decided to take a walk in it one day .
but in it she saw a deer .
[FEMALE] stayed silent .
the deer looked at her for awhile and then looked away .
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it was finally the day of the big game .
[FEMALE] and her friends were going to tailgate .
they had all their food and drinks planned out .
they got to their spot and started tailgating .
they had a great time before the game and were hoping for a win .
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[MALE] heard of a special town one day from a book .
he was so curious about it , but could n't find it .
his parents told him it was a fake town but he did n't believe them .
he went to [NEUTRAL] where it was supposed to be and searched .
he never found it though , but found another town to his liking .
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i tried to make cheese by myself .
i followed all the instructions , but kept messing up .
somehow it always turned out a huge mess .
i finally gave up .
everyone tried to eat the gooey mess that tasted slightly like cheese .
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[MALE] came to work in his underwear that morning .
he did n't realize until his secretary told him .
embarrassed , he went back home to change .
but he could n't find his house again .
he was surprised when the doctor later said he was losing his memory .
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i climbed into bed , feeling cold .
i pulled all the covers over me .
in the night , i got too hot .
i kicked off the covers .
[FEMALE] footie pajamas were enough to keep me warm .
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the gas light came on in my car .
i tried to get over the bridge quickly .
i pulled off the interstate .
i finally found a gas station .
i pulled in and filled up , relieved .
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i was watching tv the other day when the picture went out .
the bulb behind the television was dead .
i was crushed .
i needed to watch my show .
i could not so i had to buy another television .
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the boy walked into the shop .
he looked around , confused as to what he wanted .
he walked over to a shelf filled with figurines .
he picked an entire family of simpsons characters .
he took them home and added them to a homemade figurine display .
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[FEMALE] was expecting children .
she assumed that she would be having twins .
but she found out she was having four kids .
[FEMALE] could not believe it .
she then did not know what she was going to do .
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just as the groom 's brother predicted , one of us fell .
as we walked up the steps to the altar , my heel gave way .
i tripped , and my shoe went bouncing down the steps .
i fell behind it .
i could hear my friend 's mother trying to suppress her laughter .
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mac and his friends were off on a boys weekend .
they had decided to go to the casino .
they were playing different games throughout the night .
mac approached the roulette wheel and put it all on black .
the ball bounced around forever before finally settling on black .
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[MALE] hated his name growing up .
everyone made fun of him for it .
he decided to change it when he was old enough .
[MALE] picked a new name that was even worse .
people made even more fun of him .
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[FEMALE] sister has behavioral problems that make it hard to go out .
going to the store is always hard and sometimes eventful .
one time we were at [MALE] [FEMALE] and she started fighting me .
the cashier was concerned and came outside to check on us .
now the cashiers at [MALE] [FEMALE] always watch us when we go there .
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in college , i studied abroad in [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] 16-year-old host brother was very nice .
i invited him to a party with me to meet some cool older kids .
he misunderstood why i invited him .
he tried to kiss me on the bus ride home .
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[FEMALE] was going on a school trip .
it was too a candy factory .
she was very excited .
but when she got there she ate so much of it .
she later got sick .
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[MALE] had a birthday party .
he decided to drink too much .
[MALE] got drunk right away and got into fights .
he had people angry at him and then threw up .
he passed and and woke up embarrassed .
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we sat down and had a long talk .
the alcoholism was really breaking our family apart .
he decided to stop drinking cold turkey .
we threw out all the alcohol we could find .
we hugged and made a promise to each other to make things right .
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[FEMALE] sister in law b was a girl scout as a child .
one day the activity was to cook something .
b took black pepper and threw it at another girl scout .
the girl started crying and complained to the leader .
b was actually expelled from the girl scouts !
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there was snow in the forecast so [FEMALE] did n't study for her test .
when she woke up the next morning , she hoped it had snowed .
she looked out and saw the ground was covered .
she would have her snow day .
she played in the morning then studied for her test that night .
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i was at my job .
it was my first day of work at this job .
i accidentally spilled coffee on my boss 's desk .
i was sure i would be fired .
it turns out he was very forgiving because i was new .
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[FEMALE] was 9 years old and liked a boy in her class , [MALE] .
she was n't sure if [MALE] liked her back .
but then one day it rained heavily !
[FEMALE] had forgotten her coat , but [MALE] shyly gave her his .
then he even offered to walk her home-in the cold rain , no less !
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[MALE] has a spanish test tomorrow .
he has been studying all week for it .
when he got to class , he felt ready .
[MALE] took his test and was confident .
he was happy when he made an a .
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[MALE] 's baseball team came in last place last year .
that is about to change .
[MALE] and the other players worked harder to get better .
his team got first place .
they even won championship .
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[MALE] was eating a snickers bar .
he got sick to his stomach .
he realized he had been eating too many sweets .
he went to lie down .
his wife brought him some chicken soup .
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[MALE] was running late for work .
he poured out some old coffee .
he did n't realize how long it had been out .
he tried to drink some .
[MALE] spat it back out and threw it out .
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[MALE] went to the store .
he needed a gift for his brother .
he saw a ipod 50 % off .
he bought it .
his brother loved it .
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it was my father 's birthday .
we made plans to take him out for a steak .
he does n't like leaving the house much .
we finally talked him into going with us .
he greatly enjoyed his steak that day .
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last october , there was a bad snowstorm and the power went out .
i lost power for 6 days , including my electric-start heat .
i had 4 tropical fish tanks , so i kept water boiling on the stove .
each 15 minutes , i 'd add warm water and aerate the tank with a cup .
it was 6 days of a strenuous nightmare-but all my fish lived !
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[NEUTRAL] always felt the piazza he made was the best tasting .
one day he had an opportunity to buy a pizza parlor .
he bought the best ingredients for the grand opening .
everyone complimented him on the great tasting piazza .
he now was a very successful business .
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[NEUTRAL] wanted to look good in his new shoes .
he installed fancy new shoe laces in the shoes .
the laces changed color in the sun and glowed in the dark .
he went outside to test them out .
the laces turned into a rainbow and he was happy for the day .
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[MALE] wanted to meet new people .
[MALE] liked using the internet .
[MALE] found an online chat room .
[MALE] found a new friend .
[MALE] became good friends with this new person .
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[FEMALE] was super excited for the halloween pet parade .
when she woke up on halloween it was pouring !
her mom said she could n't go to the parade .
she made her own parade with her stuffed animals !
it was still the best halloween ever .
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[FEMALE] loved coupons .
she always printed them before she shopped .
but one day she brought her book with her when she went to the grocer .
by the time she got rung up , she saved one thousand .
[FEMALE] could not believe it .
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[FEMALE] was on vacation in [FEMALE] by herself .
she worked very had as a law firm consultant and needed a break .
[FEMALE] decided to take surfing lessons on one of her days there .
the surf instructor was very attractive and [FEMALE] fell in love .
unfortunately she had to return home and the two never talked again .
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[FEMALE] has been trying to get promoted at her job for years .
her boss holds her back because she does n't want to lose her .
[FEMALE] applied around and found a better job with better pay .
she put in her two week notice and her boss was upset .
now her boss knows not to take advantage of good employees .
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[FEMALE] was having a baby shower .
she invited her friends to celebrate .
however she got too many presents .
[FEMALE] was not sure about it .
she thought she would give some to charity .
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[MALE] needed to study .
he has a test tomorrow .
he stayed up all night .
he was ready for the test , although he was tired .
he aced it .
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[NEUTRAL] hated cooking and ate a lot of sandwiches .
her friends teased her about being a bad cook .
[NEUTRAL] secretly signed up for some cooking classes .
after graduation , she cooked a fancy meal for her friends .
her friends were very impressed and said she had become a great cook .
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she went to the dentist appointment .
they had scheduled an emergency visit .
they performed xrays of her mouth .
one of her teeth was severely damaged .
she scheduled an appointment to have it removed .
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i was playing ball in my yard .
the wind was blowing very hard .
it blew the ball out of my yard .
i began to cry really hard .
luckily , the wind blew in another ball i could play with .
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[NEUTRAL] was embarrassed of her stained rug .
she wanted the rug to be spotless .
she bought a steam cleaner at the store .
she cleaned her rug spotless .
her rug is now stain free .
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[MALE] 's friend [MALE] set him up on a blind date with a woman named [FEMALE] .
he had n't been on a date in nearly a year , so he agreed .
when he got to the restaurant , he stood where they were to meet .
a few minutes later , his cousin [FEMALE] walked up .
they laughed as the realized they had been set up on a date !
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i joined a forum related to wrestling .
it was always a hobby of my husband 's , so i thought i would learn .
i did n't understand anything i was reading .
i felt terrible for not being interested .
he told me it was fine to have different interests , and i gave it up .
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[NEUTRAL] was homeless and mostly ate from the trash .
but once in awhile he got fresh salads or sandwiches from delis .
one day , though , a young man brought him a full hot meal .
it was 7 courses from the fanciest restaurant in the city !
[NEUTRAL] was so gratified , he sobbed with thanks .
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[FEMALE] 's mom was making cupcakes for her class bake sale .
[FEMALE] wanted to help .
her mom knew [FEMALE] would likely just make a mess .
but to please [FEMALE] , she let her daughter help .
sure enough , [FEMALE] had a great time `` helping `` get flour everywhere !
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[MALE] needed more money .
he decided to take more overtime at work .
he worked long hours every day for weeks .
eventually [MALE] was able to get caught up on his finances .
he was even able to save a bit for the future .
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[MALE] was doing a group project .
at the end of it he grabbed his glasses and left .
[MALE] noticed everything was blurry .
eventually he realized he got his friend 's glasses by mistake .
[MALE] called him up to do an exchange .
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[MALE] felt like having some chips and chunky salsa .
he drove by the store on the way home from work .
[MALE] picked up a bag of chips and a jar of salsa .
[MALE] got home and dug into the chips and salsa .
to his horror , he realized too late that the salsa was extra hot !
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[FEMALE] boyfriend and i got into a fight today .
i wanted to buy a chocolate cereal of any kind .
but he wanted oatmeal and said he would n't buy me cereal .
he said cereal is stupid , which made me angry .
if i had my own money , i would buy my own cereal !
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[MALE] took his new truck off roading .
he was having a lot of fun until he hit some mud .
the truck got stuck there .
[MALE] had to wait for hours for someone else to go by .
he was finally pulled out by a friendly stranger .
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[MALE] started twitching in his hospital bed .
the nurses rushed in to see what was the matter .
[MALE] tried to speak , but all that came out was a gasp .
blood started spurting out of his eyes and nose .
the nurses cringed and backed away as [MALE] died .
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[NEUTRAL] was working at a restaurant .
she was giving food to her friends for free .
a customer complained about [NEUTRAL] .
the manager began to watch [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] lost a job .
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[MALE] was going out with friends .
he thought they were going to a fancy bar .
[MALE] decided to dress up in a suit .
they actually wound up at a sketchy dive bar .
[MALE] felt ridiculous being the only one so well dressed .
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[FEMALE] was severely overweight .
her doctor told her she needed to lose some .
she was starting to have severe medical problems .
unfortunately [FEMALE] had no self control .
she kept gaining weight and died of a heart attack .
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[MALE] had a slight cold .
his mother told him not to swim .
[MALE] 's mother went to the store .
he went and swam anyway .
[MALE] got sick .
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[MALE] put up a lot of christmas decorations .
his neighbors really liked them at first .
[MALE] never took them down after christmas .
his neighbors started to complain .
[MALE] finally decided to take them down .
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ken went to his family 's reunion .
he was single and did n't have a job .
everyone kept asking him the same questions .
it broke ken 's spirit after a while .
he decided to go home early .
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[NEUTRAL] thought she was a smart girl .
[NEUTRAL] she enrolled in college in hopes to become an accountant .
but it turns out [NEUTRAL] was n't so smart and she could n't do the work .
she also decided she would rather party than go to college .
one day [NEUTRAL] stopped going to school and became a college dropout .
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[MALE] was so excited to get his new puppy today .
his mom brought her home and told [MALE] he could name her .
[MALE] saw her long , unruly fur and named her [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] and [MALE] bonded quickly and played all day .
[MALE] was so grateful to have his new best friend .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] went to the football game at the university .
as they sat in the stands , they noticed a large cloud in the sky .
the cloud grew as it came closer to the stadium .
all of the sudden , it began pouring down rain !
[MALE] and [FEMALE] were soaked by the unexpected shower .
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[MALE] 's debit card had been missing .
he checked his bank account and noticed purchases he did n't make .
[MALE] called his bank immediately .
they were able to figure out the fraudulent purchases and fix it .
the card thief was eventually caught and arrested .
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i started cleaning out my closet .
i found my favorite boots in the bottom of the pile of shoes .
i put them on , and realized they did n't fit my calves anymore .
i resolved to lose weight and fit into them again .
two months later , they fit perfectly .
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[MALE] had a pair of old sneakers .
they had holes in them .
he still wore them often .
one day his mom threw them out .
[MALE] threw a big fit over it .
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[MALE] happened to walk past a burning house one day .
he noticed a fire truck but no men around .
he heard faint screams from inside the house .
without thinking he rushed in and found four firemen trapped .
he managed to help them all escape the fire and was regarded a hero .
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[NEUTRAL] was so excited to trick or treating .
after school he came home and put on his costume .
his mom drove him to the town center for trick or treating .
the main road in town was lined with vendors giving out treats .
[NEUTRAL] filled up his whole trick or treat bag .
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[MALE] loved racing cars .
one day , he came over and asked to borrow my thunderbird .
i was wary , as he promised he was n't going to race it .
i let him borrow the car .
after he died , i found a paper that showed he had indeed raced my car .
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it is [MALE] 's fiftieth birthday in a few days .
[MALE] 's wife plans a surprise party for him for friday .
she told him he had to be home early to meet the cable guy .
[MALE] left work early and arrived home at four o'clock .
when he opened his door , his friends and family surprised him .
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i could n't stand not getting my messages anymore .
i called my service provider .
they were extremely unfriendly and unhelpful .
i complained to the supervisor .
before the day was up , i had a new phone on its way to me .
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[FEMALE] could n't find what she wanted in the canned food cupboard .
everything was jumbled and no labels were facing forward .
she decided to rearrange the items in the cupboard .
she created groups by vegetables , and soups by type .
it took her 2 hours but she felt it was worth the effort .
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[MALE] was looking at pictures on his phone .
he let a friend get a closer look .
the friend scrolled to the next one .
[MALE] freaked out and smacked the phone away .
it was a private picture and the phone broke .
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[MALE] had a big date .
he was so nervous he broke out .
he had a big embarrassing pimple on his nose .
[MALE] tried to pop it and made a huge mess .
he went on the date looking like [MALE] .
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[MALE] came home after school .
he walked in his room to feed his fish .
[MALE] noticed his fish was upside down .
[MALE] called for his mom .
his mom informed [MALE] that the fish had died .
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[FEMALE] loved drinking grape juice .
one day she was drinking it near her bed .
she spilled the juice .
she was upset .
she cleaned it up and that made her happy .
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[FEMALE] wanted to put a table in the basement .
but none of her brothers would help her .
she dragged a small table from the garage to the back door .
she slowly lowered the table down the stairs on it 's face .
she was horrified to see she had scratched the finish on the table .
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[MALE] was on a long flight home .
also on the flight was a family with a baby .
the baby would n't stop crying the entire flight .
[MALE] tried using ear plugs but it did n't help much .
he was extremely frustrated by the time they landed .
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there was a break in at [FEMALE] 's house .
a lot of her jewelry was stolen .
most of it was n't worth much money .
[FEMALE] had deep sentimental value to it , though .
she never got any of it back .
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[MALE] wanted to take his girlfriend to the park .
[NEUTRAL] they went to the local one around the corner .
but all of the sudden it started to rain .
their picnic was ruined .
[MALE] was crushed .
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[MALE] was a teacher .
he was having a problem with a student .
the student was starting fights with other students .
[MALE] offered the student money if he stopped .
the student stopped fighting with other students .
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[MALE] moved into a new house .
it was old and had several stories about it .
[MALE] kept hearing sounds at night .
he did n't believe in ghosts .
[MALE] was n't really that bothered by it overall .
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[MALE] failed his class .
he told his parents .
his parents were mad at the teacher .
they bribed the teacher .
the teacher was not having it though .
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[MALE] wanted a pet .
[MALE] knew a dog or cat would be too much of a liability .
[MALE] went to the pet store .
[MALE] found a lizard he liked .
[MALE] bought the lizard .
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[MALE] loved smoothies .
[MALE] bought a new blender .
[MALE] broke the blender on the second day of use .
[MALE] was unable to return the blender .
[MALE] had to buy another blender .
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i recently vowed to make my bed every day .
this morning i arose from my bed upon awakening .
i was about to leave the room when i remembered my recent decision .
i decided to make my bed before leaving the bedroom .
i made my bed very neatly .
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[FEMALE] was taking a cooking class .
she really did n't like the class .
[FEMALE] burned all her food .
[FEMALE] eventually quit the class .
she continued to order take out .
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i had been craving chocolate for days .
after almost a week , i gave in .
i found some halloween candy .
i unwrapped three pieces , savoring each one .
i refused to feel guilty about my indulgence .
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[MALE] needed to go grocery shopping .
he took a shower and got dressed to go out .
he went to the bowl that he puts his car keys in .
but they were not there .
he rummaged through the room , but was unable to find the keys .
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[MALE] wanted to join the varsity swim team-he was a great swimmer .
trouble was , he was embarrassed by his bony body and small muscles .
but then he reasoned that swimming would make him stronger !
steeling his nerves , he tried out for the team .
and when he found he 'd made the cut , he cheered with joy !
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we stood in line for hours to get into the stadium .
the place was completely packed with fans .
we ordered some amazing garlic fries .
we sat and ate while the game started .
our team won , and we screamed with excitement .
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[FEMALE] made a pact with her boyfriend to try sushi .
they both thought it sounded gross , but wanted to be open-minded .
they found a nice japanese restaurant and ordered a variety plate .
tentatively they took a few bites - only to spit them out .
they hated it-but they were proud of giving it a chance !
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the water was cold .
i did not feel like swimming .
[FEMALE] dad told me i needed to learn .
he threw me in the pool .
i decided swimming was fun after all .
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[MALE] sat there in the chair staring at the tray of sharp tools .
the novacane had kicked in and he was drooling fiercely .
he was n't sure what was coming but he just knew it would be awful .
in walked the dentist who looked at the tools and pushed them aside .
when he pulled out the chainsaw [MALE] just fainted .
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i was trying to get some things done around the house .
the longer i worked at cleaning , the more tired i felt .
i stopped and sat down for a minute to rest .
[FEMALE] stomach suddenly growled loudly .
realizing i had n't eaten , i stopped cleaning and got a snack instead .
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with high postage , i could n't afford to send christmas cards anymore .
this made me sad , and it felt like holiday cheer was being erased .
i came up with the idea to have a cookie exchange party instead .
i invited everyone on my card list , and we shared cookies and hugs .
we decided to make it a tradition because friendship is priceless .
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[MALE] 's favorite team went to the superbowl .
[MALE] 's friend 's favorite team was also in the super bowl .
[MALE] bragged that his team would crush the other team .
[MALE] 's team lost in humiliating fashion .
[MALE] learned not to get prematurely excited again .
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[FEMALE] was trying to fall asleep in bed .
she felt something itchy and scratchy on her legs .
then she noticed crumbs sprinkled all over the mattress .
she brushed everything clean and then laid down .
luckily , she felt clean and fresh and ready to sleep .
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[NEUTRAL] one day saw a commercial for a new handheld console .
it was from his favorite game maker !
[NEUTRAL] she saved money , mowing lawns and cleaning cars .
but she was n't able to make it in time to the sale .
[NEUTRAL] she bought it online and had it shipped to her .
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[FEMALE] placed some plants in a wagon .
she drove the wagon to the backyard .
on the way , a tire ran over a nail and became flat .
she had to replace the tire .
the replacement took the rest of the day .
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[MALE] went on a date with a new girl .
he met her off of tinder .
the date started out bad and kept getting worse .
eventually [MALE] found an excuse to bail .
he ended the date early and never talked to her again .
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[FEMALE] opened her dresser .
she saw a mouse jump out .
[FEMALE] shrieked and jumped onto a chair .
she waited till her husband came home .
she was still waiting on the chair .
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[MALE] bought frozen pops from the store .
he really liked them but they cut up his mouth .
he kept eating a lot of them .
his mouth was really sore within days .
[MALE] had to stop eating them for a week .
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the kids were very excited .
they were going to a baseball game !
they all took their gloves to catch any foul balls .
they yelled at the pitchers and ate some popcorn .
it was a great experience for them !
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[NEUTRAL] went to a garage sale .
she bought a bunch of cd 's .
[NEUTRAL] told her sister about what she bought .
her sister was jealous .
[NEUTRAL] 's sister joined her on the next garage sale .
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[MALE] wanted to learn a foreign language .
he wanted to be able to type in chinese .
[MALE] was struggling .
[MALE] bought a keyboard with chinese characters .
[MALE] practiced and eventually was able to type in chinese .
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[MALE] heard a talent competition was coming to town .
he took his dog to the auditions .
[MALE] and his dog did some amazing tricks for the judges .
the judges told [MALE] they could n't allow an animal in the show .
[MALE] took his labrador home , watching the talent show on tv .
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[MALE] wanted to make a new app .
he wanted to make a lot of money .
he started selling it online .
it got popular fast .
he was rich .
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i watched a documentary .
it was about climate change .
i talked to my husband about the implications of such changes .
we agreed completely on the subject .
together , we decided to start recycling .
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[FEMALE] was planning a pool party .
everyone arrived on the day of the party .
it began to rain .
all her friends ran into the house .
they spent the afternoon playing party games because of the rain .
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[NEUTRAL] went down to the station to identify the body .
the coroner pulled back the plastic .
[NEUTRAL] recoiled in horror .
it was his sister 's face .
he nodded his head to confirm it was her as the tears fell down .
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ken bought a new farm house .
the house was in the middle of the woods .
he fell in love with the house .
ken started to hear noises .
he then saw a ghost one night .
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she arrived early to her appointment .
the dentist gave her a shot in the gums .
everything went blessedly numb .
he removed the tooth that was hurting her .
he prescribed pain killers , and she left happily .
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[MALE] was way behind at work .
he needed more time to catch up .
unfortunately they did n't want to give any overtime .
[MALE] tried his best to catch up but never could .
he was eventually replaced .
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today was a big day .
today was [FEMALE] 's first chance to dive after taking her classes .
she went out on a boat with her friends and they got their gear ready .
they were over the reef and dropped down into the water .
the coral and the fish were all so beautiful underwater scuba diving .
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[MALE] loved automobiles .
he wanted to improve the appearance of his vehicle .
[MALE] purchased large rims for his car .
[MALE] had the rims installed .
[MALE] liked the new appearance of his car .
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at our discipleship school , one girl was talking about her past .
she explained that when she was younger , she did n't want to preach .
upon hearing this , one of my friends made a song from the story .
we got the drums and started singing the words of her story .
it became very popular in the school and we performed it often .
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one night i had a dream about my friend [FEMALE] .
in the dream , everyone was clapping , even the trees and mountains .
we were all celebrating her .
the next day i told her about the dream which made her happy .
later i found a verse in the bible similar to my dream about her .
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[FEMALE] is always misplacing personal items .
one morning , [FEMALE] could n't locate her cell phone .
[FEMALE] looked all over her house for her phone .
finally , [FEMALE] gave up and grabbed her lunch from the refrigerator .
[FEMALE] accidentally discovered the phone sitting on top of her lunch .
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[FEMALE] wanted to name her baby sister .
she read a long list on baby names .
[FEMALE] had narrowed her search down to five names .
she kept it a secret from her parents .
[FEMALE] gave her sister the nickname [FEMALE] .
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[MALE] was all over twitter .
he followed a lot of politicians .
he would get drunk and send insults to them .
after a while many people started getting upset with him .
[MALE] eventually had his account banned .
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[FEMALE] grand niece k went to her junior prom this spring .
her friend d wanted to go .
d did not have the money for the ticket and a dress .
k 's mom gave d money for the prom .
d and k had a great time at this prom .
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in a house on a hill there was a house littered with roaches .
along the walls the floors the ceiling everywhere .
no one lived there , until a new family bought the house .
they had it cleaned and fumigated getting rid of every bug .
now it is no longer the roach house .
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[FEMALE] wife went out to pick up a pizza tonight .
when she got home , the garage door to our building would not open .
she called the concierge but he was away .
she pressed the buzzer for the concierge to open the door .
after five minutes he returned and opened the door .
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[NEUTRAL] the cat loved his owners .
but they did n't like how he showed his affections , clawing them .
they wanted him declawed for it , and took him to the vet .
but they found out how bad it was for cats , he needed claws .
now they no longer mind his claws , and call it making biscuits .
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[MALE] took his girlfriend to a movie .
at the beginning he got them to add a special slide .
they projected a big marriage proposal on the screen .
[MALE] 's girlfriend was shocked by it all .
she turned down his offer .
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[MALE] 's girlfriend broke up with him .
since he was distressed , he missed his appointment .
his doctor tried calling him for several days but he did n't respond .
a few days later , [MALE] caught an extreme allergic reaction .
the doctor scolded him for being irresponsible .
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[FEMALE] called me , her voice shaking .
she told me her grandfather had passed away .
i loved him dearly as well , and was very sad .
i told her i was sorry for her loss .
i made plans , and went to his funeral with her .
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[MALE] heard the bell ring for recess .
he ran as fast as he could outside to play .
he met his friend [MALE] but the sea-saws .
they played on the sea-saw for minutes .
the bell rang and they had to go back to class .
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[FEMALE] found out her husband was cheating on her .
she tried to make it work , but he was n't interested .
he took all her money and divorced her .
a few weeks later , his mistress dumped him .
she is much happier for being rid of him .
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last week we saw a police car in front of a parked car .
the car was parked in front of a fire hydrant .
a tow truck tried to get the car but it was blocked in .
the company called in a flatbed tow truck .
before they could tow the car the driver came and drove away .
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[FEMALE] was very proud of her cute lemonade stand in front of her house .
she welcomed her neighbors with glee .
she did n't understand why all of them only took one sip though .
when she tried her lemonade , she spat it out .
she had mistaken salt for sugar so it tasted foul .
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[MALE] had waited all season for hockey to start .
he anticipated being the starting goalie this season .
he had practiced and trained hard in the offseason .
he played well in practise and impressed the coaches .
the first game of the season he was named the starting goalie .
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[MALE] hated his job .
he decided to quit .
before he could the company went under .
[MALE] was let go .
he was given a severance package .
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[MALE] was excited to enter the costume contest .
he thought he could easily win .
then he noticed someone else with the same costume .
it was even more detailed than [MALE] 's .
[MALE] did not win .
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as the doctor gave me the first shot , he told me i would be nervous .
i thought he meant i would get scared .
when i got home and sat on the couch , i found out what he meant .
i could n't stop my legs and arms from trembling .
i tried to be still , but even in my sleep , i trembled all day .
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[FEMALE] college government teacher loved to give quizzes .
we had to take one every [FEMALE] and [NEUTRAL] morning .
we had to watch the news first .
i watched every single channel and read the websites .
i aced the quizzes and the class .
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we told our son we were going to visit relatives .
he was ok with it , and completely believed us .
we packed up for the long trip .
we drove for several hours .
his eyes lit up with joy when he saw his best friend instead .
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i went through the drive thru .
i was n't very hungry .
i decided to get a kids meal .
the toy was a pretty blue headband .
i actually decided to wear it home .
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the new album from my favorite pop star came out today .
i bought the cd at the store .
however , on my way home , i dropped it down a storm drain .
i squeezed my way into the sewer .
after an hour of searching i finally found my cd .
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[MALE] bought an 80 inch sharp brand tv for $ 4000 .
the tv was a 1080p set with a great picture .
at the 23 month point , the tv picture failed .
the set could not be repaired .
it was out of warranty and [MALE] had to have the set hauled off .
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there was a poker tournament at the local casino .
the buy in was $ 100 .
[MALE] thought he had a chance of winning the jackpot , so entered .
after only 20 hands , [MALE] had lost all of his chips .
he did n't expect there to be such professionals in town .
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the school called asking for enrollment papers .
i was very confused as to why they would need them .
i looked through the files in the cabinet .
i pulled my son 's file and took it to school .
when i got there , they said they accidentally called me .
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[MALE] was out putting up christmas lights .
it was cold and slippery .
he was on top of a ladder .
[MALE] slipped and fell off .
he was injured pretty bad .
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i wanted to spend less money on food .
[NEUTRAL] i decided to bake my own granola bars .
i brought them with me during bike rides .
and i did n't have to stop at cafes any longer .
i ended up saving lots of money .
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[MALE] had to take the final shot of the game .
he held on to the ball .
[MALE] shot the ball towards the hoop .
a defender came to block the shot .
the ball went through the hoop , [MALE] won the game .
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for a long time i had felt disliked by my roommate .
one day we had a confrontation about this .
she ended up revealing that she does n't like me .
i was hurt and sad but i decided not to care .
we do n't talk much anymore .
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[MALE] loved playing pool .
he was superstitious with his pool stick .
he would tap it three times before a match for good luck .
he did this on his last match and it broke on the third tap .
[MALE] cried at this and drove home to recuperate himself .
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miss weeks decided the class should put on a school play .
she asked the class which play to do and they decided on [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] was cast as [FEMALE] , and [MALE] was the handsome prince .
[FEMALE] and [MALE] had to learn lots of words for the play .
lots of people came to watch the play and it was a great success .
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[FEMALE] husband was determined to stop eating fried foods .
his favorite food , however , is fried chicken .
he was tempted every day by it .
we talked about the situation .
we decided he could eat it once per week instead .
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[MALE] was a very active man who loved skiing .
he was good enough to make the olympics one year .
he trained very hard for months on end perfecting his sport .
before the games were to start , his country made a rash decision .
they would be boycotting the olympics this year for political reasons .
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[FEMALE] looked out her window .
she saw a man running in the field .
he was bare skinned but it was snowing outside .
she ran outside and offered him a blanket .
he thanked her , but said he loved the cold .
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[FEMALE] woke up suddenly .
the ground was shaking !
[FEMALE] hurried and ran for the doorway .
soon after the ground stopped shaking .
that was the first earthquake [FEMALE] has ever been in .
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[NEUTRAL] had a basketball game yesterday .
he went to the game very excited .
[NEUTRAL] made ten shots and scored twenty points .
he played very hard and tried his best .
after the game [NEUTRAL] and his family went to get ice cream .
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[MALE] wanted to ask her out .
she had put her feet in his lap when they were relaxing .
he thought surely that was a sign she was interested .
he asked her out in front of everyone .
he was sad and angry when she said no .
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[MALE] got a new cat .
within a week it was lost .
[MALE] looked around a bit for it but did n't find it .
[MALE] decided to get a dog instead .
eventually the cat returned and [MALE] gave it away .
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[NEUTRAL] was in his backyard playing with his dog .
something stirred in the bushes and his dog took off running .
[NEUTRAL] tried to call his pet back as he rummaged through the bushes .
suddenly , [NEUTRAL] 's dog came back out with a rabbit in his teeth .
[NEUTRAL] sadly buried the rabbit and scolded his dog .
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[FEMALE] was restless on a very snowy day .
her mother would n't allow her to play outside .
she went downstairs to the basement .
she walked in circles and imagined the beach .
[NEUTRAL] hour later she figured she had enough exercise and went upstairs .
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[FEMALE] was charging her phone in her car .
she went back in the house to get something .
when she got back she saw the car was on fire .
apparently the phone caused it to light up .
[FEMALE] was freaking out and immediately called 911 .
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[MALE] was extremely interested in politics from a young age .
at 13 years old , she campaigned for the vote for 16 year olds .
this did n't make her popular , as everyone thought she was a nerd .
this made her sad , but she knew she was fighting for a good cause .
years later , she is now an mp and looks down on her previous peers .
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[MALE] lived below an office who just installed a new doorbell .
[MALE] could hear the doorbell clearly in his apartment .
friday evening the doorbell started to ring , over and over and over .
[MALE] was home sick and being driven crazy by the repetition .
monday morning [MALE] went up to the office and shot everyone .
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[MALE] was watching a movie with his girlfriend .
she thought it was really scary .
it made her get closer and hold onto [MALE] .
[MALE] really liked the reaction .
he decided to watch more scary movies with her .
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everyone from the [MALE] family had come into town .
they were from as far away as alaska .
they set up for their annual family bbq .
the food began to be served and it tasted great .
the [MALE] family bbq was a big success this year .
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i called the police after being rear ended .
the man was clearly inebriated .
the police arrived on the site .
the man was trying to get away , but his car was stuck to mine .
the officers ended up having to subdue him .
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[MALE] tried out for the baseball team .
he was so happy when he made it !
but his first practice , he swung too hard .
his bat snapped in half .
[MALE] 's dad had to buy him a new one .
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[MALE] was estranged from her birth mother .
she had not seen her mother since she was a little girl .
one day , her mother contacts her on social media .
they reacquaint themselves , and then her mom starts cursing at her .
[MALE] cries and blocks her mother from her account .
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[NEUTRAL] went to the park to take photos .
he saw a couple with a dog .
he took a picture of the three .
the couple noticed and told [NEUTRAL] to delete the photo .
[NEUTRAL] deleted it and had to be more secretive from now on .
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i bought a new pressure cooker .
i decided to make rice in it .
after i filled the cooker with rice and water , i left the room .
i panicked when the lid exploded off the cooker .
the rice had swelled and caused the explosion .
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[MALE] was a very wealthy man .
he wanted to buy a new yacht , and wanted some of his money .
his bank though could n't afford it .
the bank gave him a credit line instead .
[MALE] now is paying it off , and the bank was n't broken .
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[NEUTRAL] lived alone .
he was often scared that he would fall and no one could him .
he bought a mobile phone to keep close by in case he had an accident .
when he unpackage it , he could n't work out how to use it .
it now sits next to his landline phone .
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[MALE] was having cereal for breakfast .
he poured the cereal and milk into a bowl .
[MALE] took a bite of the cereal .
it was stale .
[MALE] threw the rest of the cereal away .
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[FEMALE] wanted to get a new dress .
she had awful taste in dresses .
[FEMALE] called her friend [FEMALE] .
the girls went shopping .
they found the perfect dress .
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[FEMALE] went to the fair with her cousins .
her cousins loved rides and immediately went on some .
[FEMALE] was a little bit apprehensive .
[NEUTRAL] she decided to not go on any .
she instead watched as her friends just had all of the fun .
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[FEMALE] did not have enough money for her electric bill .
she did not want her lights to get cut off !
she called the electric company and asked to work out a plan .
they let her pay half then , and half one week later .
[FEMALE] was very relieved !
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[FEMALE] live in a rough part of town .
she was worried about her safety .
she bought herself some pepper spray .
she felt safer .
she never had to use it , though .
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[FEMALE] wanted to protect herself .
she regularly felt vulnerable .
she enrolled in a martial arts class .
she learned self defense .
she felt much less vulnerable after attaining her black belt .
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[MALE] hated school .
he thought about dropping out .
he told his friends that .
they convinced him not to .
he decided against it .
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i woke up to make the coffee .
the dog ran to the back door .
she started growling loudly .
i opened the door to let her out .
she nearly broke the door in her effort to get outside .
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[FEMALE] 's brother was always trying to scare her .
one morning she found a rubber snake on the kitchen floor .
when she bent to pick it up it moved .
it was n't a trick her brother left , it was real .
she screamed as she ran out of the room .
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[FEMALE] could n't afford to buy a dress for the prom .
she was a good seamstress so she made one .
she was afraid the other girls would make fun of her .
but her dress was a huge hit !
she actually got orders to make some for the following year .
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she walked into the library for the first time .
she had no idea how to use the catalog system .
she asked someone to show her how to find what she needed .
[NEUTRAL] employee was very friendly , and offered to help .
she learned how to research and locate items with the employee .
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there was a man walking down the street .
he looked formidable , and my kids felt scared .
they hid behind my legs .
i asked him what he wanted .
he walked past , not saying a word , confusing me .
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[FEMALE] went to the store to buy a snack on a winter 's afternoon .
she saw the magazine rack in the corner .
she began browsing through fashion magazines .
the man at the register was not pleased .
[FEMALE] decided to buy the magazine and skip her snack today .
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we decided to go to the local rescue center .
we found many dogs there .
the kids wanted to adopt them all .
of course , we could only choose one .
we walked away with a sweet mixed mutt to love forever .
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i threw a huge party at my house .
when it was over , my house was a mess .
i did n't know how i would clean up this mess .
i began to cry while i walked around my messy house .
suddenly , [FEMALE] friends came back to help me clean everything .
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[MALE] was walking home from school .
he saw a kid riding his bike .
[MALE] yelled at the kid .
the kid took off on his bike .
[MALE] chased him down and beat him up .
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the city was a tourist attraction .
there were many restaurants to choose from .
[FEMALE] son , however , just wanted a burger .
we ended up stopping at a small burger stand inside a gas station .
they turned out to be the best burger i 've ever had .
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[MALE] 's refrigerator stopped working .
he told his apartment 's maintenance department about it .
they could n't fix it for over a week .
[MALE] had a lot of food spoil .
the apartment complex refused to reimburse him .
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one day mac was on his way to the market with a chicken .
mac had a family that he had to feed and needed a job .
mac went to the butcher and was ready to sell the chicken .
the butcher paid mac double for the chicken .
and the butcher offered mac a job to be a man .
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today was [FEMALE] 's birthday .
she was very excited for the day .
her parents brought her a present .
she opened the present to find a new doll .
she loved the doll and it kept her happy for the day .
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[FEMALE] had a fear of dogs .
it was so bad that it affected the relationship with her boyfriend .
she could not go to her boyfriend 's house since he had a chihuahua .
one day her boyfriend brought his dog to [FEMALE] 's house .
[FEMALE] screamed and broke up with him .
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[FEMALE] wanted to be the prettiest girl .
she was very beautiful .
she thought her nose was too big .
she got a nose job .
now she thinks she looks perfect .
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[MALE] was drunk at a carnival .
he saw a hat he really wanted .
[MALE] bought it on the spot .
after [MALE] sobered up and returned home he saw it again .
it was a lot uglier than he remembered .
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[MALE] was humiliated by ron in tether ball the other day in school .
everyone laughed when ron beat him .
[NEUTRAL] the next day [MALE] challenged ron again .
at first it looked like ron was going to win again .
but [MALE] made came back to defeat ron .
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[MALE] was out on summer vacation .
he decided to get a job .
he tried applying everywhere he could .
unfortunately nobody wanted to hire him .
they thought he was young and would ditch the job right away .
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[FEMALE] was tired of her cell phone plan .
it was really eating into her pocket .
[NEUTRAL] she shopped around for another one .
finally she found one with a local company .
she was able to save half her bill so she immediately signed up .
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i went to the bank to take out money .
the teller informed me that i was broke .
he said i spend too much money when i get it .
i decided to open up a savings account .
now i was able to save some of the money from my paycheck .
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[NEUTRAL] was excited for megadeth 's new album .
he waited outside the record store for it .
he finally got the album .
he listened to it on the way home .
he hated the album .
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the boat was gassed up and ready to go .
the boys climbed aboard and set out .
they were all going to try wakeboarding today .
at first it was tough , but by the end of the day they were great .
the boys all agreed that they would have to try it again .
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[MALE] was riding his snowmobile across the tundra .
he was returning to the village for christmas .
his dog ran behind him .
he ran the entire 150 km back to the village .
[MALE] was proud of his dog for never tiring .
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[MALE] was in a wheelchair .
on his first day of high school , he was terrified .
he feared the students would mock him .
but he got a very pleasant surprise instead .
every single student was kind to him !
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[MALE] was visiting his parents ' graves .
the flowers he had placed there were missing .
[MALE] looked around .
he saw the flowers lying in the dirt a few feet away .
[MALE] placed the flowers back in the vase .
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[MALE] was a smoker .
he smoked inside with his children .
one of his children developed a chronic cough .
[MALE] decided to start smoking outside .
[MALE] 's son cough went away .
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[MALE] 's hair was going gray .
he tried to dye it .
he used cheap generic stuff he found at the store .
when he went out that night it started to rain .
the dye started to roll down [MALE] 's face .
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[MALE] was self conscious about his appearance .
[MALE] was 30 years old .
[MALE] started to notice wrinkles on his face .
[MALE] began wearing facial lotion everyday .
[MALE] began to look slightly younger and was happy about this .
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[FEMALE] threw a bag of popcorn into the microwave on medium heat .
it said 2 to 3 minutes , so she figured 2 & 1 / 2 sounded good .
but when the timer went off , she immediately smelled burning .
opening the bag , she saw that she 'd somehow ruined the popcorn .
most of it was charred totally black !
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school was out for [MALE] day .
[FEMALE] 's parents decided to take her to the zoo .
it was chilly out and a lot of animals were sleeping .
[FEMALE] got to see fox , wolves , tigers and monkeys .
she played in the children 's area and then they went home .
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[MALE] really liked [FEMALE] .
he had a crush on her throughout high-school .
[MALE] never made a move on her .
[FEMALE] never found out that he liked her .
[MALE] never forgot about her his entire life .
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[MALE] got a new job .
his coworkers noticed he smelled bad .
[MALE] was n't aware of it .
the co workers kept dropping hints .
[MALE] eventually figured out what they were trying to tell him .
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[FEMALE] loved watching her grandfather in his garden as a child .
the idea of tending to a garden always appealed to [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] was hesitant to plant a garden due to time constraints .
[FEMALE] decided she would start simple with an herb garden .
[FEMALE] did some research and planted her first herb garden .
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we went to see a movie .
it was an adult comedy .
since the kids were at home , we did n't feel guilty .
we enjoyed the film .
afterwards we went out to dinner .
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i bought a new dog .
i wanted to train it to do tricks .
soon , i entered it into a dog show .
[FEMALE] dog did none of the tricks i taught him .
[NEUTRAL] i traded him for the dog that won the contest .
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[FEMALE] got an adorable bunny for [FEMALE] a week ago named [MALE] .
every morning she rushed out to the hutch to feed him .
one morning she had a huge surprise .
there were six baby bunnies .
she changed [MALE] 's name to [FEMALE] after that .
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[MALE] and his friends were having a halloween party .
[MALE] 's little sister suggested they play bloody [FEMALE] .
[MALE] was a year older , so he had to agree even though he was scared !
they all went into the dark bathroom and said her name thrice .
then , before anything had a chance to happen-everyone ran in terror !
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[MALE] was sick for school picture day .
the photo taken of him was horrible .
he asked the yearbook staff if there was anything he could do .
they told him there were no options .
[MALE] had to deal with the horrible picture all his life .
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we went to a chinese restaurant last [FEMALE] .
the people next to us were ordering .
a caucasian man wanted to have his entree with chinese broccoli .
the waitress was amused and only too glad to give him this vegetable .
i myself thought the man sounded rude and boorish .
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the mailman rang the doorbell .
i ran to grab my shoes .
i answered the door .
he was standing there loaded down with packages .
he teased me about my predilection for early christmas shopping .
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[MALE] was bothered by his dry eyes .
he did not know what to do .
he asked his friend for help .
his friend suggested buying eye drops .
[MALE] bought the drops and solved his problem .
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janes cat was very clever .
she taught it how to use the human toilet .
the next step was to teach her how to open doors .
to her amazement , the cat already knew how .
previously , she had just done it in secret .
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[MALE] loved starbucks coffee .
a friend told him to try a local joint instead .
[MALE] went along and tried it out .
he wound up hating it and could n't even finish .
[MALE] decided to just stick to starbucks .
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[MALE] wanted to get a new tattoo .
he did n't know want to get , though .
he looked through some tattoo magazines .
he found one that was perfect for him .
he got the tattoo the next week .
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volunteering for a political campaign , i met an inspirational woman .
she 'd been married to an abusive man who provided financial security .
divorce freed her spirit , but a nice house was traded for a trailer .
in her struggles , she determined to be a voice for people in poverty .
i was humbled to work for social justice beside this tough woman .
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[MALE] was not what you would call a great dancer .
however , his wedding was coming up and he needed to learn .
he found an instructor and began taking classes .
after many hours of work he slowly became better and better .
[MALE] danced great at his wedding .
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the couple was taking a romantic honeymoon .
they were going to [FEMALE] for a week .
they could n't wait to eat pasta and drink wine .
they took lots of pictures of their experiences .
it was an amazing trip !
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[MALE] 's dad had done a lock-in at the rec center when he was a teenager .
he remembered it fondly and thought [MALE] would enjoy the same thing .
[NEUTRAL] when he read about the ywca lock-in , he signed [MALE] up right away .
at first [MALE] was reluctant to go , but soon found himself having fun .
in the morning , he emerged laughing and joking with his new friends !
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[FEMALE] recently deleted her dating profile .
she just was n't satisfied with the results .
one day , she got a ding on her profile .
surprisingly , one last dating prospect had came through .
[FEMALE] decided to go out with the guy , for one last shot .
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burritos was [MALE] 's favorite food .
he had them every day , and had many each time .
but one day he ate all of his shredded cheese !
he found a block of cheese , and started to grate it for his food .
with enough cheese grated , [MALE] ate five burrito 's .
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[NEUTRAL] has a secret crush on [FEMALE] .
[FEMALE] has a secret crush on [NEUTRAL] .
[NEUTRAL] writes about how much he adores [FEMALE] .
she does the same inside of her [MALE] card .
the two agree to trade [MALE] cards with each other .
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[MALE] was riding his motorcycle .
he had his sunglasses hung on his shirt collar .
[MALE] rode over some rocks .
the glasses flew through the air .
the glasses broke upon landing , [MALE] was upset .
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[FEMALE] was about to have a baby .
she was quite nervous about it .
she was not sure it would go well .
she ended up being in labor for ten hours .
when it was over it was well worth it for her however .
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[FEMALE] was opening up a soap shop .
she was rather nervous about it .
it took her a few months to get everything ready .
on opening night she finally opened the doors .
to her delight , she got a handful of customers .
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[NEUTRAL] and [MALE] were out of town on a weekend beach trip .
they began to get hungry around lunchtime .
since they did n't know the town , they were unsure about where to eat .
they walked down the street , hoping to find a good place .
there wound up being small , tasty taco place right around the corner !
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[FEMALE] decided to dye her hair .
she tried to do it herself .
[FEMALE] wound up messing it up pretty badly .
the hair looked weird and she stained her scalp .
[FEMALE] had to get it professionally fixed .
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[MALE] was going to propose to [FEMALE] .
he knew exactly how to do it .
but he was going to surprise her .
she had no idea .
when he popped the question she was shocked .
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the brown car was going too fast .
the driver did not see the stop sign ahead .
he tried to stop , but the car began sliding .
it slid through the intersection and into the ditch on the other side .
a tow truck had to come to pull the car out .
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[MALE] began dating a woman that seemed fun and outgoing .
after a year , she got pregnant and they planned were excited .
soon , [MALE] found out she made most of her income from child support .
turns out , fun and outgoing was really an addiction to partying .
[MALE] wishes he had known this before it was too late , but did n't .
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the doorbell rang several times .
it sounded like an emergency .
he ran to answer the door .
there was a boy with a bucket and rag .
he slammed the door in his face in frustration .
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once i was visiting cape town , south [NEUTRAL] .
while there we decided to climb their highest peak , table mountain .
i was unprepared and did n't bring enough water .
at some point , i saw water dripping from a part of the mountain .
i stuck my head under it and shipped to my heart 's content .
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the smith family had a very round pug named doggo .
doggo was a sausage of a dog .
[NEUTRAL] one day he got stuck in a pipe , and started squawking .
the smiths heard doggo under their house and got him out .
doggo was so excited to be released that he ran into a wall and slept .
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[MALE] and [FEMALE] were riding their bikes down the street .
all of a sudden [FEMALE] went flying over her handlebars .
her wheel had hit a big rock in the road .
[MALE] was afraid [FEMALE] was badly hurt , but she was just scraped up .
he helped her get back on her bike to ride back home .
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[MALE] looks at his watch .
it is late , and he needs to get home .
he calls an uber .
a man picks him up .
the man says he 's not an uber , and could he get out of his car .
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[MALE] was a carpenter .
he needed an assistant for the summer .
his nephew was interested in helping [MALE] .
[MALE] hired his nephew .
his nephew worked with him for the summer .
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the kid had a new watch .
it was set to go off every night at nine pm .
his dad would get so annoyed when he would hear it .
finally , the dad took the batteries out .
the kid was sad his watch did n't work anymore .
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[FEMALE] was working at a diner .
she was distracted when suddenly a grease fire broke out .
she meant to escape but suddenly the fire spread and cut her off .
she was stuck between a wall and the growing flames .
luckily at the last moment a firefighter arrived and rescued her .
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i developed a huge crush on dubby .
he was a rocker with long blonde hair and a motorcycle jacket .
i thought i was in love with him .
he was interested in me , but i was too scared .
now my husband is almost exactly like him .
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[MALE] wanted to be a professional basketball player .
he knew he needed to increase his vertical leap .
he read about the subject online .
he found a great program .
he followed it and eventually became a professional player .
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[FEMALE] was a healthy girl .
but one day she found herself extremely tired .
she went to the doctor who asked a lot of questions .
he thought she might be pregnant and ordered blood tests .
results showed that she was not pregnant but she had anemia .
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[FEMALE] was raising her toddler [MALE] to be polite .
one day he got a gift but did n't say thank you .
[FEMALE] took the gift and reminded [MALE] to thank the giver .
[MALE] quickly remembered his manners and said thank you .
then he eagerly tore into his gift !
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[FEMALE] had never been to [FEMALE] before .
she was really loving the experience .
her sister had come along with her on the trip .
they went all over [FEMALE] stopping in several different cities .
[FEMALE] would always remember her wonderful trip to [FEMALE] .
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[MALE] wanted to be the next chef at his work .
there was already a chef there .
he waited for the chef to leave .
he applied for the chef position .
he was denied the position .
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[FEMALE] had stolen a thousand dollars from her and her husbands ' safe .
she had spent it on drugs .
they were planning to buy a home with the money .
now what was to be done ?
[FEMALE] tried to think of a quick solution .
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kami 's hamster escaped while she was at school one day .
she looked everywhere when she got home .
she almost gave him up for lost !
then she found him hiding under a shelf in her closet .
relieved , kami returned him to his cage .
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[MALE] was a hobby craftsman of small electronics .
one day he decided to make a little helper robot .
he designed it to carry small buckets and vacuum the floor .
his design was bought by a large manufacturer one day .
[MALE] lived a very wealthy life after that .
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[FEMALE] was pulled over leaving a concert in a neighboring state .
her friend had marijuana in the car , but he did not claim it !
poor [FEMALE] was thus charged , since it was in her car .
she was arrested and had to spend the night in jail .
the next morning , luckily , her dad bailed her out .
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[FEMALE] had skipped her lunch .
she was starting to get hungry .
[FEMALE] left work .
on the way home she stopped at a fast food restaurant .
[FEMALE] ate at the restaurant .
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[MALE] lived on the coast .
a hurricane was supposed to hit .
[MALE] could n't afford to evacuate .
he tried to ride it out .
unfortunately [MALE] died during the severe storm .
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[FEMALE] had a problem with money .
she loved online shopping .
the fashion retailers always tailored their pages to her wants .
after talking with an it expert , she was informed of this .
she now is much more aware of the tactics used to entice her in .
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[MALE] sat on his front porch .
he heard a noise under the porch .
he hopped down and looked under .
there was a large possum .
it hissed at him .
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[MALE] was coaching basketball when he felt a sudden pain in his chest .
he fell to his knees with shortness of breath and grabbed his chest .
the students rushed to his side , and a parent called an ambulance .
at the hospital , [MALE] was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism .
he fully recovered , takes blood thinners , and returned to coaching .
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[FEMALE] loved brushing her hair .
[FEMALE] realized she needed a new brush .
[FEMALE] shopped around for brushes .
[FEMALE] found one she liked .
[FEMALE] bought the brush and was very happy about it .
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last weekend i grabbed my surfboard and went down to the beach .
it was really cold out so i had to wear my wetsuit .
when i got into the water i realized that it was warmer than the air .
i waited a long time for the perfect wave .
the perfect wave came towards me and i rode it happily to shore .
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i had a very political religion teacher that i really disliked .
we did not share the same political views , and he treated me unfairly .
he co-taught a philosophy class with an english teacher .
i turned in the same essay to both teachers .
the religion teacher gave me a c and the english teacher gave me an a .
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[FEMALE] thought she was having fun hanging with [MALE] .
but all of the sudden he stopped seeing her .
[FEMALE] did not know what the issue was .
[NEUTRAL] she asked fred .
[MALE] did not like her anymore .
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