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Last week, Mom took a day off to spend with family in from California. It was a perfect Autumn day, so we decided to meet them at another local state park. It was beeeautiful! We had a picknic, and I even scored some chicken from those feeling sorry for me. After that, we went on a nice, long walk down to a river, where Mom let me cool off. No. I didn't get wet. I'm not crazy.
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