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    "title": "A Kick on the Deck",
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    "title": "A Kick on the Deck",
    "text": "Beth had a big, red ball. Beth was on the deck. Beth had a big kick.\n\nThe red ball fell off the deck. It got stuck on a rock.\n\n\u201cOh no!\u201d said Beth. Beth had to get the ball back. But the rock was big.\n\nBeth had to get Dad. \u201cDad,\u201d said Beth, \u201ccan you help?\u201d\n\nDad got the rock. Dad did a big flick on the rock. Beth got the red ball back.",
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    "pack",
    "rack",
    "sack",
    "tack",
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    "neck",
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    "pick",
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    "tick",
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    "luck"
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    "is",
    "a",
    "and",
    "to",
    "was",
    "it",
    "she",
    "he",
    "they"
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