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    "text": "Jen and her pup, Gus, had fun in the sun. The sun was hot, but the mud was not. \"Gross,\" Jen did yell. \"We can not sit in the mud.\" Gus ran to a hut. \"Good pup!\" Jen did yell. She had a jug and a bun in a bag. Jen and Gus sat in the hut. Jen had her bun. Gus had a sup from the jug.",
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