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    "text": "Seth had a big net.\nThe net was for a moth, a big moth.\nSeth and his dad got on the path.\nThen Seth got a look at a thin moth.\nIt sat on a thick stick.\nSeth got his net up to the stick.\n\"I can get this moth!\" he said.\nHe set his net on it. Whiff!\nThe moth shot up. It was so fast.\n\"That moth is quick!\" said Dad.\nSeth had a big grin. The hunt was a fun thing.",
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