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    "title": "Shelly and the Shag",
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    "title": "Shelly and the Shag",
    "text": "Shelly had a big dish of fish. It was for her pet, Shag. Shag is a fun dog. Shag was in the shed. \u201cI wish you can get this!\u201d said Shelly. Shag ran from the shed in a rush to get the fish. The dish did tip. \u201cHush, hush!\u201d said Shelly. \u201cI do not wish to drop this!\u201d Shag did stop. He sat. Shelly had a big grin. She set the dish down. Shag had a big snack of fresh fish. Then Shelly ran to wash the dish.",
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      "What was in Shelly\u2019s dish?",
      "Where was Shag at the start?",
      "What did Shelly do after Shag ate the fish?"
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    "shut",
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    "shag",
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    "wish",
    "wash",
    "rush",
    "push",
    "mash",
    "cash",
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    "hush",
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    "is",
    "a",
    "and",
    "to",
    "was",
    "it",
    "she",
    "her",
    "they"
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