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“What are you having?” he asked and

then, just in case that hadn’t sounded very

polite. “It looks interesting. I guess it’s pea

soup or something really healthy?”

Mrs Brown laughed. “Oh, this? No, no!

This is the green dye. I’m tie-dying a t-shirt.

The tea is cooking in the oven!”

Mr Brown was back at the kitchen door.

He was looking very pale. Poppy guessed

the phone call had been bad news.

“That was Miss Prune,” Mr Brown

groaned.

Miss Prune was the boss at the radio

station. Miss Prune had not been very

happy. There had been eleven more

complaints about Mr Brown falling asleep

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