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Speaker 1: Camping in the American Northwest is a lot of fun.

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Speaker 2: Explained Annie's dad on the first day of their hike.

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Speaker 1: The great outdoors is the best place to be.

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Speaker 2: Annie, though, wasn't so sure. She was enjoying the walking

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and the sunshine and how peaceful it all was, and

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she loved catching glimpses of deer, squirrels, and once even

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a bobcat. But there was one thing that was really

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bothering her. But Dad, what about the bears? Dad hesitated

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a moment, looking through the trees beside the trail. HM,

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bears are dangerous, yes, he said, but a good camper

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knows how to deal with them. I don't know how

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to deal with them, realized Annie. Does that mean I'm

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not a good camper?

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Speaker 1: Don't you worry? Annie smiled, Dad, I'll tell you exactly

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what to do about bears while we pitch our tent.

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Come on, there, looks like a good spot over there.

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Speaker 2: True to his word, While they created their campsite, Annie's

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dad told her all about bears and all the steps

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they needed to take to remain safe. They talked some

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more while they cooked their dinner beside the campfire they'd built,

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and by the time Annie curled up in her sleeping

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bag for the night, she was quite sure that she

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knew everything she needed to know. When Annie woke up

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the next morning, it was to the sound of birds song.

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She checked her watch, and, upon seeing just how early

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it was, she tried to go back to sleep, but

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the sound of her dad's deep breathing as he slept

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put a stop to that. Oh well, Annie sighed, I

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may as well just get up, very quietly so not

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to disturb her dad. Annie got dressed, slipped out of

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the tent, and put a pan of water to heat

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up on the camp stove. Annie wanted a cup of

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tea to start her day, and knew that when he

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woke up, her dad would want a coffee. A sudden

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rustling amongst the bushes made her step what she was

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doing something big was very to hear.

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