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Speaker 1: And before today's story, we have a birthday request for Fife,

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who was turning six on July nineteenth. She is having

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a butterfly ice skating party to celebrate. Foefe loves to

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do handstands, run around with her siblings and friends, and

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do the monkey bars. She is an awesome friend's sister

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and daughter.

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Speaker 2: Happy birthday, Feefe. Libby was closest to the door when

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the doorbell rang, so, being the helpful person that she was,

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she answered it. Good morning to you, said the figure

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upon her doorstep. He was wearing a crumpled white shirt

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and a badly knotted red tie, and was carrying a

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large black bag. None of that was extraordinary, although Libby

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couldn't help but notice that he was a dog. The

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big giveaway was the red chestnut fur and the large

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dangling ears.

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Speaker 3: Would you buy any chance be interested in some skincare products?

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Speaker 2: Asked the dog. Libby couldn't remember the last time a

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dog came to their door trying to sell things. If

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she counted on the fingers of one hand how many

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times it had happened, she would soon discover it was never.

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Are you ad she began to say, door to door

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salesman cut in the dog.

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Speaker 3: Why yes, I am, and boy do I have some

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great products for you here today.

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Speaker 2: He reached into his bag and pulled out a pot

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of cream.

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Speaker 3: This is one of our best sellers, said.

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Speaker 2: The dog, his tail wagging from where it poked out

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from under the shirt.

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Speaker 3: It's called not Dry as a Bone moisturizer.

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Speaker 2: That's a strange name, said Libby. Oh it's a great name,

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insisted the dog.

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Speaker 3: Would you like to try it?

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Speaker 2: It's a bit of a difficult time right now, said Libby.

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I've got homework to finish.

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Speaker 3: It's by one, get one free.

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Speaker 2: Said the dog, sounding hopeful. Ah, thanks, but no thanks,

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said Libby, closing the door. All throw in some lip bob,

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called out the dog, somewhat desperately. As the door click shut,

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Libby stood looking at the rear of the door and

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blinking slowly. How weird was that a door to door

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dog selling skincare products. She'd never realized that such a

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thing was possible. With the interruption dealt with, Libby headed

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to the table where her homework waited for her. But

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no sooner had she taken a seat upon the chair

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than the doorbell went again. She returned to the door

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and pulled it open.

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Speaker 3: Good morning to you, said.

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Speaker 2: The figure upon her doorstep. He was wearing a red

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striped jacket and a battered straw hat, and was carrying

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a large black bag. None of that was unusual, although

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Libby couldn't help but notice that he was also a dog,

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quite possibly the exact same dog from five minutes ago.

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Speaker 3: Would you buy any chance be interested in some skincare products?

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Speaker 2: Asked the dog. Didn't you just call round, asked Libby?

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Who me, asked the dog innocently. Huh, you must be

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getting me confused with another door to door salesman. I

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suppose I must be shrugged Libby. But let's not focus

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on that, said the dog, Because boy, do I have

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some great products for you here today. He reached into

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his bag and pulled out a pot of cream. This

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is one of our best sellers, said the dog, his

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long ears flapping around his face.

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Speaker 3: It's cold, smooth as a bone exfoliator.

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Speaker 2: That's an odd name, said Libby. Oh it's a perfect name,

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insisted the dog.

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Speaker 3: Would you like to try it?

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Speaker 2: I really can't right now, said Libby. I must finish

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my homework before I go out. You get a free bag,

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said the dog with a grin thank you, But no,

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said Libby, closing the door, and some cotton bulls yelped

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the dog, but it was too late. Libby had closed

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the door. Huh fancy that, said Libby. I don't ever

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remember a dog calling at the door before, and today

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there have been two. Back at the table, she took

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her seat and picked up her pen. It was time

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to crack on with her homework, or at least she

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would have done, but the doorbell was filling the house

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with its chimes again, she asked in dismay. Setting the

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pen back down, she returned to the door and pulled

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it open. Good morning to you, said the figure upon

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her doorstep. He was wearing a T shirt with a

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picture of a banana on it, what looked like a

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fake droopy mustache, and was carrying a large black bag.

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Although this was a little odd, it wasn't as odd

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as the figure underneath it all because again it was

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a dog, and Libby suspected that she'd met this dog before.

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Speaker 3: Would you buy any chance be interested in some skincare products,

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asked the dog.

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Speaker 2: Haven't you been around already? Asked Libby.

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Speaker 3: I told you last time, said the dog. You're just

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getting me confused with another door to door salesman.

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Speaker 2: Libby narrowed her eyes suspiciously. Hmm, I guess I must be,

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she said. But let's not worry about that, said the dog,

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Because boy, do I have some great products for you

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here today. He reached into his bag and pulled out

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a pot of cream. This is one of our best sellers,

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said the dog, his long tongue dangling between sentences.

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Speaker 3: It's called clean as a bone cleanser.

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Speaker 2: There it is, again, said Libby. Do all your skincare

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products mention bones?

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Speaker 3: Well, what's wrong with that? Asked the dog. Everyone loves

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a bone, don't they? I know I do. Would you

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like to try it?

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Speaker 2: I really can't right now, said Libby. Oh go on,

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said the dog. Surely you can finish your homework later.

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I can't, said Libby, firmly, noting that she'd not actually

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he mentioned homework to this supposedly different salesman. I'm going

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dancing shortly, and I want to get.

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Speaker 3: It done before I go fifty percent.

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Speaker 2: Of said the dog. As the door began to close.

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Speaker 3: Free bone. With every purchase, the.

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Speaker 2: Door click shut again. Libby checked the clock and saw

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that she was running out of time. Dashing back to

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the table, she grabbed her pen and opened her book.

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She was going to have to hurry. She'd barely written

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the first word when the doorbell chimed loudly. Oh not again,

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she whined softly. She returned to the door and pulled

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it open.

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Speaker 3: Hello again, I mean good morning, do you?

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Speaker 2: Said the figure upon the doorstep. He was wearing a

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green silk shirt with baggy sleeves, a thick curly wig,

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circular sunglasses, and was carrying a large black bag. Despite

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the absurd costume, it was clearly a dog underneath it all,

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and by now Libby was quite sure it was the

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same dog as before.

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Speaker 3: Woody body, chance be interested in some skin care products,

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asked the dog.

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Speaker 2: I really don't have time for this, said Libby. I

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don't know what you mean, said the dog, innocently.

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Speaker 3: On account of the fact I've never been here to

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talk to you about your homework.

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Speaker 2: Well, even so, I really must finish it, Libby insisted,

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or I'm going to be late for dancing.

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Speaker 3: Oh please, just quickly.

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Speaker 2: Pleaded the dog as he reached into his bag, pulling

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out a pot of cream. Is that another one of

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your best sellers, asked Libby. Oh, yes, very popular, this one,

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nodded the dog got a bone in its name, does it,

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Libby wondered a little impatiently. Of course, said the dog,

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as if this was the most obvious thing in the world.

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Speaker 3: It's called toned as a bone toner. Would you like

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to try it?

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Speaker 2: I'm sorry, no, said Libby with firmness as she closed

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the door. Please wait, whimpered the dog, who was such

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a pleading whimper that Libby found herself hesitating despite her

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need to get back to her homework. Slowly she opened

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the door again. The dog was looking at her with desperation.

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Really do you have to go dancing? Shortly, Libby said,

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although more gently this time.

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Speaker 3: What sort of dance do you do?

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Speaker 2: Asked the dog. Irish dancing, said Libby with a smile.

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I love it.

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Speaker 3: What well, I love Irish dancing.

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Speaker 2: Too, said the dog, in disbelief, because well look, the

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dog whipped off the sunglasses and the wig him.

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Speaker 3: An Irish settler. You thought I was an ordinary door

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to door salesman, and all this time you've actually been

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talking to a dog.

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Speaker 2: Well, yes, said Libby, And.

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Speaker 3: This will really blow your mind, said the dog, for

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all the door to door salesmen you've spoken to this

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morning have been.

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Speaker 2: Me amazing, said Libby, sounding not the least bit amazed.

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But what I don't understand is why you're here selling

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skincare products in the first place. The dog's shoulders slumped

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as he.

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Speaker 3: Hung his head. Oh that, he said miserably. It's a

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hard life being a dog. Too many dogs and not

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enough owners. You see, So I tried to make my

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own way in life by selling my pots of cream

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from door to door.

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Speaker 2: Where do you get them from, asked Libby.

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Speaker 3: Oh, I make them myself, said the dog. Well, I

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read that lots of popular skincare products are made from

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natural ingredients like avocado, a levira, and she butter. I

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can do that, I thought, So I gathered some natural

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ingredients of my own, such as sticks and leaves and sticks.

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Speaker 2: Have you sold many? Asked Libby, taking the pot of

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cream from the dog and having a sniff. Her eyes

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watered at the terrible stink that floated out. Not yet,

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said the dog. I just need to find the right customer,

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and you were thinking that the right customer might be me,

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Libby asked the dog. Nodded, she handed back the pot

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and thought for a moment, then glanced back towards the clock.

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You know, she said after a moment, there's no time

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to do my homework. Now I'll have to do it after.

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Do you really like Irish dancing? Of course, said the dog,

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suddenly brightening up. To prove it, he did a flurry

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of rapid dance steps that would have impressed just about anybody.

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Speaker 3: Like I said, I'm an Irish settler.

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Speaker 2: Then perhaps you should come with me, said Libby, if

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you'd like to. The dog couldn't believe his long, floppy ears.

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But but what about my bag, he asked, holding it up.

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You can leave it here, she said. We can work

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out a safe way to dispose of the creams when

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we get back.

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Speaker 3: But didn't you hear what I said? Too many dogs

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are not enough owners.

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Speaker 2: Said the dog, looking worried. I'm going to need them

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not anymore. You're not smiled, Libby. Now come on inside.

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There's just enough time for me to show you around

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the m