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<v Speaker 1>The great ice cream wore. Danny knew it was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a strange day when two ice cream vans

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<v Speaker 1>arrived on his street at exactly the same time. What

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<v Speaker 1>was going on? It was the hottest Saturday of the summer.

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<v Speaker 1>The road shimmered and the grass looked tired. Even the

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<v Speaker 1>birds sat in the trees with their beaks open, as

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<v Speaker 1>if they were too warm to tweet. Danny was sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on the front step, fanning himself with a comic book

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<v Speaker 1>when he heard music, not one song, two songs. One

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<v Speaker 1>went ding ding ding ding, The other went la La La,

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<v Speaker 1>La La. They grew louder and louder. Then around opposite

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<v Speaker 1>corners of the street came two ice cream vans. One

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<v Speaker 1>was pink and white with mister Whippy's Wonder Van painted

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<v Speaker 1>on the side in curly letters. The other was blue

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<v Speaker 1>and yellow with Tony Bell's Frozen Delights written in shiny gold.

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<v Speaker 1>Both vans stopped outside Danny's house, Both windows slid open,

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<v Speaker 1>and both men leaned out. Mister Whippy had a tall

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<v Speaker 1>white hat and a mustache that curled upward at both ends.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Bell wore sunglasses, a stripey apron, and a very

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<v Speaker 1>serious expression. This is my street. Mister Whippy said, no way.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Bell said, this is my street. Danny looked left,

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<v Speaker 1>then right. He had only wanted a strawberry cone. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy rang his little bell. Tony Bell rang a bigger bell.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Whippy frowned. Cheeter, he growled. Tony Bell smiled. Then

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<v Speaker 1>mister Whippy pulled out a sign, Today only double flakes.

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<v Speaker 1>The children on the street gasped. Tony Bell vanished inside

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<v Speaker 1>his van. He came back with a bigger sign, today

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<v Speaker 1>only triple flakes. The children gasped louder. Mister Whippy's mustache twitched.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh is that how we're playing it? He said, and

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<v Speaker 1>pulled a lever. A hatch opened on top of his van,

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<v Speaker 1>and out popped a giant plastic strawberry with the words

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<v Speaker 1>free sprinkles for everyone glowing on its side. Tony bellnarrowed

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<v Speaker 1>his eyes. He pressed a button and his van roof

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<v Speaker 1>opened a huge The chocolate fountain rose into the air,

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<v Speaker 1>bubbling and splashing. On its side, the words free chocolate

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<v Speaker 1>sauce glowed. The children cheered. Danny slowly stood up. This

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<v Speaker 1>is getting good, he said. Soon the whole street had gathered.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Whippy made ice creams as tall as traffic cones.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Bell made Sundays in buckets. Mister Whippy invented the

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<v Speaker 1>Mega Marshmallow Mountain. Tony Bell created the banana split of Doom.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Whippy served a cone with twelve scoops and called

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<v Speaker 1>it the Wobbler. Tony Bell made one with thirteen scoops

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<v Speaker 1>and called it the Wobblier. The children loved it, The

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<v Speaker 1>parents did not. Danny. His mom called from the doorway,

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<v Speaker 1>do not eat anything taller than your head. Danny looked

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<v Speaker 1>at the ice cream in his hand. Luckily it was

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<v Speaker 1>only up to his eyebrows. Okay, he said, happily. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy and Tony Bell glared at each other. You can

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<v Speaker 1>copy my ideas. Oh you like, mister Whippy said. Tony

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<v Speaker 1>Bell scoffed. Copy, I improve you ruin. Mister Whippy said,

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<v Speaker 1>you fear proper vanilla and real chocolate flakes. The crowd

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<v Speaker 1>went quiet. Everyone knew that was a serious insult. Tony

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<v Speaker 1>Bell slowly removed his sunglasses. Proper vanilla? Are you saying

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know proper vanilla? Mister Whippy folded his arms. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Bell disappeared into his van. For a moment, nothing happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the side doors burst open, smoke rolled out, lights flashed.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Bell emerged holding a cone covered in rainbow syrup,

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<v Speaker 1>popping candy, cookie dust, chocolate stars, jellyworms, and something that fizzed.

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<v Speaker 1>I call this, Tony Bell announced, the Supersonic Space Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>The children screamed with excitement. Mister Whippy looked worried for

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<v Speaker 1>exactly one second, then he smiled and turned back into

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<v Speaker 1>his van. Machines clanked, whisks, word freezers hummed. Then mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy came out holding a cone so bright it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to glow. And I call this, he said, proudly, the

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<v Speaker 1>galactic whippy Blaster. The cone sparkled, and a tiny firework

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<v Speaker 1>popped from the top. Danny's mouth dropped open. Tony Bell

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<v Speaker 1>stared and gasped. You put fireworks in ice cream, only

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<v Speaker 1>tiny ones, mister Whippy said, with a cheesy grin. The

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<v Speaker 1>competition became ridiculous. Tony Bell invented ice cream pizza. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy made a milkshake so thick it bent the straw.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Bell made one so thick the straw stood up

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<v Speaker 1>by itself and saluted that was crazy. By three o'clock,

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<v Speaker 1>the pavement was sticky, the air smelled of sugar. Every

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<v Speaker 1>child on the street had a pink, brown, or green mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>Then mister Whippy unveiled his biggest idea yet. From the

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<v Speaker 1>back of his van. He rolled out a shiny silver

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<v Speaker 1>tube on wheels. Danny pointed, what's that? Mister Whippy grinned

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<v Speaker 1>my whip cream cannon. If this guy wants an ice

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<v Speaker 1>cream war, he's got it. The parents gasped, but the

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<v Speaker 1>children cheered Yeah. Tony Bell stared in horror at the cannon.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he slowly returned to his own van. It's fighting time,

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<v Speaker 1>he cried. He opened the back doors. Inside was an

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<v Speaker 1>even bigger tube. It was painted blue with yellow lightning bolts.

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<v Speaker 1>This is my ice cream cannon, Tony Bell said. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy's mustache drooped, and he climbed into his van and

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<v Speaker 1>hit a big red button. Wooh, boom. A giant ball

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<v Speaker 1>of vanilla ice cream shot from mister Whippy's cannon and

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<v Speaker 1>flew across the road and splatted against Tony Bell's windscreen. Boom.

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<v Speaker 1>The children roared with laughter. Tony Bell fired back boom.

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<v Speaker 1>A blast of strawberry ice cream hit mister Whippy's van

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<v Speaker 1>and slid down the side in pink rivers. Both of

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<v Speaker 1>them started to hit their fire buttons. Boom, boom boom.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon ice cream flew everywhere. Chocolate exploded over a hedge,

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<v Speaker 1>mint chocolate chips splattered a lamp post. Raspberry ripple covered

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<v Speaker 1>Missus Green's front gate. It was ice cream Ageddon. The

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<v Speaker 1>scoop of banana landed directly on Dad's newspaper. Dad looked

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<v Speaker 1>at it, then continued to read the newspaper. The battle

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<v Speaker 1>grew bigger. The van circled the street, still firing. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy fired whipped cream and launched sprinkles. Tony Bell fired

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<v Speaker 1>cookie dough and blasted sherbet. Houses disappeared beneath sugary snow drifts.

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<v Speaker 1>Cars became sundays. The road turned white and pink and

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<v Speaker 1>chocolate brown. It was the middle of summer, but Danny's

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<v Speaker 1>Street looked like a winter wonderland made entirely of dessert.

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<v Speaker 1>Children slid down garden paths on trays. A snowman made

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<v Speaker 1>of vanilla appeared outside Number twelve. Someone gave it raisin

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<v Speaker 1>eyes and a cone for a nose. Things were getting

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<v Speaker 1>out of control. Then a huge blast of ice cream

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<v Speaker 1>hit Danny's front wall and another splatted across the windows.

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<v Speaker 1>Mom opened the door, Danny, She said, why is our

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<v Speaker 1>house wearing pudding? That was when Danny knew someone had

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<v Speaker 1>to stop this. He marched into the middle of the street,

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<v Speaker 1>climbed onto a mound of vanilla, and shouted, hold it.

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<v Speaker 1>Both cannons froze. Mister Whippy and Tony Bell leaned out

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<v Speaker 1>their trucks. What they said together, Danny pointed at the street.

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<v Speaker 1>Look what you've done. The two ice cream men looked around.

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<v Speaker 1>For the first time they seemed to notice the mess.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything was sticky and dripping in chocolate sauce. Missus Green's

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<v Speaker 1>garden gnome had vanished under a scoop of pistachio. Danny

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<v Speaker 1>folded his arms. You were both trying to make the

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<v Speaker 1>best ice cream, he said, but together you made something

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<v Speaker 1>am amazing. Mister Whippy frowned. What a mess? Well, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Danny said, but also new flavors. Tony Bell looked down.

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<v Speaker 1>Vanilla had mixed with strawberry, chocolate, mint, banana, Sherbert cookie

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<v Speaker 1>dough and caramel. He scooped a little into a cup

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<v Speaker 1>and tasted it. His eyebrows lifted. Mama Mia, that's rather good.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Whippy tried some. His mustache twitched happily. Well, zippity

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<v Speaker 1>ding dong. That's amazing, he exclaimed. The two men stared

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<v Speaker 1>at each other, then slowly they smiled. By sunset, the

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<v Speaker 1>street had turned into the biggest ice cream party anyone

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<v Speaker 1>had ever seen. Everyone helped clean and and eat. Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy and Tony Bell mixed the accidental flavors into tubs.

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<v Speaker 1>They created Rocky Road, Ripple, Sticky Street, Sunday Summer, Snowstorm,

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<v Speaker 1>and one special flavor for the kid who helped them

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<v Speaker 1>overcome their differences, Danny's Delight, and the most popular flavor

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<v Speaker 1>of all, cannon Blast Crunch. The next week, one brand

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<v Speaker 1>new ice cream van arrived on Danny's Street. It was pink, white, blue,

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<v Speaker 1>and yellow. On the side in enormous letters, it said

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<v Speaker 1>the Whippy and Tony Bell Ice Cream Federation. Mister Whippy

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<v Speaker 1>and Tony Bell stood proudly at the window. We are

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<v Speaker 1>partners now, mister Whippy said, business partners. Tony Bell said,

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<v Speaker 1>equal partners. Mister Whippy added mostly equal. Tony Bell said,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Whippy glared at him. Danny laughed and ordered a

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<v Speaker 1>cannon Blast crunch with extra flakes and sauce. As he

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<v Speaker 1>sat on the curb eating it, he looked at the

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<v Speaker 1>clean houses, the sunny street, and the two ice cream

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<v Speaker 1>men arguing happily about whose name should go first. He

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<v Speaker 1>decided that some wars were silly, some messes were delicious,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes the best flavor came from mixing two very

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<v Speaker 1>different things together. The end, thinking