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It was the end of November. The children had just recovered from chickenpox.
They had not been out of the house for two weeks or so. First Sarah caught it
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and then Abraham. But now they were better and the doctor told them they could
go back to school. Winter had come early, and their mother had made a nice
warm fire in the living room and the logs of wood crackled away as the flames
danced their way up the chimney.
The twins were tired of watching television and were looking out of the window at
the cars going by -- everything looked so cold outside! Then, suddenly, little white
snow-flakes started to flutter down from the gray sky above -- they had never
seen snow before and called excitedly for their mother to come and see.
It wasn't long before everything outside was covered in white. The street lights
flickered, magic filled the air as the snow sparkled and glistened like tiny
They had not been out of the house for two weeks or so. First Sarah caught it
0
and then Abraham. But now they were better and the doctor told them they could
go back to school. Winter had come early, and their mother had made a nice
warm fire in the living room and the logs of wood crackled away as the flames
danced their way up the chimney.
The twins were tired of watching television and were looking out of the window at
the cars going by -- everything looked so cold outside! Then, suddenly, little white
snow-flakes started to flutter down from the gray sky above -- they had never
seen snow before and called excitedly for their mother to come and see.
It wasn't long before everything outside was covered in white. The street lights
flickered, magic filled the air as the snow sparkled and glistened like tiny