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  ‘Mummy?’

  ‘Yes dear?’

  ‘Winny just poohed on the good rug. I told him not to, but he did anyway! What shall I do?’

  ‘That’s alright darling, I’ll clean it up.’

  Natasha put down the pencil then rose to go fetch a rag and bucket of water. On passing the big ranch window, she stopped, and watched as the glowing sunset unfolded draping vivid, golden rays across the gentle hills behind their house. Iridescent beams of pink danced lightly, twinkling along the tops of eucalyptus and she realized it was the most beautiful color she’d ever seen.

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  The aforementioned account

  may have offended Australians, Māoris, Jews, People-that-Eat-Salads, Christians, cocker spaniels and Hittites. However rest assured, all characters are fictional. Well, nearly all of them. Except for most of the historical figures mentioned, people like Sargon of Arkkad and all that lot, they were real. Peanuts is certainly real. All the historical places mentioned, those are real too. And the comet? Yeth, that could happen.

  Except it’ll be worse

  Bad Bob