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Submitted to Contest #203
Patties sizzled on the grill as flames met the dripping fat. In the yard, children shuffled, laughed, shouted, and chains clanged against metal bars. Tiny arguments ensued over who would push and swing, finally ending with the patties hitting a plate and their mother shouting, “Time to eat!” They asked for another minute but were denied by their father who smiled and said, “But the sooner we eat, the faster there is cake!”At the table, bright floral placemats surrounded a freshly delivered bouquet of orange roses. Glasses filled with lemonad...
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