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A Story In Alphabet

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Create a story that uses words that begin with the letters of the alphabet consecutively. For example, A big cat dug eight... But you have to go all the way to the letter Z. Try to make as much sense as possible. Or if you really can't, then go crazy. Be creative and have fun!

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