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"Short Pencil Saga" Transcript

Katie: Stupid short pencil.

Nick: What's wrong, Katie?

Katie: This darn short pencil is worthless. I am just going to throw it away.

Nick: If you knew where those short pencils came from, you'd think twice before you threw it away.

Katie: I never thought of that before. Where do short pencils come from?

Nick: Well, it all began thousands of years ago, when this pencil was a mighty Redwood. So you see, Katie, it takes a lot of work to make this little short pencil.

Katie: Gosh, I had no idea. I'll never take short pencils for granted again.


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