The Snow Day

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We woke up and looked out the window.

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We woke up and looked out the window. Everything was white. Snow had fallen all night. School was closed! We put on our coats and boots. We went outside. We rolled big balls of snow. We made a huge snowman. We gave him a hat and a scarf. Then we had a snowball fight. I threw snow at my brother. He threw snow at me. We laughed until we were cold. We went inside. We had hot cocoa with marshmallows. What a great day.

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