Three. One to climb the ladder while the second kicks the ladder out from under her. And the third to say, "I knew that was too high for you dear."
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Twenty. One to hold the bulb, two to turn the ladder, and 17 to be on the guest list.
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Because there's no one else to wag it for him.
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I don't know. I didn't think sheep could knit
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An impasta
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