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Carrie flopped onto her bed. "Now what?" she wondered. Then she had an idea. She wandered back downstairs.
"Mom, I've been thinking, and -"
"NO DOG!" her mother screeched.
"Not a dog, Mom, " said Carrie calmly. "A goldfish."
"Well-"
"Mom, it's perfect. I wouldn't beg for a dog anymore. And it won't bother your allergies."
"Well," her mother said slowly.
"Yesssss!" Carrie shouted. She danced around the room. Then the phone rang.
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