¹     "Bummer!" moaned Tim.
 
²     "What's the matter?" asked Wendy.
 
³     "He's mad because our dad says we can't go to Uncle Mike's house for the weekend," said Tess.
 
⁴     "Did something happen?" asked Wendy.
 
⁵     "Yes," answered Tim, "gasoline happened."
 
⁶     "Huh?" said Wendy. "I don't understand. What does gasoline have to do with you going to your Uncle Mike's house?"
 
⁷     "What do you need to put in the car to make it go?" asked Tim.
 
⁸     "Gasoline," said Wendy.
 
⁹     "And have you seen the price of gasoline lately?" asked Tess.
 
¹⁰     "I guess I haven't noticed," answered Wendy.

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