¹     It was a sunny day. It was warm outside. Ron and his friend Mike were playing catch. They threw the ball back and forth.
 
²     Mike threw the ball really high. It went up and up. The ball went over Ron's head. It rolled into the bushes.
 
³     "I'll get it!" Ron yelled. So Ron went into the bushes. He had to dig around a little bit. "I can't find it," he said.
 
⁴     Mike ran over. "I'll help!" he yelled.
 
⁵     Mike and Ron looked. "There it is," Ron said. He reached in and pulled out the ball. They went back and played ball.
 
⁶     A little while later, Ron and Mike began to itch. They saw rashes on their arms and hands.
 
⁷     "Mom!" Ron yelled. "Come quick!"
 
⁸     "What's wrong?" Mom asked.

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