¹     "Hurry up," shouted Wendy. "The parade is going to start in ten minutes."
 
²     "I'm on my way," yelled Tim as he ran to meet her.
 
³     "Me, too," added Tess.
 
⁴     "I love a parade!" said Wendy as they walked toward town. "I don't want to miss a single minute."
 
⁵     "I think I can hear a band already," said Tess.
 
⁶     "And there's a fire truck," Tim pointed out.
 
⁷     "My mom says this holiday is different from other holidays we have," explained Wendy.
 
⁸     "Yep," said Tim. "This holiday means that summer is really over."
 
⁹     "What is labor, anyway?" asked Tess. "And why does it have a special day?"

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