¹     "Boys," said Mom firmly, "it's a nice day outside. You should not be inside playing video games."
 
²     "Mom," said Gordon, "we've been looking forward to playing this game all week."
 
³     "It won't hurt you to wait a little longer," said Mom. "Besides, I am making up some snacks for you all, and it will be an hour before they are ready. You can stay out that long."
 
⁴     Controllers were grudgingly put up while the boys found their shoes and pulled them on. They slouched out the back door and stood looking blankly around.
 
⁵     "So, what do we do now?" asked Kurt.
 
⁶     "You want to play ball?" asked Gordon.
 
⁷     "Naw," shrugged Pete. "It would take too long."
 
⁸     "We could always lay out on the front yard and watch the clouds," said Andrew.
 
⁹     "That's kid stuff," said Kurt.
 
¹⁰     "We have a badminton set," suggested Gordon.

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