¹     "But, Mom," Tony said, "my hands aren't dirty!"
 
²     It was the same thing Tony said every time his mother told him to wash his hands. Tony never thought his hands were dirty.
 
³     "Tony, you have to wash your hands before you eat. You don't want to get dirt in your food, do you?"
 
⁴     "But, Mom, my hands aren't dirty!"
 
⁵     "What is that black stuff under your fingernails? Is that dirt, Tony?" his mother asked.
 
⁶     "No, it must be black paint. My hands aren't dirty."
 
⁷     "Tony, you might get sick if you eat with dirty hands," his mother said.
 
⁸     "But, Mom, my hands aren't dirty! I already told you that."

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