1 Nan stared up at the farm house. Her older sister gave her a push.
2 "Nan, move. You are blocking the way!" said Nora.
3 The little girl picked up her bag. It held her most loved toys. Her clothes were in boxes. They were stacked in the dark, front hall.
4 "Which room is ours, Mom?" called Nora.
5 "It does not really matter," said Mom. "I think they are both the same."
6 "Bill and I have the front one," yelled Eddie. "You girls can have the one that faces the barn."
7 "That is pretty selfish, Ed," said Nora.
8 "You are just mad because you did not get it first," Ed shot back.
9 "Ed, Nora," said Dad. They knew that tone. It told them to stop arguing. Now.
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