¹     Adam and Ava were bored. They did not have anything to do. Their father and mother told them they could not watch TV.
 
²     "This is National TV Turn-Off Week," their parents said. "No TV this week."
 
³     Adam and Ava did not know what to do. They sat at the table. They sat on their beds. They sat on the porch. They were really bored!
 
⁴     It was too chilly to go to the pool. It was too far to go to the park. There was no snow. There was nothing to do.
 
⁵     "Mom," Adam said, "can't we watch TV for just a little bit?"
 
⁶     "We are so bored," Ava said. "There is nothing to do."
 
⁷     "Go up into the attic," their mother said. "See if you can find something to do there."
 
⁸     Adam and Ava climbed the ladder. They opened the attic door. It was very dark up there. Ava went in first. She turned on a light.

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