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10<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> “Flowerpot”<br />
Army<br />
“Sorry,” said Grant, as <strong>the</strong>y quickly sat<br />
down. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> waiter draped oversized red napkins<br />
across <strong>the</strong>ir laps. “We were looking at <strong>the</strong><br />
flowerpot army.”<br />
“<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> what?” asked Papa.<br />
“It’s <strong>the</strong> Terracotta Army,” Li corrected.<br />
“Oh, yeah,” said Grant. “I just know Mimi<br />
said her flowerpots are made <strong>of</strong> terracotta.”<br />
“Very good, Grant,” said Mimi. “And I<br />
have an army <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, too, d<strong>on</strong>’t I?” she added.<br />
Mimi loved flowers and <strong>the</strong> kids always had<br />
to worry that when <strong>the</strong>y traveled, <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
grandmo<strong>the</strong>r would drag <strong>the</strong>m to and through<br />
gardens instead <strong>of</strong> amusement parks, for example.
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