1. Here Bill sees the balloons for the first time:
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2. They are real, not just something he heard about in a storybook.
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3. Bill gets to touch one.
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4. He touches another.
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5. Wow.
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6.
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7. Bill can’t believe his luck. He gets to play with these balloons?
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8. Bill gets to kick one.
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9. Bill throws one.
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10. He holds one.
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11. He shows the world that he’s holding a balloon.
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12. Bill is happy.
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