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After scrambling around the sand dunes, Paige finally spied the perfect sledding hill, just steep enough for maximum safe velocity.
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The kids got their sleds all primed and ready for the devastatingly fast slide down the hill.
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I'm kind of scared, Mom. What if we can't stop before we reach the bottom?
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Wow. You are going so fast! I can barely see you! You're just a blur!
Be quiet, Mom. Your sarcasm is not appreciated.
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Maybe you'll go faster if you lean back in your sled and then Dad can give you a pull-start.
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Oh. Well. That made no difference.
I'll guess we'll have to take you somewhere with snow so you can really go sledding.
Snow.
EWWW.
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Going to try again with Phoebe, Jerry? Yes, she is the lightest so maybe she can go faster.
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She did go faster. Slightly. Picture your grandma going down the street in her Oldsmobile, looking between the steering wheel and the dash.
That's about how fast Phoebe went.
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In other words, Josh could swim down faster.
At least he got to make a sand angel!