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  I like to pop in to² thrift stores³ for fun, just without any purpose. If I have time and energy, it’s fun to look around the store to see if something grabs⁴ me.

 

  Last Sunday, on the way back from our grocery shopping, me and Will quickly dropped by⁵ a thrift store. We just wanted to do something fun.

 

  It was my lucky day! I found cute chopstick rests in the shape of birds. Six of them were sitting on the shelf. I had my instinct⁶ radar on, and I knew they had to be mine — How many was the question.

 

  First, I thought "Should I get three? I don’t need more than that." But then, after seeing each face, I couldn’t separate any one of them from this family.

 

  I decided to take them all home. That’s the beauty⁷ of thrift stores: I got all 6 birds for a price of 2 cups of coffee! (Standing next to me, Will said it was lucky that they were small! They won’t take up⁸ too much space. I always ask him just in case⁹ if it’s OK when I buy something, but he always has to say yes! (^0^;) )

 

　After I came home, I laid¹⁰ them on the table.  The grains¹¹ of the table surface make it look as if they are swimming in the river, just like what I see on the Hirose river every day from my room!