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AH-lahn Smihth'ss FAH-thehr boht hihm ah smohl shohp, ahnd AH-lahn soald mihlk, BUH-tehr, tcheez, ehgz ahnd UH-thehr thihngz ihn iht. Hihz shohp wohz ihn ah smohl toun, ahnd iht wohz OA-pehn ohn TCHYOOZ-day, WEH-dehnz-day, THUHRZ-day, FR.EYE-day, ahnd SAH-tuhr-day, ahnd ohn SUHN-day MOHR-nihng, buht iht wohz shuht ohn SUHN-day ahf-tehr-NOON ahnd ohn MUHN-day. AH-lahn wehnt too suhm fahrmz ohn MUHN-day, ahnd boht thayr behst BUH-tehr ahnd tcheez ahnd ehgz frohm thih FAHR-mehrz, buht hee boht hihz mihlk ihn thih toun. Ah truhk broht iht too hihz shohp ihn thih MOHR-nihng. AH-lahn ahnd hihz w.eye.f wuhrkt ihn thih shohp, ahnd thay soald ah loht ohv thayr food, bee-COHZ iht wohz cheep ahnd cleen.

Ah faht WOO-mahn caym IHN-too thih shohp ohn SAH-tuhr-day. Shee boht suhm ehgz ahnd suhm BUH-tehr, ahnd thehn shee sehd too AH-lahn'ss w.eye.f “Yoor ehgz ahnd yoor BUH-tehr ahr deer too-DAY. Wh.eye ahr SAH-tuhr-day ahnd SUHN-day DEE-rehr thahn TCHYOOZ-day, WEH-dehnz-day, THURZ-day, ahnd FR.EYE-day?” AH-lahn'z w.eye.f wohz uhp-SEHT. Shee lookt aht thih faht WOO-mahn, ahnd thehn shee lookt aht AH-lahn, buht shee dihd noht gihv ahn AHN-sehr. Thehn AH-lahn sm.eye.ld ahnd sehd “Our food ihz noht DEE-rehr ohn SAH-tuhr-day ahnd SUHN-day! Iht ihz cheeper ohn TCHYOOZ-day, WEH-dehnz-day, THURZ-day, ahnd FR.EYE-day!”

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Hoam F.eye.nd thih PEE-pehl ahnd PLAY-sehz thaht mayk yoo feel aht hoam. F.eye.nd thih wuhnz hoo tayk cayr ohv yoor soal ahnd mayk yoo feel l.eye.k yoo cahn bee cohm-PLEET-lee yoor-SEHLF ah-ROUND - thehm. F.eye.nd thih wuhnz hoo l.eye.t yoo uhp frohm thih IHN-s.eye.d out ahnd ehn-KUH-raydj yoo too bee yoor-SEHLF…  F.eye.nd thih PLAY-sess whayr yoo feel aht peess, thih PLAY-sess thaht yoo cood spehnd fohr-EHV-ehr WOHN-dehr-ihng ahnd ehks-PLOAR-ihng. F.eye.nd thih PLAY-sess thaht mayk yoo wohnt too see EEV-ehn moar ohv thih wuhrld ahnd the wuhnz thaht mayk yoo HAH-pee too bee ah-L.EYE.V… Ahnd when-EHV-ehr yoo f.eye.nd wuhn ohv thoaz PEE-pehl ohr PLAY-sehz, hoald OHN-too thehm soa t.eye.t.  Tehl thoaz PEE-pehl yoo luhv thehm OHF-fehn. VIHZ-iht thoaz PLAY-sess ahz muhtch ahz yoo cahn. NEH-vehr leht goa ohv thoaz PEE-pehl ohr PLAY-sehz BEE-cohz wehn yoo f.eye.nd peess ahnd luhv ahnd djoy ihn thihss wuhrld, iht ihz wuhrth moar thahn goald… Iht ihz whayr yoo ahr mehnt too bee.       – Nikki Banas (NIH-kee ???)

Sehlf-WUHRTH Thee OAN-lee wuhn hoo gehtss too dee-S.EYE.D yoor wuhrth ihz yoo. Iht DUHZ-ehnt kuhm frohm yoor bahnk AHK-ount ohr thih NUHM-behr of frehndz yoo hahv. Iht kuhmz frohm whoht SUHM-wuhn ehlss sehz yoo ahr wurth, Ihtss kohld sehlf wuhrth fohr ah REE-zohn – iht kuhmz frohm BEE-ihng yoor-SEHLF ahnd BEE-ihng proud ohv hoo yoo ahr.  Iht kuhmz frohm BEE-ihng SUHM-wuhn thaht yoo kahn count ohn ahnd SUHM-wuhn yoo luhv. Thih NUHM-behrz wihll chaynj wihth t.eye.m, buht wh.oht woant tchaynj ihz whoo yoo ahr deep ihn-S.EYE.D – BYOO-tih-fool, LIH-miht-lehss, WUHN-dehr-fool, kree-AY-tihv, strohng, KAY-pah-bihl – ahnd thaht ihz whayr yoor wuhrth cuhmz frohm.    – Nikki Banas (NIH-kee ???)