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"description": "Dad said you must always give the seagulls one chip, as an offering. Mum said you mustn't encourage them. So chips at the seaside meant a choice about who to betray. There was no third option: to throw half a chip, or one soaked to inedibility in vinegar, would betray them both. It was only going back home, fully grown and accustomed to making my own choices, that I noticed: she always threw them a chip, and he never did.",
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"textContent": "Dad said you must always give the seagulls one chip, as an offering. Mum said you mustn't encourage them. So chips at the seaside meant a choice about who to betray. There was no third option: to throw half a chip, or one soaked to inedibility in vinegar, would betray them both. It was only going back home, fully grown and accustomed to making my own choices, that I noticed: she always threw them a chip, and he never did.",
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