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16 lines
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# Now it happened
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story.
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# grainfields
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These are large sections of land where people had scattered wheat seed to grow wheat.
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# heads of grain
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These are the topmost parts of the grain plant, which is a kind of large grass. The heads hold the mature, edible seeds of the plant.
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# rubbing them between their hands
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"rubbing the husks off with their hands." They were rubbing off the outer husks so they could eat the seeds.
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