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The snow of winter melted this week, and my ice brick paths stuck out like a sore thumb.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"My<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

So I went to Able Sisters right away yesterday and changed it back to green bricks. Mabel looked a bit different, though. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Mabel,
New horn?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Back in town, I found a lost item (a bag, to be specific).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"I<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I returned it to Molly, who said something really important was inside…but she didn’t say what it was. She rewarded me with a mango.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Molly:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When I put some bells into my savings account, my balance reached 138 million bells.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Your<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tonight, Molly asked me for a piece of fruit. I gave her a perfect peach, and she was overflowing with appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Molly,<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

She gave me a display shelf to thank me for the amazing piece of fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saharah was in town, and I paid her 3,000 bells to redecorate my house (or at least my main room). <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Saharah:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

She installed a skyscraper wall and a music-room floor.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"The<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I went over to Club LOL to check out K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show, and I saw my former villagers Daisy and Hamlet in there. (FYI, both of them moved out of Forest in 2016!) I asked K.K. for a random song, and he performed “My Place” for the three of us. Good song!<\/p>\n\n\n

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