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On Thursday, I found a lost item (a glove) on my central bridge. I later returned it to Inkwell, who said it was his pole-vaulting glove! I’ve never seen him pole-vault before, but he is a sucker <\/em>for track-and-field events! \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n\n\n

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

He knew it was his because it was still damp from his hand sweat! I didn’t even know he had hands! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n

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

The concept of a pole-vaulting animal would make more sense in New Horizons, since it has the vaulting pole to cross rivers. (Even though animals don’t use one.) But Inkwell thanked me for returning his glove, and he gave me a bunny tee. I decided to put it on right away.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

I spotted a balloon present flying overhead, so I got my slingshot out and shot down the balloon. There was only a balloon TV inside, but I liked this screenshot with my statue fountain in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

On Friday, Tutu the bear was camping at the campsite. She seemed nice, but I was not interested in asking her to move in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

Rolf asked me to deliver a gift to Molly, and I agreed to help out. Even though it took me a minute to find Molly, once I did, she was right back near Rolf!<\/p>\n\n\n

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

The gift was actually a danger shirt that Molly was giving me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Hornsby asked me for some new furniture to replace his grapefruit table. I gave him the sapling clock that Isabelle gave me earlier this month for my town’s anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

He rewarded me with a cabin rug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I went to see Aurora, I saw that Jeremiah was also visiting. She said the last time she had so many people at her house, they played Go Fish. <\/p>\n\n\n

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

Lolly asked me for a river fish, and she was still standing nearby when I caught her a bluegill.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

She rewarded me with a purple tie-dye tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I went up to Main Street, Boots seemed confused. He couldn’t remember where the shop was!<\/p>\n\n\n

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

After I came back into town, Lolly asked if I was interested in a tuk-tuk!<\/p>\n\n\n

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

She said it was an impulse buy that she’s not using. Except that the tuk-tuk is a Gulliver item, so I don’t know how she would have bought it!<\/p>\n\n\n

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

She wanted 1,440 bells for it, and I decided to be nice and buy it from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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