Neighbors
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Neighbors

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"Do you have any dogs?"

"I don't have any, but I do have some cats. They were strays and I adopted them last week. Do you have any advice?"

"No, as long as you don't have any dogs."

"I just told you I don't have any. Do you have a dog yourself?"

"Yes, a couple. Haven't you seen any in my yard?"

"No, but I saw you have some birds. Are any of them parrots?"

"Yes, some are and some are not. Do you want some?"

"Who, me? No, thanks. I don't have a cage."

"Don't be silly, you don't need any cages, just some trees. Parrots love them."

"I have some doubts about that."

"About what? About whether you need some cages or whether parrots love trees?"

"Is there any way we can stop this conversation?"

"Sure, we could talk about any subject you want. How about fishing?"

"Sorry, I don't fish anymore. Some shark ripped away my fishing rod."

"Sharks are amazing. I have some too."

Yeah, sure, in your mind. If you lied any better, you wouldn't have that honker.

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