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They called themselves the souls. they told ms. olinski that they were the souls before they were a team, but she told them that they were a team as soon as they became the souls. then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. whichever way it began--chicken-or-egg, team-or-the souls--it definitely ended with an egg. definitely, an egg.
-E. L. Konigsburg
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They Called Themselves The Souls. They Told

E. L. Konigsburg
They called themselves the souls. they told ms. olinski that they were the souls before they were a team, but she told them that they were a team as soon as they became the souls. then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. whichever way it began--chicken-or-egg, team-or-the souls--it definitely ended with an egg. definitely, an egg.
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