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a factory worker. And then there was Mandy Millepoids, the owner of the local candy store. The last time Lucy had tried to enter Mandy’s Candies, she’d encountered a locked door with a sign that read: “Pulling Taffy, Be Back in Ten Minutes”. She waited for over two hours before giving up, going home and rage-screaming into her pillow.
“These are delicious, Mrs Arkhipov.” Lucy blew on her pierogi before taking another bite.
“Do you think anyone will know what our costumes are?” asked Tex. He stroked his glued- on goatee.
“Not a chance,” Lucy laughed.
“At least we have each other,” Tex winked. They clinked pierogi.
Pop music was blasting as Tex and Lucy scoped out the snack situation in the Pelusos’ kitchen. The majority of the partygoers were out talking, dancing or standing awkwardly by the bonfire in the backyard.
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