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oil as a base. Then she very carefully lit the tealight under her oil burner. Mum hadn’t let her have the kit until her tenth birthday, even though Poppy had wanted it for ages before, because she wasn’t really happy about Poppy having candles in her room. Alex and Jake’s birthday present to her had been a table, a little one from IKEA that was not allowed to have anything on it at all apart from the oil burner, so that there was no chance Poppy could set fire to anything by accident.
Poppy carefully lit the tiny candle, and sighed as she realised that her mum had been at the matches again. Her mum worried about the burner so much that she kept raiding the matchbox, so that Poppy never had more than about three matches, just in case...
Mmmmm... Peppermint and basil was nice. Herby and fresh. Maybe she should do this when there was going to be a spelling test. Or before SATs, next year. Poppy took a deep breath and waited to feel enthusiastic and focused. It would probably take a little while though. She flicked through the essential oils guide, wondering if there were any other combinations she could try. She needed one for brilliant ideas...
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