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2. Movies and television have romanticized the excitement and
danger of detective work.
Police detectives say their work is 95 percent routine and 5
percent terror.
3. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879.
He paved the way for society to function twenty-four hours a
day instead of stopping at sunset.
4. The holiday weekend promised beautiful weather.
The lake was crowded with picnickers, boaters, sunbathers,
and swimmers.
5. Jake sat on a park bench eating his lunch.
Bold pigeons strutted and pecked around his feet, hoping to
share his meal.
