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Now on to our episode.

This is The Best Baba.

Enjoy!

I'd like to tell you about a friend of mine.

Her name is Vesalisa, but everyone calls her V.

She grew up in freshwater just down the road from Old McDonald's farm.

When she was a kid, she loved playing with dolls, and her favorite doll was the special one

her mom made for her.

You see, V lived with just her mom, and they loved each other very much.

They played together, cooked together, went for hikes together, and talked about all the

wonderful things in the world that there are to talk about.

One day, Vesmom got sick, so she made a doll to keep V company while she was in the hospital.

Vesmom told her that if she ever needed help, she should feed the little doll some food,

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