Let a character notice something different · original written read-aloud

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The ferry went plop-plop into the pretend harbour. Captain Dot gripped the paper rail. On the bank, Pebble Bea thought the sound was hilarious. Dot saw a steep little wave. Bea saw a boat doing a wobbly dance. The ferry reached the other side. Dot planned another trip, but that trip had not happened yet. Two characters had watched one arrival and noticed very different things.

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