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THE TOYS TO HAVE
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which an appreciative circle of brothers and sisters had blessed him. There are whole bricks 4½ inches × 2¼ × 1⅛; there are half bricks 2¼ × 2¼ × 1⅛; and there are quarters—called by those previous owners (who have now ascended to, we hope but scarcely believe, a happier life near the ceiling) "piggys." You note how these sizes fit into the sizes of our boards, and of each size—we have never counted them, but we must have hundreds. We can pave a dozen square yards of floor with them.

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