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Foundation  \nhttps://archive.org/details/stayinghomealone0000unse  \nStaying Home Aloneon a Rainy Day  \nby Chihiro IwasakiMcGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANYNeo York·St.Louis·San Francisco  \n◎1968 Shiko-Sha.All Rights Reserved.Printed in Japan.  \nFirst distribution in the United States of America by McGraw-Hill Book Company,1969.Library of Congress Cataog Lara umoeEr:0-170/+  \nAllison felt so grown up,staving home alone.For the first time,she had the whole houseto herself.  \n\"I have to go to the store,\"Mother had said.\"Don't open the door or let anyone in.I'll beright back.”But then it started to rain.Suddenlythe house grew very dark.Bang,crash went thethunder.Lightning flashed and rain splasheddown from the sky.  \n穿  \nAllison ran to the window and looked out.Shehoped she would see Mother hurrying backfrom the store.But there was only a green bal-loon to see,dancing in the wind.","cbCaiiU4qP4srN1V","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiU4qP4srN1V","pdf",1633490,"English","# Staying Home Alone on 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