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There was a number on the ball. The number kept going up. That was the entire toy.

You had not read the book. The cover page was going to carry you. The cover page had WordArt.

A hard plastic mask, a flat printed smock with your character's name across the chest, and one staple holding the elastic. $7.99 at the CVS endcap.

A foam-winged plastic fairy on a spring-loaded base, a ripcord, and a 50/50 chance she ended up in the ceiling fan or your sister's eye.

You pinned the big ring. You dropped the small gear inside. You stuck a pen through a numbered hole and rolled. The pen drew, and you took credit for it.

You drew a horse. You showed your mom. You slid the bar down. The horse went away in one chalky pull, except for the small piece that wouldn't, the piece that was now part of the screen forever.