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ポリー、道をたずねる

Polly is lost on the way to the library and asks an owl for directions: excuse me, where is it, is it far, right or left, straight ahead, thank you.

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すみません、ちょっといいですか。

図書館はどこですか。

図書館はどこですか。

遠いですか。

遠いですか。

右ですか、左ですか。

右ですか、左ですか。

まっすぐですね、わかりました！

まっすぐですね、わかりました！

どうもありがとうございます！

どうもありがとうございます！

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