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We're visiting my parents for Thanksgiving, and one of the highliughts of any trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa is that they have Nerf swords for the kids:

SteelyKid and The Pip in their traditional Nerf sword battle. SteelyKid and The Pip in their traditional Nerf sword battle.

This raged for a good while before dinner. Hopefully, they'll sleep well tonight...

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