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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the following. All of a sudden, the farmer noticed a small fruit hanging from a branch. It was an apple and looked as delicious as the ones he ate as a boy. He plucked it and bit into the juicy fruit. The memories of the fun he had had as a boy came rushing back. When his daughter saw the changed expression in her fathers face, she started pleading harder.[/passage-header]

What did the farmer notice?


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The farmer noticed a small fruit hanging from a branch.

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