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TOY FACTORY

Staring into the rubbish bin, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

What are you doing here? I thought, picking a tatty teddy out of the trash.

Brushing off his fur, I felt like I needed to apologise.

At the charity shop I volunteered at a few years ago, if donated bears weren’t good enough to sell in the 50p section, they’d go into the bin.

And with a huge influx of plush teddies dumped

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