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When Mom and Dad heard about the da-zi- bao, they immediately suggested that I stay home from school for a few days. Since there were no classes, other students were staying home too. Nobody would connect my absence with the da-zi-bao.
As it turned out, I came down with a fever and stayed home for ten days.