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"text": "He found his phone under a pile of clothes."
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"text": "The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles."
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"text": "Joshua Tree National Park in California has many huge rock piles."
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"text": "She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile."
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"text": "I listen to the snow piling on the roof."
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