"Why don't you throw that spare wood away?" Linda asked. Chris answered, "If we need a small piece of wood, we'll have it on hand and won't have to go out and buy any. You know what they say," he said with a saintly grin, "Waste not, ..... not."

"Why don't you throw that spare wood away?" Linda asked. Chris answered, "If we need a small piece of wood, we'll have it on hand and won't have to go out and buy any. You know what they say," he said with a saintly grin, "Waste not, ..... not." (*) take (*) save (*) have (*) want


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