Nokosi flipped through the stack of paper, pulling pieces out, shuffling others in different places and trimming the sizes on some. Finally, he handed her five large sheets of paper: 2 red, 1 purple, 1 black and 1 white. Then he placed a smaller pile of colored squares on top of that: 2 black, 3 red, 2 white., 1 reddish-purple.
Once he'd handed them over, he shuffled through the papers again, but was much slower at removing sheets. "I will not have quite as many lanterns as you, but it will be splendid regardless."
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Nokosi flipped through the stack of paper, pulling pieces out, shuffling others in different places and trimming the sizes on some. Finally, he handed her five large sheets of paper: 2 red, 1 purple, 1 black and 1 white. Then he placed a smaller pile of colored squares on top of that: 2 black, 3 red, 2 white., 1 reddish-purple.
Once he'd handed them over, he shuffled through the papers again, but was much slower at removing sheets. "I will not have quite as many lanterns as you, but it will be splendid regardless."