“But if it gets hotter,” said Samantha, “it means our PapaZerv Air
Conditioners will have to eat more Berries, and it will cost more!”


“Yes,” said Linda, “and since everyone in Bauville will want their PapaZerv Air Conditioners to work harder, the Berry Factory might break down again, and then no one will be cool.”


“I don’t want the sky to keep getting clogged,” said Samantha. “Our teacher said that even if we stopped throwing all the Ceeotu out the window today, it will take a hundred years to get the sky and the weather back to normal.”


“There must be something we can do now to do our part,” said Ralph.


“WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER”

“Well, there is!” said Bobby. “I heard that the old fashioned Zerv lights
eat five times as many Berries to make the same amount of light as the new Zerv lights.”


“That must be ‘efficiency’”, said Samantha, “just like what your teacher was saying.”


“Right. So we could make sure that we get rid of the old Zerv lights and put in new Zerv lights. It will make our Berry Bill go down!” said Ralph, who liked the idea of spending less money on the Berry Bill.


“My teacher told us that new MamaZerv Refrigerators are like the new Zerv light bulbs—they eat way fewer berries to keep our food just as cool,” said Bobby.

 

© 2009 Centripetus

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