Looking for Clues (Part 2)

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小xiǎo丁dīng看了kàn le看kàn手机shǒu jī的de屏幕píng mù。Xiao Ding looked at the phone's screen.桌面zhuō miàn的de照片zhào piàn是shì在zài这个zhè ge公园gōng yuán拍pāi的de。The wallpaper photo was taken in this very park.照片zhào piàn里lǐ有yǒu一只yī zhī白色bái sè的de小狗xiǎo gǒu。In the photo there was a little white dog.“这zhè张zhāng照片zhào piàn是shì今天jīn tiān早上zǎo shang拍pāi的de!”"This photo was taken this morning!"

这时zhè shí,手机shǒu jī响xiǎng了le,是shì一个yī ge叫jiào“妈妈mā ma”的de人rén打dǎ来lái的de。Just then the phone rang — the caller was saved as "Mom."

小xiǎo丁dīng接jiē了le电话diàn huà:“您好nín hǎo,这个zhè ge手机shǒu jī是shì我wǒ在zài公园gōng yuán找到zhǎo dào的de。”Xiao Ding answered: "Hello — I found this phone in the park."

阿姨ā yí说shuō:“那是nà shi我wǒ女儿nǚ ér的de!她tā是shì早上zǎo shang去qù公园gōng yuán遛狗liù gǒu的de。”The woman said, "That's my daughter's! She went to the park this morning to walk the dog."

“太好了tài hǎo le,我们wǒ men在zài公园gōng yuán门口mén kǒu见jiàn吧ba。”"Perfect — let's meet at the park gate."

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