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She called it “One Ball” since it was played with only one ball. She set up a net and marked off the area, by

drawing lines on the ground. The rules were simple: Hit the one ball back and forth over the net. If the one
ball touched the ground or went over the lines, the other team got a point.

She then found three of her friends who were also bad at sports (One of them was very small, one was
somewhat heavier, and one was simply not good at sports) and they started to play “One Ball.”

They had trouble at first, but soon they started to make it work, hitting the ball back and forth over the net
without letting the ball hit the ground. Even though the game was harder than she thought it would be, and
the others had trouble learning the rules, they were all enjoying themselves. She was concerned, at first,
since everyone was struggling, but even when they missed the ball or hit it out of bounds, they were
laughing and having fun.

Even better, Quarta was able to play just as well as the others. The extra two arms did help when playing
One Ball, but not as much as in the “Sticks and Balls” game, where you needed all four arms.

The next day, there were eight students, all of whom were normally bad at sports. They made two teams,
each with four players (just like the two-armed and two-legged creatures on the beach!)

Quarta decided that the first team to sixteen points would win.

They played three games and everyone had so much fun, no one could remember who won any of the games.

The third day, even more of the students showed up to play “One Ball.” Again, these were the students who
were rarely asked to play sports with the others. Generally, the only time they were asked to join the games

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