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Hello, friends, and welcome to

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sleep Tight Stories. Pixel

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is a labrador who loves

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to play at Canine Corner with

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all the other dogs, puppies,

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and brave cats. Pixel

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is not the same as all the other dogs who

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are playing, or even his sister

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Star. He is

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a tiny pup with soft

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golden hair and big

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brown eyes, and his

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parents worry about him all

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the time. Pixel

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gets tired of his parents telling him to

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be careful and stay home so

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you don't get hurt. One

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day, Pixel decides to

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do just that and explores

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the basement, where he finds

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the most wonderful thing.

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Pixel wants to make video

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games. It

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was a beautiful sunny day

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at Canine Corner where

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all the dogs, puppies and the

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occasional brave cat came to

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play. The

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field was the favorite place

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for those who lived in Posington

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as it had the perfect mix of

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wide open space and challenges

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that puppies could navigate when they

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felt like climbing, jumping,

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or hiding. It

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was particularly noisy today

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as it seemed almost everyone

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had come to enjoy the day.

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You couldn't hear the birds or

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much else for all the giggles,

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barks and occasional yelp

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when someone played a bit too rough. Among

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all these energetic puppies was

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Pixel, a labrador who

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stood out, but not

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because he was the biggest or the fastest.

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Pixel was the tiniest pup

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of all. He

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had soft, golden fur and big

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brown eyes that always

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watched the world with curiosity. But

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being small in a world of larger,

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faster, and stronger puppies

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had its challenges. Pixel's

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parents were always worried about

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him, scared he might

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get hurt when he played the larger puppies

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rough games, and they never

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wanted him to wander too far. Pixel

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knew they loved, but their

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over protectiveness made

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Pixel feel even tinier.

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Be careful, Pixel, His mom

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would call out, don't run

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too fast. His dad would

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caution, Oh,

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I wish they would clean up all those

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trees in the park. His mother

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said to an elder dog who watched

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over the puppies from

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Ruins Rise playgrounds,

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the elder dog said, you worry

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too much, Your little one

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will be fine.

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The challenges were recently introduced

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after a huge wind came

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through the area a year ago.

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This wind knocked over a number

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of trees, which at first

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made many a little sad, but

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not the puppies, who saw the

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fallen trees as an excellent

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place to play. Pixel

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wasn't the only puppy in the family. He

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had an older sister who was called

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Star. She

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was the opposite of Pixel, big,

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strong, fast, and

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extremely confident. Wherever

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she went, a trail of admiring

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puppies followed, all

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in awe of her athletic abilities.

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She could fetch a ball faster than

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anyone and had a jump that could

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clear the tallest fences. Everyone

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admired her. Pixel

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adored his sister and

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often tried to follow her, hoping

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some of her abilities would rub off on

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him, But more

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often than not, whenever he

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tried to catch up with her or do

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what she did, he would end

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up stumbling over his big paws

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roll and end up in acute

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but clumsy heap of fur. Star

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would often laugh and encourage

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him to follow his own path. We

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can't all be the same, little bro,

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she would say, What a boring

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town it would be if we were. You

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will grow in your own time

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and find your unique way in the world.

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Pixel often wondered what the path

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he was supposed to follow was. He

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didn't want his parents to always have to

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protect him, and he wanted to

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do something no one else

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could. He wanted

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to be as special as his sister was. The

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next day, though the weather was perfect

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for playing outside, Pixel

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decided to listen to his parents and

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stay home. They

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were constantly worried that he might

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get hurt, so having him

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stay home was the safest thing they

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could think of. Pixel

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was a bit bored and decided to

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explore parts of the house he spent

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little time in, especially

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the basement, which had all

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kinds of things he hadn't had

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time to see before. Looking

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through some boxes in the basement, he

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stumbled upon something behind

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them that he thought must be pretty

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cool. It was a computer,

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likely purchased for his sister, but

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she didn't seem to have any time to use

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it as it lay covered in dust.

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He turned it on and clicked

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on a colorful icon, which

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launched something full of vibrant colors

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and cool sounds, and he

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watched characters embark on adventures.

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Pixel realized he wasn't just playing

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a game as he tapped and clicked,

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he was being transported to

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war worlds wear size didn't matter,

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and a tiny hero could conquer

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giants in

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the world of video games. With

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some practice skill, he could

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be the biggest dog around.

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As he was playing with the computer,

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Pixel had an idea. He

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didn't want to just explore these worlds

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inside the game, He wanted

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to create them. He

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imagined games where pups like him

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could be the heroes, where every

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challenge could be overcome with intelligence

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and creativity, not just

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strength. So Pixel

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decided he would be the best computer

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game designer Canine Corner

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no the world had

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ever seen. He

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mentioned his new idea at dinner that

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night, but everyone seemed

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less than in enthusiastic. Pixel,

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You are so young, Why don't you try

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something easier? I don't want you

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to be disappointed, his mother

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said. His father was

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equally concerned. Are

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you sure spending time in front of a

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computer is going to make you

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as strong as star? He asked, But

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Pixel was still determined.

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Pixel went to the library to borrow

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all the books they had on making

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video games, and every

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day he would go down to the

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basement and study. It

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was much more difficult than he had

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ever imagined, but with each

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mistake, each setback,

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he learned something new. After

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he read through all the books, Pixel

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began studying game designs

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from various creators online.

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He watched countless to toururriels,

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trying to learn programming, how

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to create game art, and how

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to weave stories within a game.

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It was sometimes frustrating, but

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he didn't give up. One

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day, as he was struggling with a particularly

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tricky piece of code, a shadow

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loomed over him. It

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was Bite, the old tabby

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cat from next door. Bite

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had been known to fix any gadget

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in the neighborhood and used to be

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called a tech expert in his younger days.

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What's you up to, young pup, Bite

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asked, his whiskers twitching as

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he smiled. I

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want to create my own video game.

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Pixel replied excitedly, but

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it seems so difficult, and sometimes

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I get frustrated. Bite

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smiled, even more ambitious

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for someone with big pause. Maybe

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I can help you. Are

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you sure you have the time for

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a budding young game designer like

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yourself? I have all the

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time in the world.

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Over the coming weeks, with BYTE's help,

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Pixel made leaps and bounds

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in his ability to create a game.

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He learned not just how to code,

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but how to create emotion in his

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game. Bite

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introduced him to graphics, sound

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design, and storytelling. Together,

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they crafted Pixel's first game,

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a simple one inspired by Mario,

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where a tiny hero had to navigate

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obstacles in a world full of giants,

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just like when Pixel visited Canine

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Corner to play. Pixel

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was very excited and invited some friends

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to check it out, but they

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didn't really like it. They

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pointed out that while it was cute, there

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were far more complex and engaging

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games out there. They didn't

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seem impressed by Pixel's efforts at

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all. When

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he showed his game to his mother and father,

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their reaction was much the same. They

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liked that he had found something to work on, but

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they didn't appreciate how much work he had

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completed to get as far as he did.

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Sad, Pixel retreated to the

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basement, doubt creeping

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in. Maybe he

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was just a small pup in a big

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world. Maybe this

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was just another area where he'd be

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overshadowed by others.

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Then a short time later, his

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big sister Star came to the basement,

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asking to see his game. This

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is very impressive, Pixel, she said,

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I'm so proud of you. Everyone

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faces critics, she said, and

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there will always be someone who doesn't

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see the value in what you do. But

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remember there are also

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those who will love it, so

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don't give up. I think

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you may just have found your path.

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You just need to work a little bit more. Inspired,

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Pixel decided to try something new.

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He wanted to craft a game that

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not only mirrored his life, the

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challenge of being a small pop in a world

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of big dogs, but also

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the strength that came from within. He'd

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have players feel the joy of overcoming

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all the obstacles a small pup

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faced. But this was challenging.

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Pixel delved deeper into game

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design, exploring intricate

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graphics, more elaborate

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plots, and and even adding

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a multiplayer function. There

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were nights when he felt exhausted,

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ready to give up, but every

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morning he got up and started working

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again, with Bite helping

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him whenever he had questions.

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For days, Pixel worked on the game,

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often not going outside to play

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with the other pops, but instead

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staying inside to continue finishing

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what he hoped would be a

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greatly improved experience for

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the players of his game. Sometimes

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there would be a glitch that would set him

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back for days, but despite

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all the challenges, Pixel

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persevered. His

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new game wasn't just about a tiny

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hero navigating a world

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of giants, but about

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resilience. You

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had to work hard to complete the game.

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It was engaged, the graphics

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vivid, and the storyline

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captivating and fun. Pixel

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was missed at Canine Corner. The

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other pups loved how he would always

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try to do what the other dogs did

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despite his size.

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When people asked where he had gone, words

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started to spread about Pixel's project,

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and the pups started getting excited

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to see and play his game.

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Star, who had become one of his biggest

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supporters, was especially

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eager to experience the world Pixel

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had crafted, and she would

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often come down to the basement to

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check on his progress. When

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he was finally satisfied with his

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finished game, Pixel and Bite

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transformed the basement into

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a gaming arena. They

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again invited all his friends

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and his parents to try his game.

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As they each played his game, the

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room filled with cheers. He

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seemed to have a hit on his pause. His

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parents finally realized the value

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of all his hard work, and

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Star, after playing through a

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particularly difficult level, turned

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to Pixel and said, you did

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it, little bro. You found

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your path. The

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game was more than just a hit in Posington.

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Pixel's creation soon

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caught the attention of gamers elsewhere

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too. Bloggers

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and streamers shared Pixel's creation,

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amazed by how fun the game was,

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and amazed at how a pup so

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young could create something

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so great.

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Over time, Pixel grew large

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and strong, but he had

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found his path. He had

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become a game designer.

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And that's the end of our story. Good

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Night, sleep tight.