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Albert was mad about computer games. When people encouraged him to return to ______ life, he would say, “This is my doorway to the world.”

In one of his favorite games, he would ______ as many turtles as he could.   ______ else could collect more than he did. But Albert still wanted more. One day, when he got home from school, he found two real turtles in his bedroom.

Albert’s parents decided to make them his ______. Albert had to learn all he could to look after the turtles. He also ______ to trick them into leaving his room, but it never worked. Gradually, he got used to living with the turtles, and ______ began to enjoy it. And other people loved hearing Albert’s stories and his growing knowledge about ______.

One day, the turtles disappeared. His parents ______ that he would return to his games, but that didn’t happen. ______, he went to buy some pets and looked after them in his spare time.

Now whenever people ask him about it, he points at his ______ and says, “They are my doorway to the world. There’s a lot more to them than you’d realize.”