Setting: ICE CREAM PARLOR

ICE CREAM PARLOR

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Cheery décor
Colorfully painted walls
A chalkboard menu board listing ice cream products and their corresponding prices
Customers peering into glass-covered cases and asking for samples
Buckets of ice cream nestled in ice
Metal scoopers set in glasses of water for cleaning
Stacks of waffle and sugar cones
Bowls and cups ready to be filled
Bright plastic spoons and striped straws
Napkin dispensers
Tubs filled with toppings of chopped nuts, sprinkles, candies, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, crushed cookies and crackers, cut up fruit, cherries, and mini marshmallows
Pump containers of chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, and strawberry syrups
A sink
Blenders
Cutting boards
A cash register
Tables and chairs
Garbage bins

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ICE CREAM PARLOR

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ICE CREAM PARLOR

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