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I want an official Red Rider carbine action 200 shot range model air rifle.
— Ralphie · A Christmas Story
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker knows exactly what they want, down to the rifle's model and capacity. Those details make the wish sound carefully rehearsed. The long, precise name gives an ordinary request the force of something the speaker has thought about a great deal.
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