Shaved ice is the perfect snack on a hot summer day. When you are very hot, the ice makes you feel cool. I used to take my family to a shaved ice shop with tables outside. They had shaved ice in many different flavors: strawberry, lemon, blue Hawaii, melon, matcha, and clear syrup. You could get shaved ice with sweet beans, too. Unfortunately, the shop closed. These days, you can get much fancier shaved ice at coffee shops. Fancy shaved ice looks delicious, but my wife and I don’t like to eat shaved ice in an air-conditioned room. We get too cold. Last year, we decided to buy our own shaved ice maker. We can make it at home anytime and enjoy it without air conditioning.    (126 words)

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