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Totnes pound

Well, a Totnes pound is like a special kind of money that people in Totnes, a town in England, use instead of regular money. It's kind of like a little game where you can pretend that you're using old-fashioned coins and notes, but they can only be used in Totnes.

People in Totnes started using their own money because they wanted to support their local shops and businesses instead of big chain stores. When you have a Totnes pound, you can use it to buy things in lots of different shops in the town, like you would with regular money.

But there are some rules you have to follow when you use Totnes pounds. For example, you can't use them at the supermarket because it's not a local shop. You also can't use them to buy things online because the internet isn't in Totnes!

The good thing about using Totnes pounds is that it helps the local economy, which means that more people can have jobs and shops can keep open. It's also fun to collect different designs of the coins and notes, and you can even trade them with your friends!
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