There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors.
he said I can chop some wood today I said but I have a boy coming from the orphanage i am the boy But you are small size doesn't matter chopping wood he said some of the big boys do not chop wood well I've been Chopping wood at the orphanage, for a long time.
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Explanation:
He said, "I can chop some wood today." I said, "But I have a boy coming from the orphanage." "I am the boy." "But you are small." "Size doesn't matter chopping wood," he said. "Some of the big boys do not chop wood well. I've been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time."
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