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\ ON ! M>%ES HE LIV$ 9 A LL BIT (A %ACK
--ALL AL"O EXCEPT = 8 BR9DLE BULLDOG4
,NO "O KNEW ": HE CAME F--N EV5 8 "N4 J
8,LUKE ! ,H]MIT0 FOLKS CALL$ HM4 ,HE N"E
CAME 96! T[N2 N"E SEEM$ 6WANT 6SEE OR
TALK 6P4 ,8 DOG1 ,BOB1 DROVE !M AWAY IF
!Y CAME NE> 8 HUT4 ,:5 Y ASK$ ANY"O 9
,PU4LEBY :O HE 0 OR :Y HE LIV$ \ 9 T
L"OLY PLACE 0HMF1 ! ONLY ANSW] Y GOT
WAS1 8,OH1 ,LUKE ! ,H]MIT8 ,WELL1 "!'S
"S MY/]Y AB HM4 ,NOBODY "KS :AT X IS4 ,B
"!'S A MY/]Y4 ,DON'T G NE> HM4 ,HE'LL
SET ! DOG ON Y40
  ,N"E!.S "! 7 TWO P :O (T5 W5T \ 6T LL
%ACK ON ! F5S3 ! ,DOCTOR & MYF4 ,& ,BOB1
! BULLDOG1 N"E B>K$ :5 HE HE>D U -+4 ,=
WE LIK$ ,LUKE2 & ,LUKE LIK$ U4
  ,? AFN1 CROSS+ ! M>%ES WE FAC$ A COLD
W9D BL[+ F ! ,EA/4 ,Z WE APPROA*$ ! HUT
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  8,:AT'S FUNNY80 ASK$ ! ,DOCTOR4
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HE>D U L;G AGO-- OR SMELT U4 ,:AT'S T
QUE] NOISE80
  8,S.DS 6ME L A GATE CR1K+10 SD !
,DOCTOR4 8,MAYBE X'S ,LUKE'S DOOR1 ONLY
WE C'T SEE ! DOOR F "H2 X'S ON ! F> SIDE
(! %ACK40
  8,I HOPE ,BOB ISN'T SICK10 SD ,JIP2 &
HE LET \ A B>K 6SEE IF T WD CALL HM4 ,B
! ONLY ANSW] HE GOT 0 ! WAIL+ (! W9D ACR
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  ,WE HURRI$ =W>D1 ALL ?REE ( U ?9K+
H>D4
  ,:5 WE R1*$ ! FRONT (! %ACK WE F.D !
DOOR OP51 SW++ & CR1K+ 4M,Y 9 ! W9D4 ,WE
LOOK$ 9SIDE4 ,"! 0 NO "O "!4
  8,ISN'T ,LUKE AT HOME !N80 SD ,I4
8,P]H HE'S \ =A WALK40
  8,HE IS ,,ALW AT HOME10 SD ! ,DOCTOR
FR[N+ 9 A PECULI> SORT ( WAY4 8,& EV5 IF
HE 7 \ = A4 WALK HE WDN'T L1VE 8 DOOR
BANG+ 9 ! W9D 2H HM4 ,"! IS "S?+ QUE] AB
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  8,NO?+ M*--NO?+ WOR? SP1K+ (10 SD ,JIP
EXAM9+ ! FLOOR (! HUT EXTREMELY C>E;LLY4
  8,-E "H1 ,JIP10 SD ! ,DOCTOR 9 A /]N
VOICE4 8,Y >E HID+ "S?+ F ME4 ,Y SEE
SIGNS & Y "K "S?+--OR Y GUESS X4 ,:AT
HAS HAPP5$8 ,TELL ME4 ,": IS ! ,H]MIT80
  8,I DON'T "K10 SD ,JIP LOOK+ V GUILTY
& UNCOM=TA#4 8,I DON'T "K ": HE IS40
  8,WELL1 Y "K "S?+4 ,I C TELL X F !
LOOK 9 YR EYE4 ,:AT IS X80
  ,B ,JIP DIDN'T ANSW]4
  ,= T5 M9UTES ! ,DOCTOR KEPT "Q+ HM4 ,B
N A ^W WD ! DOG SAY4
  8,WELL10 SD ! ,DOCTOR AT LA/1 8X IS NO
USE \R /&+ >.D "H 9 ! COLD4 ,! ,H]MIT'S
G"O4 ,T'S ALL4 ,WE MI<T Z WELL G HOME
6LUN*EON40
  ,Z WE BUTTON$ UP \R COATS & />T$ BACK
ACR ! M>%1 ,JIP RAN AH1D PRET5D+ HE 0
LOOK+ = WAT]-RATS4
  8,HE "KS "S?+ ALL "R10 :ISP]$ !
,DOCTOR4 8,& ,I ?9K HE "KS :AT HAS
HAPP5$ TOO4 ,X'S FUNNY1 8 N WANT+ 6TELL
ME4 ,HE HAS N"E D"O T 2F--N 9 ELEV5
YE>S4 ,HE HAS ALW TOLD ME "EY?+--,/RANGE
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  8,D Y M1N Y ?9K HE "KS ALL AB !
,H]MIT1 ! BIG MY/]Y AB HM : FOLKS H9T AT
& ALL T80
  8,I %DN'T WOND] IF HE DID10 ! ,DOCTOR
ANSW]$ SL[LY4 8,I NOTIC$ "S?+ 9 8
EXPRES.N ! MO;T WE F.D T DOOR OP5 &! HUT
EMPTY4 ,&! WAY HE SNI6$ ! FLOOR TOO--X
TOLD HM "S?+1 T FLOOR DID4 ,HE SAW SIGNS
WE CDN'T SEE--,I WOND] :Y HE WON'T TELL
ME4 ,I'LL TRY HM AG4 ,"H1 ,JIP6 ,JIP6--
,": IS ! DOG8 ,I ?"\ HE W5T ON 9 FRONT40
  8,S DID ,I10 ,I SD4 8,HE 0 "! A MO;T
AGO4 ,I SAW HM Z L>GE Z LIFE4 ,JIP--,JIP
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  ,B HE 0 G"O4 ,WE CALL$ & CALL$4 ,WE
EV5 WALK$ BACK 6! HUT4 ,B ,JIP _H
4APPE>$4
  8,OH WELL10 ,I SD1 8MO/ LIKELY HE HAS
J RUN HOME AH1D ( U4 ,HE (T5 DOES T1 Y
"K4 ,WE'LL F9D HM "! :5 WE GET BACK 6!
H\SE40
  ,B ! ,DOCTOR J CLOS$ 8 COAT-COLL>
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