tospendthenightghosthunting”heaskedsoftly.rikjustlookedathiiiitsthatiortant,thenihavesuddenlydevelopedainia.”..,,oe.ileaedafeoneyispentonyoureducationually,ileaedthisinabaroan

assureyouthatithadnothihehangingtreeinonehour.”houldntyouspeesly,ilyingthatehisausinan.

tarikdidlookedupatthe.”ifi,idneverleave,notfordas,hesaidustreallybeiortant,”lukesaidsoftly.”itis.ireventingkadyfroiskingherlife.inonehour.”

”aye,aye,captain.”

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oanehoallnightitarried,notahanshearriedtole.afterall,apersontrryaghost,she

asshestrodeupthepath,shestoppednointothebasketshecarried.

thising,justasthesuo”their”roondfloppedontothebedbesideher.heud,andthereellofnureabouthibuthedidntrevehisfilthyclothes,justfellontothebed.heninstantlyfellasleep.

gettingoutofbed,kadyglaredathisheshouldhavelefthiu,jacketoff.hedelledgoodandheoseehe:

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b,,tthenhedfallenasleepagain.sokadyveredhithenakebreakfast.

afterelunountaiogetaess.

tarikhadtoldherthathelovedher,butofursethatheraftertheydknoheronl\,afehebooksories,ituldntreallyhappen,uldit

and”nothing,”shesaidaloudasshelookedupattheskyandsaw

thedarkeninguashefeltforher,,vhiothing.

altershedsolvedtheprobleflegend,andshehadnoideaoingtherockstilleagain.

noisslegend.iftarikellihthetruthabouthislie,thatisthenshedidntoaus

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