0/u— 53280,14:— 53281,6:— 646,14tc0u™ "FIN.": X²1 ¤ 400:‚ X¡a0N™ " NILS SELKE"·a1N™: X²1 ¤ 400:‚ XÑa2N™ " PIERRE PRATLEY"óa3N™ " AND": X²1 ¤ 400:‚ X b4N™ " TOMMY HONTON"!b5N™: X²1 ¤ 400:‚ X,b6N™: ™:™2b7N™Cb8N Y ² 1 ¤ 20[b:N™: X²1 ¤ 400:‚ Xua.N™ " N. HAROLD CHAM"‹a/N™: X²1 ¤ 400:‚ X¡a0N™ " NILS SELKE"·a1N™: X²1 ¤ 400:‚ XÑa2N™ " PIERRE PRATLEY"óa3N™ " AND": X²1 ¤ 400:‚ X b4N™ " TOMMY HONTON"!b5N™: X²1 ¤ 400:‚ X,b6N™: ™:™2b7N™Cb8N Y ² 1 ¤ 20[b:N™: EARS:"†_N3™ "'UNCLE RON! YOU PROMISED TO TELL US THE"³_P3™ "THIRD PART OF THE STORY! WHY DID YOU"Ç_R3™ "DISAPPEAR!'"Í_T3™ç_V3™ " A) UNCLE RON!"ð_X3… C$`Y3‹ C$²"A" § ‰ 12000`\3‰ 13140<`N™ Ç(150):— 53280,0:— 53281,0:— 646,1l` N™ " FIRED THE GUN, AS WEREWIX SHOOK"ž]83™ "THE ROOT BEER FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT."Î]:3™ "'YOU'LL DIE!!' SHOUTED THE GIANT MANTIS"þ]<3™ "'EVENTUALLY' REPLIED PAULA, OPENING THE"+^>3™ "SPIRITRAP, AS THE ROOT BEER BEGAN TO"J^@3™ "MELT THE GHOST INSECT."z^B3™ " TH IT FIERCELY, TRYING TO TIE";©[ä2™ "IT UP; ZWINGLE, FAST AS A LIGHTNING BOLT";×[æ2™ "REVEALED A NEUTRON GUN; PAULA THREW A"\è2™ "SPIRITRAP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE"\ê2™ "ROOM."A\ì2™ "'YOU MISERABLE, POOP-SMELLING KIDS! I "q\î2™ "WILL CHEW YOU X²1 ¤ 200: ‚ Xcb"Ã\,3¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 13100ó\.3™ "AND TURNED INTO A GIANT SKELETON GHOST-"]03™ "MANTIS."5]23™ "'WE ARE RUBBER, YOU ARE GLUE. BURN ER UP";D]43™ "BOYS!'"t]63™ "ZWINGLE  ."¦N+™ "'MAKE IT...'PAULA FINISHED THE SENTENCE,";ÓN+™ "TREMBLING LIKE A LEAF. REALIZING THE"O+™ "STICKY SUBSTANCE ON HER HANDS USED TO BE";3O+™ "LION, SHE RETREATED FROM THE MONSTER."YO[+™:™ ""sO\+¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 11 THROUGH"§L+™ "THEIR BODIES. THEY HAD TO MAKE A"¹L+™ "DECISION."æL+™ "SINCE FIGHTING SLIMY SHADOW MONSTERS"M+™ "WASN'T EXACTLY HER FORTE, WEREWIX LEAPT"EM+™ "TO THE 1ST DOOR TO HER RIGHT. WITH THE"uM +™ "BIG GOLDEN DOORKNOB IN HER COLD, SWEATY TING."ŒWZ/™ "'OK, TELL US!' SAID THE FOUR,"¼W\/™ "ENTHUSIASTICALLY, WHILE SITTING DOWN ON"ÏW^/™ "THE FLOOR."ÿW`/™ "'WAIT, WAIT' LAUGHED RON, 'JUST GIVE ME"-Xb/™ "SOME TIME TO POLISH IT! IT MUST BE A "VXd/™ "GREAT STORY, I NEED TO THINK OF "oXf/™"E DEAD IN"¯J„'™ "HER TRACKS. A TILED HALLWAY LED TO A"ÝJ†'™ "LONG, SLIGHTLY CURVED STAIRCASE WHICH" Kˆ'™ "WAS LINED BY HUNDREDS OF RABID-LOOKING":KŠ'™ "CATS. A BIG, BLACK CAT SUDDENLY STOOD"XKŒ'™ "UP AND RUSHED AT HER."^KŽ'™‡K'™ " A) CLOSE THE D‚U/™ "THE KIDS IN THE EYES."¨UC/™:™ ""ÂUD/¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 12100ôUF/™ "SUDDENLY HE FROWNED, AS HE WAS TRYING TO";VH/™ "CATCH A FORMING IDEA."AVJ/™ "'YOU KNOW WHAT?' HE SAID THEN, WITH A "qVL/™ "SMIRK SLOWLY TURNING INTO­H.'™ "THE LADY LOOKED THEM UP AND DOWN: FOUR"ÜH0'™ "RAGGEDY-LOOKING KIDS. THEY COULD USE A"êH2'™ "BATH."Ir'™:™ ""*Is'¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 10099WIt'™ "'BUT OF COURSE, WELCOME TO MY HUMBLE"†Iv'™ "ABODE. DON'T MIND THE CATS. S'S BEEN A LONG TIME,' HE SAID, 'TOO"¾Sð.™ "MUCH TIME, I KNOW. BUT THINGS CAN CHANGE";âSò.™ "IN A WAY WE CAN'T CONTROL.'"Tô.™ "'WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?' ASKED PAULA"-Tö.™ "IN A WORRIED TONE."[Tø.™ "'I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL EVER REVEAL THE"Tú.™ "THIREWIX JUST STOOD THERE,"ÀF'™ "PREPARING TO PUSH THE BUTTON."ìF'™ "AS SHE LOOKED AT PAULA, SHE MUMBLED"G'™ "UNDER HER BREATH: 'HERE GOES...'"GG'™ "BUT BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN RING THE BELL";uG'™"THE OLD, MASSIVE DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY,"¤G '™ "ANDTH THEM TRAPPED IN LABYRINTH OF THE "ŸQz+™ "PAST."ÌQ|+™ "ON THE COLD FLOOR THEY FINALLY JUST "âQ~+™ "DROPPED DOWN."èQ+™R€+™ "ACCEPTING THEIR FATE, FOUR LESS KIDS"&R‚+™ "IN TOWN.",R„+™"[C‹#¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 9099aCŒ#™CŽ#™ "IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, ZWINGLE  TED."Ï5º™:™ ""è5»¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 70996¼™ "PAULA AND WEREWIX FOLLOWED LION INTO"%6¾™ "BATTLE."W6À™ "SMACK! BAM! POW! FLYING FISTS HAD BEATEN";‡6™ "BACK THE FOUL SHADOW MONSTER, WHICH WAS"´6Ä™ "NOW RETREATING INTOT."¿@2#™ "AFTER ALL, HE WAS WEREWIX'S BROTHER &"î@4#™ "A GOOD FRIEND OF LION & PAULA. AFTER A"A6#™ "FEW SECONDS, THEY NODDED AT THE SAME"@A8#™ "TIME WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. "rA:#™ "'OK, LET'S AGREE TO THIS FRIENDSHIP, BUT";¤A<#™ "FIRST, REVIVE MY B FROM ZWINGLE'S BODY"í3l™ "BACK TO THE SHADOW CREATURE, WHOSE LONG"4n™ ", INKY TENDRILS STARTED TO SURROUND"-4p™ "THEM AGAIN."Z4r™ "WITH HIS EYES NARROWING, LION RUSHED"…4t™ "FORWARD AND LUNGED AT THE MONSTER,"µ4v™ "SWIPING, PUNCHING, GRABBIHE'S STILL";Ã>¾™ "DEAD!OR...IT LOOKS LIKE IT!'"ñ>À™ "'HE'S JUST IN DEEP SLEEP. CHLOROFORM."?™ "HE'LL WAKE UP IN 30 MINUTES.'"A?Ä™ "EVERYTHING LOOKED SO OBVIOUS NOW."l?Æ™ "SPOTLIGHTS, CAMERAS, DARK MIRRORS."?È™ "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL!"EDING TIME, AND THEY WOULD LIVE "ò1ø™ "TOGETHER. FOREVER. AND EVER."ø1ú™2ü™ "THE END" 2þ¡ C$:‹ C$²"" § 6142,2‰ 19999G2™ " WHAT DO YOU SAY? "P2… C$]2X™ Ç(147)w2Y™ " MORE ADRENALINE!"’2Z™ " **************** "Á2\™ "LION HOWLED AFTE C$: ‹ C$²"" § 8099Ø<¤™:™ "A LITTLE DOOR AT THE END OF THE ROOM"=¦™ "OPENED, AND A MAN IN A CHECKERED COAT"=¨™ "APPEARED."G=ª™ "'SMILE!' HE SAID, APPLAUDING. 'YOU ARE"b=¬™ "ON CANDID CAMERA!'"”=®™ "MORE PEOPLE EMERGED FROM THE SMALL DOOR,"; FRIENDS IN ORDER TO SEE"ÊDž#™ "YOU LIVE AGAIN. AND WE ARE NOW HIS"åD #™ "FRIENDS. FOREVER.'" E¢#™ "'FOREVER?!?!'CRIED OUT ZWINGLE.";E¤#™ "'YES,'REPLIED THE ELF,'YOU KNOW, TRUE"kE¦#™ "FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS. THIS IS NOW YOUR"™E¨#™ "HOME. AND YOU WIL:P™ "SUDDENLY, THE THOUSANDS OF EYES STARTED"Þ:R™ "TO DISAPPEAR.";T™ "THE ARMS BEGAN TO COLLAPSE ON THE";V™ "GROUND."C;X™ "AND A CLEAR SOUND OF A HUMAN LAUGH"k;Z™ "REVERBERATED THROUGH THE HOUSE."›;\™ "'WH...WHAT THE...?'WEREWIX WAS THE MOLIMY SHADOW BEAST DROPPED DOWN INTO THE";ù8à™ "CENTER OF THE ROOM, THIRSTY FOR REVENGE.";ÿ8â™9ä™ " (A) RUN!"69æ… "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO";C$M9è‹ C$²"A" § ‰ 11000X9ê‰ 7138e9@™ Ç(147)‚9A™ " NOPE, SCREW ZWINGLE"Ÿ9B™ " ***************** OPENED"®C#™ "HIS EYES AND STOOD UP."ÜC’#™ "'WHAT HAPPENED? WHERE AM I? I WANT TO"ðC”#™ "GO HOME!!!'"D–#™ "'CALM DOWN. YOU ARE ALREADY HOME. ALL"AD˜#™ "OF YOU ARE,' SAID THE ELF."qDš#™ "LION EXPLAINED: 'WE MADE A DEAL. WE HAD"ŸDœ#™ "TO BECOME HIS THE HOUSE'S WALL"Ä6Æ™ "CRACKS."ò6È™ "WITH THE COAST NOW CLEAR, THE FRIENDS"7Ê™ "MADE A BREAK FOR IT DOWN THEHALLWAY."I7Ì™ "'WAIT...IS THIS THE WAY WE CAME?'"k7Ι "WHISPERED PAULA IN PANIC."–7Й "THE ROOM THEY WERE NOW STANDING IN"Å7Ò™ "LOROTHER!' SAID WEREWIX.";ÖA>#™ "'OH, OH, OH! IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER?'";ÿA@#™ "'YES!'ALL THREE OF THEM SHOUTED.".BB#™ "'SO THEN, IT'S A DEAL! NOW, TAKE THREE"VBD#™ "STEPS BACK WHILE I REVIVE HIM.'"‚BF#™ "THE ELF RAISED HIS ARMS, MOVING HIS"²BH#™ "NG,AND KICKING"Á4x™ "IT."ê4z™ "PAULA & WEREWIX SHARED SURPRISED"5|™ "GLANCES; THEY'D NEVER SEEN LION SO"A5~™ "FAST. EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE TIME WHEN"o5€™ "ZWINGLE PUT A LAXATIVE IN HIS COFFEE."˜5‚™ "'WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!'LION"©5„™ "SHOUŸ?Ì™ "THE END"·?Ρ C$:‹ C$²"" § 6142Ã?Љ 19999Ð?(#™ Ç(147)í?)#™ " OK EXTORTIONS RULE!" @*#™ " *******************"5@,#™ "THE THREE REMAINING KIDS LOOKED AT"d@.#™ "EACH OTHER. IT WAS CLEAR THEY COULDN'T"‘@0#™ "ABANDON ZWINGLE, NO MATTER THE COSR WITNESSING THE DEATH"Ø2^™ "OF HIS FRIEND."3`™ "'COME ON! WE HAVE TO GET OUTOF HERE!'"3b™ "SHOUTED PAULA."M3d™ "'YEAH, BUDDY, LET'S SHAKE A LEG AND RUN"w3f™ "BEFORE THIS THING STRIKES AGAIN,'"Ž3h™ "WEREWIX ADDED."½3j™ "LION'S GAZE TURNED³=°™ "CHEERING AND CLAPPING."à=²™ "'WE ARE ALL ACTORS, AND THERE ARE NO">´™ "MONSTERS:JUST SOME SPECIAL EFFECTS! YOU"(>¶™ "CAN RELAX NOW!'"Z>¸™ "LION, WEREWIX, & PAULA WERE ASTONISHED &";l>º™ "RELIEVED."ž>¼™ "'BUT ZWINGLE...?'ASKED PAULA.'L DO WHATEVER I ASK!"«Eª#™ "WHATEVER!"ÔE¬#™ "EHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!'"ïE®#™ "WHATEVER...EVER..."õE°#™F²#™ "THE END"F´#¡ C$:‹ C$²"" § 9140)F¶#‰ 199996F'™ Ç(147)PF'™ "RING THE DOORBELL"jF'™ "*****************"šF'™ "FOR A MOMENT, WEST"²;^™ "SURPRISED ONE."ä;`™ "ONE SOFT CONE-SHAPED LIGHT FELL UPON THE";"©<£¡ MY BEST FRIEND IS"é$ð™ "DEAD!!!"ï$™%™ " (A) MORE ADRENALNE!"9%™ " (B) ERR... I NEED THE TOILET!"?%™[% … " WHAT DO YOU SAY";C$q% ‹ C$²"A" § ‰ 7000‡% ‹ C$²"B" § ‰ 5000’%‰ 4100Ÿ%ˆ™ Ç(147)À%‰™ "I NEED TO USE THE TOILET"á%Š THEIR"#Ø™"MINDS. 'WHAT.. WAS.. THAT,' SAID WEREWIX";#Ú™ "IN A FEEBLE VOICE."F#Ü™ "'...WHAT... THAT,' PAULA ECHOED."x#Þ™ "THEY HADN'T MADE A SINGLE STEP, BUT THEN";¦#à™ "THEY SUDDENLY STOOD INSIDE, AS A HUGE"Õ#â™ "STOMACH CONSUMED THEM, VOR LE WAS LYING ON THE GRASS AND KEPT" .Š™ "MOANING:'OOOWW... OOOOOWW..MEE-OOOWWWW!'";.Œ™;.Ž™ "HE FELT A CURIOUS SENSATION TRICKLE"k.™ "THROUGH HIS BODY AND LOOKED BACK TO THE".’™ "HOUSE IN CONFUSION. THE LADY, PROCEEDING";Ê.”™ "TO STROKE THE Y RIGHT."!®™ "THE DOOR STOOD AJAR, AND THE DARKNESS"3!°™ "OPENED BEFORE THEM TOO. THOUSAND EYES"`!²™"WERE ALREADY OBSERVING THEM, THOUSAND"Š!´™"ARMS WERE TRYING TO GRAB THEM, AND"¶!¶™"THOUSAND TEETH WERE SNAPPING AT THEM"ä!¸™"BLINDLY, HAVINGÃ+‰ 5128Ð+p™ Ç(147)ç+q™ " LIVE TOGETHER"þ+r™ " *************"-,t™ "STANDING IN THE DARK, STURDY DOORFRAME"_,v™ "WAS THE LADY, HOLDING A BLACK CAT IN HER";‘,x™ "ARMS. WITH A WELCOMING SMILE ON HER FACE";À,z™ "SHE CARESSED THE CAT TENDERLYIN THE PAST. NOW, I'LL"8 ™ "GO BACK TO MY FAMILY, MY DEAREST "J: ™ "CHILDREN; AND, FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO MY";|< ™ "SWEETHEART AND MY BELOVED WIFE, WEREWIX.";‚> ™”@ ™ "(THE END)"¬N ¡ C$:‹ C$²"" § 3150¸ ‰ 19999Å ™ Ç(147)à¡™ " ENPEATED LION."ø)ø™ "'WHY DO YOU ALWAYS REPEAT WHAT I SAY?'"%*ú™ "REPLIED THE ELF WITH A PUZZLED FACE."S*ü™ "'ANYWAY, HERE'S THE DEAL: I'LL REVIVE"€*þ™ "YOUR COMPANION IF WE BECOME FRIENDS!"¯*™ "NOBODY EVER VISITS THIS PLACE, AND I'M"ß*™ "CONY KEY TO CONTINUE>" ¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 3099 ™5 ™ "LION. WHAT A NICKNAME THEY CHOSE TO "c ™ "BULLY ME WITH BECAUSE OF MY WEAKNESS."" ™ "I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO KILL EACH AND"³$ ™ "EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR THIS."×& ™ "I MANAGED TO KILL ONLY ONTURNING ON &"ø'¤™ "AIR WAS BECOMING BREATHABLE AGAIN."((¦™ "'CALM DOWN? ZWINGLE IS DEAD!' PROTESTED"6(¨™ "LION."a(ª™ "'I THOUGHT YOU COULD TAKE A JOKE,'"(¬™ "RESPONDED THE VOICE, WHICH, IT WAS NOW"½(®™ "CLEAR, BELONGED TO A SMALL GREEN ELF"XCEPTIONALLY WELL-TENDED GRASS WAS"0Þ™ "FRESH AND GREEN, AND SHE LIKED THE WAY"00à™ "IT BRUSHED AGAINST HER LEGS AND BELLY"W0â™ "AS SHE PACED THROUGH THE LAWN."]0ä™0æ™ "IT WAS GETTING LATE, AND LION LET OUT A"º0è™ "SOFT PURR AS HE STARTED T™ "************************"&Œ™ "'OH, COME ON,' MUTTERED A DISEMBODIED"<&Ž™ "VOICE,'YOU ENTERED A CLEARLY HAUNTED"k&™ "HOUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION. WHAT DID YOU"…&’™ "EXPECT, CANDIES?'"³&”™ "'WHO'S THERE?' ASKED PAULA, HER VOICE"å&–™ "SHAKINGACIOUSLY AND"ñ#ä™ "QUICKLY. THE HOUSE."#$æ™ "AND ZWINGLE WAS DEAD, LYING ON THE FLOOR";M$è™ "HIS FACE A DEPICTION OF SERENITY."|$ê™ "LION STARED AT HIM AND CRIED OUT LOUD:"¬$ì™ "'THIS!! THIS SHOULD BE RATED PG-13! AND"Ù$î™ "WHAT WE HAVE HERE! CAT, SMILED AT HIM AND"ã.–™ "CLOSED HER EYES." /Ò™:™ """/Ó¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 6099(/Ô™Z/Ö™ "ZWINGLE STARTED PURRING SOFTLY AS HE GOT";t/Ø™ "BACK ON HIS PAWS."£/Ú™ "WEREWIX LOOKED DOWN AT HER FURRY FEET."Ó/Ü™ "THE E STARVED FOR CENTURIES."ú!º™"OUT OF BREATH.""¼™"OUT OF LIGHT.":"¾™"OUT OF AIR. AND THEN... NOTHINGNESS"^"À™"JUST A NEVER ENDING SILENCE."„"Ò™:™ """Ó¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 4051£"Ô™Ñ"Ö™ "BUT ALL THIS ONLY TOOK PLACE IN, HUMMING"ì,|™"A SOFT, SOOTHING TUNE, WHICH SOUNDED"-~™ "EERILY CLEAR IN THE QUIETNESS OF THE"C-€™ "EVENING. THE CAT ARCHED ITS NECK,"q-‚™ "KEEPING ITS EYES FIXATED ON THE KIDS."w-„™§-†™ "'GET UP, ZWINGLE!' PAULA CRIED OUT, BUT"×-ˆ™ "ZWINGTER SOUNDLESSLY"û¢™ " *****************"+ ¤™ "PAULA GAVE THE TWO BOYS A SERIOUS LOOK."R ¦™ "'OH, YOU HEROES!' SHE SHOUTED."‚ ¨™ "'WHAT KIND OF MONSTER COULD POSSIBLY BE"ª ª™ "HIDING IN THERE. IT'S A HOUSE!'"× ¬™ "AND SHE WAS RIGHT, ABSOLUTELSTANTLY BORED. I SURE COULD USE SOME"+™ "WARM FRIENDSHIP. SO... WOULD YOU BE MY" +™ "FRIENDS?'"&+™I+ ™ " A) OK. EXTORTIONS RULE!"l+ ™ " B) NOPE. SCREW ZWINGLE!"r+™+… "WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE";C$¤+‹ C$²"A" § 9000¸+‹ C$²"B" § 8000E." ( ™ "I KNEW OF THE FOOLISH EXPERIMENTS AT THE";7* ™ "BIO-RESEARCH FACILITY. I KNEW THAT IT"i, ™ "WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO APPROACH THE HOUSE";o. ™ž0 ™ "ONLY, IT DIDN'T LOOK DANGEROUS ENOUGH;"´2 ™ "WHAT A SHAME."º4 ™é6 ™ "BUT THIS IS ALL ë(°™ "WHO WAS STANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF"ý(²™ "THE ROOM."#)ê™:™ ""<)ë¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 5099b)ì™ "'HE'S NOT DEAD. OR, WELL, NOT"’)ò™ "'I JUST WANTED TO SCARE YOU.IT WAS JUST"£)ô™ "A JOKE!'"É)ö™ "'JUST A JOKE?' REOWARDS THE "â0ê™ "HOUSE, WAGGING HIS TAIL SLOWLY."è0ì™1î™ "PAULA FOLLOWED SUIT, AND AS THE FOUR OF"F1ð™ "THEM CROSSED THE DOORSTEP AND ENTERED"v1ò™ "THE HOUSE, THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT BEHIND"¢1ô™ "THEM. THEY HAD FOUND A HOME, IT WAS"Í1ö™ "FE WITH FEAR,AS SHE WAS FRANTICALLY";'˜™ "POINTING THE TORCHLIGHT AT THE WALLS."B'š™ "'PLEASE, DON'T KILL US!' CRIED WEREWIX"o'œ™ "'CALM DOWN, MY DEAR GUESTS,'SAID THE"'ž™ "VOICE AGAIN IN A SWEET TONE,WHILE THE"Í'¢™ "HALL LIGHTS WERE GRADUALLY  ™ Ç(154)™ Ç(147)D™ " *** MANSION MANSION LIBRARY ***"m™ " *** SECTION 1.6 ***"s ™” ™ " (1) A WORTHY BEGINNING "·Z™:™" (0) MORE OPTIONS, PLEASE"àb™ " (Q) QUIT, COMPUTERS ARE BORING."úd™:… "ENTER CHOICE";C$ f ;f™ "'NO!' WE SHOULD ENTER SOUNDLESSLY!"Hh™ "OTHERWISE WE COULD WAKE UP SOME MONSTER!";Nj™pl™ " (A) RING THE DOORBELL"’n™ " (B) ENTER SOUNDLESSLY"˜o™ºp… "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO";C$Ñv‹ C$²"A" § ‰ 10000çw‹ C$²"B" § ‰ 4000 THE HOUSE HAD A BIG GARDEN, WITH THE "=N™ "GRASS UNUSUALLY WELL MAINTAINED."lP™ "EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED ABANDONED FOR A"R™ "LONG TIME..."°T™ " THE FANTASTIC FOUR WERE NOW IN FRONT"ßV™ "OF THE MAIN DOOR. IT WAS RUSTY, BUT IT" X™ "DIDN' ZWINGLE"Ü™ "WENT AFTER HER."1Þ™ "A LOUD *THUD*, FOLLOWED BY AN EVEN"cà™ "SHRILLER *MEOW*, REASSURED PAULA THAT IT";“â™ "WAS THE RIGHT DECISION TO GET AWAY FROM"§ä™ "THIS PLACE."Ùæ™ "'WHAT THE HECK?! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT";ùè™ "MANHE ONE WITH THE STRANGEST";:ö™ "NAME IN THE WORLD HAS SPOKEN!' PAULA"L÷™ " REPLIED."wø™ "'SO WHAT? I HEARD SOMETHING, TOO!'"©ú™ " WEREWIX SAID, IN DEFENSE OF HER BROTHER";Ìü™ "'I THINK WE SHOULD CHECK.'"üþ™ "'O..O..OKAY.. I..I.. DIDN'T ME EXTRAVAGANT-"ö™ "LOOKING RED GARDEN FURNITURE.">2™:™ ""W3¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 2099ƒ4™ "QUICK AS WEASELS,PAULA AND WEREWIX "¯6™ "DODGED THE ARMCHAIR. LION, BEING A "á8™ "SPORTY FELLOW,VAULTED OVER IT GRACEFULLY"Š‹ PICK²5000 § ‰ 5000% ‹‹ PICK²6000 § ‰ 6000> Œ‹ PICK²7000 § ‰ 7000W ‹ PICK²8000 § ‰ 8000p Ž‹ PICK²9000 § ‰ 9000‹ ‹ PICK²10000 § ‰ 10000¦ ‹ PICK²11000 § ‰ 11000Á ‘‹ PICK²12000 § ‰ 12000Ü ’‹ PICK²13000 § ‰ 13000ç “‰ 1000ô è™ Ç(147)"F™ "THE ATHLETIC TRIO IMMEDIATELY FROZE & ",H™ "LOOKED AT EACH OTHER."\J™ "AS THEY TURNED AROUND, THE MAIN DOOR OF"xL™ "THE HOUSE OPENED..."~N™œf™ " (A) LIVE TOGETHER"·h™ " (B) DIE ALONE "½j™ßl… "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO"" § 5 /‹ OPT$²"I" § ‰ 9000 RF²1:— 646,F:— 53281,0M S… "BETTER (YES/NO)"; BB$a T‹ BB$²"Y" § ‰ 5w U‹ BB$²"YES" § ‰ 5‰ VR²µ(»(1)¬8)ª1§ WF²Fª1: — 646,F: — 52380,R X… "HOW ABOUT NOW"; BB$Ø Z‹ BB$²"YES" § ‰ 5ì [‹ BB$²"Y" § ‰ 5ÿ \‹ F³15 O TURN BACK TO HELP HER BROTHER."*Ä ™ "'NOPE!!! IT'S TOO LATE!!' PAULA CAUGHT"YÆ ™ "WIX BY THE FOREARM, SAVING HER FROM A "xÈ ™ "CERTAIN, BLOODY DEATH."¥Ê ™ "THE CATS, THOSE LITLE FURRY DEMONS, "ÒÌ ™ "DRAGGED ZWINGLE BACK INTO THE HOUSE."ïÎ ™‹ C$²"1" ‰ 1000" g‹ C$²"2" ‰ 20005 h‹ C$²"0" ‰ 800H i‹ C$²"O" ‰ 800] m‹ C$²"Q" ‰ 20100q n‹ C$²"3" ‰ 3000‡ o‹ C$²"11" ‰ 11000› p‹ C$²"5" ‰ 5000¯ q‹ C$²"6" ‰ 6000à s‹ C$²"8" ‰ 8000× t‹ C$²"9" ‰ 9000ô x™ "THAT'S NOT A CHOICE!"ü z‰ 5òx‰ 1132ÿЙ Ç(147)Ñ™ " CLOSE DOOR & RUN AWAY"=Ò™ " *********************"kÔ™ "DRIVEN BY HER INSTINCTS, PAULA TURNED"šÖ™ "ON HER HEELS, SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT & "ÁØ™ "RAN FOR HER DEAR LIFE. WITHOUT"îÚ™ "HESITATION, WEREWIX, LION, & T SEEM LOCKED. NEXT TO THE DOOR,"<Z™ "THERE WAS A DOORBELL WITH A ROUND, RED"L\™ "BUTTON."|^™ "WEREWIX AND PAULA SAID: 'WE SHOULD RING"¨`™ "THE DOORBELL! WE SHOULD BE NICE AND"¹b™ "POLITE!'"ëd™ " LION AND ZWINGLE HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA:"Y CATS?' LION ASKED."(ê™ "'WHO CARES?' PAULA SHOUTED BACK. 'MOVE"Vì™ "YOUR BUTTS BEFORE SHE OPENS THAT DOOR"fî™ "AGAIN!'"“ð™ "THEY SPRINTED OVER A WELL MAINTAINED"Âò™ "ENGLISH LAWN. IT WAS MADE FOR RUNNING,"òô™ "THE ONLY OBSTACLE WAS SOHEAR..ANY.."$™ "ANY.. THING!!!' STAMMERED LION."Q™ "WEREWIX TOOK ZWINGLE'S HAND AND LEAD"~™ "THE GROUP TO THAT DUSTY GIANT HOUSE."§™ "PAULA AND LION FOLLOWED, SLOWLY."ÍJ™:™ ""æK¡ C$: ‹ C$²"" § 1099L™ ";ù:™ "LIKE A GAZELLE."+<™ "JUST WHEN THE GARDEN GATE CAME IN SIGHT,";Y>™ "ZWINGLE LET OUT A LOUD & PAINFUL CRY."†@™ "NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE BRIGHT RED"´B™ "GARDEN CHAIR, HE COLLIDED WITH IT IN "ßD™ "FULL SPEED AND FELL ONTO HIS FACE.é™ " A WORTHY BEGINNING ".ê™ " ****************** "[ì™ "'I HEARD VOICES!' ZWINGLE CRIED OUT."„î™ "HE COULDN'T SEE CERTAIN COLORS, "²ð™ "ESPECIALLY THE FREQUENCY RED, BUT HIS"Ûò™ "EARS HEARD EVEN SMALLEST SOUNDS." ô™ "'OH,SHUT UP!' T ;C$õn‹ C$²"A" § ‰ 6000 o‹ C$²"B" § ‰ 3000p‰ 2150#¸ ™ Ç(147)6¹ ™ " DIE ALONE"Iº ™ " *********"v¼ ™ "AS THE DOOR OPENED, A WHOLE PACK OF "¢¾ ™ "RABID CATS POUNCED ON POOR ZWINGLE."ÑÀ ™ "'ZWINGLEEE!' CRIED OUT WEREWIX, TRYING"û ™ "T§ ‰ 854 ^™ "FINE THEN..." _‰ 800( z‰ 800p „™ "WELL, THEN LET ME TELL YOU A STORY...";:PICK²µ((»(1)¬13)ª1)¬1000Œ … X²1 ¤ 500: ‚ X: ™ "."¨ † X²1 ¤ 500: ‚ X: ™ "."Á ‡‹ PICK²2000 § ‰ 2000Ú ˆ‹ PICK²3000 § ‰ 3000ó ‰‹ PICK²4000 § ‰ 4000  "AND THE DOOR CLOSED."õÏ ™Ð ™ " - * - " Ñ ™<Ò ™ "WE NEVER HAD THE COURAGE TO GO BACK TO "PÔ ™ "THAT HOUSE."Ö ™ "THIRTY YEARS HAVE PASSED, BUT I, LION,"®Ø ™ "STILL CAN'T ERASE THAT EXPERIENCE FROM"ÃÚ ™ "FROM MY MIND"é ™:™ "