v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8 v9 v10 v11 v12 v13 v14 v15 4.81 <<<<, 800, 0 "You're sure the ball is in there?" asked Max. He looked down,
and back, at his little sister, Lorelai. She nodded, eyebrows up--
holding onto her brother's arm as if he might float away. <<<<, 800, 0 With his other hand the boy raised an electric lantern--shining
its light into the woods nearby their house. "How about we wait
until morning to look for it? There will be more light. It'll be easier." <<<<, 800, 0 "No!" chirped Lorelai. "Now!" <<<<, 800, 0 Max sighed. His sibling could be such a pain in the backside.
Hesitantly, he took a few more steps into the late October brush,
and paused. "Did you hear that?" he whispered--trembling. <<<<, 800, 0 At that very moment, a gaggle of Lorelai's friends from the
neighborhood jumped out from their hiding spots, and shouted at
the same time. Max dropped the lantern, spun, and ran. <<<<, 800, 0 "Gotcha!" yelled Lorelai, after him. <<<<