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"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.
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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."
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"No!" chirped Lorelai.
"Now!"
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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.
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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.
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"Gotcha!" yelled Lorelai, after him.
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