dt chapt 1 excerpt 9-21-11

8/4/2019 DT Chapt 1 Excerpt 9-21-11

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C h a p t e r 1

Ignacio Torrez stepped into h Mlbu Hh Shl ri

high , v ius br h ss sr yig.

I h ry b h wrs ys his i. His righ h i pu s h spp his r prh h rig,

his skrs, br-w whi Nik Air Jr Rr, ws w

si uky sh gry. His h k his iP urig hir

riv his w sh, wih h xus h sh i w hi is

i i ss hv his hrs s i. His rgu h

i ws riiuus s shig i rr kp i r gigs h hr. Fw his rgus i. Sh h si-

py ur hrs i Spish iu rivig, igrig hi.

Tigs y g wrs wh hy rh h sh. Si Ai

rrz ws suh ui u, sh sur h hy rriv i h

priips u h hur ry. T w h rpi sk,

surpris s y su br h had b hr, h hv s w bh i h hwy wi r h priip

rriv. Igi, wih hiry ius ki iP isr hi,

his rs i rusri wh s his uur sss bg

rik i hrugh h ub gss rs iry i r hi. I

k y w ius r hi s h h kis hr wr rgiy

ir r h s h kw i L.A. Ls Ags ws viru r-

upi shi, bu grs Miburg High s rss

i y w sys. Ty wr ihr prppy hrs h k ik hy

wr srigh u J.Crw gu, r hy wr k r h


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i gh grbk -shirs skiy js, bk high-ps h

k ik Cvrs kks, su bk hr brs.

Tr ws hi hip-hp i h p, whih h Ig-

i, i his br-w L.A. Dgrs p, hig jrsy, bggy js, whi skrs (w, whi gry) wu s u v

r. N y ws h h w ki i ry s sh, bu h ws

sur h ws h y Mxi ki i h wh w.

A h whi, his hr pppr hi wih xhris: Si up

srigh, mijo. Qui suhig.

I suhig, M.Yu g yur pr, righ?

I g i.

Mk sur yu ur higs i i hr. Yu sy rgiz,

Ni. I w hr his I s y hwrk rp. Yu

isig ?

Sur, M. I isig. H sigh, wishig h u u hr u.Bu his hr h h grig vi hi-skr, uig hr

u, uruy, ws ipssib. I h i giv h prpr rspss,

sh wu jus b r rss i hr irivs.

A k h h. Yu kw i hy w h i his sh.

Yu k ik s ki hug! Yu w y gg bushI ,

nonsense w yu hr, yu?I kw, I kw. I . H i rv his h.

Cry? S, hs wh I , mijoyu g r ipr-

higs hik bu bsis big . Why yu hik yur

hr I v yu u Suh Cr? g yu wy r

hs ggshs hys i h hhs why. Ev hugh h

h vr b i gg, h ri si r h . C ,

whs wrg wih yu? sh prsis. Ar yu xi? Tis is rsh

sr r yu. Fr us, yu kw? A psk h h. O

sh w.


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Jus wh his hrs gu h srs pssig sus

wr ry srig urv Igi, h srry u i h

hwy ivi hi Ai bk i h . Wh w

ws v wrs h wh h br. Ai sp ry-v i-us xpiig h priip h rss r hir v, h wy

r Ciri. Sh k r s g h v h priip, shr,

hi, big wih pr-gri his , k ik h ws bu

. Wh Mrs. rrz y k brh, Mr. Iis p

h ppruiy (iry) sr Igi i ubi i rr

h , giv hi shrp ubr-w pi, hi u quik p s.

I k hi w h hurs.

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T sky vr h irpr ws rk, righ wih s-v-

ig bk us. Shs ri br h bkp, pig h wi-

shis h rs vs SUVs h i up h urb, wih husbs hrs byris gr pik up hir rriv-

ig v s. Bu hr ws hr pik up Ai B.

Sh s h siwk, isig h p rubs is-

hur, surru by hig s pik uggg wih pr

whi wrs i. A yr g, wh sh h rgg hs bgs i

h prurs ri, sh h hugh hy wr rb. Nw, hirir i brrss hr. I ws jus y hgs h h

k p wihi hr si s Spbr. Sh ws ih r s r,

uh hirs hi, sh kw. Hr ury b hir,

whih h ry rh hr wis, ws w u s shr h pyi

bry rh hr shurs sh h y i rk. T surss

whi rig sh h wr yr g wr w rp wih rk

bu -shir, js, pir skrs. Ev hr ys wr ir.

Evry g i h irrr r i. Ty h shw g r h

brigh zur Cribb v h rk bu p, urbu s.


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T y hig h ri uhg ws h k ru hr

k, h k hr hr h giv hr w yrs br sh w wy.

Hr s b jus h s, . H ws ry h hur

.Jus s sh g w hr ph puh i his ubr,

r r up h urb, gig r s, h srh sp

i r hr. I ws bk Mrs, is by g, , sk, is

wiws i s ipssiby rk sh bk, is gig

pi iu. Ai h vr s i br, bu sh uiy

grbb h hs w hr bgs bg rggig h wrh rs ruk. Sh ws us big pik up by g, bk,

xpsiv rs sis hr hr ws rivig, is pi

bu iprs huur. As sh pprh h Mrs, h ruk

swy p, s i Ai pssss s ki ruk-pig gi.

Sh h hugh sh h gi i hr , br s Spbr

w. Nw, sh kw h ruh.T rgs hr suiss hu h urb, sh his i

up, bh hs h h, sriig vry us i hr pi, -

-yr- by i i up i h wiig ruk.

A h Jk B rg r h r. Ev Ai

kw hr hr ws hs , wih his pry sy s--

pppr hir, br shurs, hs h k usur ur hisshr swr. His his jw uig gry ys k r

ik hy bg h vr Soap Opera Digest h h rriv-

s ri hir-r rgi irpr. H s x h r,

shuig i Buh hsshig bu rig urry

xhg rswhi Ai g hr uggg i h ruk.

Yep. At least Dad never changes, Ai hugh s sh s h ruk

hr wy up h pssgr s.

Wh i, Jk si.

Ai p h pssgr r.


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I kig yu, yug y.

Ai k up hr hr. H ws rwig hr w vr h

r h r.

Srry, I hugh yu wr si yur ph higy, sh si.Nvr s h ruk, h si irriby. Trs bu. I ss

uiy, righ? H g i h r shu h r.

Srry, sh si s sh g i h pssgr si, h ur,

I iss yu, .

H i s hr hr, bu sh wu hv r uh i h h.

T riv Miburg k hur h g wiigw- highwy. A h whi, Ai s wih hr h ur h

righ s r s hr k wu w, h si hr prss gis h

pry supp hr s, whi hr hr shu i his Buh

bu s big prpry . Wih gr, sh r h srks

ri s hy quivr sr rss h gss. Ousi, h-

brs is wriy. T ywig husks ri r sks srw up rw i hir s, sk by ri shivr by wi. As

hy r Miburg, h sry hg, h r

wi-p priri isppr. Frss pss by hr wiw w, h

vs hir wrig, prhisri rs sh hrugh wih r y-

w, brw rg. Sh u hr rvri wh hy pss

, sr ry h h b Miburg S. Pis b quip ir h grus, s h wiws i

h i sruur h ubuiigs wr si br up. A his

iir sigh h hr hy wr s h, Ai y ur

hr h rwr k u h wishi.

By h i hy ur i Miburg, h ri ws ig y

iriy. Suigh sp hrugh h bk, rig sr

us, kig h rirps h wishi gis. As hy pss

hrugh h Fs, sy pr w sh usuy igr, Ai hk

r x ssgs hr ph. O r hr w xsuy prr bk


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i M, r hr , ig hr h b h irpr

hr igh. Nhig r h prs i h wr sh s

w hr r.

Bu h hr r hr hr i h s six hs, Ai ws bgiig hik hy vr wu.

Wh hy pss h Miburg Ui Churh, whih ws h

y hurh wihi iy iis, i quivr r ik swy up

Ais spi, s i wys i whvr sh sw h hurhs i

ss . Arig pqu r h r, Frh srs

bui h i shry br h Luisi Purhs, i ws hs sruur i h s. I ws s , h pqu si, h hr ws

rr wh i h uy b bui. Ms hisris

i ru 1800, bu s i i ws v r h h. T

buiig, h ry, v h hug rs h i h hurh-

yr k xy s hy h h y Ai . Ty wr r-

ig h ri si Miburg w, whr isur r hsr h ur h brik srrs h rk r ri b. Tis

ws h ww Ais hihh hrwr sr wih h

s gr whbrrws u r; h i r shp wih is sig i

h shp hug i r ; h brbrshp wih is y-

srip p; h Dug-Ou Dir, whr kis sis w r

r-sh rh ris. O ppsi s Mi Sr hr wr up rss shps ( sriy uur sriy gh),

bw h wr hir s, sh sr, Ii rsur,

gs si. Tr ws s h gri sr, g b

w, whih r h s hr yrs h b rur b h uur

h Miburgs vry w H Dp, bu h h hpp

y. A h ws pry uh i.

Sh h b g r yr, sh riz wih sikig hr,

hig hr h hg. Absuy hig.

I g g bk wrk, Jk si, uppig h vr his hs.


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I rp yu sh. Jus g h , hy g yu rr.

I hugh yb I sr rrw r shig, sh si hp-

uy. C I s g h hg rs?

Lk, jus h w w vry prpry i h Fs by sprig.A w ipvrish s r h r ur g gus, Jk si

i his hs, h upp his h vr i gi.

Ai, h si, his vi w hrig. I w yu is

. Yu ss up I once yu b bk i M-

s s yur pry i h wi spi. Yu urs ?

Ai .Yu urs? Jk rp, ur his i.

Ys, Ai whispr. I urs pry.

G. Iv g gig righ w, I hv i

yh, I si hr. Agi Jks i ws riv his hs.

Ai r h hrugh hr hir, pushig h bgs u hr ys,

us vry us sh h kp h rs h wr rigr ruig w hr hks.

Sh h igi hr hig wu b py ir:

hr siig brig hr, hr brhr, Rik, wih hr bs ri,

Mggi (wh ws s his girri), hr hr ris hr, wi-

ig h ri. Sh h v w hrs igi Welcome

Home br, prss, pry, k. Nw, s isppi shvy s i hr sh, sh kw hw ish h h b. Nh-

ig ws gig b br. Nhig wu b ir. T y hig

h h hg ws hr.

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Wh Igi rg r h ubi i h priips , his

ys squiy r srig w h s, his i supy

wr-u. A hr wr his hr h priip hig

hppiy ghr, s i hy wr w bs ris.

Tis day cant possibly get any worse, h hugh i spir.


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Lk, Ni, his si brighy. Mr. Iis I g yur

shu gur u. Sh r Igi wh k ik pik

rip r. As h s h sss, h u hry biv his ys:

Precalculus

11th Grade English Honors

Home Economics

Drama

Anatomy/Physiology

Phys Ed

Choir

H sr his hr, iruus. G hig his r is pik,

h si.

Why?

Bus wih sss ik hs, vrys gig hik I gir.

H ? Dr? Chir? C , M.Yu us ik sig i h hurh hir.

Yh, wh I ws sv! A r?

Yu ik .

Brk , M! I ik break ! N h s hig s

usi hr. Is uy pry uh h ppsi.

T priip spp rwr, his vr-prs gri grwig vwir i r ius h si.

H is is rquir ss, Igi. A r us yur

huiis rquir. Yu Mr. Brigh is gr hr. A

I hik yu igh jus hv s u, . H gv Igi big us-r

ss wik.

I ws r h hr ws sig up his pwr u, s Ig-

i jus shv h pik r i h pk his js shrugg,

kwgig . H ws si b us hr ywy;

h uh ws ry r. Why jus r wih i?


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I only we hadnt le L.A., h hugh r h iih i s h w

his Priip Iis ur h sh. A his ris

his rw, his usi Ri, his bs gir Criss, hwr

w hurs is wy. A hr h ws, iky i sh wihbu h s y sus s hr h b Suh Crs S

High, yb v wr. T ibrry hr h y hr purs. T

gysiu ws iy, hr wr bskb hps usi whr h

u py pikup g r sss. T r h ur prgrss, h

r prss h , ui y h priip spp hi his

i r big piur wiw h k i h ri.W, hr yu g, Igi, Mr. Iis si, rvusy jigig s

kys i his pk wih h. Why yu h i grb

yurs s uh? Arwr, yu g h k yur wy

h h- r. Yu rbr whr h is?

Hw u I rg? Igi ub.

His spp rwr h , wih h quikss uii, grbb his bw bh hr pws p kiss squr

his rh, kig u skig su. H rubb brisky h

sp, h k his h. A s sh h ipsik pri.

w girs wh s rby ig gis hir krs ugh

uy. Igi ws s brrss h ik h igh shriv up ik

s sug br hir ys. H gr his hr, urius, bu i sy yhig. T wu y us hi urhr huiii. B-

r sp i h uhr w wih whvr igiy h h .

H s up s srigh s h u x h Mr. Iis.

Tk yu, sir.

Yur w, Igi, h priip rsp, pupig his

h up w ik s hr. A w Miburg

High. I kw yu s righ h.

As h priip wk wy, Igi g his hr s

i. Sh ws big pruy hi.


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D k rub, sh whispr.

D wrry, M, h si. Is g.

Igi ur wy r hr , s quiky s h u, push his

wy hrugh h ub rs i h ri, spig r h i hr.

T s hi hi h is h wk i hik wv uk

rshig vr hi sig ru his h. A s h qusib

r ri ws h s hr s i ws i Suh Cr. As

h wk bw w rws bs, w kis pus, ibi, k

up hih w ki, h Mxi ki, h hug i h bggy ps, hwir wih whi sh gry . Or, s, h igi

hy wr kig hi. I ws s iry pssib, h hugh s h

pss b pry girs wh wr ry igrig hi, h by

ws kig hi . H ws sur whih pssibiiy ws wrs.

H his wy hrugh h z bs ws pprhig

h h uh i wh h i h s hr guys i i h hi. O h ws big, usur, WASP-kig b-

pyr yp wh k s i h h b sh r h pgs

Abrrbi & Fih g. Tis gi ws hig wih w-rss

Asi guy bhi hi. T Asi ki ws bu h shrr h Abr-

rbi, wih spiky hir, pru hkbs, hi bu usur

rs rss his hs. Igi, h k ik h ihrrs r hs -igh shws h Cr Nwrk.

Good, h hugh.I may be the only Mexican here, but at least they have

an Asian.

I ws h guy sig i i bhi h Asi ki, hwvr, wh

ry ugh Igis y. H wr rk gry hi wih h h

pu up vr his h. I Igi h b gs si i L.A., h

wu hv hugh h p ws bu g rbb. T h ki

ws vrg high vrg bui s up bk

r Abrrbi Ai, ry pr hir vrsi.


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As Igi g i i bhi hi, h ki k bk hi, bu

y gig hi r bh w rr srs hi-gh

brw hir. hr ws jus h sig g, h Hi k

rwr gi. Wih h, h pu h h wr vr his .Igi rh i his ps pk, pu u his w, ug

hrugh i, ig up wih up -r bis. H wr

i h shu srik up vrsi wih h u i r hi. O

h, Hi s ik h s irsig ki h s i Mi-

burg s r. O h hr h, kis wh wk ru wih hir

hs vrig hir s s i Igis xpriwr ihrrubkrs r isi yps wh i w b bhr. A

ihr hs yps wr kis Igi ws supps b ris

wih i his w i.

T r ws s, hwvr, wh h h guy ur bk

Igi spk rs, his wrs s s Igi u bry h

wh h si.Whs h? h sk.

G h , h h ki si gi.

Igi sy whr h ws, wrig why his guy wu w

hi g rs. Ws hr s w iy big ish up by h

uh y h his guy ws ryig wi r? Ws Hi ryig s

hi up r shig? Or ws h jus ryig b i?Yu sur? Igi sk, hsiig.

Yh, g h, h ki si.

Igi spp up.

S, yur w, huh?

Nw h Igi ws i r, h ws b k bk s h

h guys gur, squr-jw r ry. H k pry

uh s Igi h xp hi r h quik g h h g-

br: igh ys gish rk hir. Igi ws jug

buy, bu r wy h girs rw ru rby b wr gzig


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hi, h us b pry g-kig. Eihr h, r h girs wr sr-

ig Igi. Myb hy h vr s Mxi ki br.

Hi rp h phrs. Yur w ?

Yh. I sik u h uh?Hi guy shrugg. Miburg is s w. Evry pry

uh kws vry. H pus, his ys rrwig sighy. Whr

yu iv?

Igi hsi gi, brrss. Ty h jus v i, h

h bhr riz his rss y. Yu kw whI

yu i I u. W jus g i Sury.Hus r pr?

Igi h iir sikig ig; h p h his pr-

s h v i ws pry ru-w. H i w b kw

s h gh ki, spiy his rs y sh. Si, hr ws

pi i yig, spiy i s w. Apr, h si.

Yu rss h ri rks g sh?Igi kw h swr h . H h s spi OJ

vr his wh h r h bup vr h rks h rig.

Yh, w rss h.

A rk si rg r h shw h h, h guy

x h. Rph.

Igi. Bu pp Nss.Igi ws surpris h srgh Rphs grip. I ws ik

gig his h squz wih ky wrh. H ri rur s

uh srgh, bu h ws riv wh Rph g.

T i sr vig gi, Igi Rph w gz

hrugh h brh gur sris prs, h i-

ig ir uh r, h gig rusy ur h rg gw

h h ps. A rpy, wir-hi guy wh k ik h i

wrig hir sr h xpy, i h. Igi rw.

Whs g? h sk Rph.


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Rph sr. Nhig. Bu I gig h w burri.

Igi k w s sr suvr ri

ub.

Du, I kw burris. Ts burri.Rph si gi.

Pizz, Igi i u u.

I k y hs wih h burri, Rph si wih huk.

Iv h h pizz. A h h-h ish up w ps shv

h rss h urp.

Rph Igi h pu hir ps rg psi rys w wr h hku, si bhi Abrrbi Ai.

S, Nss, Rph si s Igi s his ry w py h shir.

Hws yur rs y Miburg High gig?

M, yu shu hv sk! Igi ugh, suy ig

r ik his usu, i s. Firs I h k s h ws

this rkig g!I hpp s s. As h p his rs iusr h xg-

gr siz h p s, Igi h bk his h hi

shig. H ur s h Asi kiAi. T r his

whi shir ws si wih hug sr spghi su r h

iy p h ws w siig w h r his ps, h wr

su xprssi his . I is, h hug Abrrbi spp rwr.

Yu hik yur uy, Fs-r? h gru u wih sr,

br Igi u bik, h srs hug s ws yig wr

his . As Igi sw h sh pik-whi kuks, h s his

ys, wiig r h bw . H hr u sppig su, bu

srgy, hr ws pi. H p his ys s Abrrbis s

h s i Hi kis h. Rph h ugh h puh i igh,

-h, h ws hig i ry, ik shig u s

kug u ik.


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Nw, Rph Abrrbi s --, hir ys k.

Evry i h ri ur wh h, Igi g uy

ig i his hs. A h hr spp, h r ur y

qui. Tis ws gig b ik ghs S High, h riz, whrvry wu ghr ru, ughig uig, hpig h -

i wu s u-u wrr br y, ri. Hr, vry

s pry si, kig i ki brhss si.

Rik h Asi ki bg s i ryig h hi bk, bu i ws

. Abrrbi swug gi. Rph uk h puh , i

swi i, brugh his k up rv i i h biggr guysgu. Abrrbis wis i guish, bu h si g h

Rph wih gig bw rss h .

Whi Rph ws si z, his vrsry sh up py

uh ry swug i his h, u r. Igi i hik

Rph wu s h bw ig, bu shw h i. Rphs s

sh rwr i bur i, sshig hrugh h ry righi h jw h hrgig gi, sig spirs rg psi i

ur rrs h ri. T r h bw h i sik h

spghi h h r bi Abrrbi his

big, usur bu. I sh s s Igi s iss i, Rph ws

sig vr h guy, his ris, ry sp hi i h r.

Nw h Asi ki ug rwr, s quik ibr s hs spir kys Nss h s supi rip h L.A. Z,

h ri kik Rphs u r ur hi. Dy, Rph

hpp vr h swp k Ai wih sussi ur

ighig-quik puhs, whih Ai bk, bk, bk,

bk. T Asi ki hrw righ hk h Rph rpp ur

h rk his r ur wih shr righ, whih h Asi

ki wih his h, kig u clap h h rss h

si uhr. A i hpp s s, Igis ys u bry

w h bur h srikig ss.


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H g w s Abrrbi ryig g his i

h sippry spghi s h u k Rph r bhi. Shkig

his surpris, Igi surg rwr k h biggr guy bk

h gru, ig i g squish iig ibs.Suy, u vi spi h si. Gentlemen.

Igi rz. Abrrbi k up r h spghi. Rph

Ai isy spp spp pr.

Priip Iis s h r h uhr, h si his

sighy sri w, wirig s kys his gr h wy

O Ws shri wu spi his six-shr. A bhi hi, rwig,hs hr wi hips, s Ai rrz.

G. My .Now, Iis si i r .

A hrrib, izzyig ix r ri sh hrugh Ig-

is sh s h h hr guys, by , sigh, jus hir

hs, rh py u h uhr. Igi ws

s i i, h k gr r k his hr s h hurrips hr u h ub rs. Is, h sr w his shs. O

ws gry, h hr w sr wih spghi su. What a frst day,

h hugh.

Si, Miburg ws gig r irsig h i.

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Ai wr hrugh h hs Miburg High, kig riir s, bu h hi sus sig kr rs, shuig

bys, giggig girs hr wih us. Wh sh pss yrs

kr, whr sh wys hi vry y bw sss, hr hr

sr gpig, h ruus ig i hr sh hr

b i u-bw pi k. Sh k hr g, sw p

brhs, s hy ugh hr i M, sh hr pus sw

gi. Sh ws bk i rr w, s. Ts wh sh sw h

wis, Jssi Csy Swk. Ty g hr, bu wh sh

si h, hy isy ur wy. Wh sh pss Eiy G


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Rh Mrris, hy bh k wy r hr, , sr

whisprig hr. Rh ugh ur bk g

Ai gi, viius g i hr ys. Sug, Ai i kp

wkig. T b rg, ig gr sigig h vryby wssupps g ss.

As h hr hi u, Ai sw s s sh kw. Tr,

sig h r h h w girs sh ws kig , ws Mggi,

hr bs ri si urh gr! Hr hrig p hy! Hr

ss BFF! Ai brk i ru, gig grup sw-vig

skr kis, rig ps big, ubrig by wih purp-ipp, spikhir, skiig h, brhss, i r hr ri.

Mggi! sh xi hppiy, si uhig hr ips r h

rs i y. Sh p hr rs r hug.

Mggi, up sig Ai, h spp kig is

w s, hr uh si h p, srig Ai.

Ai, sh si, hr s wrikig sighy. W, I surpris.Ty yu bk i sh?

T girs wih MggiBbbi J Lis Mrisirk h

hr.

Ais rs ri bk hr sis, hr si ig. Yh, sh

si. Ty bk i. Hw yu vr -i bk?

Mggi bik, rvus, ruig h hrugh hr g, sikyb hir. Jz, Ais, sh si. I hugh bu i, burur hs

i yur b iu.

T b rg gi, , s i i wr hr u, Mggi y gv

Ai si. O ss, sh si brighy, sh hr ris

wr suy g, vig Ai i h py hwy.

Ai k p brh. Sh hw, ik hs r

hrrs wh gs sh wih s up wih big ru

h i is hs. Hr ws hig, bu sh vr xp h ki

rpi r Mggi.


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Br sh wu w hrs hik bu i, hr wr v-

ig, h ss hr shs kig i squkig sus h rrzz,

ui sh rh h gss r ig h . Quiky, s i k-

ig shr r sr, sh uk isi s rsh i gry-kig w wih ph prss hr r, spkig

rpiy i Spish. T w hrg ps hr w i wy

w h h ish hr vrsi. Ai w i h

vr h h g rpi sk b attendance.

Fr bhi h sk, Mrs. Burs, h srry, gr hr wih

si.W, i is Miss Ai B, sh si sugy, s i sh kw

s rk, rrib sr.

Ai , rusig hr vi rk wih i.

Iv g yur ss shu righ hr, s pprs r yur

sig. Is h wih yu?

Ai shk hr h.Ts ky, Mrs. Burs si. Yu k h h. Jus k

sur yu brig h bk. Sh vr h sk, sruiizig Ai.

Yu ky, h?

Ai suy riz sh h rs i hr ys, sh shk hr

h bik h wy. I , sh i. Jus rgis.

Yu sur? Mrs. Burs h Ai h pprs wih phy si.Ai kw i ws kiss bu urisiy h ws h bsis h

ws r.

Did you see Jack Banfelds daughter today?sh wu gssip s s s

Ai ws g. She may be back, but shes still a mess.

I sur, Ai rpi.

Mr. Iis sk hv yu wi. H ws w yu bk

shw yu ru.

Ts ky, Ai si. I sur I vryhig ky.

Bu Mrs. Burs wu b swy. N, h pris yur hr


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h shw yu ru. I yu jus hv s, h b righ wih yus

s s h ishs wih hs bys. Wih hr s wrs, Mrs. Burss

ru, hrubi wis i rw, sh pi. Ai i

urs wh sh ws ups bu, bu sh w hr gsur y-wy, i wiig r whr six psi hirs (w h upi)

wr i up gis w u psrs. O h piur sv-

r hppy-kig pguis i pi h r: Friendship: it

warms even the iciest waters.

Sh r hr ys h iry h s, s w hviy

ur h rpig pguis, suh i h hir. Fr h s yr,sh h b i xi h r vry y rurig h. Bu

w h sh ws bk i Miburg, xi ws sig br br

vry iu.

O h w iry rss r hr ws s sig, bz

wih h iir wrig h ws ps vry bui br i

vry sh i Miburg:

Keep out of the railroad tunnels

And stay off the tracks

Dont go into the train graveyard

Exp h s i ws issig. Evry hi i Miburg, s rbk s y u rbr, g h wrig vry yr r h

i hy u wk k, whhr i ws h, sh, r

hurh. Bu vry usuy i wih: Or the Middleburg Monster

will break your backs.

A rigi srburs r xp i hr sh, sh r hr-

s k wy r h sig. Tr wr suh higs s srs,

hr hr si, sh h rus h. Si, sh shur s i hi

wi h v hrugh hr. Sh kw rsh h h wrig

h psr ws vi.


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Nx h psr hug r iqu rir p shwig h

w jr ri is h rss isi h u h g w,

ruig rh suh, h hr s ws. T h

h p ws sh i gry b: Dark erritory, h wrs wri- i srg, -shi hwriig. T righ h h p ws

whi, Miburg s h iviig i bw h w rs.

Arig Ais ighh-gr si suis hr, rk rriry

ws whrvr srh rks ws r by h sigs. I ws

pri r; hr ws hig vi r suprur bu i. Bu y

h ig s shw r ius, sh shivr gi.Yu ?

T s, w vi sirr hr r hr hughs. Sh k up,

hr ys us s h w guys i h wiig r wih hr. O

h Hispi kiwr bsb jrsy. His h ws i

bk gis h w, his ys wr s. Ai, i k ik

h ws ihr spig r s supry srss u h h ws i shu-w . T hr guy, h wh ws kig hr, h brigh

bu-gr ys g, rk hir, h ws wrig rk gry zip-up

swshir. H ws s zzigy hsr h wu hv b, i

h h h w b-si i ppr su i si

his s.

Wh? Ai si.Ar yu ? Yur shivrig.

Ai k w hrs. Hr -shir ws si p r h

rig ri, hr rs, rss vr hr hs, wr vr wih

gs bups. Sh h v riz h sh g sk r h

ri s sh wk i r h r. Nw, sh ws rzig.

Sh g hi, ryig kp h si u hr vi s sh

swr. Yh, I guss s. I i v i.

T hs by h ry uzipp his hi ws rig

i hr.


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Yu hv sh bg, bu wh sh i k i r

hi, h vr rp i vr hr shurs ywy.

T swshir s ik s ki zig g, usky

sw wih hi i, i ws ry wr r hh h bys by. Ai s i i, ivury sigh ig

hr, rhig hr bs, br i sp hr ips. Fr h rs i si

rurig Miburg, sh hwy .

Tks, sh si, bu bw hr su rxi h ps-

, rvus ig his by ws givig hr, h wr u y s

whispr. Sh r hr hr ri gi.Figh? sh sk, piig his s.

H .

Di yu wi?

H g h Hispi ki, wh p his ys r ,

h s h gi. I hik i ws rw, h si. Bu w

wi h x .Oh, Ai rpi vrsiy. Trs gig b x ?

T by , his hir ig rss his ys. Trs wys x

.

T hr s i si r gr, h Hispi ki bg-

ig his h gy gis h pi irbk w, Ai wrpp

up i h wr h hi, h u by gig hr ihiry-s irvs, ryig (Ai hp) up wih hr

xus k hr. Bu jus s h ur his buiu bu-gr ys

hr gi, h priips r p.

Rph, Igi, i, ps. T priips vi su

p uhriiv, h w bys uiy g hir .

D yu w yur swshir Ai bg, bu hr wrs ri

s sh riz wih z h h by sh b kig , h

by wh ws w hig i h priips , ws Rph Ki.

Rph, wh h b h hrhrb Miburg Mi Sh.


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H b u bk h, bu sh h i h wu ur i s-

hig ik sury, yugr vrsi Jhy Dpp. Bw his w-

u uriy, h sw, by s, h g hir, sh h

rgiz hi rs. A, viy, h h rgiz hr, ihr.H gv hr srig g s h pss, h isppr

bhi h priips rs-gss r.

Sh ws i r s shk wh, is r, hr brhr,

Rik, rg r h priips wih his ri Zhi his si.

Ai ws hr w, pprhig hr brhr, bu i ws Zhi

wh i hr rs.Ai! h si, surpris s hr. H gv hr quik hug.

Rik y k hr.

Hy, br, sh si, gv Rik hug, whih h sify rur.

Whs h r? sh sk. Ar yu g s h ghs yur

i sisr?

Yh, I guss, h si. I jus piss . Ts Fir jkssskp srig su. Ty s g us susp y.

Yu g i gh?

I ws jus isursig, Zhi si piy.

Wih h guys wh wr siig u hr? Ai prss.

N, wih h Tr Sgs, Rik si srsiy. Yh, wih h

guys siig u hr. H k p brh. I s r, hugh.W g h bk.

Wh i I sy s, Zhi ish, his xprssiss.

As Rik g Zhi, Ai s r h xpsi sh kw

ws ig. Bu hr surpris, Rik y . Righ, h ur.

Whvr.

Ai ws s wih z sh s ugh. Sh vr

s Rik r y xp hir hr, riy s

h his siz. Sh ws gig sk hi bu i s s s hy wr .

A sh sk hi bu h gh, .


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Rik, hvig rvr r Zhis wrig, k his sisr, k-

ig hr i r h rs i.

Wh h hk i yu yur hir? h sk, wih his usu

sr supririy.Ais h w hr h s-siusy. Yu ik i?

Is gri yur rukr, Rik si wih ugh. A i yu g

y skiir, yu bw wy wih h rs big wi.

Zhi ry k hr, pi si his . W br g

ss, Rik, h si. W bk, Ai. Yur hir ks i.

A h bys wr g.Ai s bk w i h psi hir. Sh wrpp h hvy

swshir r ighy bu hrs, surru by wrh

r h hvy s, sh pu h h w vr hr ,

ryig ry.

dt chapt 1 excerpt 9-21-11

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