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<v Speaker 1>Everywhere Cole went, he took his games controller with him,

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<v Speaker 1>carrying it in his pocket. This included trips to the

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<v Speaker 1>supermarket with his mom. Like today, Cole had just got

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<v Speaker 1>out of the car when his mom's phone rang, which

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<v Speaker 1>was never a good thing. Oh hi Janine, she said

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<v Speaker 1>cheerfully and delved into an animated chat. Unfortunately for Coal,

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<v Speaker 1>his mum never walked and talked at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>She had to stand still to take a call, which

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<v Speaker 1>meant Coal had to stand around too, or, as in

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<v Speaker 1>this case, slump against the side of the car. It

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<v Speaker 1>was while he was leaning on the passenger door that

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<v Speaker 1>he saw a cyclist approaching, pedaling slowly. He was dressed

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<v Speaker 1>all in black, with dark sunglasses on and his hood up.

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<v Speaker 1>Cole didn't think much of it, quickly looking away. Suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>his mom screeched, my phone, He's got my phone. The

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<v Speaker 1>cyclist was now peddling away across the car park, disappearing

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<v Speaker 1>among the cars. The cyclist was now peddling away, disappearing

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<v Speaker 1>amongst the cars. Don't worry, mom, shouted Cole, as he

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<v Speaker 1>leaped into the empty shopping cart. I'll get it back.

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<v Speaker 1>From out of his pocket, he pulled his game's controller

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<v Speaker 1>thumbed a combination of buttons, and suddenly the shopping cart

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<v Speaker 1>was racing after the stolen phone. Games controllers control games.

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<v Speaker 1>Every one knows that, but Cole's, he'd come to realize,

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<v Speaker 1>could control so much more like shopping carts. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>he kept the cyclist in his sights, following him out

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<v Speaker 1>of the supermarket parking lot, across the front of a

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<v Speaker 1>bowling alley, and on to the forecourt of a car wash.

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<v Speaker 1>The cyclist disappeared down an alley on the car WASH's

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<v Speaker 1>far side. On the car WASH's far side, stopping by

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<v Speaker 1>some dumpsters, it was a quiet spot to check what

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<v Speaker 1>make a model of phone he'd stolen.

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