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<v Speaker 1>The comic writer. Grayson sat back and lifted his comic

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<v Speaker 1>page up towards the light. It was looking awesome, even

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<v Speaker 1>if he did say so himself. Which you got there,

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson asked Page, his older sister as she passed his room.

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<v Speaker 1>It's my new comic, said Grayson proudly. I've still got

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<v Speaker 1>most of the drawing to do, but all the writing's done.

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<v Speaker 1>He turned the page so Page could see the grid

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<v Speaker 1>work of boxes with neatly lettered word balloons alongside a

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<v Speaker 1>handful of black and white drawings. Page tilted her head

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<v Speaker 1>to read the first few panels. What's it about? She asked?

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<v Speaker 2>What's what about?

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<v Speaker 1>Demanded Caitlin, Grayson's other sister. She was younger than him

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<v Speaker 1>and wearing one of her many Hello Kitty t shirts.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I?

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<v Speaker 1>She asked, making a grab for the sheet of paper.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey careful, said Grayson, snatching it away. It's about a

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<v Speaker 1>boy who falls into a comic page. He explained, that

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<v Speaker 1>could never happen, snorted Page. That's exactly what my character's

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<v Speaker 1>sister says in the story, replied Grayson, right before he

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<v Speaker 1>falls in. I don't want you to fall in, whined

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<v Speaker 1>Caitlyn as she grabbed her brother's wrist. Don't worry, Caitlyn,

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<v Speaker 1>grinned Grayson. In my story, you have to say the

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<v Speaker 1>magic word to make it happen. Page gently turned the

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<v Speaker 1>paper in Grayson's hand to see what the word was.

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<v Speaker 1>Zizzle frizzle, she said out loud. In an instant, the

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<v Speaker 1>three children vanished, and the comic page floated to the

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<v Speaker 1>bedroom floor. Grayson, Page and Caitlin were stood in a

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<v Speaker 1>hot tropical jungle. It wasn't just the heat that came

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<v Speaker 1>as a shit shock, but the loud noise of the

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<v Speaker 1>insects that buzzed and chirped around them.

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<v Speaker 2>Grayson, where's your bedroom?

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<v Speaker 1>Wailed Caitlin. This this is how I imagined the island

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<v Speaker 1>looking in my story. Grayson gasped, exactly like this. He

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<v Speaker 1>realized his older sister had her hand over her mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>She looked stunned. You okay, Paige, I said the magic word,

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<v Speaker 1>She muttered. I didn't mean to make this happen. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not your fault, Grayson replied, reassuringly. I didn't mean for

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<v Speaker 1>this to happen when I wrote it either. Are we

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<v Speaker 1>really in your story? Asked Caitlyn, still holding her brother's wrist. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think so, he nodded. It's too hot here, complained Caitlin.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to go home. Yes, we should probably do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson agreed and quickly why, asked Page, sounding worried. He

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<v Speaker 1>was already moving, pulling Caitlin along. Page rushed to keep up,

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<v Speaker 1>because if this is my island from my story, I

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<v Speaker 1>know what happens next, he said.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it something dangerous like a spider?

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<v Speaker 1>Squeaked Caitlin. Bigger than a spider, said Grayson. He caught

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<v Speaker 1>sight of a rocky peak through the trees and changed

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<v Speaker 1>direction toward it. Page gasped, We're not going to get

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<v Speaker 1>chased by a tiger? Are we bigger than a tiger?

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<v Speaker 1>Said Grayson, urging them onwards. An elephant then suggested Caitlin

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<v Speaker 1>getting closer, Grayson said, as something crashed through the trees

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<v Speaker 1>behind them, sending woods splintering. The three of them turned

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<v Speaker 1>to see a large dinosaur following them.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that real?

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<v Speaker 1>Shrieked Page, as they all broke into a run. Don't worry,

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<v Speaker 1>shouted Grayson. In my story, my character makes it to safety,

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<v Speaker 1>But what about his sisters?

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<v Speaker 2>Do they make it?

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<v Speaker 1>Fretted Page, I don't know admitted Grayson. His sisters don't

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<v Speaker 1>fall in with him. Page grabbed her sister's hand, pulling

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<v Speaker 1>her forward. Well, I'm not willing to find out if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a dino snack, she announced. The dinosaur bellowed, but

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<v Speaker 1>the three of them didn't dare turn around. Grayson's short

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<v Speaker 1>glimpse had shown that it was uncannily like a doodle

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<v Speaker 1>he had done in his notebook of a t Rex

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<v Speaker 1>with some extra spiky bits. Nearly there, he panted. As

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<v Speaker 1>they ducked beneath a gigantic fallen tree. The hunter behind

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<v Speaker 1>them was forced to go the long way around, buying

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<v Speaker 1>them valuable seconds. They pushed through some broad, heavy leaves

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<v Speaker 1>to arrive at the base of the rocky peak Grayson

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<v Speaker 1>had been aiming for. There was a triangular door doorway

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<v Speaker 1>cut into the rock. It's right behind us, screamed Page.

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<v Speaker 1>As they heard the pounding of the dino's heavy feet.

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<v Speaker 1>They crashed through the doorway seconds before the open jaws

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<v Speaker 1>snapped shut behind them. The dinosaur was too big to

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<v Speaker 1>follow them inside, so roared its frustration at them. Instead.

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<v Speaker 1>Feeling safe, the three of them slumped against the tunnel

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<v Speaker 1>walls to catch their breath. Can we go home now,

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<v Speaker 1>Caitlyn puffed. Not just yet, warned Grayson. But we do

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<v Speaker 1>need to hurry if we're gonna be back by bedtime, why,

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<v Speaker 1>asked Page.

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<v Speaker 2>What happens if we're late? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, in my story, you'd be stuck here, Grayson explained,

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<v Speaker 1>looking guilty. Couldn't you have written a comic about someone

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<v Speaker 1>eating pancakes or something, complained Page. I guess I thought

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<v Speaker 1>this was more exciting, ANDed Grayson, with a small smile. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>we really should get moving. Why are more dinosaurs coming,

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<v Speaker 1>Page asked, as they followed their brother down the tunnel.

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<v Speaker 1>Not dinosaurs, said Grayson. As they entered a cavern with

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<v Speaker 1>an enormous hole in the floor. The space should have

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<v Speaker 1>been in darkness, but was lit by a warm glow

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<v Speaker 1>from within the pit. Putting his finger to his lips,

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson led them to the edge, where they could see

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<v Speaker 1>a sleeping dragon curled up below. Don't tell me we're

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<v Speaker 1>going down there, whispered Page. No, that would be crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>said Grayson. We're going up there. He pointed up to

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<v Speaker 1>where the cavern formed a chimney up through the rocky peak.

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<v Speaker 1>Roughly cut steps lined the tube of rocks spiraling upwards.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, best, get movin'. A single flight of stairs

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<v Speaker 1>is easy to climb, and even climbing several flights wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>challenged most people. But these steps just went on and

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<v Speaker 1>on and on. Several times Grayson reminded them to be quiet,

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<v Speaker 1>so they climbed in silence, with only the noise of

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<v Speaker 1>the dragons breathing echoing around the chamber. A baseball sized

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<v Speaker 1>chunk of rock lay in their way about half way up,

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<v Speaker 1>so Grayson made his sisters aware of it by making

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<v Speaker 1>a big deal about stepping over it. Page copied his

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<v Speaker 1>actions for Caitlin's benefit, but the youngest sister had other

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<v Speaker 1>plans for the big stone. Rather than step over it,

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<v Speaker 1>she kicked it aside no yelped Grayson. As the rock

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<v Speaker 1>tumbled downwards toward the snoozing dragon, three of them broke

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<v Speaker 1>into a run again far below, the rock bounced off

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<v Speaker 1>the dragon's scales. It was enough to wake it, and

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing it saw was the three fleeing children

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<v Speaker 1>high above breakfast. It muttered as it began to uncurl

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<v Speaker 1>and stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>Are we going to make it?

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<v Speaker 1>Panted Page. I don't think so, warned Grayson. There were

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<v Speaker 1>still a lot of steps ahead of them. He chanced

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<v Speaker 1>to glance downwards to see the dragon beginning to climb,

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<v Speaker 1>using its claws to haul itself up the chimney. It

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't take long to reach them. Do something, Grayson urged. Caitlin.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't, spluttered her brother. I'm just as trapped in

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<v Speaker 1>here as you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, but it's your story.

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<v Speaker 1>Insisted Caitlyn. She's right, agreed, Page. If you were writing this,

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't you create a way for your characters to survive?

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<v Speaker 2>They were right.

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson thought he would write it that way. So if

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<v Speaker 1>he was writing this story, how would he save them?

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<v Speaker 1>The dragon was catching up fast, its eyes fixed on

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<v Speaker 1>its triple meal. Look for a gap in the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>It'll be small, urged Grayson. Suddenly here, shouted up Caitlyn

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<v Speaker 1>from the back. Her siblings had run straight past it.

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<v Speaker 1>She wasted no time in scrambling through. Page dropped to

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<v Speaker 1>her knees to follow, with Grayson piling in behind. They

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<v Speaker 1>emerged in another tunnel and could see light ahead, but

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson grabbed his sisters and urged them to climb instead.

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<v Speaker 1>They were soon on a ledge above the gap they

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<v Speaker 1>had crawled through, and just in time too. Several seconds

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<v Speaker 1>of superheated dragon breath roared up the tunnel, bright and hot.

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<v Speaker 1>That was close, said Caitlyn. If we'd run up the tunnel,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd have been cooked, exclaimed Page. They waited until they

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<v Speaker 1>were sure that the dragon was gone, then raced towards

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<v Speaker 1>the daylight. Emerging on a platform high above the jungle,

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson pulled his sister's back as the dragon wings opened.

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<v Speaker 1>W glided from the peak above, off in search of

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<v Speaker 1>easier prey. This way, said Grayson. More steps took them

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<v Speaker 1>higher still, to where the chimney opened on fresh air.

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<v Speaker 1>The sun's nearing the horizon, said Page. It'll be bedtime soon.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay, smiled Grayson, ushering them up the final steps

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<v Speaker 1>to a stone arch. It was like something you'd see

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<v Speaker 1>at Stonehenge. All we've got to do is step through,

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<v Speaker 1>he said. That was fun, announced Caitlin, as she walked through,

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<v Speaker 1>vanishing from sight. She's right, agreed Page, as she followed

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<v Speaker 1>her sister. You should write more comics like this. Grayson

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<v Speaker 1>stood alone atop the island he had created and grinned. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he said to himself, I think I will