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Tx opr 2013 b Jo Srbr
Illsrons opr 2013 b M Sm
All rs rsrvd. For normon bo prmsson
o rprod slons rom s book, wr o
Prmssons, Hoon Mfn Hror Pblsn Compn,
215 Prk Avn So, Nw York, Nw York 10003.
Hoon Mfn s n mprn o
Hoon Mfn Hror Pblsn Compn.
www.mbooks.om
T x o s book s s n Cl LT.T llsrons r dl.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Srbr, Jo, 1969
Lnn Crs, sool vrs / b Jo Srbr.
p. m.
Smmr: Told rom r vwpons, rn-r-old sn ns Lnn
Crs srnks msl nd, lpd b s bs rnd Hrln, nrs bod oZoo, rl s lovd sn rd rd, opn o psll n r mnd
bo m on vr d r pl opns.
ISBN 978-0-547-89315-0
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: : :PROLOGUE: : :
I d kn m v rs, b Id nll ond m w
o Zoo Andrwss r. Now I ws on o d r.
T world rond m l lk ws skn sl
o ps, dnn mp nd woos o blood
rorn ro r vssls, spnnn m rond
n wrlpool, skn w wvr rmnd o m
qlbrm.
I knw I d r sonds o nk bo ,
o nlz d, I old r s o. B I ddn. I
wsn spposd o nd s w. No ll.
Im sorry, Zooey.
Evrn nd, nd I l ls bnds o
rd msl skn lk rnw rollr osr.
W blood lls m brsn ro, rowdn m
vson, sk w lkos lnn orwrd rom llsds n swrm o doomd mmn. Wo oldv
ssd r o orn-r-old rl ws
s voln pl?
M bk ws o wll o l vnrl. I ws
ll ovr nmr k, b m s wll v
bn md o rnord onr. Tr ws no plo rn. Ar lss n sx ors nsd Zoos ssm,
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Id lmos mnd o kll r. Now s ws rrnn
vor.
I ss w wrn mn o b or r ll.
O wll.
Yo n blm or rn.
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Lov nd sn don mx.
Yo old s I soldv known rom
sr, nd od probbl b r, b woldn n
w I l bo Zoo. Id bn n lov w r
sn d w rs m, nd n w, vrn Ivr dd, vrn I vr drmd o vn, ws ll
or r.
Id known r sn rd rd wn s svd m
b on plrond. A kd nmd Mk Mson d
bn sn m, rn o pk or som rson.
Mb ddn lk olor o m bkpk. Mb ws bs ws Mond, or r d srvd
s sks d. Wo knows? Wvr ws,
ONE: : :LENNY
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nll o sk o wn nd js srd pnn. H
d m pnnd m down ndr rbll pos nd
lndd wo or r ood s wn nd w ppd
pnk nrnl pols rbbd m nd ld m o.
I lookd p. T drk-rd prsn n jns nd
vn Nrvn T-sr ws ovrn ovr m, rl-
rnoon snl blzn rom bnd r. S rd
down nd lpd m p, brsn blk rmbs o
spl rom m k nd lookn m srnl.
Ar o rn?
W? No. No. Im js . . . swn.
From or s?
I zd r, nbl o spk. I ws onl rs
old, b I knw r b wn I sw . S d smoo
r swn down ps r soldrs nd knd o
sr vo md sond lk sd js soppd
ln or ws bo o sr n. Bnd r lsss,
r s wr pr mln bl o onl
s n prl blnd ml solons.
Zoo smld. So, or ok?Y, I sd. Tnks. M nms
Lnn Crs, s sd. I know.
Yo . . . T sn o k dspprd nsnl
n wrm bzz o dsbl. Yo know m nm?
Wll, .
From momn on, ll kds n sool lkdbo m n wol nw w.
: : :
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Lenny Cyrus got saved by a girl!Yod nk somn lk wold onl ls
w ds, opl wks mos, dnl no
mor n mon, nl popl ond somn mor
nrsn o lk bo. A ls s w m mom
nd dd sd.
T vr non spn o rd-rdr s sxsonds, m r sd rom bnd s lpop. I ws
dnnrm, nd ws pn n -ml n bwn
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bs o kn Kv. Trs m, ll mov on o
somn ls bor o know .
Lsn o or r. T ws m mom, rom b-
nd her lpop, on or sd o bl, lkn
w vn sr wl s pkd r sld. H knows
w s lk o b osrzd b s prs. S lnd
p m. Rmmbr Glk llowsp, on?
Don rmnd m, Dd sd, rn ovr o o
r nd.
S smld. Poor bb.
M prns lws lkd w. Td bn
sool swrs, nd wo ns d n om-
mon wr ) r sxn rs o mrr
wr bo sll rz n lov, nd b) wr bo -
nss. And b , I don mn wr js,
o know, really smart. T wr bo djn pros-
sors Unvrs o Co, d IQs o 194 nd
187 (Dd nvr q orv Mom or os xr svn
pons), w ol o sx doors, r nwl ds-
ovrd sbom prls, nd srd Nobl Przor pss or r work n lpn dsovr m-
nsm o sponnos brokn smmr on mro-
sop lvl. W d n x-r rsllorp r n
bsmn nd plsr mn rr on roo, nx o
Sn Cls sld nd rndr Dd d oro-
n o k down r Crsms. Mrn sprms-sv blk ols d lws bn on o Dds wknd
obbs, lon w Cvl Wr rls nd om brwn.
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So, wn m o m problms sool, I dd w
n kd w ns prns wold v don.
I lsnd o m.
I rnd o o b msk. No onl dd Zoo
Andrws nd I not bom rnds r w ppnd
on plrond, b s soppd lkn o m om-
pll. A nd o or rd, s o nw lsss,
b blk-rmd ons, w somow md r look
vn prr. Sd srd sn o n ornr o
r b rsl, wrn n blk sprl no-
books, lnn p on n wl o mk sr
world dn nd n n proond w wl
sd bn nsn r ls snn. In sx rd,
s jond drm lb nd lpd bld ss nd
mk osms or mddl sool pl, Mary Poppins,
nd I kp wondrn w s ws rll workn on n
os nobooks.
Mnwl, I js dspprd.
I wsn on prpos. I won ronl sn r,o m pr n ppr or modl old-son
ror I bl n m r, nd lpd
sool qrrbk wo ws v rs oldr n m
ro bs mb I oldn n m s-
s o sv m l. B nd o svn rd, I d
sprod p or ns nd ws on o lls kdsn m lss, b ddn mr. I ws so rdov
mos o kds n sool ddn vn bor pkn on
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m xp wn som ovrrown lndlr s d o
rls som sosron. I d ompll dd no
rlm o nvsbl, los mon mss wos
rksnss ws so xrm ws js sr o
prnd ddn xs.
M prns smd o nk ll s ws ood nws.
I know o don ndrsnd s now, m mom
sd on n, s s nd Dd wr nsn r p-
plon or rsr m on Brookvns polrzd
proon olldr, b somd wn or on ovr
o Newsweek, dvsn prsdn on ow o solv
nr rss, oll look bk on mddl sool nd
sml.
T wsn w I wnd. I ws on o b orn
n Aprl, w rs o m n rs srn o
n ron o m lk ndlss dsr o n om s
s. I o bo Zoo Andrws.
Bn nvsbl wsn no nmor.
An or dv?
Js b orsl, on, m mom sd. Trs m, s Zpr prson s wor or
Zooey, Mom.
R. I ss wor or m, n sll vn-
ll rlz ow spl o rll r.
M bs rnd, Hrln, d nor w o pn .Yo js v o do somn so ool vn
Zoo n dn s wsomnss. W wr wlkn
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down ll on w o r, w, -
ordn o Hrln, ws wr dd s bs nkn.
H d Monn Dw n on nd nd Snkrs br
n or.
Ts no vr lpl, I sd. Ann mor sp-
?
Sr smll. Mb r rzn wol sool so
w ll o o om rl or somn.
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Y, r, I sd. Hrln dnl wsn spd,
b wsn xl rok sns r. H ls-
nd o p-op, rod skbord, nd d lvd down
sr rom m sn w wr n kndrrn. In
, ws soknl norml. T wrds n bo
m, bsds s bl o mk ropl brd noss n
bk o sol sds lss, ws n sp o v-
rn Id don, ws sll m bs rnd.
I lookd p llw nd soppd.
U-o.
Up d, I sw Mk Mson nd on o s lk-
s n dron nd sr dn owrd s
w m brn omll lld s pr
-wo-dr nl. T momn sw ssw
me prdor ln fsd ro Mks xprs-
son. Anbod wo dobs mddl sool s lk
Dsovr Cnnl domnr on nrl slon
js sn bn pn non.
Hrln skmmd bwn m wo vn no-
n wr r, b wn I rd o ollow, Mknd s pl bo m n los, poppd o r lbows,
nd jmmd m no m rbs rom r sd s
pssd. B m Hrln rlzd w d ppnd
nd rnd rond, wr on.
Lnn, r o ll r?
Im . . . n. M rb l lk d bn poppdopn w n s o nrkrs, b I ddn s n
nd o ll m .
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Hrln lnd bk. Dd os s do somn
o o, Lnn?
No, Im ood, I mnd. Yo wr sn som-
n bo . . . rzn sool?
Y, or mb, lk . . . snd bk n m, orsomn. H srd nd sppd no ln
ln. Yor ns. Yoll r somn o.
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Twn mns lr, s w wr sn n om-
pr lb, klln m bor nx lss, I m
ross nswr.
Hrln, k s o.
T Snr Prz? H sqnd srn, brl
dsrd rom p o dr bks nd ATVs d
bn kn o. Nvr rd o .
Evr r U.S. Dprmn o Edon vs
n wrd or rs sn vmn b
mddl sool sdn. I rbbd qk br.
Somms wn I lk s, I or o br. I s,
nds down, mos prsos wrd n mddl
sool sn ommn.
Dd. Hrln lookd m. Yor on o wn
Zoo ovr w sn proj?
Dude, I sd, mn m, kd wo won ls
r o o v dnnr w prsdn.
Srosl?
T fw m o W Hos on Ar For On.
I ll wsn sr bo ls pr, b vslo m sppn o j Dlls Inrnonl nd
zn o rowd o rporrs w Zoo Andrws
on m rm s pls-on ws oo ood o rss.
Ok, Hrln dmd, m do . I o
old om p w r d.
No problm, I sd. Iv lrd o .
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Two ns o nd o know bo m rnd Lnn.
1. H s ns.
2. Hs ol ool.
H n lp . You r rown p w wo Nobl
Przwnnn snss sn ross brks -bl rom o. Lnn dosn lk o lk bo , b s
ls s smr s s mom nd dd, probbl smrr.
And ls : Yo n b smr wo bn
xrml dmb n or ws. Is lk nvrs
srppd s j-pk on s bk, n Gorll-ld
s snkrs o foor. Hs onsnl rn ooo r nd lln f on s .
TWO: : :HARLAN
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Somms s pnl o w.
Lk m ddd o br m nls old
mpr n m bkrd nd rn no rondo
olon, ompl w ndrrond vdo mrs
nl rondos srd nwn on wrs nd
lron mslvs, blkn o wol n-
borood n pross. Or s r n-spln x-
prmn, wn ws n rs old, wr rd o
s box rl o rlz ros . H o drom n old Ripleys Believe It or Not pprbk ond
n m bsmn. I sll rmmbr rsd look on
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s s sood r w sosop rond
s nk nd dd n s nds.
Hs brn ws sprrd. H d poorp
mmor nd old mmorz nr oll xbooks
n n or or lss, nd ndrsnd vrn d rd.
Somd s r nd s lns wr on o
p o s brn, b ws on o k som m. I
d no dob Zoo Andrws old js s w
ws on o b lk n n rsrn nr
nd pn p ozon lr, or wvrsd
ll n lov w m on nrl prnpls. H ws on
n mllon. H ws dsnd or rnss. Evrbod
knows ps o kp s lk m rond nd
pp.
B wn Zoo nll dd p non o s,
wsn n w n o s xpd.
Hrln?
I ws sndn n doorw osd omroom,
rn o dd wr I ndd on mor MonnDw o ro Mr. Grns lbr lss, wn I no-
d Zoo omn ovr o m w r sl mornn
D Cok. Ar Kn ws sndn nx o r w n
Pd, on w, I old s, s ws rdn Holly-
wood Reporter.
O, I sd, .Ws on on? Zoo skd.
No m, I sd. Ws p w o?
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I nd or lp, s sd, nd ook sp rom
bol. T o nvrs dpnds on .
I kd wn. Is ll?
U-. S lnd p ovr r soldr
posr nn bwn row o lokrs nd r x-
nsr. I sowd b w Nor Pol lndsp
w snl blood ooprn n snow, rd Sn
p ndrn . Aross op, n drppn rd l-
rs, sd:
And ndrn pr, n sll smllr l-
rs:
Written and directed by Zooey AndrewsDecember 7th9th, 15th16th
3:30 and 7:00 p.m.Cosgrove Middle School Auditorium
Escape Claus ws Zoos plsd nsd
srp bk n svn rd, b d kn r o
prsd sool bord o l r prod , w
wsn srprs, onsdrn sbj mr.A w ds bor Crsms, Zoo d old
sool ppr, rm rvs dsrss snl rom
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Nor Pol. T snd m o ommndos o k
o, nd nd Sns worksop, b wol
pl sms bndond. Doors r orn down, wndows
r brokn, nd snow s blown nd drn ross pls
o brokn os. As xplor worksop, rl-
z somn rrbl s ppnd. Trs somn
wron w Sn. Hs bn nd b som knd o
vrs n s rnd m no monsr. Or
ros v wn-or ors o r m, x o
sop, nd sv Crsms . . . nEscape Claus.
I ws msl. Zoo d spn wo rs wrn
pl. T dson o dd ms nd lrs ws prl
bs o Ar, wo ws pn o Cosrov Mddl
Sool Sonldrs nd rsd o b n n prodon
ddn llow r o sn. T sool bord wsn ll
rlld bo Zoo pn on Crsms pl
w n vl Sn Cls o bn w, b pprnl
ddn ms md drn. S sd rs m-
sl lld Sweeney Todd dos sm n, nd
ons bo wo rns popl no m ps.Ws wron? I skd Zoo. Dd prnpl -
nll old nd nk or ndn?
Hrdl, Ar sd. Or pl s bs n s
ppnd o s sool n lon m.
Wll, Zoo sd, I woldn o r. B ns
r on wll. Tn, w ll rown: Or ls wr, nl now.
In m pok, m pon srd o pl rnon
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or S Blndd M w Sn, w mn
Lnn ws lln m. I nord . I ws n mns o
, nd kds wr srn o d o r rs-prod
lsss. Lnn wold b lookn or m, probbl rn
o nd o Id brn m SmrWr. Hs brn ddn
nd n lk mn dd, b ws n lrol
nd.
So ws problm? I skd.
Hr, old s. S d lrd on o m-
srn p nd ws nrolln n ron o m. Kp
s p b or d. Ts .
W, I sd. W
Sop dn. S sqd down o ln p
boom o msrn p w m sos. Fv-
svn. And n, wrppn p rond m ws:
Twn-or-n ws. Tr-n s . . . Glnn
p m w pnl n r : Anbod vr ll
o or bl lk bllrn, Wllms?
Zoo, w r o don?
Ws look lk? S lnd Ar, wo wspn nos on r Pd. Ts los no, sn ?
Ar noddd b ddn look spll pp bo
. Is on o v o b. W n mk modons
w v o.
Wo, I sd, bkn w. Ws on on r?
Wrn o lsnn? W nd or lp.W, or pl? Zoo, I n . And I dnl
n sn.
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B or v-svn, w mns o n
s, Zoo sd, nd r now s w mrs.
W s? I lookd r, nll bnnn o n-drsnd. W, I sd, o mn . . .
Ts r.
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B I o Rn Forrsr
Rn Forrsr s o w rn s o mono,
Zoo sd. W ps o op o vr sor
ls. S smld, pnl sll n r mo, nd I no-
d ws rl sml, knd md r s
sprkl rond ds. W dn I nod ow
pr s ws bor now? Don worr, r r
brl n lns. Nobod wll vn s or .
Ok. I ook n br nd l o. Hrs
n. Im, lk, rll frd nd vrn . . .
Zoo ook pnl o o r mo nd srd
m. Flrd? s skd, brows p, b smln
ll, lk s oldn blv r rs. H ss s
frd, Ar.
I rd m.
I ook n nor dp br. Lk I sd, I ppr-
or . . .
B?
B I nk . . . o know, mb r m b
sombod ls wo wold do n vn br job n I wold.
Wos ?
Lnn Crs.
Zoo nd Ar bo blnkd m. T sml slppd
w rom Zoos , wl Ar, wo d nvr bn
smln, bn o vl rown.Lnn Crs? Zoo sd.
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Look, jsr m o, ok? Snsn I ws
lrd losn r, I srd o lk sr. Lnn Crs
s n . And pls, s ll. Tllr n I m, prob-
bl, b ls n n. W don o sk m?
S ddn s nn. Nx o r, Ar rolld r
s nd lookd lk s m row p or slp no
om or bo.
Lnn Crs dosn vn lk o m, Zoo sd
ql. H dosn vn look m n llw.
Hs s.
W sn xl w Im lookn or on s.
H n lp w s, I sd. Wo knows?
Mb s wll b ood or m. Yo know, bld s
ondn or wvr?
Ts sn sl-lp smnr, Ar sd. Wv
o sow o do. W opn n lss n wk. R
now w js nd ws ood or prodon. And
ws ood or prodon . . . s lnd orwrd
nd ppd m n mddl o m r-n s
s o.Hold on sond, Ar. Zoo ws sll nkn.
Mb r s somn Lnn old lp s
w. I wnd o. I mn, Im rnl no on o
or m, b . . .
I ws nkn Zoo probbl woldn v o
or Lnn o do nn nvolvd spndn mw r wn m pon bzzd n, lk wrnn
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bll. Up ll, I sw Mk Mson omn m w, ol-
lowd b s rnds Kn Hok nd Dk Cmbrs.
Mk d nod Zoo nd Ar wr lkn o
m, nd now r o m m drn ovr w
ll slnss o pk o ns.
H, Har-lan. H lnd n los no I old
smll s br. Wrs or ll rlrnd?
Yo m wn o o om nd brs or
n, Mk, I old m. I n sll smll ox ws
o or brks.
How bo I knok w o ors o nsd, jrk-
ns?
Zoo sd. W do o wn, Mk?
Js sprdn som Crsms r. Mk nkd
roll o skrs rom s jk pok nd slppd on
on Ars soldr nd or on Zoos swr.
Ars skr rd Naughty. Zoos sd Nice. Bnd
m, Kn nd Dk snrd lk s ws n-
ns n d vr sn.
Wll, Ar sd, rmn, sprd somwrls. S wddd p skr nd fkd bk
m.
Mk lookd r w wrd mnln o srprs
nd nr b ddn s nn. Hs s nrrowd s
rd o kk rmpld skr no ornr o
ll. I sk o o o s boo nl nll do bnd ovr o pl o.
Mnwl Zoo d rbbd m rm nd drd
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m ovr o ornr. Wll? s sd. Ar o on o
lp m or no?
I rlzd s ws js on o kp r m,
wn or n nswr, nd nll ond msl nod-
dn lon, no bs I wanted o drss s n vl
Sn s Zoo d bl or prodon ws
s bs spl b bs I ddn l lk I
d m o o. Id bn swp p n rs o
r nssm. For sll nrd rl w ponl
nd lsss, s d knd o mn or, nd r
wl o js l orsl n skd n.
And ll Lnn, s ddd, w old s s
lp oo. B rs no m mw opn on Frd
rnoon.
Tk-ok, Ar mrd, nd wsd old door-
knokr rrn dnln rom r l r.
Lenny? Mk rnd, nd snd p s d js
bn w l prod. Ws dorkwd o o
do w nn?
Zoo kp prndn ddn xs nd wlkdo. I smld r nd rd no o no s Mk nd
s bdds v m on ls lr, n rnd nd ol-
lowd r r nd Ar. As soon s Zoo rnd
ornr, I plld o m pon nd lookd srn.
I ws x mss rom Lnn, ll r, b wsn
skn m o brn m SmrWr.T mss rd:
Meet me in the science lab. RIGHT NOW.
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: : :
H, mn, I sd, sppn no lb, Im lrd
onn b l or lss. Wr no ll lk no o
v ndpndn sd, o know.
Lnn ddn vn look p rom s mrosop. H
ws wrn w lb o ws oo sor n
slvs nd sndn bnd onr n or-
ws mp lb or bolo r, Dr. Sndr, l
m s drn r prod. I md s sdl lo
mor fxbl, so ws bl o lp m w m om-
work.
Hrln, Lnn sd, o nd o s s.
Dd o vn r w I sd?
H ddn nswr, js md som smll djsmn
o mrosop. On ml slvs bnd m,
w rs rsld n r s nd rld r wr
bols. On o s ws mp, ld lnn p
ns s sd, b m ddn or o m o
wondr wr opns wr. Lnn ws lws
n rs o nd pln w m, or js l-n m srr rond lb wl workd.
Lsn, Lnn, I sd. Trs somn I v o
ll o. I ws osd o omroom s mornn, nd
Hrln, I dd . H srnd p, s fsd
w xmn. I works.
I lnd m. W?S or orsl. Im so-n or Snr Prz.
As soon s Im nsd r Im on o sk Dr. Sndr
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o wr m lr o rommndon. And on Zoo
rs bo
Ts ll knd o w I wnd o
Ck o. I mn, s rz, nd s no spposd
o work, b oll does. H rnd nd pond
blkbord, w ws rmmd w qons I
woldn v bn bl o dpr n mllon rs.
Tn srd lkn vr qkl, brl n s
br, w dd wn n d d kn old nd
woldn l m o. Ok, so o know w Plnks
Consn s, r?
U . . .
Lnn rolld s s. Is psl onsn rf-
n sz o qn n qnm mns.
Ok.
Hrln, or no vn on o try o ndr-
snd
Ok, I sd, I js nk od br r w I
v o s rs, ll r?
I rdd .Yo rdd , s r.
Y, I rdd Plnks Consn. S, or no
spposd o b bl o do , b . . . H js srd
m, rbbn s nds or, wn or m o on-
rl m. Yo sll don , do o?
Lnn, Zoo Andrws jsJs look or orsl, sd, nd pond
mrosop.
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Fn. Mor o s m p n nn ls, I
lnd n nd lookd ro p pr
ds.
And I oro ll bo Zoo Andrws.
I srd ro lns, nbl o blv w I ws
sn.
T ll ns srrn rond n pr ds
wr rs.
Tn mrosop w rs. W ll wskrs,
ll pnk ls, nd ll wn noss. I sood r
wn m or sond, n sood p nd lookd
bk Lnn nd mp sn bsd m.
Yo dd ? I sd.
I dd .
Yo srnk lb rs?
U-. H ws rnnn nd noddn s d,
rmndn m o m wn ws sx rs old
nd d dsovrd ow o opn vr r door n
or nborood sn rwrd sro qpmnn s dds Oldsmobl.
How smll r ?
Bwn sx nd mromrs, sd. Abo
sz o br ll.
How . . . I mn . . . For sond I ws loss or
words. Hol ow, Lnn. Ts . . . amazing. Evn oro.
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I know, r?
How dd o
I lrd old o.
I lnd bk p brr p o qons on
blkbord. Yo rdd Plnks Consn.
Is smpl msr bs pplon o nno-
nolo, ll. On I ws bl o mnrz
ndvdl oms n r bods, I sd modd v-
rolo lorm o ns m n pron s,
nd
A pron sk?
A sheath, Lnn sd, b or on ddn sond
xsprd. T pon s, or ll nns nd prposs,
o r mnr rs, mov nd bv
lk bnn vrss. Tr lv. Tr prl
l. Tr ll lns n vn drw oxn drl
rom molobn smpl on sld. Tr js
xrml smll.
B . . . r rs. I lnd on mor m
wll-sz snrl o qons on lkbord, non o mkn n mor sns n d sond rlr,
nd n bk mp . Those rs.
U-.
Tos x rs, w wr n s morn-
n.
Yp.Hs nbod vr
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Nop.
Lnn, I sd, nd now I ws srn o xd,
w v o ll nws. Tll sombod. Tll everybody.
Ts s mzn.
Ws so mzn? vo skd bnd m, nd
w bo rnd rond o s Zoo Andrws sp no
sn lb.