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Three cousins, one runaway dog, and the backwoods that doesn't forgive.
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After dark, when the howls start and the trees begin
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to move, they learn the thing out there hunts in
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threes and it's already chosen them.
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What's that You want to be scared? Come with me.
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He will experience tales over our roam, ghosts and death.
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It is not recommended for the week at our heart listeners,
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in the dark, it's more fun at that way way.
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This is Weekly Speaking.
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Hello, my spookies. It's Wednesday, and you know what that means.
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It's time for a little spooky in your weekly. I'm
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your host and narrator, Enrique Cuto, and tonight's story, well,
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it involves going into the deep dark woods to find
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a lost don. What could possibly go wrong? But before
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we get to that, I want to say thank you
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all so much for listening to the program. It's, of
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course still summertime and a lot of people aren't ready
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for spooky season yet. But you, my dear spookies, you
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need spooky season all year long, just like I do.
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And that's why we're here bringing you something new and
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scary every Wednesday. And of course a terrifying and true
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know what might pop up on Friday. In fact, this
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week I'll be joined by my buddy David to talk
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about the vampire Killer epic Blade from nineteen ninety seven.
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for tonight, they say the woods keep their secrets in
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sets of three, three warnings, three chances to run, and
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three who don't make it home. Tonight, three cousins chase
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a missing pup into the dark and find something that
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isn't lost at all. It's hunting, So get comfortable because
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the story begins right after this. Things Come in Threes
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by Rob Fields. Ariel Miron comes into the mousehole and
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sees me playing Donkey Kong on the full sized Arcade cabinet.
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What's up, I ask her after finishing a tough level.
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You should see the look on her face when she's
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pointing out the door. Tell me that picture out here
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is a joke. Mouse. When Ariel and me go out
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in the hallway, she points to the picture. You're saying,
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there are actually three of you. I know there's you
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and your cousin, Aileen, but you've seriously got another twin cousin.
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I smirk, Yeah, kind of funny, huh. Anyway, I was
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wondering when you'd finally see this picture. It's always been
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hanging here. In the picture, a Leen's in the middle.
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I'm on her left. Then I point to our other
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cousin on the right. This is Daisy May. Ariel's given
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me that look. Now she's either gonna say she hates me,
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like she's always doing, or just look at me kind
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of funny. Actually she's looking at me funny and I
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hate you Mouse, I shrug. You're gonna meet Daisy May eventually,
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for Ariel. Eventually is sooner than we think. Guess I
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forgot about our families getting together every once in a while.
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This time, though, Ariel's gonna be included since She's part
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of our Fai family. Now we're in the suv as
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Dad's driving us to the edge of the village. Daisy
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May and her family just moved to the farm we're
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pulling into now. They used to live in Pendleton. Daisy
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May's messaged ininy in Me a few weeks ago saying
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her family was moving to Strickfield to take over this farm.
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Uncle Straight and Aunt Rose have been farming for years.
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They move from one corporate farm to another. Daisy May
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never said what sort of stuff they grew. I'm guessing
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they just grow their crops and sell them soon. As
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Ariel's seeing Daisy May sitting on the front porch of
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the big house here, she still ain't believing it. When
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we get out, Ariel mutters to herself, there really are
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three mice. That's when my arm gets buck. You'd better
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watch it with calling us mice. Ariel, yep, Ariel forgot.
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We stopped and picked up Iine. I keep telling Ariel
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she's got to watch it with her mice references. It's
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one thing calling me mouse, But Aineel get fuman fast now.
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Ariel's shrieking when Daisy May's suddenly right in front of her,
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who you calling a mouse? Huh? Now, Ariel's got wide
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eyes seeing all three of us in front of her. Yep,
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we all look the same. You'd think we'd all got
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the same mom and dad. We got the same faces,
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same bodies, same long dark hair, same mousey voices, and
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the same velma dinkly looking glasses. Only way to tell
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all of us apart is our eyes. I got blue,
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Iiny's got brown, and Daisy May's are green. Daisy May
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definitely dresses like she's on the farm too, light bib overalls,
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red t shirt, blue kerchief hanging off her neck, and sneakers.
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She's even wearing her hair in pigtails. I can't believe
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there are really three of you, Ariel groans. Daisy May
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points right at her. Ah, don't you forget it. Ariel's
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learning our country cousins a real spitfire. Mom's right there
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to help Ariel, easy, Daisy May. Ariel's still getting used
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to being part of our family now, I'm okay, Mom, really.
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Ariel's getting used to calling my parents her parents now,
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since they took legal guardianship of her from Adrian Miran
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last month. Uncle Strait and Aunt Rose are greeting us
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and inviting us in. Now they even welcome Ariel with
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open arms. Ariel's sticking close to me when Daisy May's
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messing with her and giving her mean looks. After dinner,
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me and Ariel step outside. It's kinda warm for late February. You, okay, Ariel?
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I ask three of you? Ariel asks again, still not
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believe in it? I shrug. I don't know what to
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tell you. She's shaking her head. But how mouse you
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all have three different sets of parents? How can you
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all be triplets? DNA works in mysterious ways. I simply say,
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mister Dolphy says that in science class all the time.
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But three of you, Ariel repeats again. I smirk A
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little better, get used to it, since you're part of
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the family. Now, she gives me a look saying she knows.
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Then Aine comes out. I hear you both talking. She
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looks at Ariel. Just be glad you don't have an
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older brother people call mean Martin. Is he worse than
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having my former mom? Ariel asks, personally, I'd rather have
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your mom than my brother. Ainie tells her, I'm sure
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she's the lesser of two evils. Ariel's shaking her head quickly.
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Oh no, trust me, Aileen. You've never met Adrian Miron
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and you don't ever want to. Suddenly, Daisy May's slamming
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the screen door open when she's coming out. Now she's
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right in front of Ariel. What's the matter, Ariel, you
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yella to her? Come on, Daisy May. Ariel's okay, she
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just ain't used to how things are with us. Daisy
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May points right at Ariel. You've been given me them
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funny looks all through dinner. Y'all got a problem with
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there being three of us cousins. I see the glint
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in Ariel's eye and wonder if she's gonna use her
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light powers. She doesn't, though. I'm sorry, okay, I don't
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mean anything by it, But Daisy May just ain't listening.
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Keep calling cousin Maddie, here a mouse, and I'm gonna
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show you a mouse. I put my hand on her shoulder.
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Daisy May, It's okay, I don't mind. Really. Then Aini
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comes to my side. Maddie has a sign on her
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bedroom door that says welcome to the mousehole. Now Daisy
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May's given me a weird look. What are you loco.
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As the three of us are arguing, Ariel's probably thinking
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we're just three little mice squeaking away. Turns out Daisy
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May's got a little doggie named Old McDonald. Guess the
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screen door didn't close all the way when it slammed back,
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cause the little guy squeezed through and came outside. He
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yaps and wags his tail happily before he turns and
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runs right off the porch. Hey, Daisy May calls out,
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you get on back here right now, Old McDonald. Oh,
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you're gonna be in a whole heap of trouble. Now
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we're all off the porch, chasing Old McDonald across the
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big front yard. That little doggie's got a lot of
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pep because ain't none of us catching him. Finally, Daisy
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May's just grabbing him when he slips away from her.
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Next thing, we know, he's running right across the road
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and heading right into the backwoods of Strickfield.
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Ah, Man, don't go away, weekly, Spooky will be right back.
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I go pard. Believe me, this little mouse he's heard
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plenty of stories about that place. Not to mention what
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my next door neighbor and Buddy Carter crossing me seeing
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on the Strickfield University website. Now the four of us
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are looking at each other. None of us really want
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to go in the backwoods, but we know we can't
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just leave old McDonald in there. You think he'll come
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back on his own. Ariel asks, not believe in what
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she's saying, doubt it. Daisy May grumbles, We gotta go
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in them woods and get him. Darned dog. I was
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afraid you'd say that, then, Ainy size, Okay, I guess
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we're doing this. When we start heading to the backwoods,
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Daisy May turns and stops Ariel. Uh huh. You gotta
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go back in the house and keep the adults off
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our backs. But Ariel starts protesting. Ain't no time to argue.
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Daisy May persists. So it's the three of us cousins
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going into the backwoods of Strickfield to try and rescue
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old McDonald. What's worse is it's getting dark. It's also
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gonna be one more time. Ariel's gonna miss seeing this
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little mouseie getting scared. Talk about creepy. I think I'd
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rather take my chances in the Carnivosh estate. I mutter.
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I was going to say, grim mannor. Heine says, ah,
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you two are just playing yellow Daisy May, have you
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ever been back in here before? Iiny demands, how bad
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can it be? Daisy May argues, they's just woods. Now
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it's Iiny's turned to groan. You've got a lot to
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learn about Strickfield country. Cousin, Daisy May points at Aine y'all,
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trying to say you believe in ghosts or something. Ainie
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and Me both look at her now at the same time,
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Daisy May's looking at us uneasy, And you too are
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supposed to be in my gene pool, she mutters, then
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looks past us and sings, old McDonald, where are you
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your darn mutt? Then Daisy May's running away fast Stop
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Daisy May, Iine calls out. Ah, man, I mutter, I'd
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heard mom and day talk about how Daisy May could
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get into trouble. Now Ainy and me can see why
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the two of us are chasing Daisy May. Now problem
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is this little mouse. He ain't fast on two legs.
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I still ain't forgot about going back to nineteen fifty
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five and having that crazy butler chasing me around at
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the Carnivosh estate. At least Irony can run. Of course,
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she's training with Bella Tabon, so she's in great shape.
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Sure wish I had my mongoose. This way, Maddie, Iiny
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calls back, follow me. I'm trying to keep up with
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Iiny as best I can. It ain't long before we
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come to a clearing and find Daisy May. Where are
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you at, Old McDonald? She calls out here, Doggy, doggy, doggy,
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I got you some nice snacky snacks. Sure enough, Daisy
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May's holding out something in her hand. You in a
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whole heap of trouble when I find you, you mut
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she mutters. Suddenly, something snatches the treat right out of
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Daisy May's hand. If Ariel would have been here, she'd
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have finally seen me get scared. All three of us
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are screaming when we see the thing. Oh lord eh,
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Daisy May shrieks. Welcome to the backwoods of Strickfield, Daisy May,
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Iiny squeaks. Run. Now the three of us are running
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for all we're worth. We can hear that thing chasing
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after us. Best way I can describe it as something
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that looks like a huge mutant version of Old mc donald.
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Aw Man, I'm sure hoping he didn't drink none of
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the water. Back here, I'm trying to dig into my
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jean jacket and pull out my Compact to call Mary Worth.
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The problem is that mutant mongrel ain't given me the
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time to receive it. That compacts really stuck good in
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the pocket too. Sure feels like a great big cat
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chasing after three little mousies. Suddenly I'm crying out when
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I feel that things front paws hitting me in the
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back and taking me down. Now I'm flat on my
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back with that thing looking right down at me and panting.
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I smile and wave at it a little umu hi um. Sorry,
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I ain't got no doggy yum yums. Then I remember
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and pull it out of my front jacket pocket. You
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want a candy bar? I shriek when the thing lashes
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out with its tongue and wraps it around the bar.
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Next thing I know, it eats the whole thing wrapper
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and all aw man, I groan, Hey, Daisy May's yelling,
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y'all get off of my cousin. You hear me, go on,
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get now. The thing growls like a real mad doggie.
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Then it gets off of me and chases after Daisy May.
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Aine's suddenly there to help me up. You okay, Maddie,
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she asks, Ah, why do we gotta live in strickfield?
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Iine laughs a little, Yeah, you're okay. Come on, we
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have to help Daisy May. Who's gonna help us? I ask?
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Ainy and me run after Daisy May. Several minutes later
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we come to another clearing and find that thing clawing
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at the door to a cabin. Daisy May's probably inside
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behind that door, Iine whispers in my ear. That pickup
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looks like it runs. See if you can get in
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and start it.