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AIR AG4 #CG _4 _4 _4 A#DI ,CALV9 %[S ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ 8 HYPO!SIS4 ,X LOOKS L %E'S TRY+ TO KEEP F SMIL+4 ,8 "F _H -----------------------------------#EJ ! SAME REAC;N4 ,IS "! "S?+ FUNNY AB 8 HYPO!SIS8 ,HE C'T IMAG9E :AT4 ,HE %[S H] 8 PO/] BO>D & 8 DATA-COLLEC;N =M4 ,%E SEEMS R1LLY PL1S$4 8,I'M IMPRESS$10 %E SAYS4 8,&1 ! RESULTS %D 2 9T]E/+40 8,C ,I SET UP ON ! PLAYGR.D AT RECESS S ,I C COLLECT MY DATA8 ,& C ,RI*>D OR ,C>LOS OR ,GAV9 HELP ME80 ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ GIVES HM P]MIS.N1 & HE F9I%ES 8 MORN+ "W Z FA/ Z POSSIBLE4 ,J 2F RECESS ,C>LOS HELPS ,CALV9 C>RY A SMALL TABLE1 TWO *AIRS1 ! PO/]1 ! *>T1 TAPE1 & A /OPWAT* \ TO ! Y>D4 ,!Y F9I% SETT+ UP "EY?+ J Z ! BELL R+S & /UD5TS />T /R1M+ \ ( ! BUILD+4 ,CALV9 TAKES 8 PLACE AT ! C>D TABLE4 ,NATURALLY1 KIDS COME OV] & CR[D >.D HM1 CURI\S AB 8 SETUP4 8,DON'T PU%10 ,CALV9 SAYS4 A#EJ 8,I'M ONLY PICK+ SUBJECTS F ,ROOM ,T540 ,HE PUTS FIVE OPTICAL-ILLU.N C>DS ON ! TABLE1 FACE-D[N S NO "O C SEE !M UNTIL HE'S R1DY4 ,HE -----------------------------------#EA LOOKS UP & 2G9S TO PO9T TO KIDS F 8 CLASS4 ,HE *OOSES ,ANTONIA1 ,LESLIE1 ,NIKKI1 ,ALYSSA1 & ,B"ELY4 ,!Y'RE ! 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S1T ACR F HM4 ,= A MO;T ,CALV9 DOESN'T "K EXACTLY :AT TO D4 ,HE %D H PRACTIC$ ) 8 FRS1 B !N MAYBE T WD H BE5 *1T+1 9 A WAY4 8,OKAY10 HE SAYS4 ,HE TAKES "O C>D F ! /ACK & PUTS X 9 FRONT ( ,]IK4 ,HE KEEPS X FACE-D[N4 ,!Y BO? LOOK AT ! BACK ( ! C>D = A FEW SECONDS4 ,!N ,CALV9 FIDDLES ) ! /OPWAT* HE BORR[$ F 8 "F4 ,HE DOESN'T REMEMB] :AT 8 "F TOLD HM AB H[ TO "W X4 ,]IK TAKES X \ ( 8 H& & %[S HM : BUTTONS TO PRESS & :54 ,CALV9 PICKS UP 8 CLIPBO>D ) A#EB ! DATA %EET ATTA*$4 ,HE WRITES ,]IK'S "N ON ! F/ L9E4 8,MY "N IS SPELL$ ) A ;K10 ,]IK SAYS4 ,CALV9 ]ASES ! ;C & PUTS A ;K4 8,ALL "R1 :5 ,I SAY G1 Y'RE GO+ TO TURN ! C>D OV]1 & Y'LL SEE T5 ^WS 9 DI6]5T COLORS SPELL+ \ "NS ( COLORS1 B ! "N IS N GO+ TO MAT* ! COLOR ( ! ^W4 ,Y H TO SAY ! ACTUAL COLOR & IGNORE ! ^W4 ,Z FA/ Z Y C4 ,GOT X80 8,I GET X40 -----------------------------------#EC 8,& D X Z FA/ Z Y C1 L ,I SD4 ,SEE1 ! LEFT SIDE ( YR BRA9'S GONNA MAKE Y WANT TO SAY ! ^W4 ,X'S GO+ TO 2 H>D = ! "R SIDE ( YR BRA9 TO "W & SAY ! COLOR4 ,Y R1DY80 ,]IK NODS1 LOOK+ 3FID5T ,CALV9 SETS ! /OPWAT* & SAYS1 8,G60 ,]IK TURNS ! C>D OV] & J />ES AT X4 8,UM10 HE SAYS :ILE ,CALV9 *ECKS ! TICK+ /OPWAT* & TRIES TO M5TALLY PU% HM AL;G4 8,UM 4440 ,?REE L;G SECONDS G BY1 & ,]IK IS / /RU7L+4 ,F9ALLY #DA HE F9I%ES & ,CALV9 GETS TO A#EC PRESS /OP4 ,?IRTY-FIVE SECONDS TO G "? T5 COLOR ^WS4 ,CALV9 C'T 2LIEVE X4 8,I J WANT TO SAY10 ,]IK PROTE/S1 8T'S N AN OPTICAL ILLU.N40 8,X'S "O ( MY TE/S ANYWAY10 ,CALV9 SAYS1 & PUTS A NEW C>D ON ! TABLE FACE-D[N4 8,:5 ,I TELL Y G1 TURN OV] ! C>D & TELL ME ! ^W HIDD5 9 ! PICTURE40 ,]IK PUTS 8 H& ON ! C>D & WAITS4 ,CALV9 PU%ES ! BUTTON ON ! /OPWAT* & SAYS1 8,G40 ,]IK J />ES AT ! C>D4 8,:AT D Y SEE80 ,CALV9 ASKS1 TO HURRY HM -----------------------------------#ED AL;G4 8,X'S A ^W4 ,COME ON1 :AT D Y SEE80 ,CALV9 "KS HE ISN'T SUPPOS$ TO SAY ANY?+ EXCEPT ! 9/RUC;NS1 B ? IS FRU/RAT+4 ,]IK IS SM>T4 ,:Y IS HE ACT+ S DUMB8 8,UM4 ,I MAYBE ?9K ,I SEE A FACE10 ,]IK SAYS4 8,"! IS NO FACE10 ,CALV9 HISSES4 8,LOOK = A .1^W40 ,CALV9 ISN'T A#ED SUPPOS$ TO SAY T1 B HE C'T HELP X4 ,! /OPWAT* TICKS ON4 8,A ^W80 8,A ^W1 A ^W10 ,CALV9 SAYS1 LOOK+ AT ! WAT*4 8,LI>80 -----------------------------------#EE ,CALV9 /OPS ! WAT*4 ,HE SID ) FIVE WOLVES HIDD5 9 ! PICTURE FACE-D[N & RESETS ! /OPWAT*4 8,:5 ,I SAY G1 ,I WANT Y TO TURN ! C>D OV] & TELL ME H[ _M WOLVES >E 9 ! PICTURE4 ,ANY "QS80 ,]IK %AKES 8 H1D & ,CALV9 FR[NS4 ,]IK'S N V GD AT ?4 ,HE %D H PICK$ "S"O ELSE4 ,CALV9 />TS ! /OPWAT* & SAYS1 8,G60 ,]IK SAYS HE SEE "O WOLF & /AYS ) "O WOLF Z TW5TY SECONDS TICK AWAY4 ,!N HE PO9TS \ A SECOND WOLF4 ,CALV9 TRIES TO W HM TO SEE ?REE M1 B HE DOESN'T4 ,HE J />ES & />ES4 8,I J SEE TWO10 HE SAYS F9ALLY4 #DC ,CALV9 MAKES A NOTE ON ! DATA A#EE %EET & PUTS A TWO NEXT TO X4 ,!N HE PLACES ! NEXT C>D FACE-D[N 9 FRONT ( ,]IK4 ,X'S A PICTURE ) _M FACES4 8,:5 ,I SAY G1 LOOK AT ! 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