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TABLE & FR[NS1 TO %[ 8 "F H[ HE FEELS AB X4 8,I ?9K T KID J NE$S "S"O TO 2 NICE TO HM10 8 "F 3T9UES4 8,B X 0 ONLY GO+ TO 2 ! TWO ( U4 -----------------------------------#GG ,ANYWAY1 ,H>P] PROBABLY HASN'T EV5 SE5 .7,! ,?+ F ,ANO!R ,PLANET ,"O.' #FE & .1,TWO4 ,HE'S N GO+ TO EV5 "K A#GG :AT'S GO+ ON4 ,& IF ,I H TO EXPLA9 "EY?+1 T'S GO+ TO RU9 ! MOVIE = ME & ,-0 ,8 "F /OPS HM "R "! BY HOLD+ UP A PALM4 8,I'LL EXPLA9 "EY?+ ON \R WAY TO ! MOVIE4 ,DON'T WORRY4 ,I'LL TAKE C>E ( X40 8,Y DON'T "K HM1 ,DAD40 8,MAYBE WE %D GET TO "K HM40 8,HE'S N "S"O Y C GET TO "K6 ,:5'S ,MOM COM+ HOME80 ,CALV9 ADDS4 ,SUDD5LY .1"EY?+ IS N TO 8 LIK+4 8,Y "K :5 %E'S COM+ HOME4 ,9 ANO!R MON? OR S40 ,8 "F %AKES 8 H1D Z IF HE'S A LL BIT 4APPO9T$ 9 ,CALV94 ,B ,CALV9'S ! "O :O'S M 4APPO9T$4 ,HE'S BE5 LOOK+ =W>D TO ? \T+ ) 8 "F4 ,!Y H _! [N MOVIEGO+ R\T9E3 GETT+ "! E>LY 5 TO SEE .1ALL ! PREVIEWS1 GETT+ A BIG TUB ( POPCORN & TWO GIANT BOXES ( ,MILK ,DUDS TO SPR9KLE 9 ! 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BRACELET ) H]40 8,B %E ALW WE>S !M TGR4 ,C Y CALL H]80 8,I'M N GO+ TO 4TURB YR "M AB ? :5 %E'S PROBABLY TIR$ & /RESS$-\ F TAK+ C>E ( YR GR&"M4 ,WE'LL F9D \ :5 %E GETS HOME40 8,B ,-0 8,Y %DN'T A3USE "S"O ( /1L+ UN.S Y H PRO(4 ,T'S NO PRO(1 ,CALV94 ,SUBJECT CLOS$40 ----------------------------------#AAI ,X .1IS PRO( ,- TO ,CALV94 ,HE HATES :5 8 "F B5DS OV] BACKW>DS TO 2 ,MR4 ,FAIR4 ,9 8 GUT ,CALV9 "KS T ! BRACELET ON ,MISS ,AILE5'S >M IS 8 [N "M'S4 ,B HE HAS TO WAIT = PRO(1 J TO 2 .1FAIR4 ,CALV9 SCRUN*ES UP 8 #AJC M\? AT ! ?"\ ( X4 A#AAI ,OKAY4 ,HE'LL WAIT4 ,& :5 8 "M GETS BACK & COMPLA9S AB H] MISS+ BRACELET ,- :5 %E TELLS 8 "F T %E ALW KEEPS X 9 H] JEWELRY BOX :5 %E ISN'T WE>+ X ,- !N HE'LL H 8 PRO(4 ----------------------------------#ABJ ,T5 ,SCI;E ,FAIR ,! M>* ( ! SCI;E PROJECTS3 ,T'S :AT X LOOKS L ON ! Y>D & 9 ! HALL L1D+ TO ! GYMNASIUM ,?URS"D MORN+ 2F S*OOL4 ,MS4 ,%ELBY-,ORTIZ TOLD !M T ! CLASS CD />T BR++ 9 _! PROJECTS ! "D 2F ! FAIR1 & ,CALV9 ALM DECID$ TO WAIT4 ,8 PLAN 0 TO J *ECK \ ! P>ADE ( 4PLAY BO>DS & SCI;E P>APH]NALIA & !N1 ON ! "D ( ! ACTUAL SCI;E FAIR1 HE'D .1UNMASK 8 [N4 ,B HE *ANG$ 8 M9D4 ,HE DECID$ HE MILY TOO4 ,T WAY1 :ILE HE 0 SETT+ UP 8 4PLAY1 HE CD GET AN EV5 CLOS] LOOK AT 8 COMPETI;N4 ,N[ Z HE GL.ES >.D ! GYM TO SEE IF 8 PROJECT R1LLY IS ! A#ABJ MO/ ----------------------------------#ABA ORIG9AL1 HE'S HAPPY TO DECIDE T YES ,- 8 IS1 ABSOLUTELY1 ! MO/ ORIG9AL & ! MO/ 9T]E/+4 .7,"! G ! BLUE C>NA;NS1.' HE ?9KS1 CAT*+ SINA;NS 9 BLUE WAT]4 ,& "! G N "O B .1TWO CLAY VOLCANOES 2+ C>RI$ ON PLYWOOD BO>DS4 ,WAIT UNTIL ,RI*>D GETS A LOAD ( T4 ,C>LOS1 ) 8 BIG :ITE 4PLAY BO>D T'S NE>LY EMPTY1 HAS 2GUN TO SET UP 2H HM4 ,CALV9 LOOKS OV] 8 %\LD]4 ,! BO>D HAS A FEW 9DEX C>DS PO/$ ON X & "S K9D ( GRAPH4 ,HE WAT*ES ,C>LOS PULL TWO SMALL J>S ) HOLES 9 ! LIDS \ ( A SMALL BOX4 ,HE DUMPS ! 3T5TS ( "O J> 9TO A LL GLASS DI% & ! 3T5TS ( ! O!R 9TO ANO!R GLASS DI%1 PROBABLY TO SEE :AT 8 :OLE SETUP W LOOK L4 ,HE /&S BACK & *ECKS X1 !N RETURNS BO? DI%ES' 3T5TS TO ! J>S4 ,CURI\S1 ,CALV9 MOVES OV] TO #AJE ,C>LOS'S TABLE & IS IMMLY A#ABA GROSS$ \4 ,! J>S >E FULL ( WI7LY BR[N M1LWORMS & FAT1 CR1M-COLOR$ WAX WORMS4 8,U<1 :AT >E ^? =80 8,REMEMB]1 MY PROJECT IS AB SEE+ : ----------------------------------#ABB WORMS MY GECKOS PREF] ,- WAX WORMS OR M1LWORMS4 ,I WANT P TO SEE ! R1L LIVE FOOD40 8,CDN'T Y J DRAW A PICTURE80 8,I C'T DRAW T GD4 ,ANYWAY1 ,I WANT P TO 2 GROSS$ \4 ,! JUDGES W PROBABLY GIVE ME A BETT] SCORE T WAY40 ,C>LOS HAS A PO9T1 ,CALV9 ?9KS4 ,HE FR[NS AT ! WRI?+ WORMS4 ,HE LOOKS UP AT ,C>LOS HURRI$LY WRIT+ .1,WAX .1,WORMS & .1,M1LWORMS ON 9DEX C>DS & PLAC+ ! C>DS NEXT TO ! EMPTY DI%ES4 ,OKAY4 ,S HE'S GOT A BIT M COMPETI;N ?AN HE'D ?"\4 ,HE W&]S OV] TO ,RI*>D & 8 VOLCANO4 ,"S"O ,- HE'S SURE X WASN'T ,RI*>D ,- HAS PA9T$ AN ISL& SC5E ON ,RI*>D'S 4PLAY BO>D & MADE PALM TREES ) TWI/$ BR[N WRAPP+ PAP] & Y>N4 ,T #C,D E6ECT MIP] ) 8 MOM4 ,CALV9 IS SURPRIS$ TO SEE ,H>P]'S MOM ----------------------------------#ABC AT S*OOL4 ,%E'S C>RY+ ! 4PLAY BO>D1 & ,H>P] IS C>RY+ TWO TRAYS ( RADI%ES4 ,EV5 F ,CALV9'S POSI;N1 HE C SEE A HUGE DI6];E 9 ! TRAYS ( RADI%ES4 ,A HUGE DI6];E4 ,& "EYBODY'S LOOK+ AT ,H>P]'S PRETTY MOM4 ,! O!R KIDS >E ALL FASC9AT$ BY H]4 ,ON ,H>P]'S 4PLAY BO>D1 R$ 3/RUC;N-PAP] LRS =M ! "QS .7,) OR ,)\T ,MUSIC8 "<,D ,S.D ,WAVES ,N\RI% ,PLANTS8">4.' ,IMMLY ,CALV9 HAS A S9K+ FEEL+4 ,A BUN* ( P W WANT TO "K ! ANSW] TO T1 HE'S SURE4 ,HE LOOKS >.D4 ,HE BETS M P H PLANTS ?AN H1 SAY1 .1GECKOS4 ,PL5TY ( FOLKS H G>D5S1 & !Y'RE GO+ TO WANT TO "K ! 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"T4 8,WON'T 2 L;G N[10 %E'D TOLD HM4 8,BE PATI5T40 ,N[ ,CALV9 IS TY+ 8 %OELACES & FEEL+ SORRY = HMF4 ,HE'S BE5 C.T+ ON GETT+ ! NEW ,WUJU ,LEG5D VIDEO GAME4 ,HE'S IMAG9$ PLAY+ X & O!R P WANT+ TO PLAY ) X1 & HM DECID+ :O GETS TO PLAY ) X4 ,B N[ HE DOESN'T ?9K X'S GO+ TO HAPP54 ,9 ! C> 8 DAD LOOKS OV] AT HM & SAYS1 8,I'M GO+ TO DROP Y (F1 !N RUN TO TAKE C>E ( "S?+ AT "W4 ,I'LL ONLY 2 G"O ?IRTY M9UTES1 TOPS4 ,>E Y OKAY ) T80 ,CALV9 NODS4 8,Y1H4 ,T'S F9E40 _4 _4 _4 ,! GYMNASIUM IS PACK$ ) P>5TS1 #AJI KIDS1 & T1*]S ,- & "!'S A L;G A#ABE TABLE AG/ "O WALL ) PAP] CUPS ( PUN* & PLATES ( COOKIES & *IPS4 ,MRS4 ,BROADIE1 ! CAFET]IA LADY1 /&S GU>D OV] X1 MAK+ SURE KIDS TAKE "O CUP & "O PLATE & T !Y DON'T G "? ! L9E AG4 ----------------------------------#ABF ,ANTONIA'S 4PLAY IS ! BI7E/ 9 ! AUDITORIUM4 ,HE'D NOTIC$ X YE/]"D4 ,X'S Z TALL Z %E IS4 ,H[ DID %E F9D A 4PLAY BO>D T TALL8 ,%E NE$S X4 ,! 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P>5T JUDGES TURN & H1D 8 WAY ) _! CLIPBO>DS AT ! R1DY4 ,8 ?ROAT FEELS L X'S CLOS+4 ,"! W 2 "QS4 ,IS HE R1DY8 8,AHHH10 "O ( ! "FS SAYS1 LOOK+ AT ! "Q 2L ! TITLE AT ! TOP ( ,CALV9'S 4PLAY3 .7,D ,BOYS ,SEE ,OPTICAL ,ILLU.NS ,FA/] ?AN ,GIRLS8.' ,X'S ,ANTONIA'S DAD4 ,CALV9 HAS SE5 HM DROPP+ (F ,ANTONIA 9 FRONT ( ! S*OOL4 ,CALV9 AL RECOGNIZES ,GREGORY #AAA ,JOHNSON'S "M 9 ! GR\P4 ,HE A#ABG MET H] AT ,GREGORY'S SKATEBO>D "PY4 ,N[ %E SQU9TS AT 8 HYPO!SIS & M>KS ! PAP] ON H] CLIPBO>D4 ,%E SMILES AT HM4 8,9T]E/+ "Q10 %E SAYS4 8,& PR$IC;N10 %E ADDS1 LOOK+ AT ! S5T;ES HE'D ----------------------------------#ABH WRITT5 9 BIG1 R$ LRS3 .7,BOYS >E FA/] AT "EY?+4 ,S1 YES4.' ,%E PE]S AT ,CALV9'S PO/$ SAMPLES ( OPTICAL ILLU.NS4 ,!N %E *ECKS 8 3CLU.N4 ,%E SMILES AT HM AG4 ,HE'S R1DY = "QS4 8,GD JOB10 %E SAYS4 8,Y MIRIVES4 A#ABH ,HE C SEE HM MAK+ 8 WAY OV] B /OPP+ "H & "! TO *ECK \ ! O!R PROJECTS4 ,HE'S /&+ NE> ,GAV91 :O'S DEMON/RAT+ A ME?OD ( SEP>AT+ SALT ----------------------------------#ABI F PEPP] ) ! USE ( A COMB HE RUNS "? 8 HAIR OV] & OV] TO BUILD UP /ATIC4 ,P>5TS & ! PANEL SEEM FASC9AT$ BY ?1 L X'S "S K9D ( CIRCUS TRICK4 ,GAV9 LOOKS ?RILL$ TO 2 RCVG S M* ATT5;N4 ,AT "O PO9T HE GL.ES OV] AT ,CALV9 & PUMPS 8 >M ) 3FID;E4 ,CALV9 SMILES W1KLY & FEELS 8 OPTIMISM SLIP EV5 M4 ,Z IF T W]5'T 5\<1 HE NOTICES A CLU/] ( O!R P>5TS >.D ,H>P]'S 4PLAY4 .1,& ,H>P] IS WE>+ A .1TIE4 ,OH1 NO6 ,! JUDGES >E PROBABLY LOV+ T4 ,T'S J H[ P>5TS ?9K4 ,HE %D H PUT ON A TIE1 TOO4 ,H>P]'S "M1 /&+ PR\DLY NE>BY1 HAS EV5 ?"\ TO PROVIDE BACKGR.D CLASSICAL MUSIC ON ! ;,,CD PLAY] HE'D SE5 9 ! %$4 .7,T'S :AT'S DRAW+ ! P>5TS1.' #AAC ,CALV9 ?9KS4 .7,T'S :AT'S A#ABI DRAW+ !M L FLIES TO H"OY4.' ,HE *ECKS _! EXPRES.NS4 ,!Y'RE LOOK+ ALL .1DR1MY-EY$4 ,!Y'RE GAZ+ AT ! RADI%ES L !Y'RE DIAMONDS OR "S?+4 ,HE DOESN'T /& A ----------------------------------#ACJ *.E ) P>5TS ACT+ L T ,- & PROBABLY 9FLU5C+ ! JUDGES4 ,HE FEELS L SITT+ D[N1 B HE "KS HE HAS TO J /& "! ) A R1DY SMILE ON 8 FACE WAIT+ = "S"O TO COME BY & %[ AN 9T]E/ 9 8 PROJECT4 ,X'S A LL BIT MIS]ABLE4 _4 _4 _4 ,AT LA/ ,CALV9'S "F GETS TO 8 TABLE4 ,HE SEEMS TO 2 AB TO GIVE ,CALV9 "S ^WS ( 5C\RAGE;T :5 ,MR4 ,BR[N1 ! PR9CIPAL1 CLIMBS ! /AIRS TO ! /AGE ) A FEW PAP]S 9 8 H&4 ,HE CLE>S 8 ?ROAT4 ,HE TAPS ! MICROPH"O & ASKS ! /UPID "Q 8,C "EYBODY HE> ME80 ,ALL EYES TURN TO HM4 .7,TOO LATE N[1.' ,CALV9 ?9KS4 .7,"H X COMES4 ,"H COMES FAILURE4.' ,& "H COMES ! L;G1 BOR+ TALK AB ! IMPORT.E ( SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY & IGNIT+ CURIOS;Y 9 A *'S M9D & CR1T+ A#ACJ 5VIRON;TS T N\RI% ! DESIRE = 9VE/IGA;N & ON & ON & BLAH1 BLAH1 BLAH4 ,CALV9 HAS TO LI/5 TO ALL ( ? 2F ,MR4 ,BR[N GETS TO ! ANN\NCE;T ( ! 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