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Speaker 1: Hello, Friends, and welcome to sleep tight Stories. Red showed

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Speaker 1: her mother the box, and her mother feels that the

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Speaker 1: items inside don't have anything to do with Mars, and

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Speaker 1: that maybe Red can convince her gang to focus on

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Speaker 1: learning more about doctor Hart and turn their attention away

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Speaker 1: from any thoughts of Mars. Redd agrees with her mom,

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Speaker 1: but wishes that she didn't have to keep these secrets.

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Speaker 1: When there is a knock at the door The Transfer

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Speaker 1: Student Part nineteen, Miss Misty and mister Shade loomed in

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Speaker 1: the doorway of Red's house, their imposing figures blocking the

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Speaker 1: sunlight and casting long shadows down the hallway. They were

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Speaker 1: the shadows, each hiding strange gadgets that wouldn't be recognized

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Speaker 1: her presence as formidable as her attire. Her sunglasses masked

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Speaker 1: a thin scar ran from her forehead to her cheek,

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Speaker 1: she seemed to move with a quiet, deliberate grace. Beside

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Speaker 1: her stood mister Shade, slightly shorter, but equally formidable. His

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Speaker 1: hinting at great strength. Despite his size, his movements were

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Speaker 1: Miss Misty said in her unusually deep voice, barely moving

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Speaker 1: her lips. I'm so sorry to disturb your delicious smelling breakfast,

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Speaker 1: with you. Red's mother hesitated for a second, glancing back

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Speaker 1: at Red, who stood just out of sight listening in ten.

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Speaker 1: Of course, you are always welcome in our home, she replied,

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Speaker 1: stepping aside to let them in. Please make yourselves comfortable.

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Speaker 1: As they entered, the floor creaked slightly under their weight,

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Speaker 1: and Red noticed how they seemed to absorb the light

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Speaker 1: their presence, casting shadows that reached across the room. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for seeing us on such short notice, mister Shade said,

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Speaker 1: his voice a surprising contrast, high pitched yet authoritative. We

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Speaker 1: Would you like something to drink, tea coffee. We just

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Speaker 1: happy to make some pancakes for you. No, thank you

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Speaker 1: Miss Misty replied, taking a seat on the sofa, her

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Speaker 1: the room with an unsettling intensity. Red was wondering how

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Speaker 1: it was that her mother's pancakes were a matter of

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Speaker 1: discussion with the AID. Red's mother sat opposite them, doing

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Speaker 1: The AID didn't exist on Mars, and so their authority

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Speaker 1: slight motion that seemed to signal something significant. We understand

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Speaker 1: is advisable, she said, her tone measured and deliberate. Red's

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Speaker 1: Shade leaned forward slightly, his expression unreadable. As you know,

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Speaker 1: the AID has protocols to protect the program and all

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Speaker 1: those involved. Red's mother nodded, her own expression growing more serious.

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Speaker 1: We understand we are committed to following all the guidelines. Ms.

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Speaker 1: would also like to discuss the artifacts found at the observatory.

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Speaker 1: Such discoveries must be handled carefully to avoid any unwone attention.

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Speaker 1: Red's mother furrowed her brow. I can assure you we

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Speaker 1: are taking every precaution. The items are safely stored, and

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Speaker 1: Having said that these items have nothing to do with Mars,

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Speaker 1: Then the silence was broken. Whoa who were they? They

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Speaker 1: they can be convinced that it is all just an

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Speaker 1: interesting story but has nothing to do with Mars. You

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Speaker 1: Are we in trouble now, Mom? Calm down, No, we

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Speaker 1: Red thought. Ugh. Upstairs in her room, Red put the

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Speaker 1: of aliens visiting Earth? Who knows? Maybe they have been

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Speaker 1: He didn't have a cold today, but his T shirt

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Speaker 1: Red said, hoping that the gang could eventually be convinced

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Speaker 1: to follow a different mystery. Nothing like your mom's world

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Speaker 1: famous pancakes To shed a new light on things, Kurt

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Speaker 1: no muscle pumping today, Charlie said to Kurt. Practice was

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Speaker 1: alien invasion and how Charlie is going to save the

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Speaker 1: world by sneezing on the invaders. Everyone but Charlie snickered. Okay,

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Speaker 1: looking at screens for too long. Red said, trying to

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Speaker 1: that too, Charlie asked, not really expecting an answer. Just

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Speaker 1: of old antiques and interesting stories. It's possible doctor Hart

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Speaker 1: of a bummer if it's not about aliens, Charlie said,

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Speaker 1: Red wondered how long she could keep up the charade

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Speaker 1: Her heart skipped a beat. Was it just her imagination

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