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Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This story

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Speaker 1: is about a girl named Red who has transferred to

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Speaker 1: a new school. Red is very unhappy with the idea

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Speaker 1: of going to a new school and hates everything around her.

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Speaker 2: Today is her first day.

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Speaker 1: She is later starting than everyone else because she had

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Speaker 1: to isolate before she could go to school. Red gets

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Speaker 1: on the bus and heads to school. She meets the

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Speaker 1: principal and goes to her classroom, ready to start this

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Speaker 1: new experience. Let's see how things go, the transfer student.

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Speaker 2: She reached over to pick up.

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Speaker 1: Her phone, which was playing the most happy and positive

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Speaker 1: alarm sound she had ever heard. Good morning, her phone said. Ugh.

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Speaker 1: She slammed her phone down on her bed. What was

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Speaker 1: good about it? Red lay there in a funk. Nothing

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Speaker 1: Not the smell of her favorite breakfast coming up the

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Speaker 1: stairs into her room, Not the smell of freshly squeezed juice,

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Speaker 1: or the aroma of hot cocoa milk. Not even the

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Speaker 1: repeated calls from her mother, who always seemed to be

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Speaker 1: in a good mood in the morning. Ugh. Sometimes she

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Speaker 1: hated her keen sense of smell, as the smells kept

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Speaker 1: getting stronger and stronger, and her belly was betraying her.

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Speaker 1: It was making noises. G Red. Her mother yelled, hurry

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Speaker 1: up and get out of bed. Your breakfast is going

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Speaker 1: to get cold, and you will be late for school.

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Speaker 1: Somehow she sounded cheerful even when she yelled, ugh, school,

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Speaker 1: Why did I have to go to school any especially

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Speaker 1: this school, in this town, in this country, on this planet.

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Speaker 1: Why did we move here anyway? Couldn't mom work from

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Speaker 1: home like everyone else. It was so far away, so different,

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Speaker 1: so green. To make matters worse, we had to stay

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Speaker 1: in quarantine so long that it is already October. School

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Speaker 1: has started. People already have their seats, and where would

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Speaker 2: Red?

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Speaker 1: Her mom yelled louder and a little less cheerful this time.

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Speaker 1: If you don't hurry up and come downstairs, I'm going

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Speaker 1: to send Blue to get you out of bed. Blue

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Speaker 1: was Red's annoying little brother there, and as the signs

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Speaker 1: He makes stinks. Her mother was dancing about the kitchen,

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Speaker 1: singing a song, one of those oldies about love that

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Speaker 1: never had a beat. Red sat down at her chair

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Speaker 1: to eat her breakfast. She grabbed the syrup and drenched

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Speaker 1: her waffles. She needed more syrup this morning. It's a

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Speaker 1: beautiful day outside, her mother said. The sun is shining,

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Speaker 1: the grass is green, the trees are starting to change color,

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Speaker 1: Red said, as she was staring out the window so

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Speaker 1: much green, green, and blue were Red's least favorite colors.

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Speaker 1: Red sat at the table, poking at her soggy waffles

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Speaker 1: with her fork, daydreaming of what was her perfect life.

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Speaker 1: Hurry up and eat, Red's mother said, in a slightly

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Speaker 1: exasperated tone, you don't want to be late for school. Oh,

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Speaker 1: Her brother Blue already left the table. He eats every

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Speaker 1: meal like it's his last, and no matter what, always

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Speaker 1: seems to finish his food in one big, giant slurpy slurp, yuck.

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Speaker 2: He was so disgusting.

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Speaker 1: Red reluctantly gobbled down her waffles, licked the syrup off

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Speaker 1: her plate, and gulped down her cocoa and juice, and

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Speaker 1: dragged herself out the door. The big yellow monstrosity noisily

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Speaker 1: stopped outside her house, and Red, dressed in her favorite

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Speaker 1: her mother excitedly yelled, Oh no, another picture in front

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Speaker 1: of all these people. Smile, her mother said, as she

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Speaker 1: tried to take a picture. She never could figure out

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Speaker 1: Give me a hug, Red, her mother said, as she

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Speaker 1: ran towards her, Oh, mom, please, not in front of everyone.

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Speaker 1: Red embarrassedly said, her face turning an even brighter shade

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Speaker 1: of rouge. Escaping her mother's grasp, she stepped on the bus.

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Speaker 1: Good morning, said mister McDonald, the bus driver. The bus

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Speaker 1: driver seemed to be as cheerful as her mom. Ugh.

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Speaker 1: As Red scanned the bus looking for a place to sit,

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Speaker 1: That is, except for one girl who ignored her and

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Speaker 1: seemed to be wearing glasses so thick that she couldn't

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Speaker 1: the big book she was reading. The only available seat

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Speaker 1: and running away. The boss pulled away and Red hit

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Speaker 1: Ugh. She sat beside Charlie, who had a runny nose,

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Speaker 1: His mask was on improperly, he had his shirt on

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Speaker 1: had his name all over everything, his book bag, his hat,

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Speaker 1: his mask, his inside out and on backwards shirt. Charlie

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Speaker 2: Gross.

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Speaker 1: This was going to be a long bus ride. Today

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Speaker 1: was Red's first day attending this new school. She was

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Speaker 1: a transfer student from another school, an alien, a stranger.

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Speaker 1: Her mother had accepted a new position at a new

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Speaker 1: company in this far away place in order to give

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Speaker 1: us all a fresh start, a new home, new friends.

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Speaker 1: Red didn't understand what was wrong with the old home

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Speaker 1: and her old friends, but her mother insisted that it

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Speaker 2: Red arrived at the school.

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Speaker 1: Unscathed, though she was sure she had Charlie's boogers on

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Speaker 1: off the bus, mister McDonald called out to her. Have

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Speaker 1: a good day, little princess, Little princess, Red thought, Princess,

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Speaker 1: do I look like a princess? She walked slowly up

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Speaker 1: had a stone archway red colored brick, which Red approved of,

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Speaker 1: and looked older than her mother, or even her grandmother

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Speaker 1: for that matter. When she got to the door, she

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Speaker 1: was greeted by two teachers flanking each side. Perhaps they

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Speaker 1: were there to make sure no one escaped. They were

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Speaker 1: as annoyingly cheerful as her mother. Have a great day,

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Speaker 1: one of the teachers said. The other, who seemed to

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Speaker 1: You don't want to be late for class, she said, ugh.

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Speaker 1: The school lobby was crowded and noisy, and read being

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Speaker 1: slightly vertically challenged, at a hard time seeing where she

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Speaker 1: should go. Luckily, the words the office were emblazoned atop

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Speaker 1: a door just ahead of her. Red's first stop was

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Speaker 1: this place, where she was to meet with Principal Burke

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Speaker 1: to find out where she was supposed to be imprisoned

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Speaker 1: for the day. Principal Burke's office was guarded by a large,

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Speaker 1: imposing man who introduced himself as mister Nozle, Principal Burke's

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Speaker 2: I suppose.

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Speaker 1: How can I help you, little one? You look lost,

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Speaker 1: boomed mister Nozle.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 1: My name is Red and I have an appointment with

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Speaker 1: Principal Burke.

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Speaker 2: She whispered.

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Speaker 1: Oh, Red, Yes, Principal Burke has been waiting for you.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to Maplewood School, A family like no other, he recited.

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Speaker 1: Principal Burke will be just with you. Why don't you

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Speaker 1: Red sat in minutes that felt like hours passed when

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Speaker 1: the door to the principal's inner lair finally opened and

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Speaker 1: out popped the bespeckled head of what Red could only

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Speaker 1: describe as the meanest looking person she had ever seen. Read,

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Speaker 1: is it, Principal Burke asked. Red nodded, Well, don't just

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Speaker 2: Come in.

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Speaker 1: School has started and you don't want to be late

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Speaker 1: for class, Principal Burke said in a somewhat threatening tone.

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Speaker 2: As she walked in.

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Speaker 1: Principal Burke pointed to the seat in front of her desk,

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Speaker 1: which Red guest meant have a seat. As the principal

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Speaker 1: walked around her desk, sat and opened a large Manila

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Speaker 1: folder with contents Red guest included all the naughty things

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Speaker 1: she did before coming to this school. Glasses hanging on

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Speaker 1: the tip of her nose, Principal Burke scanned the paper up,

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Speaker 1: She put the folder down in took a deep, raspy breath.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to Maplewood School, Red, Principal Burke recited, in only

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Speaker 1: a slightly more cheerful tone. I haven't yet received a

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Speaker 1: transcript from your last school, but the documents I have

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Speaker 1: here from the Department of Education are all in order,

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Speaker 1: and since you have completed quarantine, you are all set

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Speaker 1: to join your new home here at Maplewood. We are

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Speaker 1: a small school, so I'm sure you will quickly feel

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Speaker 1: at home. We are a family like no other, she droned.

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Speaker 1: The principal leaned forward with a more menacing posture, said,

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Speaker 1: keep your nose clean and you will do fine. Do

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Speaker 1: you have any questions? Red wanted to ask what having

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Speaker 1: a clean nose had to do with doing well in school?

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Speaker 1: Did they know about Charlie, But judging by the look

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Speaker 1: Red quietly said good Principal, Bert continued, Your class is

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Speaker 1: number two fifteen and your homeroom teacher is missus Johnson.

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Speaker 1: She will fill you in on all you need to

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Speaker 1: know about school. Your class is down the hallway and

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Speaker 1: the last door on the left. If you hurry, you

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Speaker 1: can make it before the buzzer rings. Red walked out

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Speaker 1: of the office past the Mountain otherwise known as mister Knowsle.

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Speaker 2: Who wished her a good day.

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Speaker 1: As she walked down the dark and dingy hallway with

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Speaker 1: as much enthusiasm as that time she had to walk

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Speaker 1: into the dentist office by herself.

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Speaker 2: She was relieved that all.

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Speaker 1: The kids were already in class. Hopefully walking into the

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Speaker 1: classroom won't involve someone sticking sharp metal objects into her mouth,

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Speaker 1: she thought to herself. Red turned the handle on the

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Speaker 1: All the talking stopped and all eyes focused on Red.

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Speaker 1: This time, it felt like the room went dark and

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Speaker 1: there was now a spotlight on her, like she was

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Speaker 1: in a play, and she forgot her lines. She started

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Speaker 1: to sweat. Well, hello, there, you must be Red. I'm

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Speaker 1: missus Johnson, your homeroom teacher. Why are all the teachers

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Speaker 1: so cheerful? Red thought, Well except for Principal Burke, that is.

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Speaker 1: Missus Johnson even wore brightly colored clothes in green and blue,

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Speaker 1: with the words A family life no other printed across

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Speaker 1: the top. Ugh, welcome to two fifteen. Go have a

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Speaker 1: seat and I will talk to you at break. Your

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Speaker 1: desk is in the back in between Charlie and Rachel.

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Speaker 1: Missus Johnson cheerfully continued. Mmm okay, Red said. Red started

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Speaker 1: her long walk to the back of the classroom, shuffling

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Speaker 1: her feet as she went. The classroom was still quiet,

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Speaker 1: with not even a whisper, and everyone stared at her

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Speaker 1: with a look of anticipation, like they were waiting for

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Speaker 1: her to trip or something. On the left was the

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Speaker 1: girl with the thick glasses, who she now knew was Rachel,

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Speaker 1: reading another very thick book. She dressed somewhat like Red

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Speaker 1: Burke reverberated throughout the room, perhaps the whole world. Good morning, Woodchucks,

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