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Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. The new

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Speaker 1: mystery that mister mccaskell has told the group about sounds

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Speaker 1: like it might be interesting, so they decide to try

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Speaker 1: and solve it. Once Read is home, she can't stop

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Speaker 1: thinking about the doctor Heart mystery and the box under

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Speaker 1: her bed. Something is just not adding up for her,

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Speaker 1: and she can't figure out quite what it is. The

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Speaker 1: Transfer Student, Part twenty two, Red had to admit she

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Speaker 1: liked having a larger space to herself here on Earth.

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Speaker 1: Back on Mars, her room was tiny, barely big enough

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Speaker 1: to turn around in, but here she had more space

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Speaker 1: than she knew what to do with. Despite that, Blue

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Speaker 1: still managed to find ways to annoy her. It hadn't

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Speaker 1: always been like this. Before they moved, they got along

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Speaker 1: at least most of the time. But ever since they'd

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Speaker 1: landed on Earth something Blue was excited about, but she wasn't.

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Speaker 1: It felt like they were constantly at odds. Funny how

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Speaker 1: more space seemed to create more distance, she thought, and

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Speaker 1: Blue was always pushing boundaries. There was another knock on

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Speaker 1: her door, or rather a bang. With a sigh, Red

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Speaker 1: hopped out of bed and decided to try something different

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Speaker 1: instead of just yelling at him. Like usual, she was

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Speaker 1: going to scare him. She darted to the door, and

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Speaker 1: just as Blue was about to knock again, she flung

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Speaker 1: it open. Hey, she said, catching him midknock. What do

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Speaker 1: you want? Blue's eyes widened in surprise, and for a

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Speaker 1: moment Red thought her plan had worked. But then he

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Speaker 1: quickly recovered. Mom says come down for dinner. Be right there, Mom,

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Speaker 1: Red yelled a little louder than necessary. Blue winced, dramatically,

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Speaker 1: his voice thick with mock exasperation. As he walked away,

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Speaker 1: he turned back and added, and you don't scare me,

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Speaker 1: before disappearing down the hallway. Red rolled her eyes and sighed,

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Speaker 1: some things never change. Before heading downstairs, she paused to

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Speaker 1: the group tomorrow. It was still exactly where she'd left it, untouched.

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Speaker 1: The doctor heart mystery was gnawing at her. Maybe it's

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Speaker 1: just confirmation bias, she thought, frowning. Humans and martians are

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Speaker 1: both really good at seeing patterns where there aren't any.

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Speaker 1: But despite her efforts to dismiss it. Something about the

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Speaker 1: clue still didn't sit right. Why did it bother herself

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Speaker 1: so much? Her thoughts were interrupted by her mother's voice

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Speaker 1: Red asked, as she slid into her seat at the table.

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Speaker 1: I tried a new curry and rice recipe, her mother replied, cheerfully.

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Speaker 1: It's fun how they mix so many flavors together here

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Speaker 1: with sweat. Red shot him a skeptical glance. There isn't

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Speaker 1: any animal in it, right. Red couldn't bear eating meat,

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Speaker 1: though she did when she first arrived, until they visited

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Speaker 1: no animals, her mother said, shaking her head. Just beans

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Speaker 1: going to need more water. After dinner, Red got ready

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Speaker 1: time to dream up new ways to bug her. She

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Speaker 1: had just reached for a book when her phone chimed.

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Speaker 1: At first, she didn't recognize the sound. There were so

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Speaker 1: started tuning them all out. When it chimed again, she

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Speaker 1: at the screen. It was Alexa, trying to start a

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Speaker 1: video call. Red pressed except and Alexa's fire red hair

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Speaker 1: and freckled face filled the screen. Were you in bed already?

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Speaker 1: Alexa asked, her voice full of energy. I feel like

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Speaker 1: I've been calling for hours and hours. Red blinked, slightly

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Speaker 1: thrown off by the expression. No, I must have. How

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Speaker 1: do you say zoned out? It took me a while

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Speaker 1: to hear your call zoned out? Where did you say

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Speaker 1: you transferred from? Your English is seriously unique, Alexa grinned,

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Speaker 1: not in a mean way, but with genuine curiosity. Anyway,

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Speaker 1: I finished my homework early tonight. It was just some

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Speaker 1: a few paragraphs about that novel. Mister mccaskell gave us

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Speaker 1: Red paused, searching for an excuse, but coming up empty.

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Speaker 1: I haven't started my homework yet. The truth was, homework

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Speaker 1: felt like a chore, not because it was difficult, but

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Speaker 1: thought Charlie might join us, but he's probably covering from

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Speaker 1: whatever concoction his mom made him drink this time. Red

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Speaker 1: shuddered involuntarily at the thought of Charlie's green health drinks.

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Speaker 1: Anything green should stay on a plant, not in a cup.

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Speaker 1: Alexa leaned closer to the screen, lowering her voice as

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Speaker 1: if sharing a secret. So any thoughts on the latest mystery,

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Speaker 1: Red hesitated, Not really, I mean, why would anyone want

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Speaker 1: to take pieces of a playground or even want to

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Speaker 1: play on one? She added to herself. The whole concept

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Speaker 1: still baffled her. Earth kids spent so much time on playgrounds,

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Speaker 1: while on Mars entertainment was more about exploration and discovery.

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Speaker 1: Yeah it's weird, Alexa replied, since Kurt is busy with

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Speaker 1: some sport thing, Charlie's being well Charlie, and Rachel's deep

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Speaker 1: into that new novel she's obsessed with. I thought I

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Speaker 1: might take the lead on this one, she paused, unless

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Speaker 1: you want to, of course, Red quickly shook her head. No, no,

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Speaker 1: that's fine. I'm happy to help, just not lead. She

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Speaker 1: felt a bit of guilt as she said it. On Mars,

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Speaker 1: every student took turns leading group projects. It was part

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Speaker 1: school activity like this, Red still preferred to watch how

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Speaker 1: others worked together before diving in herself. Alexa looked relieved. Cool,

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Speaker 1: So I've been working on a plan. Uh huh, Red said,

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Speaker 1: trying to sound engaged. So here's what I'm thinking, Alexa continued,

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Speaker 1: We'll check out the area after school tomorrow and look

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Speaker 1: for any clues, like scratch marks on the ground where

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Speaker 1: the equipment might have been dragged away. You know something

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Speaker 1: that would tell us how it's being moved. Okay, Red nodded,

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Speaker 1: strange marks. Not exactly Martian level discovery, she thought, But

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Speaker 1: Alexa's excitement was contagious, and Alex added, we can ask

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Speaker 1: some of the younger kids who use the playground what

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Speaker 1: they've seen. Maybe one of them noticed something strange, like

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Speaker 1: weird noises are something? Red tilted her head. Weird noises, yeah,

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Speaker 1: Alexi said, leaning closer to the screen. I heard that

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Speaker 1: one of the younger kids mentioned hearing some strange clinking sounds.

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Speaker 1: That could be a clue. It might mean someone sneaking

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Speaker 1: in after school to take the equipment. Uh huh. Red

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Speaker 1: agreed again. She wasn't sure what clinking noises had to

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Speaker 1: do with swings disappearing, but she didn't have any better ideas.

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Speaker 1: And get this, Alexa continued, her voice, dropping to a

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Speaker 1: dramatic whisper. We should do a stakout, like actually watch

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Speaker 1: the playground after school and see if anyone comes to

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Speaker 1: take something. We can hide out nearby and catch the

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Speaker 1: culprit in the act a stakout. Red blinked, exactly just

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Speaker 1: like we did before. Remember, we are like the guardians

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Speaker 1: of the school property. After school, will take turns watching

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Speaker 1: the playground. Bring snacks and maybe even some blankets if

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Speaker 1: it gets cold. All handle the logistics and bring my binoculars. Binoculars,

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Speaker 1: Red echoed, thinking back to her last science expedition on Mars.

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Speaker 1: They used advanced scanners to explore craters and valleys, not

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Speaker 1: something so basic as binoculars. Still, she nodded, sounds good.

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Speaker 1: The last time they'd waited outside the school they ended

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Speaker 1: up helping a dog feed her puppies. Maybe something good

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Speaker 1: could come from this, Red thought, though the idea of

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Speaker 1: And finally, Alexi said, clearly on a roll. Now we'll

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Speaker 1: figure out who's behind this. Maybe it's a prank, maybe

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Speaker 1: someone's taking the equipment for repairs, or maybe just maybe

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Speaker 1: there's a secret reason someone's moving it. Red felt a

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Speaker 1: spark of curiosity. A secret reason, Now that sounded more interesting. Okay,

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Speaker 1: I'm in great, Alexa beamed. So tomorrow after school we'll

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Speaker 1: check the playground, talk to the kids, and start our investigation.

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Speaker 1: Maybe we'll even solve this before the weekend. Red smiled,

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Speaker 1: despite her confusion about the playground equipment itself. She didn't

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Speaker 1: mystery itself was starting to sound fun. Sure, I'll have

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Speaker 1: to ask permission to stay late after school, but I

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Speaker 1: don't think it will be a problem. Yeah. Same here.

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Speaker 1: I haven't actually cleared it with my mom yet, but

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Speaker 1: she's usually easy going, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Easygoing.

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Speaker 1: Red thought, momentarily confused. Did that mean Alex's mom would

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Speaker 1: be joining them? She shook her head. I don't think

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Speaker 1: that's what she means. Do you want me to message

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Speaker 1: the others or are we good? Oh? I already messaged them.

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Speaker 1: I'm way ahead of you. Alexa grinned, I love this

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Speaker 1: mystery stuff. Red wasn't entirely sure, but she was happy

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Speaker 1: to have friends to spend time with. So we'll talk

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Speaker 1: again at lunch tomorrow. Red asked, you've got it, and

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Speaker 1: don't forget to bring doctor Hart's box that we found.

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Speaker 1: Alexa added, waving as she said goodbye, I gotta go

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Speaker 1: see you tomorrow. Red pressed the button to end the

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Speaker 1: she pulled out her homework. She'd finish it all in

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Speaker 1: a flash, except for one subject. English writing was always

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Speaker 1: difficult for her. On Mars, everything was clear and direct,

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Speaker 1: But here mister mccaskell was always telling her to write

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Speaker 1: satisfied with her work, and crawled into bed. Turn off

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Speaker 1: the lights, she called out to her phone. The phone's

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Speaker 1: reply was as frustrating as ever. I don't understand that request,

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Speaker 1: Red groaned, repeating the command a few more times before

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Speaker 1: giving up. She got out of bed, flipped the light switch,

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Speaker 1: and on her way back in the dark, stepped on

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Speaker 1: something sharp. Ah, she hissed. Bending down to pick it up.

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Speaker 1: In the faint light of the moon, she realized it

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Speaker 1: was a piece of lego, no doubt, left by Blue

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Speaker 1: during one of his sneaky visits to her room. That stinker,

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Speaker 1: she thought, with annoyance. Lying back in bed, she stared

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Speaker 1: up at the stars through her window, her thoughts drifting

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Speaker 1: to her friends on Mars. She imagined them traveling to

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Speaker 1: distant places, exploring the unknown, just like her father probably was.

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Speaker 1: For a moment, she thought she saw something move among

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Speaker 1: the stars, blinking red, but she was already half asleep

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Speaker 1: and it didn't seem to matter, and that is the

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Speaker 1: end of this part. Good Night, sleep tight,