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Speaker 1: Hello Friends, and welcome to sleep Tight stories. In last episode,

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Speaker 1: the cats decided while they deal with the rat problem,

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Speaker 1: they will put Susan in jail. She got escorted by

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Speaker 2: The cats pushed her.

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Speaker 1: In when she didn't want to go on her own,

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Speaker 1: and then the door clanged shut. Susan yells for help,

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Speaker 1: but no one is around to hear her. She finally

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Speaker 1: lays down and cries herself to sleep. In today's chapters

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Speaker 1: and his mom argue as they head home about letting

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Speaker 1: Susan go. Tucker says she is in danger if she

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Speaker 1: stays in cat City, but Cynthia just ignores him. When

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Speaker 1: they get home, Tucker is locked in his room for

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Speaker 1: his own good. His mother says she leaves, and his

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Speaker 1: father comes to talk to him, and then something happens.

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Speaker 1: When Susan wakes up in her cell, she hears two

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Speaker 2: What can she do?

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Speaker 1: How can she get word to Tucker and Vinnie? Cat

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Speaker 1: City Chapter ten and eleven, Tucker fought bitterly with his

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Speaker 2: We have to let her go.

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Speaker 1: Tucker hounded Cynthia and George struggling against the guards who

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Speaker 1: kept him pinned in and moving in the direction of

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Speaker 1: his house. She's in danger if she stays here. Cynthia

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Speaker 1: continued to ignore him as she walked, fur bristling, tail

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Speaker 1: thrashing from.

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Speaker 1: Let it go, Tucker, George finally said, voice soft and

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Speaker 1: the saddest Tucker ever heard. Please, I can't, dad. Tucker

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Speaker 1: pleaded with his father to understand. You know I'm right.

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Speaker 1: If the wrong cat decides she is too much trouble,

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Speaker 1: we'll never see her again. George nodded heavily. Please, son,

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Speaker 1: just stop.

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Speaker 2: Please.

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Speaker 1: Tucker howled in frustration.

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Speaker 2: Let me go.

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Speaker 1: Then he said, I'll take care of her myself.

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Speaker 2: Yeah right.

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Speaker 1: One of the guards muttered, Look how well that's turned

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Speaker 1: out so far. Tucker hissed at him, and the guard

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Speaker 1: actually recoiled. I didn't ask you, he snarled, before turning

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Speaker 2: Mom, come on, please.

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Speaker 1: Cynthia waited until they were at their front door before

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Speaker 2: All over her face.

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Speaker 1: You will go to your room, she said, very quietly,

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Speaker 1: and you will stay there until I say otherwise. Tucker

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Speaker 1: was shocked. He had never seen his mother so angry

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Speaker 1: and never heard her speak to him that way before.

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Speaker 1: I can't, he said, this is too important.

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Speaker 2: It was not a.

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Speaker 1: Request, Cynthia said. She nodded to the guards. Make sure

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Speaker 2: You can't lock up your own son.

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Speaker 1: I can if it's for his own good, She snapped

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Speaker 1: when has my dad ever taken my side in anything?

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Speaker 1: she said grimly, you will regret it. Tucker fought years

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Speaker 1: Tucker was seized from all sides by the guards. He struggled,

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Speaker 1: this to protect you, don't you see, she told him,

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Speaker 1: locked behind him. Tucker heard his mother's last words, I

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Speaker 1: love you, she whispered through the door, and then she

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Speaker 1: Several hours and many desperate ideas discarded later, he curled

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Speaker 1: He had done everything he could, and still there was

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Speaker 1: already cared about so much, My Susan, he thought, Is

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Speaker 2: Tucker shook his head.

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Speaker 1: No, he told himself, this is what it feels like

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Speaker 1: George said, your mother too. I told them i'd watch you.

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Speaker 1: Tucker rested his head back on his paws, tail, covering

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Speaker 1: Great Tucker said, thanks a lot, Dad, If you're going

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Speaker 1: He looked up suddenly into eyes the same color as

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Speaker 1: his dad. He leaped from the bed. Really, you're letting

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Speaker 1: me go, oh, George nodded. Tucker was stunned. But why,

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Speaker 1: he asked, silently, adding You've never done anything for me before,

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Speaker 1: George knew what he was thinking. Because I believe you,

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Speaker 1: his father said softly, And because no matter what your

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Speaker 1: mother may think, you are old enough to make your

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Speaker 2: Dad. Tucker choked on some tears. Thanks.

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Speaker 1: He headbutted his father hard, hurrying so loud he felt

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Speaker 1: he might shake apart. Enough of that, George said, gruffly.

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Speaker 1: Tucker had already bounded for the door. Be careful, so on,

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Speaker 1: George said, as Tucker raced off. Susan wasn't sure how

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Speaker 1: She sat up and wiped at her dirty face using

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Speaker 1: as best she could. Her eyes had somewhat adjusted to

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Speaker 1: was small, barely her height, long and wide, more like

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Speaker 1: not meant for someone her size. The floor was cold,

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Speaker 1: She knew Tucker would do his best to help her,

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Speaker 1: but the fact that cats now had the thread of

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Speaker 1: The thought made her want to cry again, but this

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Speaker 1: time she was able to hold off the tears. Susan

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Speaker 2: She froze.

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Speaker 1: It sounded like claws on stone. She listened, senses heightened

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Speaker 1: She looked around in a panic, but she was alone,

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Speaker 1: Susan sat down again, leaning against the wall, hugging herself.

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Speaker 1: A second voice spoke, I'm certain. Susan bit the inside

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Speaker 1: The first voice was soft and had a squeaky hissing

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Speaker 1: in plaith, the first voice said, high pitched. There was

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Speaker 1: wasn't alone. The plan needs to change, Julian said. Susan

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Speaker 1: looked around. Why did the voices sound so close. Finally,

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Speaker 1: she was hearing something going on below her. As quietly

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Speaker 1: looked down through the hole and jumped back. A little

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Speaker 1: Julian stood right below her. She eased back into place

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Speaker 2: They know you're coming. The rats squeaked at each other.

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Speaker 1: We must tell our king, the rat said, this doesn't

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Speaker 2: Julian told him.

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Speaker 1: They may know you are coming, but they have no idea.

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Speaker 2: You have help.

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Speaker 1: Tell your king he must move now. If this is

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Speaker 1: to work, I will tell him, the rat said, But

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Speaker 1: it is up to my king whether he moveth or not.

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Speaker 1: Tell the rat king, Julian said, closing the gap between

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Speaker 1: gate will be open, and if he wants to take

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Speaker 1: The rat squealed in fear as it backed away from Julian.

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Speaker 1: I will tell him, the rat said again, We will

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Speaker 1: be ready. Julian backed off, nodding, be sure you are.

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Speaker 1: You have one hour. Julian turned and bounded out of

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Speaker 1: Susan's view, his light leaving with him. She strained to

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Speaker 2: Will he betray off?

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Speaker 1: One rat asked, No matter, The first said, our king

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Speaker 1: hath a plan. The cat will not survive another day,

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Speaker 2: Will be ours. Come The rats scuttled off.

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Speaker 1: Susan waited until the eyes were gone for a few

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Speaker 1: the ledge and to quiet her heart. Julian was betraying

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Speaker 1: told was working with Julian. Susan agonized over what to

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Speaker 1: do if only she could get word to Tucker and Vinnie.

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Speaker 1: Time was running out and she was trapped. She nearly

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Speaker 1: jumped out of her skin for the second time when

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Speaker 1: she heard a scratching sound at her door. Heart pounding again,

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Speaker 1: she pushed herself as far back on the ledge as

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Speaker 1: she could, hugging herself as the scratching, scrabbling sound at

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Speaker 1: the metal stopped and the door latch creaked.

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Speaker 2: Good night, sleep tight

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Speaker 1: Way way