“EACH OF YOU TOOK A VERY IMPORTANT TEST.AIJL OF YOU PASSED I SEE.YOtT
         EACH GOT A LETTER BECAUSE YUOU HAVE A HIDDEN TALENT,” HE LOOKED AT RALPH
         “IN SOME OF YOU IT’S HARDER TO FIND.  BUT, HARVY AND JOEY BANKLIER HAVE
         THE U.S.A. IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.” TWO YOUNG MEN STEPPED IN THE ROOM.
             “AT THE BOTTOM OF DEFOREST HIGH,THERE WAS A ROCK OF SOME SORT.WE AS
         IN HARVY AND MY SELF DISCOVERED IT.AT FIRST WE THOUGHT ‘VH COOL A DIAMOND.
         BUT THEN IT SPOKE.NO JOKE.IIT WAS A WISHING ROCK FROM ANOIIHER PLANET,BELI
         EVED TO BE IN THE NEXT GALAXY.HARVY HERE WISHED FOR DEADLY DOUBLES OP
         EVERYONE WHO EVER WAS ,OR IS IMPORTANT.  YOUR JOB IS TO FIGHT THEM OFF.”
         JESSE AND CORI WERE NOW GRIINING A MILE WIDU.AND SOON L.L JOINED THEIA.
            “EWWWW,YOtT WANT ME TO HANDLE A......A GUN?” LEEANN SCREECHED.JOEY?
         NODJ48~ THAN THAT SPOILED ONLGRANADES,BAZOKAS YOU NAME IT.THE AIRY
         
         AND MARINES HAVE REALLY TRIED,BUT WE NEED MORE HELP.” FOR THE NEXT HOUR,,
         THE TWO BOYS EXPLAINED TO THE OTHERS THE SITUATION AND DAMAGE BEING CAUSEI
             “GET A GOOD NIGHT’S REST.TOMMARROW YOU START.” THAT WAS ALL.EACH~ PERSO~
         WAS BOOKED IN A HOTEL ROOM,WITH SOME SHARING.L.L AND CORI OPENED THE DOOR
         ON THE VAST TWELFTH FLOOR AND CORI DOVE FOR THE PHONE.SHE DIALED THE NEAR]
         PIZ5A HUT’ S NUMBER.MII~1UTES LATER A DELUXE ARRIVED,L.L WAS DEEP IN THOUGHT
         AND WHILE CORI WAS PIGGING OUT SHE ONLY NIBBLED.
            “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND L.L?” CORI ASKED ROLLING OVER TO PACE THE OTHER
         WOMAN.
         “DON’T YOU THINK IT WAS STRANGE HOW SOME PEOPLE GOT THERE?I MEAN YOU,JESE
         AND I CAN FIGHT:CARRIE AND SANDY ARE GREAT ACTORS,BUT RALPH AND LEEAN]I,WE~
         THEIR JUST MISSFITS~ THERE’S NOTANOTHER WAY( TO PUT IT! RALPH WATERS PLAS-
         TIC FLOWERS,HAS A PET HORSE,THREE GEESE,A DEER,RABBITS AND DOG AND A CAT!’
           “SO HE’ S AN ANIMAL LOVER AND LOVES TO SEE PLASTIC SHINE.” CORI SAID NOT
         EXACThY WANTING TO BELIEVE THE POOR MAN WAS THAT WEIRD.
            “THE ANIMALS LIVE IN THE HOUSE AND THE PLASTIC GARDEN IS ABOUT THREE
         HUNDRED FEET.WIDE.”ALL RIGHT CORI THOUGHT SO HE BELONGS IN A CRAZY FARM.
             “LEIANN.IS WHO I’M WORRIED ABOUT! SHE’S ALWAYS HA]) IT MADE.LIVING
         IN HER SEMEN STORY TUDOR ESTAT3.SHE FRXAKED WHEN SHE FOUND SH’D BE OUTDOO-
         RS.” CORI LAUGHED.IT WAS TRUE THOUGH.
            “I BET YOU TWENTY BUCKS HER SERVENT DID THE TEST FOR HER.” CORI JOKED.
         “NO DEAL,I KNOW HER MAID DID.HOW SMART COULD SOMEONE LIKE THAT BE?”
         
            “THE PERPENDICULAR RADIAL,IS EQUAL TO THE SUW1~OTAL OF THE CIRCUMPRACE
         OP THE RECTANGLE’S RIGHT ANGLED RATICr’ LUAJ1N READ WITH A PENCIL IN HER
         MOUTH.SHE SIGHED.
             “16.08675389.” SHE WROTE ON THE NUMBER PUZZLE.THE PHONE RANff.SHE PICK
         ED IT UP.
             “HELLO,MISS LEEANN SPEAKING.” SHE SAID IN A SWEET VOICE.
         “USE YOUR CIDE NAME LEEANN!” SARGE BARKED INTO THE RECEIVER THEN HER~NG
         UP.THE PHONE IN CORI’S ROOM RANG.
             “HELLO. • .GOLDW]tNG AND REDBLOOD SPEAKING •“ L .L SAID..
         “VERY GOOD L.LUTELL (JOEl AND YOURSELF GOODNIGIIT.” SHE REDLACED THE PHONE.
           “NOT A BAD IDEA.” THEY BOTH SAIl) IN UNISON.
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               ‘DEAR MISS BESSY AND ALL,
         DIS HERE IS RALPELLEN.HEWS THING DAWN’ THEE? EM SEW ECITED.ME RUM IS HUGG..
         DIS HOTTAL IS CLESSY~.t XEDE A FRIND.JESI.HE”S GOWL.VERI COWL.WALL,TILL
         DR ANJIMELS DEER I SAYS G’NI!UE.RALPELLEN.’
                RALPH TUCKED THE FOLDED PEICE OF PAPER IN TEEIE PEICE OF HOTEL
         STATIONARY AND PASTED A QUARTER TO THE PAPER WITH HIS ELMERS GLUR.HE
         DID FEEL GOOD.JRSSE HA]) SAID GOOD NIGHT BEFORE HE’D GONE TO BED AN]) RALPH
         HAD NEVER FELT SO GOOD.HE WAS ALL WORKED UP OVER MEETING ‘~BIG’ BIRD’.
         RALPH LAY ON WHAT JESSE HAD TO HIM WAS A