- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Climb up the rope.
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Oct 11, 2017 10:54
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- Rebonack7
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You don't trust this guy. "No offence, but I think we should stay here," you say. You hold your breath, wondering what the giant's reaction will be.
He lets go of Joanie's hand and stalks toward you. Your eyes travel up, up, up to his gross face.
You don't believe it! There is a tear starting to trickle down his slimy cheek.
"You don't want to go with me?" the giant asks in a trembling voice. "You don't like me?" He flings himself onto the floor. His shoulders shake as he wails and moans.
"Boo hoo hoo hoo," he weeps.
You, Sid, and Joanie exchange puzzled looks. "No, no, we like you a lot," you say. "Really we do."
But it's no use. The giant is crying so hard he can't even hear you. Huge tears roll onto the floor. You are soon knee-deep in tears.
Then chest-deep.
Now you can taste the giant's salty tears.
You're going under. Under.
You start crying yourself when you realize this is
THE END.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book of Spells
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Killed offscreen by a giant scorpion.
Eaten by piranha accidentally summoned by Joanie.
Turned into a ventriloquist dummy.
 Drowned in a flood of giant tears.
Achievements
Nice: Encountered a total of 69 bad endings.
Our options posted:
- Climb up the rope.
- Hide in the crate.
- Hide the book in the coffin.
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Oct 11, 2017 11:50
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- Jeabus Mahogany
- Feb 13, 2011
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I'm mad because of a thorn in my impenetrable hide
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Hide in the crate, let's try and get every bad ending
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Oct 11, 2017 12:38
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Climb up rope. Climb up rope. Climb.... up rope!
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Oct 11, 2017 16:47
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You decide to climb up the rope ladder to safety. But it is a lot harder than you thought it would be!
Sid is waiting to help you. You can't see his face, but his hands reach down through the hole in the ceiling.
The climb gets harder and harder. You're moving up the rope, but only an inch at a time. Your hands begin to ache. Your arm muscles feel like mush.
"Try to swing your foot up here," you hear a whisper from above. "If we can grab hold of your foot, we can pull you up."
You have no extra breath to answer. The rope feels like it is on fire. Your shoulder muscles burn and your fingers start to cramp.
You've got to try to swing your foot up. You can't climb any longer. You're exhausted.
Slowly at first then harder and harder, you swing back and forth with the rope. You kick your legs up toward the hole.
Just when you think you are about to drop off, you feel a hand grab your ankle.
You did it! You're safe!
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You fell someone grab your other foot. It must be Joanie. You are easily lifted upward.
Now that you think about it, you are being pulled through the hole in the ceiling awfully fast. Too fast. You have a terrible feeling that it isn't Joanie or Sid holding onto your ankle.
You're pulled through the opening in the ceiling onto the solid, hard floor. You lie there, eyes shut, too tired and too frightened to move.
But you can't put it off any longer. You have to find out if it's Sid and Joanie. You open your eyes. Nobody's there.
You untangle the rope ladder from around your feet. Then you hear a faint shuffling sound behind you.
You glance back. Three kids walk toward you. They are wearing what looks like baseball uniforms.
"Hello," you call. The kids don't answer, but keep advancing. Closer and closer.
Then you gasp. These aren't ordinary kids - they're corpses!
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You stifle a scream. The corpse kids keep coming toward you. You stare at them in horror. Rotting flesh falls from their bones. Their sunken eyes stare out of their skull-like heads. They shuffle to a stop right in front of you.
"Wha-what do you want?" you stammer.
"You," one of the corpses answers.
You back up a little. Your eyes dart around, searching for a quick exit.
"Wait a minute," someone says. It's Sid.
"Sid!" you shout. "Where are you? Is Joanie all right?"
"Stop yelling," Joanie says. "We're right here."
Joanie and Sid step out from behind the three corpses.
"They asked us to play on their baseball team," Sid explains. "They need three more players."
"We joined their team," Joanie says. "They're even going to let me play first base!"
You can't believe what you are hearing. This is awful!
"Sid," you cry. "I trusted you! How could you let this happen?"
Sid hangs his head, embarrassed. He knows what you are about to say.
"I always play first base!"
THE END
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book Pages
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Killed offscreen by a giant scorpion.
Eaten by piranha accidentally summoned by Joanie.
Turned into a ventriloquist dummy.
Drowned in a flood of giant tears.
Shanghaied into playing baseball with a group of undead children.
Achievements
Nice: Encountered a total of 69 bad endings.
Our options posted:
- Hide in the crate.
- Hide the book in the coffin.
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Oct 12, 2017 17:31
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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Stash the book in the coffin!
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Oct 12, 2017 18:43
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Let's finish off the bad endings from going after the bullies - Hide in the crate
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Oct 12, 2017 23:34
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You decide the coffin is the best place to hide the book. You run over to it and try to lift the lid. It won't budge.
"Help me!" you yell to Joanie and Sid. "Maybe together we can pry it open."
Joanie and Sid rush over to the coffin. Grunting and groaning, the three of you tug on the heavy lid. It gives an inch, then two inches. Enough to slip the book inside. Then the lid snaps shut, almost taking your fingers with it.
Just in time! A sound behind you makes you whirl around. You see a black hat topple off the shelf across the room. A black crow flies out. It circles the room, then lands on the coffin. You watch, stunned, as the crow turns into the Magician.
"You three meddling children have taken something of mine. I am here to get it back." The Magician's voice echoes throughout the room. He takes a step toward you. "Which one of you has my book?" he demands.
"We lost it," you say quickly.
"Don't you dare lie to me!" The whole room seems to shake with the sound of his voice. "Lies make me very angry. You don't want to see me when I'm angry," the Magician warns.
The Magician points at you. Sparks fly from his fingers. What is he doing to you?
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You glance down and see that your feet are no longer touching the floor. You float higher and higher.
The Magician snaps his fingers. You are turned upside down, suspended in midair. Then you start shaking like a saltshaker.
Everything from your pants pockets falls to the ground. When the Magician is satisfied that you don't have the book, he does the same thing to Sid and Joanie. Gum wrappers, markers, rubber bands, even a sandwich fall onto the floor.
"You must have hidden the book," the Magician realizes.
THUD! You, Sid, and Joanie drop onto the floor.
"Hey!" Joanie complains. "That hurt." She rubs her backside.
"That was nothing," the Magician growls. You have a terrible feeling he is telling the truth.
The Magician claps his hands, and a tiny hourglass is suddenly hanging from a rope around your neck. "The sand will run out in exactly one hour," he explains. "If you fail to return the book in perfect condition you will join my collection."
"W-W-What collection?" you ask.
Out of nowhere, a gust of wind blows aside the velvet curtain behind the coffin. What you see makes all three of you scream in terror!
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You were right. Behind the curtain is a brick wall. But there's something else, too. A wooden cabinet with rows of glass shelves. And on the shelves are heads.
Human heads.
You, Sid, and Joanie stand frozen in fear. You can't tear your eyes away from the horrible sight. Twelve shrunken human heads stare back at you.
"You monster!" you shout. You force yourself to face the evil Magician.
But he disappears through the brick wall. Again.
You have to think of something. You really don't want to have your head shrunk. You don't even want to see Joanie get her annoying head shrunk.
"Now what?" Sid asks.
"Let's give back the book," Joanie says.
"I don't think we should," Sid argues. "He might not let us go after we give him what he wants. That book is our only assurance that he won't hurt us - at least for an hour," he adds, glancing at the hourglass.
"But if we don't give him the book, he'll take our heads for sure!" Joanie counters. They turn to you for a decision.
If you think you should give the book back to the Magician now, turn to PAGE 78.
If you think you'll have better luck by hanging onto the book and trying to find a way to escape, turn to PAGE 36.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Killed offscreen by a giant scorpion.
Eaten by piranha accidentally summoned by Joanie.
Turned into a ventriloquist dummy.
Drowned in a flood of giant tears.
Shanghaied into playing baseball with a group of undead children.
Achievements
Nice: Encountered a total of 69 bad endings.
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Oct 13, 2017 04:02
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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The whole thing we've been trying to do has been to give back the book, so obviously we want to escape.
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Oct 13, 2017 10:54
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- Snake Maze
- Jul 13, 2016
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3.85 Billion years ago- Having seen the explosion on the moon, the Devil comes to Venus
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He said we'd join his collection if we didn't give him the book, but he never said he'd let us go if we did. Escape
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Oct 13, 2017 13:13
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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You don't think the Magician will let you go once you give him the book. Your best bet is to escape now. But how?
"If the Magician got out," you say, "so can we!"
"But he's magic," Joanie counters. "And he knows his way around. He probably built this creepy room!"
"Fine," you tell her, "don't help. Your pointy little head will look great on that shelf."
Joanie stamps her feet. The hollow sound echoes in the small room. "Quit picking on me," she whines.
You and Sid roll your eyes. "Come on, Sid," you say. "Maybe we can find some sort of trapdoor." You begin tapping on the brick wall, searching for a hidden door.
Joanie stomps over to the corner. She sits there and pouts.
You ignore her and wave at the coffin. "This stuff had to be brought in here somehow," you tell Sid. You have a nagging feeling that you had the solution a minute ago, but it slipped away.
Joanie's singing TV jingles. She's so annoying.
"Joanie, cut it out!" you yell. "We're trying to - " Then something occurs to you. As strange as it seems, you think the answer is in something Joanie said or did.
Is the clue in something Joanie said? Find out on PAGE 46.
Is the clue in something Joanie did? Turn to PAGE 108.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Killed offscreen by a giant scorpion.
Eaten by piranha accidentally summoned by Joanie.
Turned into a ventriloquist dummy.
Drowned in a flood of giant tears.
Shanghaied into playing baseball with a group of undead children.
Achievements
Nice: Encountered a total of 69 bad endings.
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Oct 13, 2017 13:33
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- PZ Smeltzenseltzer
- Feb 3, 2008
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fortran
~*with style*~
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quote:Joanie stamps her feet. The hollow sound echoes in the small room. "Quit picking on me," she whines.
Well, this is obvious. “Quit picking on me”… there must be a lock somewhere here that we need to pick. Thanks for saying that, Joanie!
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Oct 13, 2017 14:06
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- VivaLa Eeveelution
- Apr 3, 2011
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quote: Joanie stamps her feet. The hollow sound echoes in the small room. quote:Joanie stomps over to the corner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SevfZ5gCUnY&t=41s
(Yes, this is my answer.)
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Oct 13, 2017 14:38
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- Leraika
- Jun 14, 2015
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Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
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Yeah, it's gotta be the stomping
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Oct 13, 2017 15:18
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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I still say we hide in the crate to finish out the bad endings from going after the bullies.
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Oct 14, 2017 03:03
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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Let's pack ourselves up in the crate.
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Oct 14, 2017 03:22
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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"The boxes!" you cry. "We can hide in the boxes."
You quickly open one of the huge boxes you've been hiding behind. All three of you scramble inside.
You hear Larry and his friends still chasing rabbits. They sound awfully close. Minutes pass.
"This is soooo boring." Joanie lets out a long sigh. I guess I'll write in my diary."
Joanie unzips her backpack. She shifts around the books and papers until she finds her diary.
"How can you write at a time like this?" asks Sid. "You can hardly see in here it's so dark."
Sid's voice sounds a little shaky.
Joanie takes a tiny flashlight out of her pack and flicks it on. Its faint yellow beam shines dimly on Sid's face.
"Uh-oh," you whisper.
What's wrong with Sid?
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Sid looks terrible. His face is the color of paste. His eyes are squeezed tightly shut. His mouth is wrinkled up in a tight grimace.
"What's wrong, Sid?" you ask. But you think you already know the answer.
"I don't like small spaces," he whispers.
That's what you were afraid of.
"Are you claustrophobic?" Joanie asks. "Do you have a terrible fear of close spaces? Do you feel like you can't breathe? That we're running out of air in here, and you're about to suffocate.
Sid's hands reach out for Joanie's throat. You grab Sid's wrists. "Cut it out," you warn them.
This is just great, you think. Sid is about to go ballistic. You're trapped inside a cardboard box. What else could go wrong?
You're about to find out.
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Joanie suddenly clutches your hand. Hard.
"Joanie," you whisper. "What is it? What's wrong?"
"It's - it's..." She can't seem to speak. She shoves her diary in your face.
"I don't want to read your dumb diary," you tell her. "It's just full of all that stupid junk you write."
She shoves the diary at you again, only harder.
"Stop it," you say firmly. "I don't have time for this. I'm trying to think of a way out of here."
You're beginning to get angry. Why does Joanie always have to act like such a jerk? Sid is about to explode. Larry and his friends have the Magic Book. It's beginning to look as if there's no way out of this mess.
Joanie's voice breaks into your thoughts.
"This isn't my diary!" she cries out. "It's the Magic Book!"
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You stare at the cover of the little gold book Joanie holds in her hand. The Magic Book of Spells is written in fancy writing across the cover.
"Oh, wow," you say. "Larry and his friends have been reading your diary."
"And they were laughing!" Joanie wails.
"But what about the rabbits?" Sid asks. "If Larry didn't have the Magic Book, where did all those rabbits come from?"
"Look," you say, pointing to the words on the cardboard box. O'Connor's Pet Shop.
"We have the Magic Book," Sid says, so let's get out of here!"
"But how? Larry and his gang of jerks will still want to jump us," you remind him.
Joanie opens the book. "I think we should use a spell," she says. "It's the only way we'll escape."
You hate to admit it, but Joanie is probably right.
"Okay," you tell her. "But which spell?
Joanie reads the table of contents. "I think we should use the Spell of the Genie," she suggests.
"Wait a minute," Sid says, reading over her shoulder. "How about the Terrifying Spell?"
If you want to use the Spell of the Genie, go to PAGE 98.
If you choose the Terrifying spell, turn to PAGE 71.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Magic Book of Spells
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Drank drugged milk and had our knees used as cooking ingredients.
Eaten by an elderly werewolf.
Argued with Sid for the entire one-hour time limit.
Had our throat torn out by a giant rat.
Accidentally turned into a dog by an extremely literal spell.
Horrifically devoured by a worm-tentacle-woman-thing.
Killed offscreen by a giant scorpion.
Eaten by piranha accidentally summoned by Joanie.
Turned into a ventriloquist dummy.
Drowned in a flood of giant tears.
Shanghaied into playing baseball with a group of undead children.
Couldn't find a way to escape the Magician's room.
Achievements
Nice: Encountered a total of 69 bad endings.
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Oct 14, 2017 17:53
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- Added Space
- Jul 13, 2012
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Free Markets
Free People
Curse you Hayard-Gunnes!
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Let us conunjure da genie.
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Oct 14, 2017 18:53
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- CaptainCaveman
- Apr 16, 2005
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Always searching for North.
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Terrifying spell right after finding out Sid has claustrophobia sounds promising.
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Oct 14, 2017 21:36
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- DeTosh
- Jan 14, 2010
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Slippery Tilde
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Let's try the Terrifying Spell. I'm pretty sure the genie will just try to stuff us in a lamp or something.
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Oct 15, 2017 00:11
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- VivaLa Eeveelution
- Apr 3, 2011
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I don't want to move onto the next book either. This one's too good!
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Oct 15, 2017 02:10
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May 10, 2024 06:15
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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Listen to Joanie by casting the genie spell.
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