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Chapter 4

           "Youweren’tplayingwithme?Thewallsreallymove?"

           "WhatelsewouldIhavemeant?"

           Thomashadahardtimewrappinghismindaroundthepossibility."Idon’tknow.Ifiguredtherewasadoorthatswungshutoralittlemini-wallthatslidoutofthebigone.Howcouldthesewallsmove?They’rehuge,andtheylooklikethey’vebeenstandinghereforathousandyears."AndtheideaofthosewallsclosingandtrappinghiminsidethisplacetheycalledtheGladewasdownrightterrifying.

           Chuckthrewhisarmsup,clearlyfrustrated."Idon’tknow,theyjustmove.Makesoneheckofagrindingnoise.SamethinghappensoutintheMazethosewallsshifteverynight,too."

           Thomas,hisattentionsuddenlysnappedupbyanewdetail,turnedtofacetheyoungerboy."Whatdidyoujustsay?"

           "Huh?"

           "Youjustcalleditamazeyousaid,‘samethinghappensoutinthemaze.’"

           Chuck’sfacereddened."I’mdonewithyou.I’mdone."Hewalkedbacktowardthetreethey’djustleft.

           Thomasignoredhim,moreinterestedthaneverintheoutsideoftheGlade.Amaze?Infrontofhim,throughtheEastDoor,hecouldmakeoutpassagesleadingtotheleft,totheright,andstraightahead.AndthewallsofthecorridorsweresimilartothosethatsurroundedtheGlade,thegroundmadeofthesamemassivestoneblocksasinthecourtyard.Theivyseemedeventhickeroutthere.Inthedistance,morebreaksinthewallsledtootherpaths,andfartherdown,maybeahundredyardsorsoaway,thestraightpassagecametoadeadend.

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