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Chapter 56

           "Whoa!"Chuckyelled,theslightesthintofhisoldselfbreakingthrough.

           "Whoaisright,"Thomassaid."You’renext."

           Beforetheboycouldargue,Thomasgrabbedhimunderhisarms,squeezedChuck’storso."PushoffwithyourlegsandI’llgiveyoualift.Ready?One,two,three!"Hegruntedwitheffort,heavedhimovertowardtheHole.

           Chuckscreamedasheflewthroughtheair,andhealmostmissedthetarget,buthisfeetwentthrough;thenhisstomachandarmsslammedagainstthesidesoftheinvisibleholebeforehedisappearedinside.Theboy’sbraverysolidifiedsomethinginThomas’sheart.Helovedthekid.Helovedhimasiftheyhadthesamemom.

           Thomastightenedthestrapsonhisbackpack,heldhismakeshiftfightingspeartightlyinhisrightfist.Thesoundsbehindhimwereawful,horriblehefeltguiltyfornothelping.Justdoyourpart,hetoldhimself.

           Steelinghisnerves,hetappedhisspearagainstthestoneground,thenplantedhisleftfootontheveryedgeoftheCliffandjumped,catapultingupandintothetwilightair.Hepulledthespearclosetohistorso,pointedhistoesdownward,stiffenedhisbody.

           ThenhehittheHole.

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