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Chapter 7

           OneshoutedtoAlby,ashort,skinnykiddrenchedinmud.

           "What’supwiththat?"theboyasked,lookingtoThomasforsomereason.

           "Idon’tknow,"Albymurmuredbackinadistantvoice.

           ButThomascouldn’tstanditanymore."Alby!What’sgoingon?"

           "TheBox,shuck-face,theBox!"wasallAlbysaidbeforehesetoffforthemiddleoftheGladeatabriskpacethatalmostlookedtoThomaslikepanic.

           "Whataboutit?"Thomasdemanded,hurryingtocatchup.Talktome!hewantedtoscreamathim.

           ButAlbydidn’tanswerorslowdown,andastheygotclosertotheboxThomascouldseethatdozensofkidswererunningaroundthecourtyard.HespottedNewtandcalledtohim,tryingtosuppresshisrisingfear,tellinghimselfthingswouldbeokay,thattherehadtobeareasonableexplanation.

           "Newt,what’sgoingon!"heyelled.

           Newtglancedoverathim,thennoddedandwalkedover,strangelycalminthemiddleofthechaos.HeswattedThomasontheback."MeansabloodyNewbie’scomin’upintheBox."HepausedasifexpectingThomastobeimpressed."Rightnow."

           "So?"AsThomaslookedmorecloselyatNewt,herealizedthatwhathe’dmistakenforcalmwasactuallydisbeliefmaybeevenexcitement.

           "So?"Newtreplied,hisjawdroppingslightly."Greenie,we’veneverhadtwoNewbiesshowupinthesamemonth,muchlesstwodaysinarow."

           Andwiththat,heranofftowardtheHomestead.

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