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Chapter 11
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“There’sawelcomeinthevalleys!”saidHowl.“I’llputitbackwhenI’veaskedyousomethingandyou’veanswered.”
Neilsighed.“UncleHowell,I’minthemiddleofacomputergame.”
“Anewone?”askedHowl.
Boththeboyslookeddiscontented.“No,it’stheoneIhadforChristmas,”Neilsaid.“Yououghttoknowthewaytheygoonaboutwastingtimeandmoneyonuselessthings.Theywon’tgivemeanothertillmybirthday.”
“Thenthat’seasy,”saidHowl.“Youwon’tmindstoppingifyou’vedoneitbefore,andI’llbribeyouwithanewone—”
“Really?”bothboyssaideagerly,andNeiladded,“Canyoumakeitanotherofthosethatnobodyelsehadgot?”
“Yes.Butjusttakealookatthisfirstandtellmewhatitis,”Howlsaid,andheheldtheshinygraypaperoutinfrontofNeil.
Bothboyslookedatit.Neilsaid,“It’sapoem,”inthewaymostpeoplewouldsay,“It’sadeadrat.”
“It’stheoneMissAngoriansetforlastweek’shomework,”saidtheotherboy.“Iremember‘wind’and‘finned’.It’saboutsubmarines.”
WhileSophieandMichaelblinkedatthisnewtheory,wonderinghowtheyhadmissedit,Neilexclaimed,“Hey!It’smylong-losthomework.Where’dyoufindit?Wasthatfunnywritingthatturnedupyours?MissAngoriansaiditwasinteresting—luckyforme—andshetookithomewithher.”
“Thankyou,”saidHowl.“Wheredoesshelive?”
“ThatflatoverMrs.Phillips’teashop.CardiffRoad,”saidNeil.
