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One night, Ellie decided to see what herdad did down there. After he tucked her inand kissed her goodnight, she pretendedto sleep. As soon as she heard the faintcreak of the basement door, she quietlyslipped out of bed and followed him,keeping her footsteps as silent as thefalling snow outside.The basement door was slightly ajar. Shepeeked through the crack and saw herdad holding a flashlight, his back to her.He descended the stairs, and Ellie tiptoedafter him, careful not to make a sound.She found a spot behind an oldrefrigerator and hid there, her small heartpounding in her chest.What she sawmade her eyes widen in shock.5