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heaven’s sake, start pumping. Hodges, you and the children, get as many buckets as you can.”
“And fire brooms!” said Atherton. “On the back wall! Go on! Look slippy about it!”
Hodges dropped the hosepipe and stumbled off in the direction of the back wall. Alex ran after him. The brooms were easy enough to spot – three or four of them, neatly stacked against the wall. He and Hodges gathered them up and pelted back to the front of the stable. Mary had the hose unwound and was pointing it at the blaze;
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