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86 lora and Mrs. Tickham noticed at the same time.
87 “The squirrel,” said Flora.
“The vacuum cleaner,” said Mrs. Tickham.
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89 Together, they stared at the Ulysses 2000X and at
the squirrel, who was holding it over his head with
one paw.

90 “That can’t be,” said Mrs. Tickham.
The squirrel shook the vacuum cleaner.
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92 “That can’t be,” said Mrs. Tickham.
“You already said that,” said Flora.
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94 “I’m repeating myself?”
95 “You’re repeating yourself.”
96 “Maybe I have a brain tumor,” said Mrs. Tickham.

97 It was certainly possible that Mrs. Tickham had a
brain tumor. Flora knew from reading TERRIBLE
THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! that a surprising

number of people were walking around with tumors
in their brains and didn’t even know it. That was the
thing about tragedy. It was just sitting there, keeping
you company, waiting. And you had absolutely no
idea.
This was the kind of helpful information you
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could get from the comics if you paid attention.

99 The other kind of information that you absorbed
from the regular reading of comics (most particularly
from the regular reading of The Illuminated
Adventures of the Amazing Incandesto!) was

that impossible things happened all the time.

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