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“Me?” Lucy crumbled a clump of dirt that was caked to her eyebrows. “I live over there,” she pointed over her shoulder, “and I’m out here because I was looking for...” She paused, pondering the events of the night and how improbable it all seemed. He’ll never believe me.
“What’s the matter?” asked Milo. “Is it a secret or something?”
Lucy scowled. “I hate secrets. If everybody knew the truth the world would be a better place.”
“That’s a bold statement.”
She took a deep breath. “I was out here chasing
a UFO, OK?” She paused for the inevitable laughter.
“A UFO?” said Milo.
“Unidentified Flying Object,” said Lucy.
“I know what it means.”
“I also saw a big hairy creature that might have
been a Sasquatch.”
“A sask-what?” asked Milo.
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