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Like I said, when the key finally turned, the Mouse Queen pounced on the boys. And upon seeing a giant and very angry mouse, if they could have, they would have run down the stairs and hid under the sofa for the rest of the night. But they couldn’t, for the Mouse Queen had grabbed the bows of their blouses and held them like three dogs on three leashes.
All they could do was remember the warnings from their parents about never take candy from a stranger.
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