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| It was the dead of night in the Headmistress' quarters... |
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| The cries of little monsters woke me , whimpering in the dark by my feet. |
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| 'My goodness , what in the world is the matter with you?' I asked them. |
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| 'We are scared!' They cried. ' We heard somebody outside the Orphanage rustling about , we can see his eyes in the darkness!' . They were totally beside themselves with fear. |
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| 'That is complete nonsense.' I scolded them. ' There isn't anyone outside watching you , I wish there was! Maybe THEY could adopt you , wouldn't THAT be nice!' But I could tell they were very upset. Even though the monsters are not allowed to sleep anywhere but their drafty Orphanage rooms , I let them crawl into my comfy bed for the night. |
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| I didn't want to worry them any further , but I actually WAS a little worried that we were being watched......... |
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| The other night I saw a strange man taking pictures outside the tall iron Orphanage fence. |
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| I didn't like they way he looked in. He didn't ring the doorbell , and I didn't think he had come to make any adoptions. |
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| Maybe it was my imagination playing tricks on me..... |
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| Was someone lurking around the Orphanage? What did they want? Why had they come? |
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| Who would want to do us any harm? |
