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Chapter One
the ly e blew hugh Mn nk-blk
h he wed he hme, oen nd
aqu, ve.
sng n he dek he h, The
Petticoat, he whed ll he he h
n pewnkle Lgn genly bbbed u nd
dwn n he wm blue we. she ued hehnd und he mug h kel e nd el
hy nd e. the l he lle lgn
ehed und he lke ng m,
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eng he m he el h ly n he
v e beynd.
Mn, me lud ve m belw,
hw me he e ldde. im hngng n lke
lme dwn hee.
i w aqu. she w ugglng wh lgele lehe-bund bk, he w jngle-
jnglng wh gld, lve nd el bele.
aqu en mny lng hu uked u n he
bunk edng nd w pewnkle Lgn
eden e bee exe. Bu muh aqu
lved bk nd e mne, he eqully lved
hn. He luul k nd exvgn
h wee en he lk he lgn.
Yue bk ely, d Mn. shelweed key e ldde dwn he
bd de The Petticoat hull. i hugh
yud be he lby h ll dy lng!
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N ue yng nene, w
ny nd buy, eled aqu, hung. she
eemed u beh m lmbng ldde
whl hldng mny bk. Ju i ved,
he Barnacle Babies nuey b dked u.
i uldn he myel hnk ny ejbbeng nd jbbeng. i hugh id be ble
nene bee n hee new e mne
bk n my bn.
Mn k ne he bk m aqu
he lmbeed bd. she n he mlky whe
hnd ve he ule lehe h bund he bk.
My i? he ked.
Yu my, me hey, eled aqu,
hng heel nd he mny kly,equnned k u n he h l.
Mn undd he b h l h
ke he hk bk led. she uned he
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nd-lued ge, dmng he beuul
llun nde. thee wee ue
memd, memen, lng een-lke e
mne, beuul e e nd vu he
knd mgl e eue.
oh, aqu, h bk ggeu, ghedMn.
i ey gd ne, hugged aqu,
bu i n w ge uk n h beuy!
she geued wh he ly u n enmu
geen bk he bm he le. i und
gh he bk he lby h. i w
mleely wedged n behnd l ld ue
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Mn led he eyeh u n he
ehed nd ed lud he glden lee n
he ne: Very, Very, Very Deep Sea Beasties.
aqu bele nd bngle jngled he
jumed dwn n he dek nex Mn nd
len n le he end.thee vey lle knwn bu he
eue h lve n dee we, yu ee.
Nbdy h eve been ble dve dwn h
. Well . . . aqu ued, hee hve been
ew eeh exedn, bu he blem
beng . . .
Mn mved n le aqu. the
blem beng wh? he ked.
aqu lked u he dee e beyndhe lgn, he blue eye nwng. the
blem beng h he exedn neve
eun. i hed h he l ne me vey,
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vey ky end. ske hn jellyh ky
b!
all udden, hee w lud hud
gn he hull The Petticoat, llwed by
hng nd bubblng und.
Blnkng bnle! Wh w h? edMn.
she jumed u nd uuly eeed ve
he edge he h.
i unded vey muh lke gn e
een! huddeed aqu, lkng und
mehng h end he mne.
Wh ele wuld mke uh n wul hng
ne?
a lge u blue mke muhmed um he e Mn uned bk he end.
i n e een, gn hewe, he
gggled. Bu is he uble.
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oh, lme! lueed oen
he lmbeed bd The Petticoat. she w
luhng mll mel bx wh bg ed
bun n . Lme, lme, lme!
she quelhed Mn nd led
heel dwn hevly. He ggy k edu und he n he dek wden bd.
Wheve hened? ked aqu. she
w vey eleved ee he end nd n n
enmu e mne.
oen emved he he nd emed
hem ewe, mll b nd eweed.
Well, ive been he hyd wkng n
my new nvenn, he ey . the w
hemelve, yu ee, ung h eme nl.oen held u he dng we bx.
i und ge! d Mn, lkng ve
he hulde he l oen lle wden
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wng b. i hed nd bubbled beneh he
wve. s wh wen wng?
Well, i hugh id ey my wy ve
hee ge yu he mn meeng
he fgh. i w e un, ee needed
ny wek. Bu ll udden, ed wngelly , nd i uldn n me hw
mny me i eed he ed bun.
oen ed dwn he ggy el.
i veheed, ugh e nd i hd
bndn h bee exlded!
thll exln h ge bg bng, hen!
d aqu.
Mn dwn nd u he m und
he end, n ng h he w geng ggy. oh, oen, im y.
oh, lme. im he m eble nven
n he hy pewnkle Lgn, oen
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d, dyng he mhe--el-mmed
gle n Mn e k.
oen, eled Mn, yue ju
ee he wy yu e!
UM, exue me, neued aqu,
uddenly emembeng wh oen hdd. WHat mn meeng ve he
fgh?
oh, yu wee he lby h when he
mege b me und. N dub wh yu
hed bued n e mne bk! lughed
Mn.
oen wung u he k nd hung
hem n he h ggng. i mehng bu
de dwn sh ree. the memdhee e blwng bubble bu !
i mu be vey bd wee beng
ummned ve he fgh. cne
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pewnkle wuldn mke whle u
wnkle, d aqu.
i he ll he memd e oK, Mn
mued.
Lk, oen ned ve he
fgh, whh w med gh n he ene he lgn, he llng fg h been hed
u. i mu be me he meeng!
sue enugh, dzen ny b wee
mkng he wy ve he gnd fgh. i
ed llng fg fed n he ly beeze.
Quk, wee gng be le, aqu
d, gheng u he we bk nd
deng n he bn.
i n g lke h, im ng we!eed oen.
Well, yu hven g me ge hnged
nw, gggled Mn, uheng he end ve
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he edge The Petticoat nd dwn n mll
wng b. Hee, u hee bk n yull dy
ne wee n he wmh he fgh.
oen eed heel n he b, nd
Mn en he k nd he leng
dwn e he.aqu, me n! lled Mn he
lweed heel dwn he e n he lle
b. Wee gng m he begnnng he
meeng.
im ulng my e leg wll
ule, aqu lled bk. i ju needed my
h. i ny bby b lw u hee
ngh.
Mn nd oen mled eh he aqu eled dwn nex hem. He
nek nd w wee dned wh el nd
hell nekle nd bngle nd he we lge
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el-enued h, ed wh ek
ehe, un he blnde lk.
Wh!? aqu jngled. a e gl lke
lk ne uh n!
ae we ll edy? gggled Mn, kng
he hevy wden .Ju le me ge my k n! and ke u
h qudgy hng m beween my e! d
oen, fkng e nemne ve he de
he b.
i hnk yue ju bu eenble nw,
lughed Mn. a he ke, he ked nd
eweed u he end wvy henu h.
and he hee yung pe pe
wed he wy ve he fgh, nxulynng wh new cne pewnkle
hd ell hem.
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