' Chug waves his long arms about.
'Yes,' says Stobey, 'that house.'
'And what's more,' says Slutter, 'right now.'
'Stobey,' Suzanne says, 'You know we do have to be back at our space
liner soon. Do you think we should explore the Stranger's House, too.
Will there be time?'
'We can't disappoint our uncle on Europa,' says Roger. 'We mustn't
delay departure of the space liner.'
'Slutter and I must also leave for our homes soon,' says Stobey. 'Let's do
a fast exploration and then head back to the spaceship parking block.'
Stobey points to Sir Lumpalot, then to Chug-a-lug.
'We'll form a line,' she says. 'Sir Lumpalot, you lead the way. I'll follow.
Suzanne and Roger, you walk behind me, and Slutter, you watch over
our friends from Planet Earth. Chug, you bring up the rear. We must
all stay together.'
A shadow crosses one of the windows. A creaking sound comes from
the house, like that of rusty hinges, followed by still another boom and a
screech. A thin wisp of smoke goes down, I mean 'down' the chimney.
The exploration of the Stranger's House is starting out mysteriously
indeed.
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