if anyone knew anything about the crime , the kids would . i raised seven . it 's like having a living grapevine strung from every house in town directly to your ears . we had lots of talks about gossip in our house , because i do n't do gossip and my kids were n't going to either . still , kids being kids , they sometimes know things they do n't know they know until they 're asked

'' i think we should discuss the reason why we are here and the reason you are no longer king . '' oggius squared his shoulders to locmire and said , '' call me oggy . all of my friends do . '' '' very well , oggy '' replied the wizard . '' guess we should start with you and your very , uh ... variety of travelers , '' said oggy

mara had a peculiar look on her face as she studied the lost documents . '' i have no recollection of these , '' she said . '' you say these were found in the floor of my old apartment ? '' '' that 's what i 'm told . '' alex asked to see the documents since she had not had a thorough look at them in the apartment

this family has never had a jar full of money saved up before . '' '' tom has got quite a little jar of his own too joe . '' '' how much have you got now tom ? '' '' i do n't know , somewhere between thirty and forty dollars i reckon . '' '' good lord son , you 're
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