[Q]: besides , sometimes the mess staff puts very strange things between those two crackers . it 's much safer to tear it apart than to just eat it blind . i look up , and admiral shockpaw is standing across the table from me with a sandwich on a tray . i 'm surprised enough that he 's here in the mess hall , but i 'm really surprised he has a pre-made...

[A]: sandwich

[Q]: you got to work really , really hard to behave compassionately when it 's not the norm . but when you do you get the opportunity to return to life and see if you can get it right . that 's the only way to escape the basement . '' '' so it can be done . '' '' absolutely , '' silas said . '' not only that , but some of the finest folks i 've met in paradise have lived one time or another in the...

[A]: basement

[Q]: '' so now we have a script , we need actors , '' said bagless . '' big aesop will persuade people to help us out , '' said wiggy . '' where do we get them ? '' said bagless . '' actors do n't grow on trees , you know . '' '' they work in restaurants , '' said...

[A]: wiggy

[Q]: you know how , some times in the year , malls have those ridiculously huge and boldly coloured ribbons laced around the framework of the ceiling ? well , i could just be thankful that this crazy event happened during one of those times of year . robyn caught sight of the thick , bright purple ribbon . she took a few steps backwards , braced and psyched herself up , and ran for it . she jumped over the railing , like a gymnast , flew through the air like a sugar glider , and reached out for the...

[A]:
ribbon