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I didn't see anything.
Nothing at all. No dogs. Not one.
I squinted into the yard. Empty.
How could they have vanished so quickly?
I stood at the window for a few more seconds, but no dogs appeared.
I shivered. I'll never sleep again, I thought. Not as long as I have to live here.
I crept back to bed. I pulled the covers up to my chin. And counted the green and blue squigglies on the wallpaper by my head.
I guess I finally fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, light streamed in through my window.
Yawning, I glanced at the clock. Six-thirty. I'm usually an early bird. I like to start my day as soon as possible.
I leaped out of bed and checked the yard. It didn't seem half as scary in the morning light.
I smiled when I noticed the jungle gym in the far corner. The last owners of the house built it. It had a slide and really high monkey bars.
Yesterday, Dad hung a rope and tire from one of its beams, so now it had a swing, too.
Behind the jungle gym, the woods stretched all around. Woods[...]"
