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The Sleepover That Wouldn't End
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"The clock," Pip said. "Every reset happens when it hits 7:02. Maybe if we mess with the clock, we mess with the loop." The five of them crowded around the little alarm clock on Mara's dresser. It hummed softly, way too warm to touch.
Mara yanked the clock's plug out of the wall. The numbers stayed lit anyway. 7:01. The hum got louder, filling the whole room. "It's not even using the wall," Theo breathed. "Then what's powering it?" The clock ticked toward 7:02 all on its own.
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Pip pressed her thumb on the screen and held it. The numbers froze at 7:01. "I'm holding it back," she gasped. "But it's pushing. It really wants to hit 7:02." Her arm shook. "I can't do this forever. Somebody figure out the rest, fast!"
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