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The Tuesday That Wouldn't Stay Buried

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Mara reached the depot and found the driver loading boxes. She told him a wild story about a faulty brake she'd dreamed. He thought she was strange, but checked anyway. The brake line was cracked. He grounded the truck for repairs. No truck on Main Street today.

With the truck grounded, Mara raced home to find Tomas safe on her couch, feet up, eating her snacks. "Where were you?" he asked. She just laughed and cried at once. Noon came and went. Main Street stayed quiet. Her brother was alive, and Tuesday finally stayed put.

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