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Aunt Petunia suggested
timidly, hours later, but Uncle Vernon didn't seem to hear her.
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of
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of him
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Exactly
what he was looking for, none of them knew.
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him
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him !
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He drove them into the
middle of a forest, got out, looked around, shook his head, got back in
the car, and off they went again.
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!
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! But
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The same thing happened in the middle
of a plowed field, halfway across a suspension bridge, and at the top of
a multilevel parking garage.
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But
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But then
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"Daddy's gone mad, hasn't he?"
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then
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then it
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Dudley asked Aunt Petunia dully late that
afternoon.
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it
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it struck
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Uncle Vernon had parked at the coast, locked them all inside
the car, and disappeared.
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struck
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struck Mr.
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It started to rain.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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Great drops beat on the roof of the car.
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Dursley
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Dursley that
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Dud ley
sniveled.
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that
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that this
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"It's Monday," he told his mother.
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this
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this was
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"The Great Humberto's on tonight.
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was
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was probably
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I
want to stay somewhere with a television. "
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probably
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probably some
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Monday.
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some
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some silly
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This reminded Harry of something.
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silly
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silly stunt
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If it was Monday -- and you
could usually count on Dudley to know the days the week, because of
television -- then tomorrow, Tuesday, was Harry's eleventh birthday.
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stunt
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stunt --
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Of
course, his birthdays were never exactly fun -- last year, the Dursleys
had given him a coat hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks.
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--
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-- these
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Still, you weren't eleven every day.
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these
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these people
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Uncle Vernon was back and he was smiling.
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people
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people were
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He was also carrying a long,
thin package and didn't answer Aunt Petunia when she asked what he'd
bought.
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were
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were obviously
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"Found the perfect place!"
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obviously
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obviously collecting
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he said.
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collecting
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collecting for
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"Come on!
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for
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for something
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Everyone out!"
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something
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something ...
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It was very cold outside the car.
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...
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... yes
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Uncle Vernon was pointing at what
looked like a large rock way out at sea.
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yes
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yes ,
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Perched on top of the rock was
the most miserable little shack you could imagine.
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,
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, that
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One thing was
certain, there was no television in there.
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that
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that would
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"Storm forecast for tonight!"
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would
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would be
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said Uncle Vernon gleefully, clapping his
hands together.
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be
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be it
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"And this gentleman's kindly agreed to lend us his
boat!"
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it
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it .
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A toothless old man came ambling up to them, pointing, with a rather
wicked grin, at an old rowboat bobbing in the iron-gray water below
them.
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.
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. The
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"I've already got us some rations," said Uncle Vernon, "so all aboard!"
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The
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The traffic
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It was freezing in the boat.
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traffic
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traffic moved
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Icy sea spray and rain crept down their
necks and a chilly wind whipped their faces.
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moved
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moved on
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After what seemed like
hours they reached the rock, where Uncle Vernon, slipping and sliding,
led the way to the broken-down house.
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on
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on and
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The inside was horrible; it smelled strongly of seaweed, the wind
whistled through the gaps in the wooden walls, and the fireplace was
damp and empty.
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and
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and a
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There were only two rooms.
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a
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a few
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Uncle Vernon's rations turned out to be a bag of chips each and four
bananas.
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few
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few minutes
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He tried to start a fire but the empty chip bags just smoked
and shriveled up.
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minutes
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minutes later
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"Could do with some of those letters now, eh?"
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later
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later ,
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he said cheerfully.
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,
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, Mr.
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He was in a very good mood.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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Obviously he thought nobody stood a chance
of reaching them here in a storm to deliver mail.
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Dursley
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Dursley arrived
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Harry privately
agreed, though the thought didn't cheer him up at all.
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arrived
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arrived in
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As night fell, the promised storm blew up around them.
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in
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in the
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Spray from the
high waves splattered the walls of the hut and a fierce wind rattled the
filthy windows.
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the
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the Grunnings
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Aunt Petunia found a few moldy blankets in the second
room and made up a bed for Dudley on the moth-eaten sofa.
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Grunnings
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Grunnings parking
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She and Uncle
Vernon went off to the lumpy bed next door, and Harry was left to find
the softest bit of floor he could and to curl up under the thinnest,
most ragged blanket.
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parking
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parking lot
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The storm raged more and more ferociously as the night went on.
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lot
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lot ,
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Harry
couldn't sleep.
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,
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, his
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He shivered and turned over, trying to get comfortable,
his stomach rumbling with hunger.
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his
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his mind
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Dudley's snores were drowned by the
low rolls of thunder that started near midnight.
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mind
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mind back
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The lighted dial of
Dudley's watch, which was dangling over the edge of the sofa on his fat
wrist, told Harry he'd be eleven in ten minutes' time.
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back
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back on
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He lay and
watched his birthday tick nearer, wondering if the Dursleys would
remember at all, wondering where the letter writer was now.
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on
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on drills
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Five minutes to go.
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drills
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drills .
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Harry heard something creak outside.
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.
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. Mr.
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He hoped the
roof wasn't going to fall in, although he might be warmer if it did.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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Four minutes to go.
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Dursley
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Dursley always
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Maybe the house in Privet Drive would be so full of
letters when they got back that he'd be able to steal one somehow.
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always
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always sat
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Three minutes to go.
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sat
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sat with
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Was that the sea, slapping hard on the rock like
that?
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with
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with his
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And (two minutes to go) what was that funny crunching noise?
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his
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his back
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Was
the rock crumbling into the sea?
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back
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back to
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One minute to go and he'd be eleven.
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to
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to the
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Thirty seconds... twenty ... ten...
nine -- maybe he'd wake Dudley up, just to annoy him -- three... two...
one...
BOOM.
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the
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the window
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The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt upright, staring at the
door.
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window
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window in
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Someone was outside, knocking to come in.
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in
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in his
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CHAPTER FOUR
THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS
BOOM.
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his
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his office
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They knocked again.
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office
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office on
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Dudley jerked awake.
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on
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on the
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"Where's the cannon?"
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the
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the ninth
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he
said stupidly.
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ninth
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ninth floor
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There was a crash behind them and Uncle Vernon came skidding into the
room.
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floor
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floor .
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He was holding a rifle in his hands -- now they knew what had been
in the long, thin package he had brought with them.
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.
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. If
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"Who's there?"
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If
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If he
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he shouted.
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he
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he had
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"I warn you -- I'm armed!"
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had
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had n't
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There was a pause.
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n't
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n't ,
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Then --
SMASH!
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,
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, he
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The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and
with a deafening crash landed flat on the floor.
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he
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he might
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A giant of a man was standing in the doorway.
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might
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might have
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His face was almost
completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled
beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles
under all the hair.
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have
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have found
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The giant squeezed his way into the hut, stooping so that his head just
brushed the ceiling.
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found
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found it
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He bent down, picked up the door, and fitted it
easily back into its frame.
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it
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it harder
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The noise of the storm outside dropped a
little.
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harder
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harder to
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He turned to look at them all.
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to
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to concentrate
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"Couldn't make us a cup o' tea, could yeh?
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concentrate
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concentrate on
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It's not been an easy
journey..."
He strode over to the sofa where Dudley sat frozen with fear.
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on
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on drills
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"Budge up, yeh great lump," said the stranger.
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drills
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drills that
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Dudley squeaked and ran to hide behind his mother, who was crouching,
terrified, behind Uncle Vernon.
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that
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that morning
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"An' here's Harry!"
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morning
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morning .
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said the giant.
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.
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. He
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Harry looked up into the fierce, wild, shadowy face and saw that the
beetle eyes were crinkled in a smile.
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He
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He did
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"Las' time I saw you, you was only a baby," said the giant.
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did
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did n't
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"Yeh look a
lot like yet dad, but yeh've got yet mom's eyes."
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n't
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n't see
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Uncle Vernon made a funny rasping noise.
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see
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see the
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I demand that you leave at once, sit!"
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the
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the owls
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he said.
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owls
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owls swoop
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"You are breaking and
entering!"
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swoop
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swoop ing
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