jAms hiz sister salE and marc ther best frend forever wur bord. 

 thA had plAd orl dA but now that it woz darc and dificult too sE thA had nuthing too doo.  

thA coudnt plA socer bEcoz thA coudnt sE the borl. 

 thA didnt wont too gO insId and plA a gAm bEcoz it woz a bUtEful springtIm nIt and thA lIcd bEing owtsId espeshalE after having too plA insId orl winter long.  

thA just didnt nO wot too doo and it woz a litl too urlE for them too gO hOm.  

I ges il just gO hOm marc sed in a sad voys.  or cum on rEplId jAms.  

wE stil hav tIm for another gAm ov ov sumthing. 

 then salE sed I hav an IdEa lets plA hId and sEc.  

frE childrens bouc.  I woz just gOing too sA that jAms sed.  

ya il bet rEplId hiz sister.  yoo olwAz sA yoo wur thincing ov wotever I thinc ov shE snapd.  

doo not jAms sed in a lowd voys.  doo too yeld salE.  

marc just loucd down at the grownd and shouc hiz hed from sId too sId.  

thA ar at it agAn hE mumbld too himself.  

then hE yeld OcA lets plA hId and sEc il bE the sEcer hE turnd fAsd a big trE clOzd hiz Iz and started cownting owt lowd.  
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salE and marc stopd argUing loucd at Ech uther and ran of in diferent dIrecshuns too fInd a hIding plAs. 
in the distans thA coud stil hEer marc cownting for thrE too wun.  

redE or not hEer I cum then hE turnd and bEgan loucing for plAses wer thA coud bE hIding.  

frE childrens bouc 

fInding salE woz EzE.  
shE olwAz ran of and then surcld bac sO shE woud bE clOz too bAs the sAf plAs too get too bEfor bEing tagd.  
marc loucd for the bigest trE and ran toowordz it.  

but shE woznt ther.  

Il bet shEs bEhInd that big boush hE sed too himself. 
 sO hE ran too it and woz redE too tag hur but shE woznt ther Ether.  

frE childrens bouc  

az hE turnd arownd hE sor jAms runing toowordz bAs and darted after him.  

just bEfor hE tuchd jAms shOlder jAms tagd the bAs and yeld owt sAf. 

did yoo get salE yet jAms ascd.  

nO sed marc.  
I havnt bEn Abl too fInd hur and its geting lAt and wE nEd too bE heding hOm.  

frE childrens bouc  
sO bOth boyz yeld owt cum on owt salE its lAt.  
but ther woz nO replI.  
not Even a litl snicer from sumwer in the darcnes. 
 thA yeld agAn.  

cum on owt salE its lAt.  
stil ther woz nO replI from salE.  
thA bEgan too wurE and started surching for hur. 

 az thA worcd arownd the erEa thA corld owt salE cum on wE giv up yoor sAf.  

but nO mater wer thA loucd or how much thA corld owt  
frE childrens bouc  
salE woz wundering wot had hapend.  
orl shE coud remember woz crorling under the big trunc ov a forlen trE too hId.  
now az shE loucd up shE sor several stars throo a smorl hOl abuv hur hed.  
shE had forlen intoo a hOl wen shE crorld under the trE trunc. 
help shE yeld and hEerd hur voys ecO throoowt wot must hav bEn a cAv.  

help help help help  
frE childrens bouc  
did yoo hEer that jAms marc sed exsItedlE.  
salE just yeld for help.  

cEp yeling salE jAms scEmd. 
that wA wE can fInd yoo.  
salE hEerd hur bruthur and cept scrEming.  

after a short wIl the boyz wur standing next too the big trE trunc.  
hA ar yoo stuc under this trE ascd jAms. 
 cInd ov salE yeld.  
wen I crorld under it too hId I fel intoo a cAv.  

plEz help mE Im scerd. 
 ts darc and I cant get owt. 

marc sed jAms yoo stA with salE and I wil gO get mI dad.  
then hE dashd of intoo the darcnes.  
dOnt bE scerd jAms sed.  
I am rIt hEer with yoo.  
nO yoor not salE sobd. 

yoor up ther and Im down hEer.  

az salE turnd in the darcnes ov the cAv shE bumpd intoo sumthing scEmd and bEgan too crI. 

wots rong jAms yeld.  
therz sumthing down hEer with mE salE rEplId in a shAcE voys.  

just then marc and hiz dad cAm runing throo the woudz.  

marcs father nelt down and ascd salE if shE woz OcA.  

hE coud hEer hur crIing and sobing.  
salE ar yoo hurt hE ascd.  
nO shE sed.  

but Im scerd and ther iz sumthing down hEer with mE.  
stand bac salE.  

I am lOwering a rOp and wil bE down with yoo in a second.  

marcs dad tId the rOp too the trE fownd the hOl under the trE trunc wigld a bit and lOwerd himself intoo the cAv.  

salE coud sE him cuming down the rOp and stopd crIing.  

not OnlE woz hE ther but the cAv bEcAm brIter from the bEm ov hiz flashlIt az it danzd acros the cAvz flor and worls.  

az hE rEchd the flor ov the cAv hE shon the lIt on salE and gAv hur a big hug.  

dOnt bE frItend hE sed.  
Il hav yoo owt ov hEer in nO tIm.  

then hE shon the lIt arownd and sor that shE had forlen intoo a smorl cAv.  

and verE clOz too hur in the midl ov the cAv woz sumthing rapd in lAerz ov Old blancets.  marc jAms therz sumthing down hEer.  

I am gOing too tI it too the rOp and I wont yoo too poul it owt.  OcA thA rEplId.  

the boyz pould owt the object untId it and let the loos end ov the rOp forl bac intoo the cAv.  

the cAv woznt dEp and marcs dad boosted salE Over hiz hed sO shE coud crorl owt.  

hE then grabd the rOp and with a litl jump woz Abl too grab the Opening and poul himself owt. 

lets gO bac too mI hows for a cup ov hot tE.  

Il corl yor perents sO thA arnt wurEd and wel sE wot treshur salE fownd hE sed.  

wen thA got too marcs hows thA sipd ther tE and bEgan unraping the treshur.  

thA cerfulE pEld of lAerz ov Old blancets and cloth too rEvEl a wouden box.  

thA slOlE Opend it and sterd in amAzment.  

O mI salE sed in disbElEf.  

I dOnt bElEv wot I am sEing.  

the boyz and marcs father just sterd.  

insId the box wur joowelz ov everE culor yoo coud imajin.  

ther wur dIamonds roobEz safIerz and emaralds ov orl shAps and sIzes.  

intermixd thA coud sE several gOld coyns and strandz ov purlz.  

wEer rich the boyz scEmd.  

not qwIt interupted marcs father. 

 sumwun coud hav lost this and I dOnt thinc yoo shoud plan on spending enE ov it until wE fInd owt a litl mor.  

bEsIds salE fownd it. Il sher it salE sed hapilE.  

thats nIs salE rEplId marcs dad.  

but the rIt thing too doo iz contact the orthoritEs. 

 the next dA the for ov them and salEz muther drOv too the polEs stAshun explAnd wot had hapend and gAv the treshur too the polEs too hOld wIl thA conducted ther investigAshun.  

thA left the polEs stAshun sadlE and Even the dubl dipd Is crEm cOnz marcs father bort for them didnt mAc them smIl.  

thA drOv bac in sIlens.  

several wEcs past with nO word from the polEs.  

then wun Evening marcs father corld jAms salE and ther perents.  

the polEs just corld and I thinc yoo shoud cum Over rIt now hE sed.  

Im afrAd ther iz sum bad nUz abowt the treshur.  

the polEs ar on ther wA and wil explAn everEthing wen yoo get hEer.  

salE and jAms didnt sA much during the rId too marcs hows.  

salE thort that sins it woz bad nUz the treshur belongd too sumwun els Even thO thA probablE lost it.  

wotever hapend too fInders cEperz shE mumbld.  

wot did yoo sA salE hur muther ascd.  

O nuthing. salE rEplId. 

 then shE let owt a long sad sI that ecOd throo the car. 

wen thA arIvd at marcs hows the polEs wur ther with the treshur box.  

az salE enterd the captAn intrOdUsd himself and sed salE this iz yors.  

yor perents nEd too sIn sum pAperz but the box and its contents ar yors.  

salE marc and jAms shrEcd with joy and danzd arownd the room.  

then salE sed wot iz the bad nUz the captAn smIld and sed.  

the treshur iz wurth mor munE than yoo can imajin and with yor nU fownd welth cumz grAt responsibilitE.  

salE didnt qwIt understand wot the captAn woz torcing abowt and rIt now it rEalE didnt mater.  

marc ascd ar yoo gOing too sher.  

ov cors salE sed.  

if yoo and jAms didnt help mE I mIt stil bE ther. 

several dAz lAter salE ascd everEwun Over too hur hows.  

I hav dEsIded wot too doo with the munE from the treshur after it iz sOld shE sed.  

I am giving wun sixth too ower mom and dad wun sixth too marcs mom and dad on too marc wun sixth too jAms and wun sixth for mE. 

ther iz an extra wun sixth marc prowdlE stAted.  

hE luvd math and woz rIt on top ov salEz calcoolAshuns.  

nO therz not salE sed.  

iz too jAms sed.  

iz not salE sed in an angerd voys.  

just az marc woz gOing too sA thA ar at it agAn salE sed this iz wI ther iznt an extra wun sixth.  

I am giving it too the lOcal charitE sO it can bE given too thOz les fortUnAt and in nEd.  

hur muther and father sed it woz a cering and responsibl thing too doo.  

thA wur verE prowd ov hur and nU that shE understoud wot the captAn ment wen hE had turnd the treshur Over too hur just dAz bEfor. 

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