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Authors: Carlos Bueno

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“What do you think, Xor? Which way?”

“Do you really want to see a Garden full of Unfriendly Things?”

“Good point.” She went left.

IN THE AIR | ON THE GROUND

They didn’t want to see anything bigger than them that also could fly, no matter how
Friendly. Anyway, Tortoise was on the ground.

LIGHT | HEAVY

“Heavy for sure!” shouted Xor.

LIVES OUTSIDE | LIVES
INSIDE

“Tortoises live outside, don’t they?” Now that she thought about it, Laurie
wasn’t completely sure. But it seemed like a good guess!

NEVER SLEEPS | SOMETIMES
SLEEPS

“And they definitely sleep,” said Xor. Right they went.

SLEEPS AT NIGHT | SLEEPS DURING THE
DAY

“Sleeps at Night!” Laurie shouted. “We should be getting
close!”

MANY COLORS | ONE COLOR

Laurie ran down the left-hand path without stopping to think. But wasn’t Tortoise only
one color? It was too late to go back.

QUIET | NOISY

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