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Decoded — page 4 — Back in his bedroom he snatched up his backpack and scanned his cluttered desk for his homework He had a bad habit of leaving his work right there when he was done but it was nowhere to be found Opening up his pack he saw that his folders were already tucked in all nice and neat I don’t remember doing that Grady thought but he shrugged There wasn’t time to think about anything but getting to first period and fast As he came downstairs Grady saw his mom waiting at the bottom of the steps She didn’t look happy Was there a power outage or something Grady asked He found his shoes at the bottom of the steps and tried to tug one on For some reason his foot didn’t fit No there wasn’t his mom replied But you’re going to be late Becky has already left 7

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Decoded — page 6 — tossed it into his backpack Glancing at the microwave’s digital clock he realized it was 9 06 a m Late Grady looked around still amazed that he’d slept so long It kind of bugged him that his younger sister Becky hadn’t bothered to wait for him or even wake him up What time did Becky leave Grady asked zipping his backpack closed She left earlier than usual his mom said Said she didn’t want to be late Besides it’s not her fault you couldn’t get out of bed Okay okay Grady said slinging his pack on It felt heavier than usual but he wondered if it was just because he was still half asleep You need to get moving 9

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