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14. MATTER IN MOTION
I dashed downstairs and found Maggie still in the kitchen with Jack. They noticed me but paid me no attention. I decided to use that opportunity of them not looking at me and dashed to the hidden elevators to the lab. I got to the lab and found my dad and Jay finishing off what they were installing in the capsule. They paid me no attention as well so I used that opportunity to get to the lab computer. Ever since we found out how dangerous this situation was, I had decided to use the computer in the lab because it was the only one around the house that was so deeply encrypted that it was highly impossible to trace its location and activity.
I went straight to the website and got the number that I wanted. I took the phone situated next to the computer and dialled the number on the screen of the computer. It rang twice and a female voice answered.
“Hello”, the voice said.
“Hi, is this the McKenzie residence?” I asked.
My question brou
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 16. ONE PLAN FROM DAD
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 17. LATE NIGHT VISITOR 1
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