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"Don't leave, Detective Minkly!" you
shout. "The alien is on board the
bus!" Detective Minkly says seriously,
"That's quite a statement to make. I
hope you can back that up with facts."

You say, "Look in the mirror."
Detective Minkly leans over to look.
But it's too late. Yolanda screams,
"His face doesn't show up in the
mirror!" She jumps up and points to
Freddie. "You are sitting right in
front of the mirror, but you don't
show up in it!" Freddie dashes for
the door.
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"Yolanda, you scared him!" you cry out.
As Freddie disappears into the
snow-covered trees, you call after him.
"Please don't leave--can't we talk?"

You search for several minutes, but
can't find Freddie. Suddenly you hear a
sound. "Psst--I'm up here!" he says.
"Can you fly up?" You look up into the
tree. Freddie has flown up high into the
branches.

"No, I can't fly," you say, "but I can
climb." You climb up the tree. There's
so much you want to know, and it turns
out that Freddie has a couple of
questions about Earth kids, too. He
invites you to his planet for the
weekend. You say that first you have to
ask your parents. You're sure they'll
say yes!

THE END
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