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For Wendy and Henry, two keen readers
and future writers.
David x
Contents
Chapter 4: The Children’s Ward
Chapter 5: Pink-Frilly-Nightdress Boy
Chapter 10: Rabbit-Dropping Roulette
Chapter 11: Poop! Poop! and Double Poop!
Chapter 12: Following the Leader
Chapter 19: Positively Medieval
Chapter 21: A Voice in the Darkness
Chapter 25: The Boy Protests too much
Chapter 28: The Impossible Dream