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his feet. How many other kids had

             they seen with a jacket like that?


             None. In a panic he almost tore at it to

             get it off.

                     “You think they saw that?” he


             cried.

                     He kicked it angrily into the dust.


                     “So don’t wear it anymore,” said

             Josh.


                     It wasn’t as simple as that.

             Everyone knew it was his favourite


             denim jacket. He wore it nearly every

             day. Everyone would notice if he


             suddenly didn’t.

                     The two boys waited. They felt

             trapped. Safe where they were, but


             trapped. If they moved out of the alley

             ... if someone walked by ... but had

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