TravlinBug'z

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Later that night, I awoke to what I thought was a ticking sound, although it was very faint. It must be Father’s watch, I thought to myself. But then I remembered that Father’s watch was at the jeweler’s shop back home, where Mother was having it polished for their anniversary. I tried to go back to sleep, but that whisper of a ticking sound kept bothering me, until I finally decided to take a closer look at whatever was making it.

I made sure my parents were asleep and gently unlocked the cabin door. Father stirred a little bit in his sleep, but did not awaken. I could still hear the ticking as I came through the door onto the deck of the ship and grabbed the railing. Maybe it was coming from the cabin next to mine, which was Victor’z. Victor Spoil'z was always working on some gadget or another. So I snuck over to his cabin, leaned forward and put my ear

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