Nana D and I exchanged curious glances. “Perhaps Prudence does have another family member no one knows much about. Have we just found the O'Malley DNA connection?” Bartleby was a bit of an obstructionist, despite offering to help. He took a long time to produce results. Was he trustworthy?
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As the sun descended, bringing a conclusion to our entertaining day, Emma, Ulan, and I decided to head home. When everyone begged to make a pit stop at the restroom, I navigated toward the spooky corn maze to watch people run around in circles with no sense of direction. I knew the secret ways in and out as well as what happened if you veered too close to the coffin. Having gone on the original walkthroughs with the designer, I planned to frighten some friends, maybe Myriam too. While roaming thr
