The Fire Within: Ch. 36

George said they should bury Conker by the oak that supplies most of the squirrels with food. It would help the oak grow and help the other squirrels. It was natures way, to give back the nutrients to the ground. They buried Conker one hand of dirt at a time. Then David went away and…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 35

They all went to the library gardens and played the spotting game. Everyone took turns guessing where squirrels might be and they went to see if the guesser was correct. When it was Davids turn he chose the gardener’s hut. David started looking when they got there and Liz talked to George, the gardener. Then…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 34

David couldn’t finish his story that night, or the next, or the next. He had to settle on a two page chapter that Lucy hated. He had to go back and fix it, but Gadzooks, David’s dragon, would only say NINE BONGS. Apparently that was a spooky thing that David didn’t want to write about….

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The Fire Within: Ch. 33

Sophie got a dragon and named her Grace. David walked her to her car and had a conversation about Liz’s dragons. Then Sophie got in her car and turned her head. David thought that this was an invitation to kiss her but before he could, Lucy came out and reminded Sophie that she was forgetting…

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The Fire Within Ch. 32

Everyone left and went home. Liz and Lucy gave Sophie the tour of the dragons den. She got to see all kinds of dragons that Liz made. David looked and one and saw Liz and another and saw Lucy in it. Then they all saw Gruffen,who David hrrred at and Gruffen burned him. Then he looked…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 31

The car came to the gardens and everyone got out. Lucy and Liz went to find a place to let the squirrels out. David and Sophie started talking when Lucy came out from nowhere and took a picture of David and Sophie(who began to like each other) snuggling up. Then Liz found the perfect place…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 30

Lucy said that she had to see Conker and Snigger after she went to the bathroom. Meanwhile David, Sophie, and Liz confirmed their plan to take the squirrels to the library gardens.  They all loaded in to Liz’s van to go to the library gardens. On the way they talked about Davids story and when…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 29

David was on his bed with his laptop editing a chapter of Lucy’s story when the phone downstairs rang and Liz said it was for him. He told everyone that Sophie was coming in about 20 minutes. She came with good news and bad, first the good news: Conker wasn’t blind in one eye. Last…

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The Fire Within: Ch. 28

Conker wasn’t dead thanks to Bonnington. He only had a massive fit and had some teeth marks from where Bonnington had picked him up. David called Sophie from the Wildlife Hospital and David, Lucy, and Liz went there. The doctor was out for the day so Sophie took Conker and Snigger in for the doctor…

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The Fire Within: Ch.27

David and Lucy ran outside and and saw Snigger and Conker running across the lawn. The Caracactus was following them so Conker ran away but Snigger ran across the clothesline to distract the Caracactus. It got stuck in one of Liz’s sweaters and tried to get out. David and Lucy got the Caracactus out and…

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