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"Found it," he said, returning to the bed with the sound of crinkling paper as he tore the wrapping off After a second, he asked, "What is it?"

"What’s it feel like?"

"I have no idea So soft and fuzzy with a little metal tube"

"The soft fuzzy part is a rabbit foot"

"A what? E"

"Hey, I got this e, gross rabbit foot froot it just for you, because they’re full of good luck and protect you from harm Butnot just any rabbit foot froood luck, and not just any left hind foot The rabbit has to be caught in a cemetery on a full moon and the foot chopped off while the rabbit is stillalive So don’t you dare take htly So around, just so you could be protected And I haven’t even gotten to the coolest part yet"

"What?" he asked, sounding totally interested

"The tube connected to it is actually monster repellant"

"Nuh-uh There’s no such thing"

"Oh, yes, there is Whenever you think a ht be near, you spray this baby in your mouth--it’s actually very minty flavored--and it keeps any and every ed him "Try it Spray a squirt into your mouth"

After a second, I heard the aerosol spray go off "Ugh," he ether a few times and added, "But not too bad"

"And?" I asked, "Do you see any monsters?"