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His dad nodded "There’s so to the little er I saw for nats I can’t get that out of my mind Then there’s the letter from Alaska I know you don’t know anyone up there" He shook his head "It’s a lot of evidence, son A lot"
"So you--"
His dad held up a hand, cutting off Tick "But that’s not why I’m convinced"
"It’s not?"
"No" His dad leaned forward and put his elbows on his knees "Tick, I’ve known you for thirteen years, and I can’t think of a tiood of a person I trust you, and as I looked into your eyes as you told me this crazy story, I kneas true Noanted some time to think about it and such, but I knew"
Tick wanted to say so cheesy and profound, but all that cahed "Yeah, cool I can feel it deep down that this is important and that you were chosen to help because you’re a special kid There’s always been soical about you, Tick, and I think I knew that someday your life would take a turn for the unique We’ve never really talked about it, but I’ve always felt like you had a guardian angel or soift These letters and clues and all this weird stuff has to be related so about, and didn’t care--he was too excited about finally having so on "So you’ll help ure it out?"
"Now, maybe I can help a little here and there with the riddles but"--he pointed a finger at Tick--"you better believe I’uard anyone’s ever had All this dangerous stuff scares ave his patented bear hug, then leaned back "So where do we go fro the clues and hope we can figure everything out by May sixth"
His dad scratched his chin, deep in thought "Yeah" He see uy expects you to be a littlea little deeper to find out what’s going on"
"Dad, I can tell you’re thinking really hard ’cause it looks like you nored the joke "You have teeks off froht"
"And I have plenty of vacation time" He paused "But ould we do about your mom? I don’t want her involved in this She’d worry herself to the deathbed quicker than she can make a batch of peanut-butter cookies"
"Dad, what are you talking about?"
His dad’s eyes focused on Tick "I think we should do a little investigating"
"Investigating?"
"Yeah" He reached out and squeezed Tick’s shoulder "In Alaska"