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"I'ado said, his voice echoing through the fountain cave Rebecca didn't see him at first, not until he stepped away fro, hearing every word they said

"Why did you do that to Miss Brigha to her I tried to cut her in, but she wouldn't play ball"

"Play ball?"

"I was going towith it Her precious duty to that reverend guy" Mr Delgado sneered, giving his face a sinister look

"What is it you want from us?"

"Just this," he said He held up a pitcher, the interior of it glowing like the fountain itself

"The water? What would you do with it?"

"You kids really are sheltered You're sitting on a gold mine and you don't even realize it"

"You want to sell the water? To who?"

"The highest bidder"

"We can't let you do that," Prudence said "We can't let you have the water"

"That's what she said Right before I did this"

Rebecca knehat he was going to do a second before he brought the pitcher back She had just enough tiround She turned over to make sure the water wouldn't hit the baby

Instead, the water hit her back Rebecca didn't feel anything for a er around her Her arms retracted into the sleeves of her dress Molly, who had looked so tiny before, began to look er, almost like an equal

Rebecca looked up in time to see what remained in the pitcher hit Prudence As had happened to Rebecca, Prudence began to shrink The dress Sa at her feet Her hair slipped out of its bun to tumble down to almost her waist Prudence's stomach shrank as well, but she re up a hand "I'et even littler before ado said

"You should pick on someone your own size," David said frouy? Be uest"

Rebecca rolled over Prudence helped her up to her feet To her dismay, Rebecca saw she only ca Molly felt like trying to hold one of the newborn calves She and Annie were probably the saer now "David, no," she squeaked