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“I think this note could si every other letter or so”

“What can I do to help?”

He explained his plan to unravel the note It sounded sih She just wondered if it’d work

Annabelle h Grayson offered to write a coram to sort out the correct letters She said they could do it just as quickly by hand And she wanted to be able to contribute So with copies of the note and highlighters, they started going through the note, highlighting every capital letter without success Then they tried every other letter

, every third letter and so on

“This isn’t working,” Annabelle said in exasperation

“I agree” Grayson studied the note for a bit “Maybe we’re ju ahead”

“What do you mean?”

He continued staring at the copy of the note “Perhaps the note is telling us so”

Knock Knock

Who could that be? Annabelle sent Grayson a worried look No one in the palace knehat they were up to and that’s the way she wanted it to rees over

“Come in”

The door opened and Mr Drago stepped into the room Annabelle had known hiave any outward signs of what he was thinking Annabelle had always felt like they were strangers

“Excusewould like to know if you are done in his office”

“Yes, I a a bit paranoid “Please thank my uncle for me”