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Wine cellar Didn't sound nearly as good as the attic Wasn't nearly as scary, but it was very cold and dark down here

John A away spiderwebs, then he shoved old furniture aside, and finally cao in and peek through the little door at the bottom of that door over there," he said "We used to have a stray kitten your grandmother took in, but it

disappeared shortly after you started coer one so the cat could coo when it wanted to"

With the flashlight held beneath his chin he looked like so up Didn't trust him not to slale through that little kitty door

"No You go in the wine cellar first," I ordered like Malcolht sla look before he went slowly into the wine cellar He put the flashlight on one of the wine racks while he tugged and tugged at the back rack holding many bottles of dusty ole wine bottles

Finally it creaked open Smelled bad in there I held my nose and stared, and then stared soh so I could see the tomen prisoners better

Oh, oh Mo on the darandmother's lap Both of theht come so suddenly into their dark evil cell I could barely see, it was so dim

"Who is it?" asked my momma weakly "Chris, is that you? Have you found us?"

Was my momma blind no could she think John Amos was my daddy? If h punishment?

My grandmother spoke up "John, I know that's you You let us out of here this minute Do you hear me--let us out immediately"

John Ahed

I didn't knohat to do, but Malcolive o up the stairs and let ive the prisoners their bread and water"

Wonder why he obeyed? Did he really think I was as strong as Malcolht, then I ran to bolt another door so he couldn't sneak up behind me

Feeling more like Malcol the silver tray with its half loaf of bread, and its silver pitcher of water It didn't see prison randantly

Big door was shut now It appeared only another of the wine shelves full of dusty old bottles Flat on my stomach I reached under the lower shelf and opened the little door that would swing inward, or outward-- wonder why the kitten liked it back in the darkest part?