“Curiouser and curiouser . . .” Lottie
muttered to herself. It was a saying from her
favorite book,
Alice inWonderland
, and it seemed
to apply to her life more and more often lately.
“Another blinkin’ code to crack,” sighed
Reg. “I knew I should’ve stayed up top.
Now my brain’s going to ache for the rest of
the day!”
Uncle Bert leaned in to get a closer look.
“Come now, it can’t be that difficult,” he
said. He looked closer and his smile faded.
“We, um, must have to, er, put the thingies
on the whatsits . . .”
Lottie rolled her eyes. She pointed to two
arms that lay next to the clock faces.
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