NovelStartFrancel did not know how much thad passed.
He had fallen asleep but still had not seen Smiley return. Rubbing his eyes, Francel wandered around the gang's hideout, searching
for her. To his surprise, not only was Smiley missing, but all the members of the Stick Gang were nowhere to be found.
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The large room waspletely empty, and the surrounding darkness made Francel uneasy. Remembering Pine's odd behavior that
afternoon, Francel began to worry that something bad had happened to his brothers and Smiley.
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He quickly bolted out the door and ran toward the route Smiley always took
to school. It was a bit of a distance, and by the tFrancel reached the area near the school, there was still no sign of her.
It was strangepared to the Northern Territory, the nightlife in the Western and Southern Territories was much livelier, often
lasting until dawn.
Especially in Grenford, where the Western and Southern Territories met, the streets would normally be bustling with vendors and
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crowds at this hour.
Yet tonight, the streets were eerily silent, as though death itself had swept through. Francel pinched his own cheek to make sure he
was not dreaming because he could not recall nightthere ever being this dark.
Without wastina anv more time. Francel continued his search. movina swiftly throuah the streets and allevs. However. he could not
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