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		<description>The original writings of author Shan</description>
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			<description>9&amp;ldquo;Rudy, did you drag me all the way over the lake?&amp;rdquo; Lucy trembled, lying on the snowbank half frozen, trying to embrace Rudy. &amp;ldquo;You are all wet, too, Rudy. I&amp;rsquo;m so sorry. I don&amp;rsquo;t think we will make it,&amp;rdquo; sobbed Lucy, shivering in the dark.Footsteps over the snow came..</description>
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			<description>6.With no time to lose, Lucy packed and set off at midnight, with only a torch to lead the way, Rudy reluctantly trailing behind.&amp;ldquo;Rudy, we must hurry. Who knows how much air is left in the...,&amp;rdquo; Lucy stopped in mid sentence and listened intently. &amp;ldquo;Do you think we&amp;rsquo;re being foll..</description>
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			<description>1In the far north, a loud explosion collapsed the exit tunnel of the miners of R&amp;oslash;ros.&quot;Oh no, it's the mine!&quot; cried Lucy. &quot;Come on Rudy, we have to go find daddy,&quot; she started rushing to the mine with her Saint Bernard.2&quot;The tunnel is completely blocked; we can't do anything without light,&quot; in..</description>
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			<description>Now these candies were no ordinary confectionary! To the subjects of Palenque, they tasted sweet like chocolate. To the foreigners of the north, they created confusion in their minds.</description>
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			<title>9</title>
			<description>The northern witches tried to infiltrate the construction effort. Standing guard at the entrances to the construction sites, the skeleton warriors offered the witches delicious candies to ward them off.</description>
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			<description>Together, the skeletons rose from the graves. The army of builders arrived to build the biggest pyramids ever on this land.</description>
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			<description>It had been a kingdom of thousands of years. Many men and women had come and gone. Casper went to the Tzompantli where their bones were kept. There, he awoke the warriors of the past who were loyal to the past and future kings of Palenque.</description>
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			<description>Casper knew he had to build hills. But who would come to his aid when he was already dead?</description>
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			<description>Casper had to lead his people to the high ground to avoid the flood. But the land of Palenque was as flat as a pancake and there was nowhere to run.</description>
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			<description>The witches had bewitched the big water to flood Palenque on this blue moon to wash away the last souls of the land.</description>
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			<description>Casper had a stubborn soul for he had to save his country before he passed on to the next world. He had until midnight of the next blue moon.</description>
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			<description>He had glimpsed a grin from a northern guest just before he drank the deadly wine. This northern guest with a pointy hat had come to destroy Palenque, this kingdom of the south.</description>
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			<description>The witches of the north had come to the land of Palenque. King Casper of Palenque was poisoned to death at his birthday party. No one knew the culprit except King Casper himself.</description>
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			<title>Lucy of R&amp;oslash;ros</title>
			<description>The journey of Lucy to bring hope to the trapped miners of R&amp;oslash;ros. She has 0 day and 12 nights ahead of her.</description>
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			<title>Casper of Palenque</title>
			<description>A whimsical perspective on the story of Halloween, King Casper has to save his kingdom from evil witches who cast spells and wreak havoc among the people of Palenque.</description>
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