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All of a sudden, the laughter stopped. The music stopped. Smiles and
laughs turned into puzzled looks and concerned expressions. Then, a
blaring alarm sounded. Someone yelled, “Intruder!”

Sarah ran down each hallway as fast as she could. The desperate,
clodhopping footsteps of what sounded like a thousand teachers were

close behind.

“Cut her off at the elevator!” cried someone within the mob.

Sarah knew it was important that no one see her, so she ran even faster.
Finally, she came to the elevator and the doors were open. Sarah flung
herself through the open doors, pressed the button labelled “ground,”
hid herself from view, and desperately waited for the doors to shut.

Unfortunately for Sarah, this was an old elevator. She could hear the
mob approaching.

“We’ve got her!” someone yelled.

Sarah wiped the sweat off her brow and closed her eyes. Please don’t
let them get me, she thought to herself.

Then, the doors began to close. The mob of teachers, however, was
only a few yards away. She could feel the wind of their stampede swirl

through her enclosure. “Hurry!” she yelled at the elevator.

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