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right lane. With one hand on the wheel and
another clutching her wand, the young girl sprayed out a barrage of spells, but none of them made
contact with Butch.
The two boys ducked in their seats as Tonya flailed her arm around wildly.
She hit a fire hydrant with one beam of light, then a dumpster, and then some metal trash cans at
the edge of the curb.
The sports car ran over a pothole in the road, causing everyone to fall back
into their seats. Tonya inadvertently sent a stream of magical light into the sky, which
scattered a flock of pigeons that had been nestling on a window ledge above.
A large semi-truck started to cross the intersection in front of them.
Gasping in horror, Tonya dropped her wand in her lap, reeled the car to the left, and whizzed
past the truck. The police followed suit, forcing the semi to jackknife onto the sidewalk.
Pedestrians scattered for their lives.
* * *
A Cocker Spaniel barked ferociously at the fire hydrant that had been
previously hit by one of Tonya’s out-of-control spells. The red fire hydrant vibrated with harsh
grinding sounds. Suddenly, the cylinder of metal stretched itself ten feet into the air. The top
part of the fire hydrant split open and formed a gaping mouth full of sharp, metallic teeth. It
thrashed around like a snake for a few seconds and then, without warning, came crashing down onto
the poor dog below—swallowing it whole.
While this was happening, a short, stubby man eating a hot dog walked up to
his immaculately clean car and pulled off a parking ticket that a police officer had placed under
his wiper blade.
“Oh, crud, ” he mumbled to himself as he crumpled up the piece of paper.
Just then, a small bird-dropping splattered on his clean windshield.
Extremely perturbed, the man began to wipe off the mess with his ticket.
An ominous, dark shadow loomed overhead and made a loud warbling sound as it
passed by. The unsuspecting man looked up to see what it was, and, at that very moment, a shower
of white bird turd completely drenched him and his beautiful car. Revolted by the pungent smell
and feeling absolutely disgusted, he wiped his face and attempted to open his eyes.
The horrible noise of crunching metal sounded from behind. When the man
turned around, he saw a humongous pigeon perched on the top of his car, sagging the roof with its
weight. Before he could scream, the bird snatched the hot dog out of his trembling hand and
swallowed it in one bite.
Nauseated with fear, the short man stumbled backwards, away from the enormous
bird. The pigeon twitched its head back and forth and hopped to the ground, but before it had
even landed, the man’s tiny car was propelled forward by the impact of something large. A massive
dumpster had crashed into the vehicle. It chomped down on the hood like a dog consuming a bone.
Two hefty legs of metal lifted the dumpster off the ground and allowed it to move about with
incredible agility. Presumably, the dumpster had intended to gobble up the oversized bird but,
instead, ripped the car apart with its powerful jaws.
After pulverizing the vehicle, the dumpster sprang into the air and landed on
a minivan nearby. The windshield and side windows burst from the excessive weight.
Silver trash cans with legs of their own ran through the street like chickens
with their heads cut off. One by one, the dumpster squashed the little cans under its doglike
claws. Just after crushing the last trash can, it spotted the gigantic pigeon hopping away.
The dumpster knocked over a newspaper stand and bumped into parked cars while
chasing the bird down the street. People fled in hysteria. Suddenly, the pigeon turned around,
opened its beak wide, and sprayed a hot flame from its mouth towards the spastic dumpster. Badly
scorched and starting to melt,
another clutching her wand, the young girl sprayed out a barrage of spells, but none of them made
contact with Butch.
The two boys ducked in their seats as Tonya flailed her arm around wildly.
She hit a fire hydrant with one beam of light, then a dumpster, and then some metal trash cans at
the edge of the curb.
The sports car ran over a pothole in the road, causing everyone to fall back
into their seats. Tonya inadvertently sent a stream of magical light into the sky, which
scattered a flock of pigeons that had been nestling on a window ledge above.
A large semi-truck started to cross the intersection in front of them.
Gasping in horror, Tonya dropped her wand in her lap, reeled the car to the left, and whizzed
past the truck. The police followed suit, forcing the semi to jackknife onto the sidewalk.
Pedestrians scattered for their lives.
* * *
A Cocker Spaniel barked ferociously at the fire hydrant that had been
previously hit by one of Tonya’s out-of-control spells. The red fire hydrant vibrated with harsh
grinding sounds. Suddenly, the cylinder of metal stretched itself ten feet into the air. The top
part of the fire hydrant split open and formed a gaping mouth full of sharp, metallic teeth. It
thrashed around like a snake for a few seconds and then, without warning, came crashing down onto
the poor dog below—swallowing it whole.
While this was happening, a short, stubby man eating a hot dog walked up to
his immaculately clean car and pulled off a parking ticket that a police officer had placed under
his wiper blade.
“Oh, crud, ” he mumbled to himself as he crumpled up the piece of paper.
Just then, a small bird-dropping splattered on his clean windshield.
Extremely perturbed, the man began to wipe off the mess with his ticket.
An ominous, dark shadow loomed overhead and made a loud warbling sound as it
passed by. The unsuspecting man looked up to see what it was, and, at that very moment, a shower
of white bird turd completely drenched him and his beautiful car. Revolted by the pungent smell
and feeling absolutely disgusted, he wiped his face and attempted to open his eyes.
The horrible noise of crunching metal sounded from behind. When the man
turned around, he saw a humongous pigeon perched on the top of his car, sagging the roof with its
weight. Before he could scream, the bird snatched the hot dog out of his trembling hand and
swallowed it in one bite.
Nauseated with fear, the short man stumbled backwards, away from the enormous
bird. The pigeon twitched its head back and forth and hopped to the ground, but before it had
even landed, the man’s tiny car was propelled forward by the impact of something large. A massive
dumpster had crashed into the vehicle. It chomped down on the hood like a dog consuming a bone.
Two hefty legs of metal lifted the dumpster off the ground and allowed it to move about with
incredible agility. Presumably, the dumpster had intended to gobble up the oversized bird but,
instead, ripped the car apart with its powerful jaws.
After pulverizing the vehicle, the dumpster sprang into the air and landed on
a minivan nearby. The windshield and side windows burst from the excessive weight.
Silver trash cans with legs of their own ran through the street like chickens
with their heads cut off. One by one, the dumpster squashed the little cans under its doglike
claws. Just after crushing the last trash can, it spotted the gigantic pigeon hopping away.
The dumpster knocked over a newspaper stand and bumped into parked cars while
chasing the bird down the street. People fled in hysteria. Suddenly, the pigeon turned around,
opened its beak wide, and sprayed a hot flame from its mouth towards the spastic dumpster. Badly
scorched and starting to melt,
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