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		<title>RabbiBob at 11:10, 24 December 2020</title>
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		<title>RabbiBob at 09:07, 21 August 2020</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;div class=&quot;mbr-text col-12 col-md-8 mbr-fonts-style display-7&quot;&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;!-- &#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Summary&lt;/ins&gt;:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;--&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;2086&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;br &lt;/del&gt;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;/&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot;What&#039;s this?&quot; Niko held up a silvery star with sharp points that glinted in the soft honey-colored lights of their Christmas tree. A tiny ribbon was knotted around it.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;br /&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked up from arranging cookies on plates. &quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;br &lt;/del&gt;/&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;But what were they originally?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;br &lt;/del&gt;/&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green-and-red paper chains, snipped through the band with the socks, and ended up sticking vibrating in the wall just above the dark green holly garland.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;/&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko sighed. &quot;Seems Goose still doesn&#039;t quite understand Christmas.&quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, then looked across the room. Her eyes rested finally on the Christmas tree. &quot;Let&#039;s put them on the highest twigs where the children can&#039;t reach them.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc showed a mocking smile. &quot;You insisted that everybody add something for the party.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;I don&#039;t deny it&lt;/del&gt;!&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh had given them for their office, and stretched, balancing on the highest rung, to put the stars in place.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Be careful. You aren&#039;t Goose.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;I know.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Really looks good,&quot; Doc grinned, looking up at her backside. At her dark look, he hastily added, &quot;If you don&#039;t know what they are.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;We simply won&#039;t tell anybody.&quot; She opened a box of tinsel and began to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the colored paper and glitter foil that covered most of the table.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Oh, no!&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko turned in alarm. &quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; Doc seemed totally horrified.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;We&#039;re in trouble,&quot; he murmured. &quot;Really big trouble. We&#039;ll never wriggle out of it before the others arrive.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&#039;s almost decorated and...&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;That&#039;s the problem.&quot; He unwrapped the formless parcel he&#039;d found under the heap of papers and foils. &quot;Do you remember the thing Jessie brought us? This supposed&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;be-a-star like those you put on the tree top?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Yeah, it&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s horrible. But she&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s very proud of it. And...&quot; She turned abruptly to stare at the tree. &quot;We forgot to put it on!&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;She&#039;ll be very disappointed.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;We have to get it up there before she arrives.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;How?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked the tree up, down, and across. It was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. In fact, it was nearly round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something onto the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;I&#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&quot; The hacker hurried out of the room.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko was sitting on the table, her feet resting on one of the chairs, turning Jessie&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &quot;Goose, you can help me!&quot; She jumped to her feet. At his curious look&lt;/del&gt;: &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot;I&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ve got to get this onto the top.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;He turned to look at the broad pine. &quot;Why didn&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;t you put it up when the tree was still on its side?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;It slipped our minds,&quot; she sighed. &quot;It&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s from Jessie. Can you reach up high enough?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Let me try.&quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the pine&#039;s top. &quot;Guess it&#039;s possible.&quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;Hey! This is the antigrav thingie QBall...&quot; Doc rushed into the room and stumbled over one foot of the ladder.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Shane lost his balance and fell head over heels into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands, he crashed to the floor. &quot;Ouch!&quot; Silently, tinsel rained down on him, on the tree above him, on Niko&#039;s and Doc&#039;s hair, and on Jessie&#039;s creation lying on top.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;...wants us to test anyway.&quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &quot;Did I do this?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;What&#039;s going on here?!&quot; They both jumped to attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;We&#039;re decorating the tree, Commander,&quot; Niko managed to explain finally.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;We just had a little...&quot; Doc searched for the best description. &quot;Accident, sir.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&quot;I see. But what happened in detail, Rangers?&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko grabbed the thing from the heap behind her. &quot;We tried to put this on the tree when the decorating was almost done.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Jessie squeezed past her father, reaching for her creation. &quot;On the tree?&quot; She looked, puzzled, at Doc and Niko. &quot;But it&#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside it and on the star points you see some Christmas scenes, like Santa&#039;s arrival and the stable at Bethlehem.&quot; She giggled. &quot;It&#039;d look awful on the tree.&quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko and Doc stared at each other, looked at the mess behind them, and began to laugh...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;When the laughter finally faded, they heard a faint tapping of fingernails on the floor. Goose&#039;s growling voice demanded, &quot;Can &amp;amp;ndash; dammit &amp;amp;ndash; can someone help me out of here before I do actual damage to this equipment?!&quot;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&quot;What&#039;s this?&quot; Niko held up a silvery star with sharp points that glinted in the soft honey-colored lights of their Christmas tree. A tiny ribbon was knotted around it.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Doc looked up from arranging cookies on plates. &quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;But what were they originally?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green-and-red paper chains, snipped through the band with the socks, and ended up sticking vibrating in the wall just above the dark green holly garland.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko sighed. &quot;Seems Goose still doesn&#039;t quite understand Christmas.&quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, then looked across the room. Her eyes rested finally on the Christmas tree. &quot;Let&#039;s put them on the highest twigs where the children can&#039;t reach them.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Doc showed a mocking smile. &quot;You insisted that everybody add something for the party.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;I don&#039;t deny it!&quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh had given them for their office, and stretched, balancing on the highest rung, to put the stars in place.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Be careful. You aren&#039;t Goose.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;I know.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Really looks good,&quot; Doc grinned, looking up at her backside. At her dark look, he hastily added, &quot;If you don&#039;t know what they are.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;We simply won&#039;t tell anybody.&quot; She opened a box of tinsel and began to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the colored paper and glitter foil that covered most of the table.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Oh, no!&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko turned in alarm. &quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; Doc seemed totally horrified.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;We&#039;re in trouble,&quot; he murmured. &quot;Really big trouble. We&#039;ll never wriggle out of it before the others arrive.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&#039;s almost decorated and...&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;That&#039;s the problem.&quot; He unwrapped the formless parcel he&#039;d found under the heap of papers and foils. &quot;Do you remember the thing Jessie brought us? This supposed-to-be-a-star like those you put on the tree top?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Yeah, it&#039;s horrible. But she&#039;s very proud of it. And...&quot; She turned abruptly to stare at the tree. &quot;We forgot to put it on!&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;She&#039;ll be very disappointed.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;We have to get it up there before she arrives.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;How?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Doc looked the tree up, down, and across. It was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. In fact, it was nearly round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something onto the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;I&#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&quot; The hacker hurried out of the room.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Niko was sitting on the table, her feet resting on one of the chairs, turning Jessie&#039;s star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &quot;Goose, you can help me!&quot; She jumped to her feet. At his curious look: &quot;I&#039;ve got to get this onto the top.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;He turned to look at the broad pine. &quot;Why didn&#039;t you put it up when the tree was still on its side?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;It slipped our minds,&quot; she sighed. &quot;It&#039;s from Jessie. Can you reach up high enough?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Let me try.&quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the pine&#039;s top. &quot;Guess it&#039;s possible.&quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;Hey! This is the antigrav thingie QBall...&quot; Doc rushed into the room and stumbled over one foot of the ladder.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Shane lost his balance and fell head over heels into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands, he crashed to the floor. &quot;Ouch!&quot; Silently, tinsel rained down on him, on the tree above him, on Niko&#039;s and Doc&#039;s hair, and on Jessie&#039;s creation lying on top.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;...wants us to test anyway.&quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &quot;Did I do this?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;What&#039;s going on here?!&quot; They both jumped to attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;We&#039;re decorating the tree, Commander,&quot; Niko managed to explain finally.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;We just had a little...&quot; Doc searched for the best description. &quot;Accident, sir.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&quot;I see. But what happened in detail, Rangers?&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko grabbed the thing from the heap behind her. &quot;We tried to put this on the tree when the decorating was almost done.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Jessie squeezed past her father, reaching for her creation. &quot;On the tree?&quot; She looked, puzzled, at Doc and Niko. &quot;But it&#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside it and on the star points you see some Christmas scenes, like Santa&#039;s arrival and the stable at Bethlehem.&quot; She giggled. &quot;It&#039;d look awful on the tree.&quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko and Doc stared at each other, looked at the mess behind them, and began to laugh...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;When the laughter finally faded, they heard a faint tapping of fingernails on the floor. Goose&#039;s growling voice demanded, &quot;Can &amp;amp;ndash; dammit &amp;amp;ndash; can someone help me out of here before I do actual damage to this equipment?!&quot;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- FOOTER START --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Fanfic]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Fanfic-K]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Fanfic-AKK]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:GRCD1]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:GRCD1]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Fanfic&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;G&lt;/del&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Fanfic&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;AKK]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- Review items for clean up --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- Does the page look good (and can it be helped?) --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- If fanfic exists elsewhere, is the new template in place? Did we include all the links? --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- If additional links are found, send to RB to put in the master spreadsheet as well as add them here --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- If everything looks good, remove the next lines and set the Finished marker. --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- ********************************************************************************************************** --&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;FanFic&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Finished&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;!-- FOOTER END -&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Beta Mountain-&lt;/ins&gt;Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Commander Joseph Walsh-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Commander Joseph Walsh-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Jessica Foxx-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Jessica Foxx-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l22&quot;&gt;Line 22:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Walter Hartford-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Walter Hartford-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Zachary Foxx-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Zachary Foxx-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:BETA Mountain-Location-Fanfic]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Cleanup-Done]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;2086&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s this?&amp;quot; Niko held up a silvery star with sharp points that glinted in the soft honey-colored lights of their Christmas tree. A tiny ribbon was knotted around it.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked up from arranging cookies on plates. &amp;quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;But what were they originally?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green-and-red paper chains, snipped through the band with the socks, and ended up sticking vibrating in the wall just above the dark green holly garland.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko sighed. &amp;quot;Seems Goose still doesn&amp;#039;t quite understand Christmas.&amp;quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, then looked across the room. Her eyes rested finally on the Christmas tree. &amp;quot;Let&amp;#039;s put them on the highest twigs where the children can&amp;#039;t reach them.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc showed a mocking smile. &amp;quot;You insisted that everybody add something for the party.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t deny it!&amp;quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh had given them for their office, and stretched, balancing on the highest rung, to put the stars in place.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Be careful. You aren&amp;#039;t Goose.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I know.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Really looks good,&amp;quot; Doc grinned, looking up at her backside. At her dark look, he hastily added, &amp;quot;If you don&amp;#039;t know what they are.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We simply won&amp;#039;t tell anybody.&amp;quot; She opened a box of tinsel and began to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the colored paper and glitter foil that covered most of the table.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Oh, no!&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko turned in alarm. &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s wrong?&amp;quot; Doc seemed totally horrified.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re in trouble,&amp;quot; he murmured. &amp;quot;Really big trouble. We&amp;#039;ll never wriggle out of it before the others arrive.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&amp;#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&amp;#039;s almost decorated and...&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s the problem.&amp;quot; He unwrapped the formless parcel he&amp;#039;d found under the heap of papers and foils. &amp;quot;Do you remember the thing Jessie brought us? This supposed-to-be-a-star like those you put on the tree top?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Yeah, it&amp;#039;s horrible. But she&amp;#039;s very proud of it. And...&amp;quot; She turned abruptly to stare at the tree. &amp;quot;We forgot to put it on!&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;She&amp;#039;ll be very disappointed.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We have to get it up there before she arrives.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;How?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked the tree up, down, and across. It was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. In fact, it was nearly round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something onto the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&amp;quot; The hacker hurried out of the room.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko was sitting on the table, her feet resting on one of the chairs, turning Jessie&amp;#039;s star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &amp;quot;Goose, you can help me!&amp;quot; She jumped to her feet. At his curious look: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got to get this onto the top.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;He turned to look at the broad pine. &amp;quot;Why didn&amp;#039;t you put it up when the tree was still on its side?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;It slipped our minds,&amp;quot; she sighed. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s from Jessie. Can you reach up high enough?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Let me try.&amp;quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the pine&amp;#039;s top. &amp;quot;Guess it&amp;#039;s possible.&amp;quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Hey! This is the antigrav thingie QBall...&amp;quot; Doc rushed into the room and stumbled over one foot of the ladder.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Shane lost his balance and fell head over heels into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands, he crashed to the floor. &amp;quot;Ouch!&amp;quot; Silently, tinsel rained down on him, on the tree above him, on Niko&amp;#039;s and Doc&amp;#039;s hair, and on Jessie&amp;#039;s creation lying on top.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;...wants us to test anyway.&amp;quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &amp;quot;Did I do this?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s going on here?!&amp;quot; They both jumped to attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re decorating the tree, Commander,&amp;quot; Niko managed to explain finally.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We just had a little...&amp;quot; Doc searched for the best description. &amp;quot;Accident, sir.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I see. But what happened in detail, Rangers?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko grabbed the thing from the heap behind her. &amp;quot;We tried to put this on the tree when the decorating was almost done.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Jessie squeezed past her father, reaching for her creation. &amp;quot;On the tree?&amp;quot; She looked, puzzled, at Doc and Niko. &amp;quot;But it&amp;#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside it and on the star points you see some Christmas scenes, like Santa&amp;#039;s arrival and the stable at Bethlehem.&amp;quot; She giggled. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;d look awful on the tree.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko and Doc stared at each other, looked at the mess behind them, and began to laugh...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;When the laughter finally faded, they heard a faint tapping of fingernails on the floor. Goose&amp;#039;s growling voice demanded, &amp;quot;Can &amp;amp;ndash; dammit &amp;amp;ndash; can someone help me out of here before I do actual damage to this equipment?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;2086&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s this?&amp;quot; Niko held up a silvery star with sharp points that glinted in the soft honey-colored lights of their Christmas tree. A tiny ribbon was knotted around it.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked up from arranging cookies on plates. &amp;quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;But what were they originally?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green-and-red paper chains, snipped through the band with the socks, and ended up sticking vibrating in the wall just above the dark green holly garland.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko sighed. &amp;quot;Seems Goose still doesn&amp;#039;t quite understand Christmas.&amp;quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, then looked across the room. Her eyes rested finally on the Christmas tree. &amp;quot;Let&amp;#039;s put them on the highest twigs where the children can&amp;#039;t reach them.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc showed a mocking smile. &amp;quot;You insisted that everybody add something for the party.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t deny it!&amp;quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh had given them for their office, and stretched, balancing on the highest rung, to put the stars in place.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Be careful. You aren&amp;#039;t Goose.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I know.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Really looks good,&amp;quot; Doc grinned, looking up at her backside. At her dark look, he hastily added, &amp;quot;If you don&amp;#039;t know what they are.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We simply won&amp;#039;t tell anybody.&amp;quot; She opened a box of tinsel and began to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the colored paper and glitter foil that covered most of the table.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Oh, no!&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko turned in alarm. &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s wrong?&amp;quot; Doc seemed totally horrified.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re in trouble,&amp;quot; he murmured. &amp;quot;Really big trouble. We&amp;#039;ll never wriggle out of it before the others arrive.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&amp;#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&amp;#039;s almost decorated and...&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s the problem.&amp;quot; He unwrapped the formless parcel he&amp;#039;d found under the heap of papers and foils. &amp;quot;Do you remember the thing Jessie brought us? This supposed-to-be-a-star like those you put on the tree top?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Yeah, it&amp;#039;s horrible. But she&amp;#039;s very proud of it. And...&amp;quot; She turned abruptly to stare at the tree. &amp;quot;We forgot to put it on!&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;She&amp;#039;ll be very disappointed.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We have to get it up there before she arrives.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;How?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked the tree up, down, and across. It was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. In fact, it was nearly round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something onto the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&amp;quot; The hacker hurried out of the room.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko was sitting on the table, her feet resting on one of the chairs, turning Jessie&amp;#039;s star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &amp;quot;Goose, you can help me!&amp;quot; She jumped to her feet. At his curious look: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got to get this onto the top.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;He turned to look at the broad pine. &amp;quot;Why didn&amp;#039;t you put it up when the tree was still on its side?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;It slipped our minds,&amp;quot; she sighed. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s from Jessie. Can you reach up high enough?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Let me try.&amp;quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the pine&amp;#039;s top. &amp;quot;Guess it&amp;#039;s possible.&amp;quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Hey! This is the antigrav thingie QBall...&amp;quot; Doc rushed into the room and stumbled over one foot of the ladder.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Shane lost his balance and fell head over heels into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands, he crashed to the floor. &amp;quot;Ouch!&amp;quot; Silently, tinsel rained down on him, on the tree above him, on Niko&amp;#039;s and Doc&amp;#039;s hair, and on Jessie&amp;#039;s creation lying on top.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;...wants us to test anyway.&amp;quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &amp;quot;Did I do this?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s going on here?!&amp;quot; They both jumped to attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re decorating the tree, Commander,&amp;quot; Niko managed to explain finally.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;We just had a little...&amp;quot; Doc searched for the best description. &amp;quot;Accident, sir.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;I see. But what happened in detail, Rangers?&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko grabbed the thing from the heap behind her. &amp;quot;We tried to put this on the tree when the decorating was almost done.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Jessie squeezed past her father, reaching for her creation. &amp;quot;On the tree?&amp;quot; She looked, puzzled, at Doc and Niko. &amp;quot;But it&amp;#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside it and on the star points you see some Christmas scenes, like Santa&amp;#039;s arrival and the stable at Bethlehem.&amp;quot; She giggled. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;d look awful on the tree.&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Niko and Doc stared at each other, looked at the mess behind them, and began to laugh...&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;When the laughter finally faded, they heard a faint tapping of fingernails on the floor. Goose&amp;#039;s growling voice demanded, &amp;quot;Can &amp;amp;ndash; dammit &amp;amp;ndash; can someone help me out of here before I do actual damage to this equipment?!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<title>RabbiBob at 10:54, 24 April 2019</title>
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		<title>RabbiBob at 10:44, 30 November 2018</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;poem&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;div class=&quot;title col-12 col-md-8&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;What&#039;s this?&quot; Niko held &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;out &lt;/del&gt;a silvery star with sharp points &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;blinking &lt;/del&gt;in the colored lights of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;Christmas &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;decoration&lt;/del&gt;. A tiny ribbon &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;knotted around it. Doc looked up from arranging &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;some &lt;/del&gt;plates &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with cookies&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2 class=&quot;align-center pb-3 mbr-fonts-style display-2&quot;&amp;gt;Christmess!&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;h3 class=&quot;mbr-section-subtitle align-center mbr-light mbr-fonts-style display-5&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;But what &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is it &lt;/del&gt;originally?&quot; He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green and red paper chains and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;got stuck &lt;/del&gt;vibrating in the wall just above the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;band with the socks (There are no chimneys in BetaMountain!)&lt;/del&gt;. Niko sighed. &quot;Seems&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, there are &lt;/del&gt;still &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;some questions left between Goose and &lt;/del&gt;Christmas.&quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;than &lt;/del&gt;looked &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;around &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reg &lt;/del&gt;room. Her eyes finally &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;rested &lt;/del&gt;on the Christmas tree. &quot;Let&#039;s put them on the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;high branches &lt;/del&gt;where the children can&#039;t reach them.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Doc showed a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mocky &lt;/del&gt;smile. &quot;You insisted&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;that everybody &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;added &lt;/del&gt;something for the party.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;div class=&quot;mbr-text col-12 col-md-8 mbr-fonts-style display-7&quot;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;I &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;didn&lt;/del&gt;&#039;t deny &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that&lt;/del&gt;!&quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;gave &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the room of the S5s&lt;/del&gt;, and stretched balancing on the highest rung to put the stars in place.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;2086&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;What&#039;s this?&quot; Niko held &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;up &lt;/ins&gt;a silvery star with sharp points &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that glinted &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;soft honey-&lt;/ins&gt;colored lights of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;their &lt;/ins&gt;Christmas &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tree&lt;/ins&gt;. A tiny ribbon &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was &lt;/ins&gt;knotted around it.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Doc looked up from arranging &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;cookies on &lt;/ins&gt;plates. &quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;But what &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;were they &lt;/ins&gt;originally?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/ins&gt;and&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/ins&gt;red paper chains&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, snipped through the band with the socks, &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ended up sticking &lt;/ins&gt;vibrating in the wall just above the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dark green holly garland&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Niko sighed. &quot;Seems &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Goose &lt;/ins&gt;still &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;doesn&#039;t quite understand &lt;/ins&gt;Christmas.&quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;then &lt;/ins&gt;looked &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;across &lt;/ins&gt;the room. Her eyes &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;rested &lt;/ins&gt;finally on the Christmas tree. &quot;Let&#039;s put them on the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;highest twigs &lt;/ins&gt;where the children can&#039;t reach them.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Doc showed a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mocking &lt;/ins&gt;smile. &quot;You insisted that everybody &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;add &lt;/ins&gt;something for the party.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;I &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;don&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;t deny &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it&lt;/ins&gt;!&quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;had given them &lt;/ins&gt;for &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;their office&lt;/ins&gt;, and stretched&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;balancing on the highest rung&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;to put the stars in place.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Be careful. You aren&#039;t Goose.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;I know.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Really looks good&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,&lt;/ins&gt;&quot; Doc grinned&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, looking up at her backside&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;At her dark look, he hastily added, &lt;/ins&gt;&quot;If you don&#039;t know what they are.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;We simply won&#039;t tell anybody.&quot; She opened a box &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;tinsel and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;began &lt;/ins&gt;to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;colored &lt;/ins&gt;paper and glitter foil that covered most of the table.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Oh, no!&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Niko turned in alarm. &quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; Doc seemed totally horrified.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;We&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;re in trouble,&lt;/ins&gt;&quot; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;murmured. &quot;Really big &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;trouble&lt;/ins&gt;. We&#039;ll never &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wriggle out of it &lt;/ins&gt;before the others arrive.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&#039;s almost decorated and...&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;That&#039;s the problem.&quot; He unwrapped &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;formless parcel he&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;d &lt;/ins&gt;found under the heap of papers and foils. &quot;Do you remember the thing Jessie brought us? This &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;supposed&lt;/ins&gt;-to-be-a-star like those you put on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;tree top?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Yeah, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;horrible. But she&#039;s very proud of it. And...&quot; She turned abruptly to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;stare at &lt;/ins&gt;the tree. &quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;We &lt;/ins&gt;forgot &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to put &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on&lt;/ins&gt;!&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;She&#039;ll be very disappointed.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;We have to get it &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;up &lt;/ins&gt;there before she arrives.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;How?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Doc looked the &lt;/ins&gt;tree &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;up, down, and across. It &lt;/ins&gt;was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In fact, it &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nearly &lt;/ins&gt;round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;onto &lt;/ins&gt;the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe...&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;I&#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&quot; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The hacker &lt;/ins&gt;hurried out &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;the room.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Niko &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sitting on &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;table, her feet resting &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;one of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;chairs, &lt;/ins&gt;turning &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Jessie&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &quot;Goose, you can help me!&quot; She jumped to her feet. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;At his curious look: &lt;/ins&gt;&quot;I&#039;ve got to get this &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;onto the &lt;/ins&gt;top.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;He turned to look at the broad pine. &quot;Why didn&#039;t &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;you &lt;/ins&gt;put it &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;up &lt;/ins&gt;when the tree &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was &lt;/ins&gt;still &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on its side&lt;/ins&gt;?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;It slipped our minds&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,&lt;/ins&gt;&quot; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;she sighed&lt;/ins&gt;. &quot;It&#039;s from Jessie. Can you reach &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;up high enough&lt;/ins&gt;?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Let me try.&quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pine&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;top. &quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Guess &lt;/ins&gt;it&#039;s possible.&quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over...&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Hey! &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;This is the antigrav thingie QBall&lt;/ins&gt;...&quot; Doc rushed into the room &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and stumbled over one &lt;/ins&gt;foot of the ladder.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Shane lost &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;his &lt;/ins&gt;balance &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;fell head over &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;heels &lt;/ins&gt;into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;he crashed to the floor. &quot;Ouch!&quot; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Silently, tinsel &lt;/ins&gt;rained down on him, on the tree above him, on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Niko&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Doc&#039;s hair&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Jessie&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;creation lying on top.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;...&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wants us to test anyway&lt;/ins&gt;.&quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &quot;Did I do this?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;What&#039;s going on here?!&quot; They both jumped &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and...&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;We&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;re &lt;/ins&gt;decorating the tree, Commander&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,&lt;/ins&gt;&quot; Niko managed to explain &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;finally&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;We just had a little...&quot; Doc searched for the best &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;description&lt;/ins&gt;. &quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Accident&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sir&lt;/ins&gt;.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;I see. But what &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;happened in detail&lt;/ins&gt;, Rangers?&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Niko &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;grabbed &lt;/ins&gt;the thing from the heap behind &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;her&lt;/ins&gt;. &quot;We tried to put &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;this &lt;/ins&gt;on the tree when &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the decorating &lt;/ins&gt;was almost &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;done&lt;/ins&gt;.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Jessie squeezed past her father, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reaching for &lt;/ins&gt;her creation. &quot;On the tree?&quot; She looked&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;puzzled&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;at Doc and Niko. &quot;But it&#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it &lt;/ins&gt;and on the star points you see some Christmas scenes&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;like &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Santa&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;arrival and the stable &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;at &lt;/ins&gt;Bethlehem.&quot; She giggled. &quot;It&#039;d look awful on the tree.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Niko and Doc stared at each other, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;looked &lt;/ins&gt;at the mess behind them, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;began &lt;/ins&gt;to laugh...&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;When the laughter finally faded&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, they heard &lt;/ins&gt;a faint tapping &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;fingernails on the floor&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Goose&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;growling voice demanded&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;&quot;Can &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;ndash; dammit &amp;amp;ndash; can &lt;/ins&gt;someone help me out &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;here &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;before I do actual damage to this equipment&lt;/ins&gt;?!&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Be careful. You aren&#039;t Goose.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;div&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;I know.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Really looks good&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/del&gt;&quot; Doc grinned. &quot;If you don&#039;t know&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;what they are.&quot; &quot;We simply won&#039;t tell anybody &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;about&lt;/del&gt;.&quot; She opened a box &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with &lt;/del&gt;tinsel and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;started &lt;/del&gt;to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;coloured &lt;/del&gt;paper and glitter foil&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;that covered most of the table. &quot;Oh, no!&quot; Niko turned in alarm.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;What&#039;s wrong?&quot; Doc seemed totally horrified &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to her&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;We&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ll really get problems.&lt;/del&gt;&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;murmured. &quot;Really big &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;problems&lt;/del&gt;. We&#039;ll never &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fix them &lt;/del&gt;before the others arrive.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&#039;s almost decorated and...&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;That&#039;s the problem.&quot; He unwrapped &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;formless parcel he found under the heap of papers and foils. &quot;Do you remember the thing&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;Jessie brought us? This &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;should&lt;/del&gt;-to-be-a-star like those you put on tree top?&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Yeah, horrible. But she&#039;s very proud of it. And...&quot; She turned abruptly to the tree. &quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;we &lt;/del&gt;forgot it!&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;She&#039;ll be very disappointed.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;We have to get it &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;there before she arrives.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;How?&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;tree was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It simply &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;perfectly &lt;/del&gt;round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe... &quot;I&#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;hurried out &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;off &lt;/del&gt;the room. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The ladder &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;almost knocked down by &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;slamming door. &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Niko sat &lt;/del&gt;on the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;table &lt;/del&gt;turning &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Jessies &lt;/del&gt;star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &quot;Goose, you can help me!&quot; She jumped to her feet. &quot;I&#039;ve got to get this &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;top.&quot; He turned to look at the broad pine.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Why &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;you &lt;/del&gt;didn&#039;t put it &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;when the tree still &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;liing&lt;/del&gt;?&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;It slipped our minds&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/del&gt;&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;She snorted&lt;/del&gt;. &quot;It&#039;s from Jessie. Can you reach &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it&lt;/del&gt;?&quot; &quot;Let me try.&quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pines &lt;/del&gt;top. &quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Think. &lt;/del&gt;it&#039;s possible.&quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Hey! &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Let&#039;s try it with my&lt;/del&gt;...&quot; Doc rushed into the room&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. The door hit the &lt;/del&gt;foot of the ladder. Shane lost balance&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;fell head over into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands he crashed to the floor.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Ouch!&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Tinsel softly &lt;/del&gt;rained down on him, on the tree above him, on &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Nikos &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Docs hairs&lt;/del&gt;, on &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Jessies &lt;/del&gt;creation lying on top.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;...&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fishing rod&lt;/del&gt;.&quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &quot;Did I do this?&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;What&#039;s going on here?!&quot; They both jumped &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;at &lt;/del&gt;attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;We &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;decorating the tree, Commander&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/del&gt;&quot; Niko managed to explain. &quot;We just had a little...&quot; Doc searched for the best &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;word for it&lt;/del&gt;. &quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;accident&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sir&lt;/del&gt;.&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;I see. But what &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is it exactly&lt;/del&gt;, Rangers?&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Walsh demanded to know. &lt;/del&gt;Niko &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;grapped &lt;/del&gt;the thing from the heap behind.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;We tried to put &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it &lt;/del&gt;on the tree when &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;decoration &lt;/del&gt;was almost &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;finished&lt;/del&gt;.&quot; Jessie squeezed past her father, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;grapping &lt;/del&gt;her creation. &quot;On the tree?&quot; She looked puzzled at Doc and Niko. &quot;But it&#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside and on the star points you&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;ll &lt;/del&gt;see some Christmas scenes like &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Santas &lt;/del&gt;arrival and the stable &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to &lt;/del&gt;Bethlehem.&quot; She giggled. &quot;It&#039;d look awful on the tree.&quot; Niko and Doc stared at each other, at the mess behind them, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;started &lt;/del&gt;to laugh...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the laughter finally faded a faint tapping &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was heard - &lt;/del&gt;fingernails on the floor &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;- and a &lt;/del&gt;growling voice demanded&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;: &lt;/del&gt;&quot;Can &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;- damn hell - &lt;/del&gt;someone help me out &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;off &lt;/del&gt;here?!&quot;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;poem&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Cleanup-Format]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:GRCD1]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:GRCD1]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Fanfic-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Unrated&lt;/del&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Fanfic-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;G&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Fanfic-AKK]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Fanfic-AKK]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l43&quot;&gt;Line 43:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 22:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Zachary Foxx-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Zachary Foxx-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:BETA Mountain-Location-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:BETA Mountain-Location-Fanfic]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Cleanup-Done]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s this?&amp;quot; Niko held out a silvery star with sharp points blinking in the colored lights of the Christmas decoration. A tiny ribbon is knotted around it. Doc looked up from arranging some plates with cookies.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s this?&amp;quot; Niko held out a silvery star with sharp points blinking in the colored lights of the Christmas decoration. A tiny ribbon is knotted around it. Doc looked up from arranging some plates with cookies.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>RabbiBob at 12:38, 17 December 2017</title>
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		<title>RabbiBob: Created page with &quot;&lt;poem&gt; &quot;What&#039;s this?&quot; Niko held out a silvery star with sharp points blinking in the colored lights of the Christmas decoration. A tiny ribbon is knotted around it. Doc looked...&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2017-12-16T19:50:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;poem&amp;gt; &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s this?&amp;quot; Niko held out a silvery star with sharp points blinking in the colored lights of the Christmas decoration. A tiny ribbon is knotted around it. Doc looked...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s this?&amp;quot; Niko held out a silvery star with sharp points blinking in the colored lights of the Christmas decoration. A tiny ribbon is knotted around it. Doc looked up from arranging some plates with cookies. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Goose brought them. For decoration.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;But what is it originally?&amp;quot; He put the last plate on the windowsill and took the star from her, holding it with three fingers like a frisbee. It swirled across the room, cut through two of the green and red paper chains and got stuck vibrating in the wall just above the band with the socks (There are no chimneys in BetaMountain!). Niko sighed. &amp;quot;Seems, there are still some questions left between Goose and Christmas.&amp;quot; She quickly counted the stars in the box, than looked around the reg room. Her eyes finally rested on the Christmas tree. &amp;quot;Let&amp;#039;s put them on the high branches where the children can&amp;#039;t reach them.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
Doc showed a mocky smile. &amp;quot;You insisted, that everybody added something for the party.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t deny that!&amp;quot; She pulled the ladder closer to the tree, a broad pine Walsh gave for the room of the S5s, and stretched balancing on the highest rung to put the stars in place. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Be careful. You aren&amp;#039;t Goose.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I know.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Really looks good.&amp;quot; Doc grinned. &amp;quot;If you don&amp;#039;t know, what they are.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;We simply won&amp;#039;t tell anybody about.&amp;quot; She opened a box with tinsel and started to scatter it on the lower branches, while Doc started to collect the coloured paper and glitter foil, that covered most of the table. &amp;quot;Oh, no!&amp;quot; Niko turned in alarm. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s wrong?&amp;quot; Doc seemed totally horrified to her. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ll really get problems.&amp;quot; He murmured. &amp;quot;Really big problems. We&amp;#039;ll never fix them before the others arrive.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Stay calm, Doc. We&amp;#039;ll finish it just in time. Look, the tree&amp;#039;s almost decorated and...&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s the problem.&amp;quot; He unwrapped a formless parcel he found under the heap of papers and foils. &amp;quot;Do you remember the thing, Jessie brought us? This should-to-be-a-star like those you put on tree top?&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Yeah, horrible. But she&amp;#039;s very proud of it. And...&amp;quot; She turned abruptly to the tree. &amp;quot;we forgot it!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;She&amp;#039;ll be very disappointed.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;We have to get it on there before she arrives.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;How?&amp;quot; The tree was more than two and a half meters high and at least as wide. It simply was perfectly round. A wonderful tree nevertheless. But how to get something on the top when it was already covered with decorations? Maybe... &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got an idea! Wait for me...&amp;quot; He hurried out off the room. The ladder was almost knocked down by the slamming door. &lt;br /&gt;
Niko sat on the table turning Jessies star in her hands, when Gooseman arrived. She looked up. Her view whizzed back and forth between him and the tree. &amp;quot;Goose, you can help me!&amp;quot; She jumped to her feet. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got to get this on top.&amp;quot; He turned to look at the broad pine. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Why you didn&amp;#039;t put it on when the tree still liing?&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It slipped our minds.&amp;quot; She snorted. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s from Jessie. Can you reach it?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Let me try.&amp;quot; He climbed the ladder, stretched for the pines top. &amp;quot;Think. it&amp;#039;s possible.&amp;quot; He took the thing from her, leaned over... &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hey! Let&amp;#039;s try it with my...&amp;quot; Doc rushed into the room. The door hit the foot of the ladder. Shane lost balance, fell head over into the tree. In a torrent of pine needles, glitter, popcorn chains, and garlands he crashed to the floor. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ouch!&amp;quot; Tinsel softly rained down on him, on the tree above him, on Nikos and Docs hairs, on Jessies creation lying on top. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...fishing rod.&amp;quot; Doc finally finished his sentence. &amp;quot;Did I do this?&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s going on here?!&amp;quot; They both jumped at attention, trying to hide the mess behind their backs from Zach and his family and... &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;We are decorating the tree, Commander.&amp;quot; Niko managed to explain. &amp;quot;We just had a little...&amp;quot; Doc searched for the best word for it. &amp;quot;accident, Sir.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I see. But what is it exactly, Rangers?&amp;quot; Walsh demanded to know. Niko grapped the thing from the heap behind. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;We tried to put it on the tree when decoration was almost finished.&amp;quot; Jessie squeezed past her father, grapping her creation. &amp;quot;On the tree?&amp;quot; She looked puzzled at Doc and Niko. &amp;quot;But it&amp;#039;s a lantern. You put a light inside and on the star points you&amp;#039;ll see some Christmas scenes like Santas arrival and the stable to Bethlehem.&amp;quot; She giggled. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;d look awful on the tree.&amp;quot; Niko and Doc stared at each other, at the mess behind them, and started to laugh... &lt;br /&gt;
When the laughter finally faded a faint tapping was heard - fingernails on the floor - and a growling voice demanded: &amp;quot;Can - damn hell - someone help me out off here?!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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