Festival of Shadows

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relatives,” Theo said.
    Cutter was still lying senseless on the ground.  

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The trees settled down again as Theo ran, and he saw a burst of blue through the branches—the exit.
    I’m almost there.  
    He heard rumble in the forest again, and Cutter was on his tail.  
    “That hurt,” he said. “But you’re still going to die. I’m going to cut this entire forest down to get you.”
    The exit grew closer and closer, and Theo thought only of Grant as he ran.  
    Cutter reached him and just as he was about to saw him in half, an angry tree grabbed the dinosaur and launched him into the air.  
    Theo broke out of the forest and looked back. The trees juggled Cutter, and they threw him all over the forest until he disappeared, groaning.  
    Theo fell to his knees, panting. “That was too close.”
    He stared up the hill where the caravan was—it would be a short walk. The Whatsamadoozle turned into a golden ball in his palm, and he started up the path.  

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Theo ran and ran, and after a long time, he finally saw an exit. He broke through and looked back at the forest.  
    “I need to get out of here before he comes looking for me.”
    He looked at the area around him, but it didn’t look familiar.  
    “I exited the wrong way. It’s going to be a long walk back to the caravan.”

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An angry tree grabbed Theo in midair and slammed him to the ground. He jumped up and saw Cutter approaching. He took off through the forest again in a different direction because he had no choice.
    He ran with Cutter on his tail for a long time until he saw moonlight through the trees.  
    The exit. I’m almost there.  
    He turned the Whatsamadoozle into an ink gun and sprayed black ink in Cutter’s eyes.  
    “I can’t see! You’ve blinded me!”
    I should have done that sooner.  
    Theo burst out of the forest and didn’t look back; he hoped the ink stayed in Cutter’s eyes for a long time.  
    He looked around, but the area wasn’t familiar.
    “I took the wrong way out,” he said. “It’s going to be a long walk back to the caravan.”

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Theo cut through the trees, and one of them landed on Cutter, knocking him down.  
    That should buy me some time.  
    Cutter sawed through the tree and took off after Theo faster than before.
    Maybe not. I’ve got to slow him down.  

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Theo shot flames at Cutter and the dinosaur screamed. When the flames subsided, Theo saw Cutter with his wings over his face trying to protect himself, but his wings were glowing—the flames had strengthened them.  
    “Ha. Ha.” Cutter slashed the ground and set it on fire, creating a ring of fire around them. His wings spun and their fiery grind was deafening.  
    “Time for bear cutlets.”

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He waved the scepter and sprayed a torrent of ice and snow at Cutter, freezing him in a block of ice. The blast was so strong that it also froze all the nearby trees in a thick sheet of ice.  
    The area grew quiet, and the ice settled and cracked as it hardened.
    Theo ran as fast as he could until he exited the forest. He looked back, but all was still quiet.  
    I’d better get away before he thaws. Over the hill, the lights of the caravan blinked, and he made his way up the dirt path.  

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The earth shook as Theo hammered it, and Cutter lost his balance. His wings were still

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