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husband’s mouth by a brownie. The bonfire night gave rise to
        the  creation  of  a  positive  loving  atmosphere  for  the

        celebration. There was peace all around. The fire was burning
        down, though Bitz added more wood. Bitz and Nikky were also

        in high spirits.

        The lucky day ended. The bonfire night ended. At 2:00 pm, the

        family  went  to  sleep.  Mr.  Vaken  had  a  nightmare.  This
        unpleasant dream was set in his own house : VAKEN VILLA. In

        his  bad  dream,  he  saw  that  the  same  ghost  whom  he  faced
        unexpectedly  was  sitting  in  the  kitchen  in  extreme  darkness

        with the same wide umbrella but with different colour and he
        was eating a pineapple whispering-


        “NEVER BETRAY ANYONE

        BE A PINEAPPLE,


        STAND TALL,


        WEAR A CROWN,


        AND BE SWEET ON THE INSIDE”.

        It  was  midnight.  The  ghost  was  gulping  down  the  slices  of

        pineapple.  This time also,  his face was  not visible. It seemed
        like he was very fond of pineapples. After completing his whole

        pineapple,  a  glass  of  woodapple  juice  was  drunk  by  him.  He
        cleaned  the  table  and  arranged  all  the  things  in  a  proper

        fashion just like a neat-freak. Pineapple and  woodapple juice
        served as  mid-night snack to cure the  hunger of  ghost. After


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