Petticoat Pirates: The Mermaids of Starfish Reef Chapter One

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Chapter One

the ly e blew hugh Mn nk-blk

h he wed he hme, oen nd

aqu, ve.

sng n he dek he h, The

Petticoat, he whed ll he he h

n pewnkle Lgn genly bbbed u nd

dwn n he wm blue we. she ued hehnd und he mug h kel e nd el

hy nd e. the l he lle lgn

ehed und he lke ng m,

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eng he m he el h ly n he

v e beynd.

Mn, me lud ve m belw,

hw me he e ldde. im hngng n lke

lme dwn hee.

i w aqu. she w ugglng wh lgele lehe-bund bk, he w jngle-

jnglng wh gld, lve nd el bele.

aqu en mny lng hu uked u n he

bunk edng nd w pewnkle Lgn

eden e bee exe. Bu muh aqu

lved bk nd e mne, he eqully lved

hn. He luul k nd exvgn

h wee en he lk he lgn.

Yue bk ely, d Mn. shelweed key e ldde dwn he

bd de The Petticoat hull. i hugh

yud be he lby h ll dy lng!

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N ue yng nene, w

ny nd buy, eled aqu, hung. she

eemed u beh m lmbng ldde

whl hldng mny bk. Ju i ved,

he Barnacle Babies nuey b dked u.

i uldn he myel hnk ny ejbbeng nd jbbeng. i hugh id be ble

nene bee n hee new e mne

bk n my bn.

Mn k ne he bk m aqu

he lmbeed bd. she n he mlky whe

hnd ve he ule lehe h bund he bk.

My i? he ked.

Yu my, me hey, eled aqu,

hng heel nd he mny kly,equnned k u n he h l.

Mn undd he b h l h

ke he hk bk led. she uned he

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nd-lued ge, dmng he beuul

llun nde. thee wee ue

memd, memen, lng een-lke e

mne, beuul e e nd vu he

knd mgl e eue.

oh, aqu, h bk ggeu, ghedMn.

i ey gd ne, hugged aqu,

bu i n w ge uk n h beuy!

she geued wh he ly u n enmu

geen bk he bm he le. i und

gh he bk he lby h. i w

mleely wedged n behnd l ld ue

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Mn led he eyeh u n he

ehed nd ed lud he glden lee n

he ne: Very, Very, Very Deep Sea Beasties.

aqu bele nd bngle jngled he

jumed dwn n he dek nex Mn nd

len n le he end.thee vey lle knwn bu he

eue h lve n dee we, yu ee.

Nbdy h eve been ble dve dwn h

. Well . . . aqu ued, hee hve been

ew eeh exedn, bu he blem

beng . . .

Mn mved n le aqu. the

blem beng wh? he ked.

aqu lked u he dee e beyndhe lgn, he blue eye nwng. the

blem beng h he exedn neve

eun. i hed h he l ne me vey,

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vey ky end. ske hn jellyh ky

b!

all udden, hee w lud hud

gn he hull The Petticoat, llwed by

hng nd bubblng und.

Blnkng bnle! Wh w h? edMn.

she jumed u nd uuly eeed ve

he edge he h.

i unded vey muh lke gn e

een! huddeed aqu, lkng und

mehng h end he mne.

Wh ele wuld mke uh n wul hng

ne?

a lge u blue mke muhmed um he e Mn uned bk he end.

i n e een, gn hewe, he

gggled. Bu is he uble.

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oh, lme! lueed oen

he lmbeed bd The Petticoat. she w

luhng mll mel bx wh bg ed

bun n . Lme, lme, lme!

she quelhed Mn nd led

heel dwn hevly. He ggy k edu und he n he dek wden bd.

Wheve hened? ked aqu. she

w vey eleved ee he end nd n n

enmu e mne.

oen emved he he nd emed

hem ewe, mll b nd eweed.

Well, ive been he hyd wkng n

my new nvenn, he ey . the w

hemelve, yu ee, ung h eme nl.oen held u he dng we bx.

i und ge! d Mn, lkng ve

he hulde he l oen lle wden

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wng b. i hed nd bubbled beneh he

wve. s wh wen wng?

Well, i hugh id ey my wy ve

hee ge yu he mn meeng

he fgh. i w e un, ee needed

ny wek. Bu ll udden, ed wngelly , nd i uldn n me hw

mny me i eed he ed bun.

oen ed dwn he ggy el.

i veheed, ugh e nd i hd

bndn h bee exlded!

thll exln h ge bg bng, hen!

d aqu.

Mn dwn nd u he m und

he end, n ng h he w geng ggy. oh, oen, im y.

oh, lme. im he m eble nven

n he hy pewnkle Lgn, oen

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d, dyng he mhe--el-mmed

gle n Mn e k.

oen, eled Mn, yue ju

ee he wy yu e!

UM, exue me, neued aqu,

uddenly emembeng wh oen hdd. WHat mn meeng ve he

fgh?

oh, yu wee he lby h when he

mege b me und. N dub wh yu

hed bued n e mne bk! lughed

Mn.

oen wung u he k nd hung

hem n he h ggng. i mehng bu

de dwn sh ree. the memdhee e blwng bubble bu !

i mu be vey bd wee beng

ummned ve he fgh. cne

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pewnkle wuldn mke whle u

wnkle, d aqu.

i he ll he memd e oK, Mn

mued.

Lk, oen ned ve he

fgh, whh w med gh n he ene he lgn, he llng fg h been hed

u. i mu be me he meeng!

sue enugh, dzen ny b wee

mkng he wy ve he gnd fgh. i

ed llng fg fed n he ly beeze.

Quk, wee gng be le, aqu

d, gheng u he we bk nd

deng n he bn.

i n g lke h, im ng we!eed oen.

Well, yu hven g me ge hnged

nw, gggled Mn, uheng he end ve

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he edge The Petticoat nd dwn n mll

wng b. Hee, u hee bk n yull dy

ne wee n he wmh he fgh.

oen eed heel n he b, nd

Mn en he k nd he leng

dwn e he.aqu, me n! lled Mn he

lweed heel dwn he e n he lle

b. Wee gng m he begnnng he

meeng.

im ulng my e leg wll

ule, aqu lled bk. i ju needed my

h. i ny bby b lw u hee

ngh.

Mn nd oen mled eh he aqu eled dwn nex hem. He

nek nd w wee dned wh el nd

hell nekle nd bngle nd he we lge

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el-enued h, ed wh ek

ehe, un he blnde lk.

Wh!? aqu jngled. a e gl lke

lk ne uh n!

ae we ll edy? gggled Mn, kng

he hevy wden .Ju le me ge my k n! and ke u

h qudgy hng m beween my e! d

oen, fkng e nemne ve he de

he b.

i hnk yue ju bu eenble nw,

lughed Mn. a he ke, he ked nd

eweed u he end wvy henu h.

and he hee yung pe pe

wed he wy ve he fgh, nxulynng wh new cne pewnkle

hd ell hem.

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