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Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes. What on earth was that? A small voice piping at him from within close range? But how could that be?
Something bumped against him. He turned his head on his pillow. A small figure at his side had raised itself upon its elbow; big black eyes in a pale little face were staring at him in affright. Burns roused himself, suddenly very wide awake indeed.