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CHAPTER ONE

It was late October, the break for the potato harvest was
over and life was back to normal in Northern Maine.
School was in full swing again.
Almost.
Some students were finding it difficult to concentrate on 5
their schoolwork after the long, three-week break. Their
minds were on other things, not all of them good. You
could see it in their eyes.

Sylvia’s eyes were scanning the faces in the crowded
cafeteria when the idea came to her. Smiling, she turned to 10
Cora. ‘I know how we can have some fun,’ she said.
Cora’s blank face lighted up. ‘How?’
‘We pick a victim and rattle their cage!’
‘Huh?’ Cora’s face went blank again.
Sylvia leaned closer to her friend. ‘We pick someone we 15
don’t like and bully them.’
‘Bully them? What if they’re bigger than us?’
‘Bigger, smaller, faster, slower – it doesn’t make any
difference. We do it electronically. You know, via SMS,
email or computer.’ 20
‘Oh, yeah. That’d be fun!’ Cora clapped her hands like
a little girl. Suddenly, she stopped, a question written all

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