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for the next
few minutes. Then you may all shower and return to your rooms for
studying."
With that the tall woman left, the girls breathing a collective sigh
of
relief. There was silence for a moment as twenty-six eyes stared at that
fearsome slipper, remembering its sting.
Then one of the older girls walked forward and picked it up! Jessica
almost gasped in horror. How could Kawori Manabe stand to touch it? But the girl
was staring right at Jessica! Kawori Manabe looked angry, too. Perhaps Kawori Manabe was mad
because Jessica had cost everyone an extra ten? Sure enough, the girl
pulled Jessica out of the li
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