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here before."

"Must have come off the barn," Butch said.
"The barn roof slants the other way," Lenny
said. "I bet my uncle put it here, hoping to stop us

from pranking him."
Lenny tried to stand but slipped again.
Butch and Buster tried to help, and they, too, went

down.
"He can't stop us that easily," Lenny said.

"Let's work together."
Holding on to each other's wrists, they
formed a tripod and were able to stand. Then, still
holding each other's wrists, they made their way

the last few feet to the door. Lenny reached out
and grabbed the doorknob. When he did, all three

of them felt a charge surge through them as their
hair stood on end. They all screamed, slipped, and
fell. The house light came on, and the three boys

started to scramble. In their hurry and confusion,
they slipped and fell multiple times, often on top
of each other. Eventually, they were able to crawl

off the ice and run away.
At church on Sunday, the three of them were
scratched and bruised. Lenny told me the

story.
"Weren't you wearing gloves?" I asked.

"You shouldn't have gotten shocked through
gloves."

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