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Before they retired to bed, Rick’s

family looked at the beautiful, starlit

sky. They had a final bedtime snack

of milk and cookies, and then

everyone was tucked into bed.

Rick didn’t know how long he

slept, but he was suddenly very

uncomfortable. He quickly realized

that he had eaten far too much

watermelon in order to win the seed

spitting contest. He didn’t relish the

thought of getting out of his nice,

warm bed and traipsing out into the

cool fall air, but he knew he would

have to sooner or later, and he

wouldn’t sleep until he did.