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out of the harness. He flew to the

wall and slid up it as I slid down, both

of us scraping on the plastic and

wood blocks, passing each other in

the middle.

When I finally hit the ground, I

wasn’t badly hurt, but my heart was

pounding so hard I thought I’d have a

heart attack.

“Hey, let me down,” Gordy called

as he dangled near the top of the

tower.

“I ought to cut the rope and let

you drop,” I called back. “But at

least that’s over with.”

“Au contraire,” the tower director