N ow what? Jack asked. Now I thank you, said a deep voice. Merlin! cried Annie. Merlin stepped out of the shadows. He wore his redmagician's cloak. His long white beard shined in theradiant glow of the sword. You brought the Sword of Light out of the

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Jack was sitting on the porch reading thenewspaper. It was a warm summer day, but the porchwas shady and cool. Annie poked her head out of the screen door. Hey,Mom says she'll drive us to the lake this afternoon,she said. Jack didn't raise his eyes f

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T he four seals paddled with ease through the sunlitwaters of the Selkie Cove and into the Jellyfish Cave. The water in the cave was cold and murky. But in hisseal body, Jack was warm; and with his seal eyes, hecould see clearly. As they swam farther

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A nnie pointed to the sword handle. Jack nodded. But he was running out of air. He swam back up tothe surface. Annie followed him. Their heads bobbed above the water, and theygasped. Did you see it? cried Annie. The handle ofthe sword?Yes! The blade

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Jack felt the sharp bite of an icy wind. He lookedout the window with the others. Oh, man, hewhispered. The tree house was not in a tree--for there were notrees anywhere to be seen. Instead, it was sitting highon top of a steep snowdrift. Other drift

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The air inside the palace was even colder than theair outside. Moonlight flooded through tall arches inthe walls. The floor shined like a skating rink. Thickcolumns of sparkling ice held up a domed ceiling. WELCOME, JACK AND ANNIE, boomed a voicefrom

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Wow, whispered Jack. He reached into his satcheland pulled out their rhyme book. I'll say the first line of the rhyme, Jack said toAnnie. You say the second. Then we'll start pedalingas fast as we can. The street's empty. No one will seeus. So we can

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Jack and Annie whirled around. A dark figure wasstanding at a side door of the institute. The sorcerer! Jack thought. He frantically tried to remember hisline of the rhyme. Can I help you? the figure said. He steppedforward into the light of a gas la

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The gondolier silently helped Jack and Annie intothe boat. Then he untied the gondola and pushed offfrom the landing. As the boat glided through the shallow waters, Jacklooked back at Venice. Bathed in early sunlight, theGrand Lady of the Lagoondidse

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Wow, said Jack and Annie together. Inside the crowded fairgrounds, below the loomingEiffel Tower, a band played a lively march. Fountainsshot colored water high into the sky. A small trainchugged through the crowd, blowing its whistle. People of all

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A salty breeze blew into the tree house. Seagullsscreeched overhead. Jack and Annie looked out thetree house window. They were high in the branches of a gnarled oldtree. The tree was on a sea cliff beneath snowcappedmountains. The mountains overlooke

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Merlin! Morgan! shouted Annie. Teddy and Kathleen cried out in amazement. Annie rushed to Morgan and hugged her. Jack was filled with giddy relief. Hi! he said. Hi!Welcome back, sir! Teddy said to Merlin. Thank you, said Merlin. He looked at Jack and

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Jack opened his eyes. He and Annie were wearingpurple and pink outfits with huge ruffled collars. Ontheir heads were funny hats. On their feet were redslippers with big bows. Who are we? Annie asked. I don't know, said Jack. He didn't feel like a wis

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The gondola glided toward a landing at the edge ofthe canal. As the gondolier tied up the boat, waterwas sloshing from the canal onto a wide walkwayfilled with Carnival-goers. The gondolier reached a gloved hand toward Annieand helped her out of the

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Jack found Annie standing behind a column in alantern-lit courtyard. The courtyard was quiet andempty. Everyone in Venice must be at Carnival, saidJack. I just hope the ruler is home.Yeah, we'll ask him if he knows the Grand Lady ofthe Lagoon, said A

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Jack and Annie ran through the square, dodgingdancers, fortune-tellers, and acrobats. They didn'tstop until they were hidden in the middle of a crowdwatching a puppet show. As Jack tried to catch his breath, he looked aroundat all the pirate and anim

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We have to save all of Venice? said Jack. That's abig responsibility. What do we have to save Venicefrom?Well, if Neptune's going to help us, it must havesomething to do with water, said Annie. Yeah, like the water that's flooding the alleys, saidJac

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Oh, yeah. Of course, whispered Jack. He'dforgotten all about Teddy and Kathleen's book ofmagic rhymes! Jack pulled the book out of his backpack. He andAnnie studied the table of contents. Stand on Water,said Annie. Make a Stone Come Alive. Make Metal

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Jack could hear the flapping of wings and the soundof steady breathing. The lion flew in circles above thewhirlpool. Then he soared in a great arc up throughthe sky. We're going back now! cried Annie. Jack lowered his head. He buried his face again i

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G entle waves rippled through the cove as Jack andAnnie swam to the foot of the cliff. They pulledthemselves onto the boulders. Soaking wet, they satfor a moment in the warm sunlight and caught theirbreath. That was so cool! said Annie. Yeah. But why

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