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The police, there they are as John was trying to sneak out of school. Johnny has tried this before and successfully done it. He feels as if the cops will catch this time but he wants to try it anyway. These police already know where he lives, but they don't know why he sneaks out of school. He is off, Johnny is sprinting away from the school. The cops are chasing him and trying to corner him. John made the biggest mistake of his life, he ran into a dead end. The cops are closing in on him.

“John is going to jail,” said Cole.
“It does not look like it,” says John’s brother, frank. “They are just asking him questions.”
“Ya, but what are they about,” asked Jim. “Everyone be quiet, I think I can hear them,” says Cole.
“Hope Johnny gets

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