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After a few tries, Ben managed to slip through the walls of People Place Hospital.

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Down a corridor he spotted the mayor talking with news reporters.

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They all stood outside two hospital rooms that were sealed shut.

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Danger signs hung on the doors.

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"Mayor Hubbletree," said a reporter.

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"Is it true that this disease started with the monsters?"

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"Yes," said the mayor.

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"But don't worry. I'm building a large wall between People Place and Monsterville."

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"How is Mrs. Hubbletree?" asked another reporter.

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"Dave and my wife are both in very serious condition," said the mayor gravely. "This is a very—"

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Just then the door of one room flew open.

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Mrs. Hubbletree stood there in a hospital gown.

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She glowered at her husband. "I'm not sick!"

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She held out her purple arms. "In fact, I like being purple!

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It reminds me of the wonderful time I had at the Monster Mash dance."

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Dave appeared in the second doorway.

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"I feel fine too! I don't know why I'm in this dumb hospital."

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The reporters' cameras flashed, and they all began shouting questions.

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The mayor waved his arms in a panic.

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"Get back in that room at once! You're—"

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"They probably do feel fine!" Ben blurted out.

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Everyone turned and gasped.

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"A ghost!" cried a reporter.

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"Nobody's sick," said Ben.

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"The epidemic was caused by a talk potion my friend was making.

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Somebody tampered with it and—"

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"It was me!" shouted Dave.

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"What?" Mayor Hubbletree spun around.

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"I didn't mean to!" Dave's words rushed out.

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"I was curious about monsters, so I wandered around Monster Academy.

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I saw the experiment and started playing around with the test tubes.

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I didn't want to get in trouble.

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So I locked that ghost and a wizard in the lab and then ran back toward the gym.

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But I got lost and . . ."

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As Dave continued to talk, Mrs. Hubbletree started talking too.

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"Monster Academy is absolutely lovely," she said.

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"Everyone there is so interesting!"

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Both patients chattered on. Suddenly Ben felt a strong urge to talk.

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"I'm so glad you guys liked Monster Academy," he said.

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"I love it there!" Ben rambled on and on.

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"Huh?" Mayor Hubbletree scratched his head.

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A little while later, Ben got out of a long car in front of Monster Academy.

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He was still chattering away about Monster Academy.

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Ben was followed by Dave, who was talking about Jen.

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Mayor and Mrs. Hubbletree climbed out next.

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Mrs. Hubbletree was telling the mayor about her favorite dance moves.

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When they opened the school doors, they heard a roar of voices.

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Everybody inside was talking too!

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"The first monsters arrived in 1493," said Mr. Freaky.

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"My family took a broom-flying trip across France last summer," said a witch to nobody in particular.

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"Ahem!" Mayor Hubbletree cleared his throat loudly.

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Mr. Freaky looked stunned for a second, and then he beamed.

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"Mayor Hubbletree! I'm so glad you're here.

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Do you know anything about monster history?"

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Mr. Freaky and other monsters started talking again.

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"Not now, Freaky," said the mayor, looking uncomfortable.

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"I . . . I owe you an apology.

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I learned that Dave accidentally caused the epidemic."

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"And that's not all," said Mrs. Hubbletree, giving her husband a stern look.

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The mayor grinned sheepishly.

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"No one is really sick at all. My wife says she feels fine. So does Dave."

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"We all feel fine too," said Mr. Freaky. "We're talkative but fine."

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"I'm not going to put up that concrete wall," said the mayor.

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"Wonderful!" said Mr. Freaky. "Now I really must tell you about . . ."

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Dave ran over to Jen. "Look! I'm purple!"

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Jen laughed. "We match!"

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Ben found Waldo in the crowd. "Guess what, buddy—your talk potion works!"

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"Better late than never," said Waldo with a grin.

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Then he started talking about his next experiment.

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"Ben! I'm sorry I didn't believe you."

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Winnie was hurrying toward him, talking fast.

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"I was just disappointed about the dance."

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She lowered her voice and flashed him a sympathetic smile.

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"And I read your mind about the walls.

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I didn't know you couldn't float through them."

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"Well, now I can do it!" boasted Ben.

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"At least some of the time.

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I kept trying to talk to you after the dance, Winnie, but I was too embarrassed, I guess.

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Now I can talk—and talk and talk! Do you have plans for Saturday night?"

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"Yes, I do," said Winnie.

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"Oh," said Ben, disappointed.

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Winnie laughed. "I have plans with you. Let's see a movie."

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Ben beamed. "That sounds great!"

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A few minutes later, Waldo's potion began to wear off. The talking stopped.

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Mrs. Hubbletree, Dave, and all the monsters returned to their normal colors.

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Everyone was happy.

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Well, almost everyone.

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Mrs. Hubbletree frowned. "I liked being purple!"