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Brring! The first bell rang, but nobody moved.
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Everyone around Ben was laughing hysterically at the poster.
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Ben couldn't help laughing too.
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Mr. Freaky looked ridiculous with big bushy whiskers under his noses.
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The Doppel Gang stood near the poster with Mog.
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Larry held a thick black marker.
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Ben had little doubt about who had drawn the mustache.
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Pixel snapped a few photos of the poster.
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Then he took some shots of the laughing students.
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"Fun scenes from Art Week," he said, floating toward Ben.
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"We can put these photos on the school website."
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"Um . . . I'm not sure Mr. Freaky will like that," Ben said.
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"But we'll find out in a second because here he comes!"
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"Students!" Mr. Freaky was racing toward the group, his arms flapping like mad.
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"Students! What is going on? The bell rang!
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Why aren't you in your classrooms?" His noses wiggled wildly.
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"What is Mr. Freaky wearing?" somebody said.
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Ben had been wondering the same thing.
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The school principal wore a suit, as usual, but over it was a strange-looking apron.
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And atop his head was a stranger-looking mask.
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"Is that a welder's mask?" Ben thought.
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The principal screeched to a halt as his eyes landed on the poster.
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A few monsters began tiptoeing away.
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For a second the hallway was completely silent.
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Then Mr. Freaky spoke in a low tone. "Who . . . did . . . this?"
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Ms. Van Ghoul pushed through the crowd.
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"What's going on, Mr. Freaky?"
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The principal pointed. Ms. Van Ghoul stepped closer to the poster.
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Mr. Freaky took out a handkerchief and blew his noses.
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For a second, Ben thought Ms. Van Ghoul might start laughing.
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Instead she tilted her head to view the poster from another angle.
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"Why, Mr. Freaky.
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You look very handsome with a mustache.
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Have you ever considered growing one?"
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"Did you just say . . . "
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A smile crept across his face. " I look handsome?"
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"Yes! That's exactly what I said.
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A mustache would show off those three beautiful noses!
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And don't worry about this prank.
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I think it's a good sign.
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It shows that our artistic juices are flowing for Art Week."
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"So . . ." Mr. Freaky was still smiling.
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"Does that mean . . . Are you saying that everything is under control?"
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"Yes." The art teacher nodded. "Everything is just fine."
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"Phew!" Mr. Freaky blew out a breath and put away his handkerchief.
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"Good! I can return to the industrial arts classroom then." He laughed shyly.
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"I'm actually in the middle of creating an art project myself."
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"Really?" Ms. Van Ghoul sounded surprised.
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"I used to sculpt while I was in college.
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I think you'll find my latest work very, very special.
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I plan to unveil it on Wednesday."
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Abruptly he spun around.
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"Okay, that's enough.
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Everyone, get to class.
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And no more drawing on posters!"
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Monsters began heading off to class.
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Ben hurried over to Mog.
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"Hey, Mog, did the Doppel Gang draw that mustache?"
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Mog nodded. "I thought it was funny," he said.
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"And artistic. It even gave me an idea for an art project."
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"The prank was funny, but I wouldn't call it artistic," Ben said.
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"And maybe you'd better keep away from the Doppel Gang for a while.
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I have a feeling they're going to be very, er, creative this week."
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The next afternoon, after classes were over for the day, Ben met Waldo along with Winnie and some other witches near the gym.
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The witches were all carrying supplies for their flying painting—brooms, paintbrushes, and drop cloths.
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Waldo had promised to help with the painting.
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Ben was planning to take more notes for his newspaper story.
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"We sketched the painting last weekend.
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Now we're ready to start adding color," Winnie explained.
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"If everybody works really hard today, I think we can finish up by tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.
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Then it will be ready by Friday night, when Mr. da Creepy comes."
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"Cool, but . . ." Ben looked at the witches' supplies.
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"Don't you need paints?"
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"We need magic paints," Winnie said.
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"Remember? It's a magic painting."
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"I mixed the paints yesterday and left them in the gym this morning," Waldo said with a grin.
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"Everything should be ready to go."
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"Thank you so much, Waldo."
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Winnie beamed at the wizard and pushed open the gym doors.
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"That sounds . . . Oh no!" She let out a gasp.
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Ben and the others gasped too.
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Inside the gym it looked like a colorful tornado had struck.
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Cans of paint were spilled all over the floor.
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Blobs of paint were splattered on the walls and floating through the air.
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A tiny witch named Greta burst into tears. "What a mess!"