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On Wednesday afternoon Monster Academy students and teachers gathered in the lobby near the school's main entrance.

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A white sheet covered a huge object that sat in the middle of the floor.

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"We'll finally get to see Mr. Freaky's sculpture," Winnie said to Ben.

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"Yep." Ben held up his notebook.

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"I'll be writing about it for my newspaper article."

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He looked around for Pixel, who was weaving in and out of the crowd with his camera.

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"And Pixel will take some great photos of it."

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"Lots of them!" the ghost chimed in.

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Ms. Van Ghoul stood close to the sculpture with Mr. Freaky.

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She clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Listen up, students!"

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"And please remain calm, everyone!" Mr. Freaky called out.

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"I know it's hard on such an exciting day!"

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<font color="#ffff00"><i>Zzz. Zzz.</i></font> At the back of the crowd, some zombies were snoring.

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"Well, I won't keep you waiting for one more minute."

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Mr. Freaky reached for the sheet covering his sculpture.

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With a quick yank, he pulled it away.

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Ben's eyes went wide, and his jaw dropped.

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"What a piece of junk!" Mog burst out.

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Ben blinked.

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Mog was right—the whole thing was made from junk and metal scraps.

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Car bumpers and hoods, along with fan blades, antennas, tools, and other metal objects had been welded together to form one gigantic junk sculpture.

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The artwork rested on six mismatched wheels.

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A blob moved closer for a better look. "Um, Mr. Freaky . . . What is that thing?"

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Mr. Freaky puffed out his chest as Pixel started taking photos.

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"I call it <font color="#ffff00"><i>Moving Inspiration</i></font>!"

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"Moving?" somebody said.

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"It's just sitting there. It looks like a junkyard to me."

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"Oh!" Mr. Freaky slapped his forehead.

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"I forgot to plug it in!"

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He plugged a long cord into the wall.

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With a cough and a sputter, the massive sculpture began to whirl in place.

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Ben snickered. "Now it looks like a junkyard on wheels," he whispered to Winnie.

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Ms. Van Ghoul was beaming.

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"Remember, students—art is in the eye of the beholder.

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That's the magic of art and Art Week.

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We learn to appreciate new forms of beauty!"

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"I wouldn't exactly call that thing beautiful."

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Ben scratched his head.

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"How on earth will I describe it in my story?"

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"That's going to be a challenge," Winnie said.

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"I'm sure Mr. Freaky is expecting very positive reviews of <font color="#ffff00"><i>Moving Junkyard</i></font>.

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I mean, <font color="#ffff00"><i>Moving Inspiration</i></font>." They both laughed.

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Then Winnie glanced at a clock on the wall.

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"I've got to get back to the gym. We started painting today."

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"How's it going?" Ben asked.

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"Are you guys making progress?"

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"Slow progress," Winnie said.

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"We still have a lot to do before Friday, but I think it'll be okay."

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"It'll be more than okay," Ben said.

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"Your flying painting will be the big hit of Art Week—bigger even than da Creepy's new painting."

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"I don't know about that," Winnie said.

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"But thanks for the vote of confidence."

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With that, she hurried off, and Ben went over to interview a skeleton.

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"Do you have a minute?

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I'd like to get your opinion about Mr. Freaky's sculpture."

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The skeleton spoke in a low voice. "Is this on the record?"

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"Actually, it is," Ben replied.

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"It's for my article for the school paper."

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"Sorry! I'm super busy right now!"

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The skeleton clattered off down the hallway.

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With a sigh, Ben spun around and scanned the monsters who were still hanging around the lobby.

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Who would say something positive about—

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"Mog!" Ben hurried over to his friend.

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"What do you think of <font color="#ffff00"><i>Moving Inspiration</i></font>?"

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Mog glanced at the sculpture and rubbed his chin.

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"It's okay, I guess. I mean, at first I didn't get it.

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I didn't know you could make art out of junk."

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Ben jotted down some notes.

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"So it sounds like you find <font color="#ffff00"><i>Moving Inspiration</i></font> . . . inspiring?"

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Mog nodded. "Yeah, I think I do."

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"Psst! Mog!" a voice said.

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Ben and Mog looked over.

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The Doppel Gang stood nearby, waving for Mog to join them.

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"Want to walk around school and check out some more art?" Carly said.

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"Sure," Mog said.

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Ms. Van Ghoul smiled.

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"Why don't you monsters go to the art room?" she said.

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"The mummies are building pyramids out of straws.

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I'm sure they could use some help."

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"That sounds fun," Larry said, winking at Mog. "Come on!"

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"Be careful, Mog," Ben said under his breath as he watched them go.