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Chapter 85 - Lousy timing

To cover a wide area, the candidates from the Bureau of Archives and Exploration had been scattered all along the coast in pairs.

When one of them heard their walkie-talkie buzz, a message came through:

"It's time for hide and seek."

Their faces twisted; they knew exactly what that meant, having played this game before.

One of them grabbed the walkie-talkie, relaying the message with a trembling voice, like an emergency.

"That lunatic , he's at it again."

He didn't wait for a reply. The two candidates bolted, searching for hiding places.

One buried himself in the sand, while the other crouched in the shadow of a large rock.

"Until dawn. If he doesn't find us before dawn, then we've won."

But as he whispered that, a voice rang out behind him.

"Tag. You're it."

He shivered. Turning around, he found Sirius standing right beside him.

"You'll only get half your ration today,"

Sirius told him before walking away, scanning the ground for signs of the other.

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