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You pedal furiously to make Fingley think you’re trying to escape as he approaches in the motorboat. He revs up the engine and increases his speed. When he is nearly upon you, you suddenly turn the boat around and ram him. The collision splinters the boat and sends both of you flying. You have the TV, which you try to keep above the water as you grip the edge of the pedal boat. Fingley flounders in the water a few yards away from you. “Help!” he cries. “I can’t swim!” “What can I do?” you call back to him. “I’ll have to let go of the antimatter device to come save you.” “The RESET button,” he cries desperately. “Turn the TV on and push the RESET button! It’s on the bottom of the TV.” You switch the TV on, then quickly press the RESET button. Suddenly you are no longer in the water. You are lying dripping wet on the floor of your living room. Your parents are standing over you. “You’re back!” your mother exclaims. “And you’ve rescued the antimatter device!” then she turns to Fingley, who is gasping on the carpet on the other side of the room. “As for you, Dr. Fingley, you are in a lot of trouble.” Fingley glares at you. Still, he has to be grateful to you for saving his life. THE END