Chapter 12

Ryan

Element The situation in which you are happiest and most productive, such as being “in your element.”

“Ryan, are you sure this is the right way? I thought Sanford lived near a lake. This is a cold desert.”

“Yeah, this is right. I remember that dried-up tree over there,” I say as we pass a tall, dry tree that’s long dead. “I remember because it looks like a really tall giant, with huge arms stuck straight up over his head. I pretended last time that an evil witch had cursed the giant to stand there forever.”

“Oh,” James says, his eyes wide as he considers the possibilities. “Maybe if we take the box to the tree, it will come back to life an...

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