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be hidden there. Bear turned to look at me, as if

asking, “Did you really see the woman enter the

house?” I felt my face burning. Suddenly I saw the

windows on the back wall. They were half open.

“The woman must have escaped through the

windows,” I pointed out to the others and then I

jumped out of the window and began to chase her.

The others ran out through the door. In the distance,

ahead of us, a dark figure was hurrying forward. But

it was limping and was very slow. I quickly caught

up with it. It was none other than the woman. She

had hurt one of her legs when she jumped out of the

window. When she realized that she was unable to

escape, she sat on the ground and began to sob.

“Brother, please let me go!” she begged me. At

this point, Bear, Monkey King and Xi Si had fallen

far behind. It was not too late to set her free. But I

thought of what Cock had done and I refused. Soon

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