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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN by David Martz illustrated by Elizabeth Allen Copyright © by Houghton Miffl in Company. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Houghton Miffl in Company unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Address inquiries to School Permissions, Houghton Miffl in Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-01911-6 ISBN-10: 0-547-01911-4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RRD 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Lauren Otter pool Lauren floated in the pool at her office. Lauren Otter was a lawyer. But Lauren wasn’t one of those lawyers who work hard. Lauren thought having fun was more important than working hard. So when Lauren’s shell phone rang one Monday morning, she didn’t answer it. She was swimming in her office pool. 2 The shell phone rang and rang. Finally, Lauren got out of the pool. “I guess even otters have to work sometimes,” Lauren said. Lauren answered the phone. She heard a scared voice. It was Lauren’s friend Sammy Seal. shell phone Lauren talked to Sammy Seal with her shell phone. 3 “Lauren, I need your help!” Sammy said. “I’m in the Rocky Beach Jail. The police will not let me go!” Lauren thought Sammy was joking. Sammy was the most honest seal she knew. Sammy would never do something wrong. “I’m not joking,” said Sammy. “The police arrested me this morning. They say I stole 100