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Sting by Jude Watson: Read-Aloud

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A read-aloud of the preface and chapter one of Sting by Jude Watson.

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hey guys I'm going to be doing a little bit of a read-aloud today because you know what's good for you to listen to books into practice reading or at least listening to reading you know reading to you soon Superfast write a book called Steam and he read it or seen it before it's about this kid and his twin sister who wants to steal a set of diamond so it's about burglary rashoppers called before blood red star best place to hide in plain sight in a rented estate for billionaires nobody notices the help the grand red brick mansion was nestled in the Rolling Green Hills of Virginia where The Meadows were sweet the Mist were gentle and the power Brokers of Washington DC I'm an hour away waiting to be bribed thick gray carpet reduced footsteps to Whispers The Thief move quickly down the quarters and fit the key into the lock then pushed open door to the library sunlight streamed in through double-height windows and Cask where the rich gold on the carpet outside roses tumbled and possibly Lush their thick heads almost to their stocks even the Visa. prosperous lumbering from Bloom to Blue and occasionally blundering against the window with a dose of whack spacecrafting was not at the top of the thief skill set that this job was worth the risk if there were three wheels in the wheel pack Cobalt place free lockers it would take too much time the seats would have to resort to a drill and a borescope doable but there would be nice the safe was behind a painting such a cliche the sea slicked-back the Gilded frame it was a muse safes were beef with tools and I'm the enemy was not the lock not the steel not the combination only time the house staff run on a schedule landscape workers would be moving to the flower gardens next the Seas have 12 minutes opening the safe took 10 from the wood something familiar sweet and spicy cookie reached in and open the box only to find another then another with mounting exasperation three more times the thief open to slightly smaller box stacking them and pushing them inside until the 7th box remained gloved fingers itching anticipation the thief raise the lid the thief's Prescott perfect Star Sapphires of the shade somewhere close to heaven for a moment may be a trick of the light the crystal star. Flash in the deep blue was blood red deep scoop them into a palm felt their unusual coldness transparent drop between this room and the world all air and Sun sucked out of the space replaced by the darkness like a frozen River no air to breathe V belt something a shove as something seem to brush by Cold fear paralyze bone and muscle the T stood Frozen and saw sudden steaming up the window as if someone had breathed against it then an image of two hands appeared against the glass spreading imprint of palms and fingers as if someone were desperate to get out get out get out get out the jewels fell onto the knocking against one another and then the Hanford stated lights flooded back in and the thief could breathe again outside just sunshine and air and grass and roses Parks swimming pushed away with a just happened 2 nerves and no breakfast and fumbled for the stones steady hands now trembled as they stacked the empty boxes inside one another the safe door close the Tumblers clicking locked once again out the door again closing it quietly movies with assured by solid wood plaster walls and air conditioners come on foggy glass the door the Seas have forgotten to lock the door well somebody else's problem partner came down the hallway on schedule all okay slight change of plan you stash loot that's not the plan that's why it's called change the thief handed over the stones and was gone The Disappearance of one of the workers would be noted likewise the fact that a locked door was now open questions would be asked but the thieves partner would have to deal the thief had never felt like this before hands that trembled like water legs that shook the steeper it across the lawn great for Sunshine and feeling that something dark and evil have been left behind Okay that was confusing for you basically this guy disguised himself is like a a Bellboy or a belfry has a disguise himself as that so that he could be in a giant estate that they rented for billing errors and the estate which is basically sprawling house in mansion real estate has a safe inside of it had lots and lots of little boxes but as he was getting them out like the light in the room gym for some reason and it seems like all the air in the sun I've been sucked out of it and he thought he felt something brush up against him and then he turned and looked at the window and he was like what in the world is going drops the stones off of The Sapphires off with his partner so his partner has to do with it instead he just disappears and so now the next chapter is going to break away from that and tell us a little bit more about some of the other characters that are going on and I will read the first chapter to you cuz it's pretty short so the first chapter is called now back again and upside down takes place in Paris France March McQueen didn't think he'd ever be in this position again upside down and dangling 20 feet over a stone floor at 3 in the morning it was awesome if only he didn't have an incredible urge to sneeze March close to the eyes pressed his lips together and swallowed his usual remedy against avoiding an explosive speed of noise spit and snot dust filled his nose the kind of ancient Grime that tends to wear on the gutters and skylights a Parisian roof set up a sneeze what a bird sound like an elephant strangling on a trumpet The Voice came through his earpiece what was that their Lookout Darius spray asked Mark's whispered next time do it louder I don't think they are you in London would do his twin sister Jules glanced at him there mark Eves Murray was snoozing away down the hall there a source of promise that he took a sleeping pill every night the marches father the world-famous and unfortunately deceased cat burglar Alfie mcquinn had always said never trust a 100% or even 90 5% tops there was no question they were Rusty they had a job in over a year but this job was supposed to be super easy wash how many stars are had said what the heck is a cakewalk Focus March Ernie's taking photos with security panel the house was built in the seventeenth Century but the mark lights contemporary design and expose all the piping and Ducks March thought it was hideous but I gave his twin plenty of options to display her she's on her aerial silks flexible fabric blinds to spend Yourself by Her Ankles in midair marchment look like a trussed up turkey on the silks would you look like an acrobatic Angel is Twin City Trapeze in gymnastics Ministry performance and she was five back before he knew her he couldn't say she taught him everything she knew because he didn't know how to twirl by his ankles and he didn't want to learn but he knew enough not to fall and wait for joules to do the hearts. He hung up pipes and waited here is a Mercado small study voice in his ear piece rapping out instructions on how to bypass a panel Jewels drop down now hanging by her knees and Keaton some numbers she was disabling the upside down it's not like you tell her anything what is Twin was amazing saw the light flash green jewels that a double somersault on her way down to the floor show off my shoes this looks to propel him into court half somersault and landed on one foot Russian to his knees Jewels rolled her eyes before going silent now this was a charge moment he loved the first released pressure when you were in with the security disabled at all that was a head was grabbing the loot in making to get away he missed us this moment was when all the planning was worth it Marcia going over the details of this case until it was in his dreams and included a clown housekeeper at the market deep sleep a briefcase full of loose diamonds you see me pop that was one perfect entry if ever there was a sure thing this is it to Alfie and his head the trouble was his pop TalkBack never trust a sure thing so what basically happen there in case you got lost or confused because this author is doing a very good job of trying to confuse people right away is that March McClain and his twin sister in Paris France and they are breaking into a house with their friend and they're coming in through the ceiling going upside down to disable the security while the person who owns the house is sleeping just a few rooms away and then they're trying to steal all of these diamonds at this woman has in her house show some interest I shall read more of it later cuz it's actually pretty interesting so far

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