By Niall MacMahon
Ten-year-old Tox is in difficulty with SisR and his group over his contra-bullying company. His makes an attempt to flee their attentions depart Tox injured and trapped. because the police look for Tox races opposed to time Tox meets the unusually spoken Rah Tuss, who leads him on a wild and unsafe trip throughout the weirdness of "Realland" looking for a fashion "home." As they move Tox is pursued through his nemesis, the always-smiling Grayend. in addition they come across unusual and mysterious humans and creatures, a few of whom Tox starts off to suspect are getting ready him to stand his personal loss of life.
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With great care he lowered the makeshift vessel back on to the water and held it against the current, while Rah leant over from the other side and attempted to engage the end of the wire inside its lip. ‘Let go,’ Rah squeaked. ’ Tox remained unconvinced but shut his eyes and let go. Immediately the current tested Rah’s degree of control. Tox, having opened his eyes, was alarmed at how the fast current made the container shift about, as though it was alive and trying to shake itself free of the tenuous grip of the wire.
This is like trying to grasp water. ‘There‘s nothing to be afraid of. ’ The kid stopped again. ‘You’d be pencil pared too, if your train connection duster and chalked to ya,’ he said in a squeaky voice. ’ Tox enquired curling up his nose in puzzlement. ’ ‘Train connection – reflection - like what you see yourself in. ’ the odd kid squeaked in reply. This rang a bell with Tox. Hang on! Gramps used to talk like this, for fun sometimes. Knock-kneed rhyming slang, he called it. Tox remembered he could never make out what Gramps was saying, when he used to tease him with it but it was always worth having a go, as Gramps would often reward him with chocolate or a fifty-pence piece for his efforts.
Cared? No don’t make sense. Flared? Spared? Scared? ’ Tox ran the sentence again in his head, substituting the possible translation: ‘You’d be scared too, if your reflection ….. ” Think! Walked? Could be talked. Hey that’s it! You’d be scared too if you reflection talked to you. That’s what he’s tryin’ to say! ‘What! ’ Tox exclaimed, unable to disguise his disbelief. ’ The kid squeaked. ” Trips? Ships? Dips? Pips? ’ Tox tried to decipher. Then he heard Gramps voice in his head: ‘Lips! ’ Tox replied adding a touch of impatience to his tone of disbelief.