“Those two girls with painted faces have maps, too,” said Judy, pointing. “So does that surfer-dude kid,” said Stink. “And he’s not stopping to eat hot dogs.” Judy and Stink wolfed down hot dogs, then their parents drove them all over town while they tried to solve the next clue. Something about Blackbeard. They went to Blackbeard’s Castle. They peeked inside a gift shop called Blackbeard’s Folly. They checked out the Barefoot Blackbeard, a surf shop. But all they found were a lot of flip-flops. “Let’s park and walk into the center of town,” said Mom. “I need to get sunscreen. And I’m hoping to find some art supplies so we —” “Do we have to?” asked Stink. He could already feel his feet falling off from all the boring old shopping. “C’mon — it’ll be fun,” said Mom. “There’s a toy store, and a pet shop like Fur & Fangs, and an ice-cream place.”
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