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others, disappearing them to a dark place and now, wants to do the same to her. Emma is frightened to find Ms. Dürer standing at the top of the stairs. She runs up there to protect Lilly but Ms. Dürer is gone. Emma comforts a frightened Lilly and tells her to "be good to people no matter what". Resigned to her fate, Emma reenters the hallway where Ms. Dürer suddenly appears. Emma flees down the stairs, but they never seem to end, leaving the impression that Emma is being brought down into eternal darkness.
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Taylor finally calls back and Emma tells her that Julie was a burn victim who must have had a weak heart and died from fright over their prank. Emma frets about a girl she bullied named
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