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Going to the dentist was never that much fun to begin with, but after I read Spineticklers number 67, it got even WORSE. Spineticklers MY DENTIST IS THE DEVIL BY I.M. SPOOKY I've checked out every Spineticklers book from the library, and I even borrowed a few Spineticklers Junior books from Rowley so I could keep going. And just like I predicted, the books are starting to give me nightmares. Spineticklers number 71 is about this kid who grows a lizard tail and tries to hide it from his family and teachers.

Spineticklers TAILS. YOU LOSE BY I.M. SPOOKY That one really stressed me out, and the night I read it, I had a dream that I was the one with the tail. Actually, my dream started off really GOOD, because there are a bunch of fun things you can do with a tail that you wouldn't even think of.

In my dream I wasn't ashamed of my tail, I was PROUD of it. And I used it to its full advantage. The only thing I didn't like about it was that when I got excited about something, everyone could tell. DO YOU THINK THAT GIRL IS CUTE? NOT REALLY. WAG WAG

Then all of a sudden my tail became a PROBLEM. People got jealous, and the next thing I knew, I was being hunted like I was some kind of monster. I ran for my LIFE and escaped through a window, and the townspeople chased me down the street and through a shopping mall. I almost got away, but then my tail got stuck in the escalator.

I swear I could actually FEEL it happen, and it woke me up. In fact, the dream was so realistic that I turned on the light to see if I actually DID have a tail. And I have to say, I was a little disappointed when I realized that nothing was there. That's not the ONLY bad dream I've had because of those books, though.

The other night I had a dream where I was captured by zombie pirates and made to walk the plank. For some reason, I kept repeating this stupid rhyme. STEP, STEP, STEP, NO, NO, NO! PLOP, PLOP, PLOP, IN I GO! Unfortunately, I was saying it for REAL, so now Rodrick has a video of me talking in my sleep. STEP, STEP, STEP, NO, NO, NO! PLOP, PLOP, PLOP, IN I GO.