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But Rodrick's made it his mission to find Sebastian Sleeves. So lately Rodrick's been going through old magazine articles and pictures to see if he can find any clues that might give a hint about where Sebastian is NOW. Rodrick's hit a bunch of dead ends, but last night Mackie had a genius idea. He said that if you build a pool, you have to get a PERMIT, which is part of the public record. The guys started looking up all the pool permits that were issued around the time that last picture of Sebastian was taken. And even though there were a lot of pools built that year, there was only ONE in the shape of a Chihuahua head.

可罗德里克下定决心，一定要找到塞巴斯蒂安·斯利夫斯 所以最近罗德里克一直在翻旧杂志的文章和照片，想要找线索，猜出塞巴斯蒂安现在在哪里 罗德里克碰了好多次壁，不过昨晚麦基想出了个绝妙的主意 他说建游泳池必须办许可证，而许可证属于公开档案 于是大伙开始查阅塞巴斯蒂安最后一张照片拍摄前后签发的所有泳池许可证 虽说那年建了很多游泳池，可形状是吉娃娃脑袋的，只有一个

The guys looked up a satellite image of the property, and there was a big wall around it. So it seemed like just the type of place a rock star would live. They all agreed that when they got to the house, they couldn't just drive up to the front gate and ring the doorbell. Drew said maybe they could scale the walls and sneak onto the property. But famous people always have lots of security, so that seemed like a TERRIBLE plan to me.

几个伙伴查了这块地的卫星图，发现这块地围着一堵高墙 所以这里看起来就是摇滚明星会住的地方 他们都同意，到了地方之后不能直接开车到大门口按门铃 德鲁说，或许他们可以爬墙偷偷溜进院子里 可名人肯定都配了不少保安，所以我觉得这个计划糟透了

Bill said that maybe they could just wait for Sebastian to come outside the gate, and they could toss him inside the truck. But none of the guys were sure if that was actually LEGAL. They couldn't agree on a plan, so they just agreed to wing it when they got there. I usually like to tag along with the band, but I decided to sit this one out. Because even though I knew whatever happened would probably make a good chapter in my book, it didn't seem like it was worth going to JAIL over.

比尔说，他们可以等塞巴斯蒂安走到大门外，再把他拽进卡车里 可没人能确定这么做到底合不合法 他们没法定下统一的计划，只好约定到了地方再随机应变 我平时都爱跟着乐队一起行动，可这次我决定不跟着去了 我知道不管发生什么，这事都能给我的书添精彩的一章，但为此蹲监狱可不值得

Saturday I'm glad I trusted my instincts for once, because when Rodrick filled me in on everything that happened today, I was happy I didn't have to experience it firsthand. The band left early this morning, and when they got to the property, they knew they had the right place. They sat there for a while trying to figure out what to do. But while they were arguing over their next move, a food delivery person pulled up to the gate, dropped off a bag, and drove away.

到了周六，我真高兴这次听了自己的直觉，罗德里克跟我讲完今天发生的所有事之后，我更开心没亲自去一趟 乐队一大早就出发了，他们到地方之后，就确认找对地方了 他们在那儿坐了好一会儿，琢磨到底该怎么做 可就在他们争论下一步该怎么办的时候，一名外卖员开到大门前，放下一个袋子就开走了

A minute later, the gate opened, and there was Sebastian Sleeves in the flesh. Only he looked twenty-five years older than he did in the picture in the magazine. Rodrick stepped out of the ice cream truck, and when he did, Sebastian spotted him. And I guess this wasn't the FIRST time Metallichihuahua fans had shown up at his house, because he was back inside the gate before the guys got within ten feet of him. Sebastian walked away, but Rodrick yelled and asked him to stop. Rodrick said they weren't there for autographs, and that they just wanted to TALK.

一分钟之后大门开了，塞巴斯蒂安·斯利夫斯本人就站在那儿 只不过他比杂志照片里的样子老了二十五岁 罗德里克从冰淇淋卡车上下来，刚下车就被塞巴斯蒂安看见了 我猜金属吉娃娃的粉丝找上门，这肯定不是第一次了，因为大伙还没走到离他十英尺的地方，他就退回大门里了 塞巴斯蒂安转身走开，罗德里克大声喊他停下 罗德里克说他们不是来要签名的，只是想和他聊聊天

Sebastian must've been willing to hear what Rodrick had to say, because he stood there while he ate his burger. Rodrick told Sebastian that they were all huge fans of Metallichihuahua and they were trying to follow in their footsteps. And he asked if Sebastian had any advice on how Löded Diper could make it to the top. Sebastian took a minute to finish his burger and fries, then he pressed a button and opened the gate. And none of them could believe what was happening.

塞巴斯蒂安应该是愿意听听罗德里克的话，所以他站着没动，一边啃自己的汉堡 罗德里克告诉塞巴斯蒂安，他们全都是金属吉娃娃的死忠粉，想要跟着偶像的脚步走 他还问塞巴斯蒂安，有没有什么建议能帮超载尿布乐队大红大紫 塞巴斯蒂安吃完汉堡和薯条，然后按下按钮打开了大门 他们所有人都不敢相信眼前发生的事