11 Glitchy Getaway!

Chapter 11 Glitchy Getaway! Peki led the cousins back to the metal ladders and the manhole. "There's a store full of supplies," it said, "but also beady eyes." Malia groaned. "Monsters." "Nothing like that," Peki explained. "A bunch of rats." Ivan cleared his throat. "Razor-clawed rats?" "Radioactive rats?" Dante guessed. Peki shook its head. "None of that weird stuff. Normal rats are bad enough." The four of them climbed through the manhole. Peki pointed to a door with the two bars and three dots: number thirteen, a sign meaning people could

第十一章 故障大逃亡！ 佩奇领着表兄妹们回到金属梯子和检修口那里。 “那边有个堆满物资的商店，”它说，“不过也有圆溜溜的小眼睛盯着哦。” 玛利亚翻了个白眼。 “是怪物。” “才不是那种东西，”佩奇解释道。 “是一群老鼠啦。” 伊万清了清嗓子。 “是长着 razor 锋利爪子的老鼠？” “还是受过辐射的变异老鼠？” 但丁猜道。 佩奇摇了摇头。 “才没有那些奇奇怪怪的东西。 普通的老鼠就已经够吓人啦。” 他们四个顺着检修口爬了上去。 佩奇指着一扇印着两道杠和三个圆点的门：数字十三，这个标记意思是人们可以

enter. Inside the store, cobwebby shelves were full of rusting cans. The cousins grabbed shopping bags and searched for the salt. When they found it, they filled their sacks. BAM! BAM! BAM! Malia jumped back as heavy forms dropped from the ceiling onto the shelves! Rats! Dozens of them! Snarling and hissing! "Okay, that's disgusting," Dante said, backing away. Malia felt her own stomach churning. "Yeah, let's

进入。 商店里，结满蛛网的货架上堆满了生锈的罐头。 表兄妹们拎起购物袋，开始找盐。 找到盐之后，他们把袋子都塞得满满的。 砰！砰！砰！ 沉重的身影从天花板落到货架上，玛利亚吓得往后一跳！ 是老鼠！ 足足有几十只！ 它们龇着牙，发出嘶嘶的叫声！ “哇，这也太恶心了。”但丁边说边往后退。 玛利亚感觉自己的胃里翻江倒海。 “是啊，我们赶紧

get out of here." The rats dropped to the floor, blocking the aisle. "There's got to be another exit," Ivan said. Peki scampered toward the wall. "Over here, if it please ya. There's a hole behind this freezer." The cousins pushed the freezer aside and slipped through. They were not prepared for what was on the other side.

离开这里吧。” 老鼠们跳到地上，把过道堵得严严实实。 “肯定还有别的出口。”伊万说。 佩奇蹦蹦跳跳地跑到墙边上。 “在这边哦，麻烦让一让。 这个冰柜后面有个洞。” 表兄妹们把冰柜推到一边，钻了过去。 可对面的东西完全出乎他们的意料。

The room was all dark gray, with lights flickering

房间全是深灰色的，灯光四处闪烁着

here and there before disappearing. A couch was stuck halfway in one wall. There was a sink in the ceiling. Ghostly forms kept stepping in and out of a doorway that looked like a baby had drawn it. "An impossible room," Peki announced. "A shortcut soon." "THAT's why only some doors are marked," Dante said. "It's like a video game. Places they don't expect you to go have incomplete code. They glitch."

忽明忽暗，没多久就灭了。 一张沙发一半卡在墙里。 天花板上居然装了个洗手池。 幽灵一样的影子不断从一道看起来像是小屁孩乱画出来的门里进进出出。 “这是个无序空间，”佩奇宣布道。 “马上就有捷径啦。” “难怪只有部分门有标记，”但丁说。 “这就像电子游戏一样。 那些开发者没想到玩家会去的地方，代码就没做完整。 就会出故障。”

Malia sighed. "Fascinating, nerd. Now how do we get out?" Ivan scratched his head. "Maybe it'll glitch a door into existence?" "That," said Malia, "is ridiculous." "He's pretty close, despite your resistance," Peki said. "Except something will glitch out of existence." Malia shook her head. She wondered how many other dangerous secrets 13th Street was keeping. Then the floor disappeared, and Malia fell.

玛利亚叹了口气。 “可真有意思啊，书呆子。 现在我们该怎么出去？” 伊万挠了挠头。 “说不定故障会变出一扇门来？” “这也太扯了吧。”玛利亚说。 “虽然你不乐意听，但他猜得八九不离十。”佩奇说。 “只不过会有东西因为故障消失掉。” 玛利亚摇了摇头。 她很好奇这条十三号街到底还藏着多少 其他危险的秘密。 就在这时，地面突然消失了，玛利亚掉了下去。