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Eric smelled the impending kick. "Touch that dog and I''ll flatten you!" His voice slammed the chests of the two teenagers. The Drake brothers stepped several feet away from Jerome and Scruffy. "I know who you are," Eric said. "I know where you live. The cops have their eye on you. Get!" Nick Drake grabbed Mack's wrist. "I got a better idea. The Newman sisters are getting out of school. We ought to be on Monk Street." Mack grinned. "I can picture them now. Short skirts, tight jeans, you''re right."