"Hey! Way cool!" you shout. You gaze around your new surroundings. Can this be real? Or are you just dreaming? Your heart races with excitement. Is this where you live now? It's a palace! Well, at least a mansion. You're sitting on a fancy black leather couch in a family room the size of a gymnasium. An elegant oriental rug covers the floor. A huge-screen TV faces the couch, filling one wall. Along the other walls are three different media centers, with enough computers, video games, and electronic music equipment to fill a department store. A butler in a black tuxedo enters the room, car- rying a silver tray. "Would you care for an after-school snack?" he asks politely. Then he bends stiffly from the waist to offer you a selection of pizzas, soft drinks, candy, and apple juice - all your favorites! "Uh, where am I?" you ask the butler, just to make sure. "And who are you?" ______________________________________ Turn to PAGE 107. |