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Then the spirit smiled. And he spoke the riddle. His voice, deep and echoing, sent a shiver down Stormi's spine.

"I have a heart that does not beat, A face but no eyes to see, I speak without a mouth, What am I?"

We exchanged uncertain glances.

Elijah groaned. "Of course. Another stupid riddle."

Austin muttered, "Couldn't he just ask us to fight a monster instead?

Alex tapped his chin. "Okay, let's think. A heart that doesn't beat? A face with no eyes? That's... creepy."

Isaiah ran a hand through his hair. "It speaks without a mouth, so maybe something that makes noise?"

I narrowed my eyes at the spirit, who watched us with amusement, waiting. And my hand brushed against my pocket.

My mind raced through possibilities. Something with a face but no eyes. A heart but no pulse. Then my hand brushed against my pocket again.

Then it hit me.

"A smartphone."

The spirit tilted his head.

The others turned to me,

confused.

Stormi stepped forward, her voice more confident now. "A phone has a home screen, a 'face' without eyes. It has a processor, a 'heart' that keeps it running but doesn't beat. It speaks through a speaker but doesn't have a mouth."

Silence.

die here", it said

can be anything ", I said taking

things up! What is this thing you speak of, this cellphone,"

I said and Isaiah called me from his and spoke his voice being

have heard many answers-an old clock, a portrait, even a radio. But never this."

the last time you left this

spirit's smile faltered.

changed. Maybe your answer was correct centuries ago. But now?" I shrugged. "Maybe the answer has

moment,

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to our

"Yes, the world changes, and so too must wisdom.

"Guess even ghosts need to update

a hand, and the cavern trembled as a hidden pathway revealed itself

in relief.

me. "Not bad, genius. Who knew all that time on our phones would

there was anyone who liked spending time on their

deeper into

wooden box sat

stepped forward, heart pounding. I lifted the

like the one we found in

carefully unwrapped

identical to the one we found in the

out the first piece

from where the

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