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    ‘You can do it, Clem!’ Selby muttered again. ‘Just a little bit to go!’
    Tha-kunk!
    ‘What was that? Did someone say something?’ Clemenza said.
    ‘Ooops,’ Selby thought, ducking around the corner. ‘I think she saw me.’
    Pssssht! Tha-kunk! Pssssht! Tha-kunk! Pssssht!
    Selby pulled himself tight against the glass and kept perfectly still. A head peered around the corner. The head was connected to the body of the bravest person in the world, Clemenza Lightfoot. Its eyes opened wide and then its mouth opened wider.
    ‘Yiiiiiikkkkeeeeesss!’
it screamed. ‘A dog! I’m terrified of dogs!’
    Suddenly Clemenza Lightfoot went limp.
    ‘Oh, no! She’s fainted!’ Selby thought. ‘I can’t believe she’s scared of dogs! I’d better get out of here before she comes to.’
    Selby started down.
    Tha-kunk!
    ‘What was that? Oh, no, one of her hand suction cups has come loose! If I don’t wake her up, they’ll all come loose!’
    Selby scrambled closer. He grabbed the woman’s hand and pressed it against the glass.
    Pssssht
!
    ‘Wake up!’ he cried. ‘You’re losing your suction!’
    Tha-kunk!
    ‘Oh no, the other hand’s come loose!’
    Selby reached out with his paw and pressed Clemenza’s other hand against the glass.
    Pssssht!
    But, no sooner had he done this than,
Tha-kunk!
A foot came loose.
    Selby pushed Clemenza’s foot against the glass.
    Pssssht!
    And then,
Tha-kunk!
Another hand came loose.
    ‘Clem! Wake up!’
    Pssssht!
    ‘I can’t keep this up forever!’ Selby took one of his gloves off the glass and slapped the Human Fly’s face once — and then again.
    ‘Wake up!’ he cried, whacking her with the other glove, and suddenly noticing the flurry of flies’ feet falling towards the ground.
    ‘Ooops,’ he said, ‘they’re breaking off. I’d better go easy.’
    ‘What? … What? …’ Clemenza mumbled. ‘What’s breaking off? Oh no, another dog!’
    ‘I’m not a dog!’ Selby said. ‘Calm down. Would I be talking if I was a dog?’
    ‘No, you’ve got a point,’ the woman said. ‘Then what are you?’
Tha-kunk!
    ‘I’m a person in a dog suit,’ Selby said. ‘But never mind about that, your foot just came loose! Push it back again, quick!’ ‘Oh, okay.’
Pssssht!
    ‘So what are you doing up here? Are you trying to beat me to the top or something?’
Tha-kunk!
    ‘No, I’m not! But never mind about that, Clem, your left hand just came loose again!’
Pssssht!
    ‘That’s better,’ Selby said, ‘now start climbing! You’re almost there!’
    ‘I can’t,’ the woman sighed. ‘I’m too exhausted.’ ‘If you don’t, you’ll fall!’ Selby said. ‘Come on, Clem, right hand …’
    Tha-kunk
!
Pssssht
! ‘Now left foot …’
Tha-kunk! Pssssht!
‘Atta girl, Clem …’
    Pssssht! Tha-kunk! Pssssht! Tha-kunk! Pssssht! Tha-kunk!
    Little by little Selby and Clemenza Lightfoot moved towards the top of the building. ‘I can’t do it,’ Clemenza gasped. ‘I can’t.’ ‘You have to! You’re almost there! One more step!’
    Tha-kunk! Pssssht!
    Clemenza grabbed the railing at the top of the tower and pulled herself up and over. Then she turned and leaned down, putting out her hand.
    ‘Grab my hand, little guy,’ she said. Selby stretched out a paw but suddenly sensed himself slowly slipping.
    ‘Oh, no! I’m sliding!’ Selby screamed. ‘Save me!’
    But it was too late, Selby’s front paws had lost their grip and he spun around, pointing downward. His back paws held him for asecond but then he started sliding faster and faster down the side of the building.
    ‘I’m going down!’ he cried.
    ‘No, no,