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Maniac Magee Chapter 20

Chapter 20

This chapter is all about the Battle of the Century: Maniac Magee versus Cobble's Knot.
It's not a race; he doesn't beat the knot in a great flurry. Rather he pokes and prods, picks and pulls.
Both black and white people are watching, because Cobble's sits on Hector Street, the border between East and West End.
At lunchtime, the audience that had gotten bored comes back and can finally see progress. The Knot is now floppy and loose, not tight and crusty. Soon, Maniac finds the end.
The end is near. But first, Maniac needs some butterscotch Krimpets and a nap.
Refreshed, he goes for it. And wins.
The crowd goes wild!

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