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[Scene: A goblin bedroom. Mr. and Mrs. Goblinstern are in bed.]

SFX: (continuing through all four panels)

Mrs. Goblinstern: Henry! Henry! The shrieker's going off! What if it's adventurers?

Mr. Goblinstern: Last night it was a passing bulette. The night before it was a danged gas spore. It's never adventurers.

Mrs. Goblinstern: Why do we even HAVE a shrieker, then?

Mr. Goblinstern: Well, I wanted a pit trap. YOU were worried that Poozer would fall in.

Mrs. Goblinstern: Go check!

[Mr. Goblinstern goes out into the yard, dressed in his nightshirt and cap.]

Bugbear: Damn it, Goblinstern, third time this week! Get rid of the damn shrieker already!

Mr. Goblinstern: Ay! I didn't complain when your danged violet fungus ate Poozer!

Bugbear: Yeah, funny about that. How did you shih tzu get over our fence? And why were there goblin prints in our tea roses?

Mr. Goblinstern: I ... don't know what you're talking about.

Bugbear: Maybe MRS. Goblinstern can help me figure it out.

Mr. Goblinstern: ... I'll dig up the shrieker in the morning.

Bugbear: LOVELY.