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Who wrote this letter?

Dear Will,

Do you think the animals of the Night Zoo feel

safe and happy? The Night Zoo is our home. It’s What is the problem
also home to over 5 million other animals. If the described in the letter?
Lord of Nulth destroys the Night Zoo, then none of
us will have a home. Did you know, forty acres of
the Night Zoo have already been poisoned by the
Lord of Nulth’s monsters? This is bad news for us!
However, we can stop him if we work together.
Finally, I believe with teamwork and What idea does the author
creativity, we can save the Night Zoo! have to solve the problem?

Yours faithfully,
Penguin Professor

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