The inanimate objects are getting restless. The reason they can't leave and need the help of humans is finally revealed. It seems that when they came to New York, they snuck into the church's basement, but the door locked behind them. Stick, Sock, and Spoon can get out through the grate, but not Can O' Beans and Shell. It is now summer and the objects need help, but Ellen Cherry has not been around for months and Turn Around Norman stopped performing when sidewalk preachers, including Reverend Buddy, start to pop up.
Ellen Cherry writes a letter to Boomer, warning him about Buddy's plans. Boomer writes that Buddy wants him to help burn holes through metal gates and Buddy is postponing his plans until January, when a newly-elected, right-wing government will.....
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