Free The Revenge of Dr Von Burpinburger by John Heffernan

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    Heffernan, John, 1949–
    The revenge of Dr von Burpinburger / author, John
Heffernan.
    Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2008.
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    For children.
    Boys–Juvenile fiction.
Mice–Juvenile fiction
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    John Heffernan
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LEAVE MY HEAD ALONE!
    The two dark figures crept closer. So close he could feel their breathing. He wriggled and squirmed, but he was strapped to an operating table.
    He tried to scream, but nothing came out. The air throbbed with the sickly glow of computers as the dark ones drew closer and closer … until they were inside his head! Poking, prying, prodding with their cold, sharp instruments. ‘Leave me alone. Leave my head alone!’
    With all his might he at last broke free. Ran. Stumbled. Fell. Picked himself up and ran again, until his legs ached and his heart pounded.
    But still they were there. Chasing, hounding, hunting. Closer, always closer. The little man and the big man. ‘Leave me alone!’
    And then he was caught. The hand held him tight.
    â€˜GOT YOU!’

    Einstein sat bolt upright and screamed, fighting against the fingers folding around him, gasping for air.
    â€˜It’s OK.’ Eric Wimpleby held his little mate in his hands. ‘I’ve got you. You’re safe now.’ He stroked Einstein until the mouse calmed down a little. ‘Same nightmare?’ the boy asked.
    The mouse nodded, and then shuddered with fear, for it wasn’t just a nightmare. This was also real . There were two real men out there trying to catch him.
    â€˜They’re going to get me in the end,’ Einstein squeaked. ‘I know it.’
    â€˜But who are they?’ Eric asked. ‘And why do they want to get you?’
    â€˜I don’t know,’ Einstein replied. ‘It’s such a blur. I don’t remember anything much before you rescued me from that pet shop. All I know is that those men are bad. They