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The Secret Under the Keyboard
One rainy night, Bit the little worm saw a glow coming from under the keyboard of a laptop by the window. It flickered, like it was calling him.
Bit climbed the Keyboard Hills. The keys were as tall as houses, and when the wind pushed one down, it went CLONK like thunder. Between two keys, Bit found a crack full of light, and he wiggled right in.
Below was a whole city of light! Rivers of golden sparks ran through the streets, a crystal Clock Tower ticked in the middle, and far away a giant glass sky glowed: the Window.
Tiny lights came floating up to say hello. They had little round faces and giggly voices. "We're the Sparklings!" they sang. "We hold hands and run round and round, and that's what makes Glowtown shine."
Suddenly, a light went out. Then another. And another! Over the river flew a grey moth with a naughty grin. Snap! She had bitten the River of Sparks in two. "I'm Glitch," she laughed, "and I like it dark!"
"I'll fix it!" shouted Bit. He grabbed a big leaf and pushed it into the gap. Nothing happened. He piled up pebbles. Still nothing! The Sparklings could not cross. Glowtown grew darker and darker.
A tiny Sparkling tugged Bit's tail. "We can't jump the gap," it whispered. "We have to hold hands all the way round, or none of us can move. If one hand lets go, the whole circle stops."
Bit had an idea. A brave, silly, wiggly idea. He stretched his long body right across the gap, from one side to the other. "Hold on to me!" he called.
The Sparklings grabbed on, one by one. They ran along Bit's back on tiny tickly feet and joined hands on the other side. The circle was whole again! Light rushed through every street, and Glowtown blazed bright.
Old Byte, a wise glowing snail, came sliding up with a shiny metal bridge on her back. "Thank you, little worm," she said, and laid the bridge across the gap so Bit could let go. "You found the secret of Glowtown."
High on the Clock Tower, Glitch the moth folded her wings and frowned. "Hmph," she said. "Next time, I'll steal all the shiny things." And off she fluttered into the dark.
Bit wiggled home through the Keyboard Hills, tired and happy. Behind him, Glowtown glowed softly under the keys, and the Sparklings ran round and round, holding hands. Goodnight, Glowtown.
键盘下的秘密
一个下雨的夜晚，小蚯蚓比比看见窗边的电脑键盘下面，透出一点点光。那光一闪一闪，好像在叫他。
比比爬上了键盘山。按键像房子一样高，风一吹，按键就“咚”地一声，像打雷一样。在两个按键中间，比比找到一条发光的缝，扭呀扭，一下子钻进了缝里。
下面是一整座会发光的城！金色的火花河在街道间流淌，城中央有一座水晶钟楼在滴答作响，远处有一片巨大的玻璃天空在发光，那就是“大窗户”。
一群小小的光点飘过来打招呼。它们有圆圆的小脸，笑声甜甜的。“我们是小火花！”它们唱着，“我们手拉手，一圈一圈地跑，发光城就亮起来啦。”
突然，一盏灯灭了。又一盏。又一盏！一只灰色的小飞蛾坏笑着飞过小河。“咔嚓！”她把火花河咬断了。“我是小故障，”她哈哈笑着，“我喜欢黑乎乎的！”
“我来修！”比比大喊。他拖来一片大叶子，塞进缺口里。什么也没发生。他又搬来一堆小石子。还是不行！小火花们过不去。发光城越来越黑了。
一个小小的火花拉了拉比比的尾巴。“我们跳不过缺口，”它小声说，“我们要手拉手绕一整圈，不然谁也动不了。只要有一只手松开，整个圆圈都会停下来。”
比比想到一个主意，一个又勇敢、又好笑、又扭来扭去的主意。他把长长的身子伸直，从缺口这边搭到那边。“抓住我！”他大喊。
小火花们一个接一个抓住了他。它们顺着比比的背跑过去，比比觉得好痒好痒，在另一边又拉上了手。圆圈又连起来了！光一下子冲进每一条街道，发光城一下子亮堂堂的。
一只会发光的老蜗牛，叫老拜特，背着一座亮亮的金属小桥慢慢爬过来。“谢谢你，小蚯蚓，”她说着，把小桥搭在缺口上，比比就可以松开了。“你发现了发光城的秘密。”
在高高的钟楼上，小飞蛾小故障收起翅膀，皱着眉头。“哼，”她说，“下次，我要把亮晶晶的东西都偷走。”说完，她扑扇扑扇翅膀，飞进了黑暗里。
比比穿过键盘山，扭呀扭，又累又开心地回到了家。在他身后，发光城在键盘下面柔柔地亮着，小火花们手拉着手，一圈一圈地跑。晚安，发光城。