The bus stops in Victor Harbor.
Gaius and Terence get off.
Where's Arthur? says Terence.
Gaius gets back on.
Forgotten something? asks the driver.
My colleague, says Gaius. He was sitting at the back.
Go on then, says the driver.
Gaius goes to the back of the bus where Arthur is napping.
Wake up, Arthur, says Gaius.
Where are we? asks Arthur.
Victor, says Gaius. We need to hire bikes.
Okay, says Arthur, standing up.
Ouch! He was stuck to the seat.
How are your wounds? asks Gaius.
Oozing, says Arthur.
You look a bit hot, says Gaius.
I'm fine, says Arthur.
They get off the bus.
Terence has been waiting.
NOW can we call about Gloopy? asks Terence.
Gaius looks at his watch.
As soon as we've hired our bicycles, says Gaius.
They head to the bike shop, and hire two bikes, one with a basket for Terence.
Why do I have to go in a basket? asks Terence.
Because its not far to Waitpinga, says Gaius. We don't need a pullalong.
You guys going to Waitpinga? asks the bike shop assstant. You do know it's closed?
Yes we know, says Gaius. We are going in the interests of science, not leisure.
Not sure it makes any difference, says the bike shop assistant.
It makes all the difference, says Gaius.
Not if you're planning to go in the water, says the assistant.
I am, says Terence. I have to work the thermometer.
You look too young to work a thermometer, says the assistant.
But I'm the only one who's inPREvious, says Terence.
What does that mean? asks the assistant.
Impervious, says Gaius. It means ...
I know what it means, says the assistant. But the kid still looks too young.
Arthur staggers, knocking over a whole row of bikes.
You'd better take care of him too, says the bike shop assistant.
Arthur! says Gaius. Do you have a fever?
Probably, says Arthur.
I know just the thing, says Gaius.
He pays for the bike hire, and they wheel the bikes out of the bike shop.
What about Gloopy? asks Terence.
All right, says Gaius.
He is about to call Adelaide Metro Lost Property, when a police car pulls up
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