As you make your way back to the Green team's side, you can already hear the Blue team scuffling and arguing behind you. "Wait, no, counselors aren't allowed to pull! I'm sure I heard that somewhere."
The rest of the Blue team and Green team line up along the rope, with Casey and Graham at the front of their respective lines.
Both teams stand with hands clasped around the rope and eyes turned up toward Ms. Martin—some campers poised and still, others fidgety with excitement—waiting for the signal. A few more long seconds pass, and the silence grows.
And then Ms. Martin raises her hand and calls out, "On your mark! Get set! PULL!"
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