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you've got to get used to the fact that

chalky is not a figment of Matthew's

imagination no I don't believe that it's

not possible where she comes from or

what she is Beats me completely at the

moment and it beats Matthew too but

chalky is real she exists the others

wouldn't understand want you to go

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away Chucky what she said now she hasn't

said anything that's a trouble she's

gone Matthew Holly look out

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he

right back

his head down remember he came up behind

me what is

it what's wrong it's all right Mary it's

quite all right now what Matthew and

Polly where are safe and sound upstairs

in bed what's happened they fell in the

river they're okay I was go to them look

let's just find

out it's like pH said they fell in the

river I thought they were goners for

sure I hav't stopped sweating

yet how did it

happen pure accident we were fishing off

that old Jetty the kids and

I but I'd gone with Colin to get some

cool

drinks a boat Broke Free from its

Moorings and smashed into the jetty they

were both thrown into the river they

were Swept Away in no time and how uh

who saved them Matthew did old Colonel

summer saw it all from his window he

thought they were done for for sure but

then he saw Matthew strike out and

grabbed Polly Matthew did yes well

Summers was terribly impressed he went

after them in his boat but he reckons

they were well over a mile away before

he caught up with them and Matthew was

still supporting

Polly there's no doubt he saved her

life old summer says he's going to make

sure that Matthew gets a medal for it

I'm quite right too if anyone ever

deserved a medal it was Matthew right

Colin yes Dad

but Matthew can't

swim I thought Joy wasn't coming with us

so did

I she must have been here all the time

keeping

quiet so what

happened it's hard to say really it was

also

quick I saw the boat going to hit the J

Jetty then I was in the water I tried to

swim but I knew it was no good and I was

going to be drowned and I started going

under then I heard chalky telling me not

to be a fool and not to

panic I was so surprised I

stopped and then she said now think of

nothing like you do with your

painting then I was

swimming I don't know how but somehow

she made my arm arms and legs to the

right things so you see it wasn't me at

all it was chalky you mean she showed

you how to swim yes she's the one who

did it not

me I see so of course as soon as you

found you could swim you struck out for

the shore but I couldn't have done that

there was Polly she'd have drowned

that's right you went back for Polly

that's the point you saved

her and we're very proud of you

thank you

Dad it was Chucky who really did

it what's that another of Chucky's

views sort

of it's where she comes

from that's her home

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time just coming up to 22 minutes past 8

and we turn from an her like joh here to

modern ones 12-year-old Matthew Gore who

lives in hind Mir in Su became a hero

last week when he was on holiday with

his family in Sussex our reporter Dennis

Buck spoke to Matthew at his home

Matthew hello Matthew I believe you and

your little sister had a nano Escape

last week

hello there hello Mr Martin did you have

a nice holid yes thank you and how does

your dad like being back at work eh he

doesn't like it when he came home from

the office last night he said he wished

we were still at the cottage I know just

how he feels yeah I'll tell you what you

give him nose for

me thank you

so oh that's very good your parents must

be very proud of you now the thing is

I'm told you'd never swam before is that

right you couldn't Swim open the letters

but when you felt yourself sinking you

heard a voice telling you what to do

well sort of and you think this voice

must have been your guardian angel no

that's a load of rubbish but but you

told the local reporter I that he said

it didn't know he was a reporter anyway

then you don't think it was your

guardian angel who told you how to swim

I never said anything about Guardian Ang

Angels it was him all that happened was

that I got into a flap and then dropped

and suddenly I found I could swim but

you'd never been able to before no that

was 12-year-old Matthew Gore who learned

to swim in the instant and rescued his

little sister time now 25 8 time for

sport did you know anything about that I

certainly didn't and Matthew never said

anything how did they find out somebody

must have told them I suppose old

Colonel Summers if he really is putting

Matthew up for a life-saving medal I

guess look there's a picture of Matthew

what here let me

see that's how the BBC got onto

it Matthew didn't say anything about

this either it's not like him to be so

secretive not like him at all hi

you know about

this no

Matthew we want the truth

now I

didn't not really you must have spoken

to a

reporter interviewed by our reporter

Matthew modestly denied any claims to

heroism are you saying they made this up

no but I didn't know he was a reporter

not until not until

what not until the BBC d man told you

about it oh yes

oh we've just been listening to you on

the radio you can't pretend you didn't

know about that can you

no you told me who he was when he rang

up when was this yesterday afternoon

while you both were out he asked if you

could speak to me why didn't you tell us

I didn't want to upset you thought you'd

be afraid if I told him about chalky I

didn't

know anyway didn't think it'd be

interesting enough to get broadcast

Matthew I don't

okay well it's too late now the damage

is done but if there are any more would

be interviewers you better refer them to

Mommy or me before you speak to them

okay okay sorry

Dad yes he's

here it's your friend Roy Landers

I don't want him here

again all

right

any me yes hello Roy how are you that c

uh fine thanks but I'm just about to

dash off my

train

yes okay I'm a bit push for the next

couple of days I've just got back from

holiday you know how it

is well all right that should be

fine I'll see you this evening then

6:00 right

bye excuse me are you Matthew Gore yes

can I talk to you

Matthew no we are not interested in

putting Matthew on display for your your

psychic

Circle my son is not a freak

goodbye hello oh I want you could just

hold on one moment some teleph straight

back excuse

me

hello

hello you must be Polly yes

is your mommy in or your

brother are you a good girl

puppy you go to Sunday

school I'm sure you do don't you excuse

me who are you Mrs Gore what do you want

oh good afternoon Mrs Gore I come to

talk to you about Guardian Angels oh no

you haven't I've had enough of guardian

angels thank you very

much by Polly come with me or to stay

down the garden with with

me

here who they were and David it's

becoming impossible you've got to do

something like what well I don't know

ring up the Press Council or something

darling a few journalists and a cranky

old woman aren't the end of the world no

I agree they are not I have also had a

couple of spiritualists a Dutty

clergyman a white witch and a woman

who's doing a thesis on the Paranormal

in adolescence and David it's not

funny and to cap it all I have also had

a telephone call from the national

from the national schools Art Foundation

what did they want you remember Matthew

told us that Miss SES had kept a picture

of his the one she made him draw looking

through the art room window yes she's

entered it for the national School's art

exhibition well I suppose if it was

anything like the others he's done it

was pretty striking oh is that all

you're going to

say I think it's outrageous I mean how

dare she do that without even Consulting

us the very least she could have done

was to ask us why on Earth should she

darling she's only doing a job she

probably we thought we'd be delighted

and so we would have been if it wasn't

for this chalky business and there's no

real harm done is there you don't

understand it won first

prize

yes what are we going to do when Matthew

starts telling everybody that it was

chalky who did it and how long do you

think it's going to be before somebody

realizes that boy who suddenly

discovered he can paint is the same Game

Boy Who heard a guardian angel in the

river well then what are we going to do

they'll think he's going mad no no no

how could they possibly you couldn't

find a SAA boy anywhere than Matthew you

know that I thought I did

but oh

David I'm so afraid for him if they hear

that he hears voices in his Heaven darl

darling there is nothing nothing at all

wrong with Matthew himself he's as

normal a boy as one could could hope to

meet but the swimming and the painting

all those question

I know I

know the only way I can explain it is to

say that he's sort

of

haunted haunting well I wish I could

think of a better word but it's a kindly

sort of Haunting it doesn't mean him any

harm after all it did save his life and

poy oh I see you're saying it really is

a guardian angel

no well I suppose yes in a way whatever

it is I'm convinced it comes from

outside him and Landis think so too

he is an expert on mental disorders

after all and he's been giving our

problem considerable thoughts oh that's

very kind He suggests we let Sir William

thorb see Matthew and give us his

opinion Sir

William who's he Landis says he's the

absolute top man he advises some of the

biggest International firms on

Industrial psychology real practical

stuff not just theories as well as

working in St Benedict's and running

various

clinics all right

let's see what sir Williams got to

say my

name's thank you come in thank you

hello Mr G how do you do I'm uh very

grateful to you for agreeing to see

Matthew so quickly that's quite all

right Mr Gore I'm only too pleased to do

what I can hello Matthew come and sit

down how are you okay how do you do sir

Dr Landis has already told me about your

little problem oh

good well shall I um if you'd like to

leave Matthew with me for an hour or so

so that we can have a little chat

perhaps you'd come back and shall we say

4:30 yes of course see you

later sit down Matthew make yourself at

home

I

see so your friend chalky finds it

difficult to understand the varing

degrees of intelligence in animals

yes she wants to know why a cow's and a

farm near our home couldn't learn to

open the gate for themselves since

they'd obviously learned which door to

go into the milking shed and

everything it's a good

question do they have animals where she

comes from I don't

know don't think they can have

that's it can you see the record from

there yes thank you good I'll bet you've

never seen a record like this before

have you no no I didn't think you would

have

now I want you to relax and watch the

record that's

right just watch the

record going round and

round and

round that's

right try to empty your mind

and in a moment you may start to feel

drowsy don't worry if you feel like

going to

sleep that's quite all right

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there fast

asleep fast

sleep

good I'm going to ask you some more

questions and I want you to answer them

all truthfully

you must hold nothing

back nothing at

all

now chalky

there we are Matthew if you'd like to

wait next door with Miss Jenkins for a

moment while I have a quick word with

your

father

well I'm afraid I haven't the time to

explain it all to you at the moment Mr

Gore I have another

appointment however you can put your

mind at rest there's absolutely nothing

for you to worry about good

my my wife will be pleased to hear that

yes I'm sure she will you can tell her

that it's just a phase and not as

uncommon as you might suppose in a boy

of his age Matthew has built up an

elaborate fantasy system that's all

nothing to worry about I promise you but

the uh the swimming the painting the

incident with the car yes yes I'll write

to you with a full report about all that

in a day or two they're all Perfectly

Natural I assure you

well thank you again the subconscious is

an amazing thing Mr Gore

amazing

Chucky

Chucky Chucky where are you

chy where are you why won't you

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come why wouldn't you come I cannot come

to you anymore why what have I done I

have to go away no you must forget me no

forget me you're my friend I cannot

explain I have to go back back to my own

people but that's not fair it is not

fair for me to stay it could be

dangerous for you no no please Chucky I

must go goodbye Matthew please don't

forget me please don't leave me chy

don't go away forget please don't leave

me

Chuy

Chuy no

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you sound happy this morning I am I feel

as though a huge weight has been lifted

from my mind one for you thank

you thanks anything from Sir

William uh he did say it would be a day

or two yes what's that something for

Matthew

Hello

darling there's a package for you from

the Royal swimming Society according to

the

label aren't you going to open it all

right here

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don't want it don't it

it's not

fair it's chalky's metal not

mine she's the one that saved me and

Polly that's not true

Matthew Matthew

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