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Answer the following questions briefly.

Why does the narrator hesitate to be a partner to Laura Hinkle during the Ouija Board Party?

John hesitates to pair with Laura Hinkle during the Ouija Board party because he was scared about how Helen, the ghost would react to it. She had promised to help him write ghost stories only if he got his friends and acquaintances to stop using the Ouija Board.


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