First Printing Text Error in The Secret of Terror Castle
On page 47 of Chapter 5, there is an error in the text (as laid out by the printer) in which parts of three sentences are jumbled:
"I'm afraid you're wrong," Jupiter said. "It's definitely a painted eye. But we'll go closer and see."
ing, followed. Now they were both shining their lights He walked toward the picture, and Pete, after hesitat-
on the picture, and Pete could see that Jupiter was right - it was a painted eye.
This error was corrected in the Second Printing. Second Printing copies also have no back cover list, but have glued bindings with cut endpapers vs. the First Printing's stitched binding with single-piece endpapers.
The correct text is as followes:
"I'm afraid you're wrong," Jupiter said. "It's definitely a painted eye. But we'll go closer and see." He walked toward the picture, and Pete, after hesitat-
ing, followed. Now they were both shining their lights on the picture, and Pete could see that Jupiter was right - it was a painted eye.
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