Footprints without Feet

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Griffin is the protagonist. He is a brilliant scientist who discovers how to make the human body invisible through scientific experiments.

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Griffin carried out numerous experiments and finally swallowed certain rare drugs that made his body transparent like a sheet of glass while remaining solid.

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The boys saw fresh muddy footprints of bare feet on the steps of a house in London, but there was no visible person. They then witnessed new footprints appearing from nowhere.

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Griffin's landlord disliked him and tried to eject him from the house. In revenge for this treatment, Griffin set fire to the house.

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After setting fire to the house, Griffin needed to escape without being seen. Since his body was invisible but his clothes were not, he had to remove all his clothes to become completely invisible.

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Griffin became a homeless wanderer without clothes or money. The bitter cold of mid-winter made it impossible for him to survive without clothing and shelter.

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Griffin slipped into a big London store after closing time. He broke open boxes and wrappers to clothe himself, ate food from the restaurant kitchen, and took sweets and wine from the grocery section.

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Griffin overslept and didn't wake up until the store assistants arrived the next morning. When they spotted him, he panicked, ran, and had to remove his clothes again to escape invisibly.