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Members of the Edward Little High School Odyssey of the Mind team rehearse their skit, “Whisked Away,” at Auburn Middle School on Thursday in preparation for their presentation at 8 a.m. Saturday at Brunswick High School in the regional competition. From left are Sophie Carson, host of the show who plays Roxie the Parrot; Thomas Brann, who pokes his head out of a prop while playing Chef Mani Hughes; Addy Runnels, who plays Omer the Raccoon; Liz Willette, who plays Exy, the existential I-don’t-care bear; and Emily Farrington, who plays Henrietta. All except Farrington are Auburn Middle School students. Farrington attends Edward Little, putting the team in the high school division of which it is the only such team in the regionals. The team will compete at the state championships April 1 in Biddeford. If it wins there, it will qualify for the World Finals at Michigan State University from May 22-27.