The Monumental Mystery on the National Mall

Evan jumped in front of the television
screen and snapped a quick picture of
the painting.
“Hey! Get out of the way!” everyone
shouted at once.
Olivia’s interview continued. “Look,” she
said, “even the clock on Independence Hall
is still visible.” She pointed to the clock and
laid a hand over her heart. “It’s a miracle,”
she remarked, “that this painting survived
without the proper preservation. It positively
gives me goosebumps to think about it!
But soon it will be safely tucked away in its
rightful home—the Smithsonian Castle on the
National Mall.”
In another part of town, someone else was
getting goosebumps just thinking about the
plans they had for that painting. And phase
one of those plans was already underway!
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