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Card 58<br />

Purple 8<br />

Computer<br />

curse<br />

1<br />

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3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

David tore away the box around the computer and helped his dad<br />

to set it up. When it was switched on, David browsed through the<br />

programs and documents on the computer.<br />

‘Open at your own peril!’ David read on one of the files. He opened<br />

the document and a skull appeared on the screen. Ghostly words<br />

floated across the monitor: ‘<strong>The</strong> curse is set. <strong>The</strong> warning given. Beware<br />

all users. Danger lurks’.<br />

‘Someone is playing a very bad joke’, thought David as he stared at<br />

the screen.<br />

‘Woosh!’ <strong>The</strong> sound echoed in his ears. He blinked and opened his<br />

eyes. ‘Where am I?’ he asked. He saw coloured wires and plastic and<br />

metal streets and lanes. ‘If I didn’t know better, I’d think I was actually<br />

inside the computer’, he thought. He ran down the first street and up<br />

the next. Nothing looked familiar. Nobody appeared when he called.<br />

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Heavy breathing sounded behind him. It came closer. David could<br />

feel prickling along the back of his neck. ‘Danger lurks’, he thought.<br />

He bolted as fast as he could. He ran until he couldn’t run any further.<br />

‘I’ve got to think of something. If this was a computer virus or corrupt<br />

program, what would I do?’ he thought. Finally, an idea occurred to<br />

him.<br />

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He searched for a blue door with the words ‘Quit program’ written on it<br />

and raced quickly through it.<br />

Step 3<br />

Step 5<br />

Step7<br />

R.I.C. Publications ® <strong>Comprehension</strong> box 1 (58)<br />

Prim-Ed Publishing

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