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104 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mystery</strong> on the Great Wall of China <strong>The</strong> sun was already thinking about going down. But it was still quite bright out, with shadows deepening in the mountain valleys. As soon as the kids spied the Great Wall they cheered! “It really, really is great!” said Grant. He pointed up the mountain. “It looks like it goes on forever!” <strong>The</strong>y could see that some of the wall had been restored while other parts were crumbled ruins. <strong>The</strong>y could also see that the treasure map really was about the Great Wall. <strong>The</strong> only problem was just that: the wall was GREAT, and their time was short. Papa headed for a coffee vendor, which gave the kids a chance to look closely at the map. Christina thought about what Mimi had taught her about solving mysteries. Look past the red herrings, she had said. Think logically. Focus on the possible. Put your mind in the mind of the criminal. “What do you think?” asked Grant. He knew his sister was good at solving puzzles. “Let’s just be quiet a minute and look,” Christina suggested. “And see what we can see.” Slowly, like a hidden picture puzzle, the kids began to draw some interesting conclusions about the map.
<strong>The</strong> Great Wall 105 For one thing, the X’s corresponded to specific features of the restored part of the Great Wall. “See,” said Christina. “<strong>The</strong>re are no X’s anywhere on the carriageway, as the signs say the part of the wall you walk on is called. And that
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