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The Mystery on the Great Wall of China

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4<br />

One Hump,<br />

or Two?<br />

As <strong>the</strong>y checked into <strong>the</strong> hotel, <strong>the</strong> kids<br />

did not realize that <strong>the</strong>y had been followed. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

man at <strong>the</strong> airport who had been so frantic about<br />

his lost treasure map had been aboard <strong>the</strong>ir Air<br />

<strong>China</strong> flight. He had changed seats early in <strong>the</strong><br />

boarding process, and later realized it was<br />

probable that <strong>on</strong>e member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family who had<br />

just arrived at <strong>the</strong> Marco Polo had been sitting in<br />

<strong>the</strong> seat he had previously occupied.<br />

I’d almost bet it was that American boy, he<br />

thought to himself. If he has my map, I w<strong>on</strong>der<br />

where it might be?<br />

As Grant waited for Papa to check in, he<br />

laid his bag <strong>of</strong> fortune cookies <strong>on</strong> a nearby table.

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