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<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Forbidden City 39<br />
courtyards. His upraised arm caused his jacket<br />
to gape open so that <strong>the</strong>y could see <strong>the</strong> yellow<br />
lining glint in <strong>the</strong> sunlight.<br />
“It’s good we’re hidden behind this Nine<br />
Drag<strong>on</strong> Screen,” said C<strong>on</strong>g.<br />
“I told you drag<strong>on</strong>s were good luck!” Li said.<br />
“But we’re not hidden from Papa,” said<br />
Christina with a groan.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> kids looked and saw Papa waving for<br />
<strong>the</strong>m to catch up with he and Mimi. Of course,<br />
to do that, <strong>the</strong>y had to come out from behind <strong>the</strong><br />
large panel <strong>of</strong> drag<strong>on</strong> art.<br />
Walking as slowly as <strong>the</strong>y could, <strong>the</strong> four<br />
children finally emerged from behind <strong>the</strong> wall.<br />
Grant was last and looked relieved when he saw<br />
that <strong>the</strong> man was g<strong>on</strong>e from <strong>the</strong> top <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wall.<br />
“You kids must be getting hungry!” said<br />
Mimi. “How about an early lunch?”<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> kids nodded hungrily. Papa headed<br />
<strong>of</strong>f toward a restaurant, saying, “Well, come<br />
<strong>the</strong>n! Wok this way!”<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> kids groaned at Papa’s stir-fried humor,<br />
<strong>the</strong>n eagerly followed him…hoping no <strong>on</strong>e was<br />
following <strong>the</strong>m.
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