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76 <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mystery</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Wall</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>China</strong><br />
Grant surprised <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r kids by<br />
grabbing at his clo<strong>the</strong>s, which were twisted this<br />
way and that. When he finally found his jacket<br />
pocket and began to check it, <strong>the</strong> kids realized<br />
what he was looking for. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>y held <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
breaths until he pulled out <strong>the</strong> treasure<br />
map…and a fortune cookie!<br />
“Whew!” said Grant. “At least he didn’t<br />
get <strong>the</strong> map!”<br />
“Did he get anything?” asked his sister.<br />
Grant grinned. “Yeah. I also had an old<br />
Chinese restaurant take-out menu in that<br />
pocket…I guess he got that.”<br />
“Whoa!” said C<strong>on</strong>g. “That is going to be<br />
<strong>on</strong>e mad bad guy when he figures that out.”<br />
“Yes!” said Li. “We’d better get out <strong>of</strong> here<br />
before he finds out and comes back for you.”<br />
But all that was solved when <strong>the</strong> kids<br />
heard Papa calling. “Come <strong>on</strong> back!” he yelled.<br />
“This is too slippery and dark; we’re going to<br />
take <strong>the</strong> tram back.”<br />
Eagerly, <strong>the</strong> kids began to run back up <strong>the</strong><br />
mountain path. Huffing and puffing, <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
almost caught up with Mimi and Papa when<br />
Christina pulled her bro<strong>the</strong>r aside.<br />
“What is it?” he asked, surprised.
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