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1、KellytheRescueDogIntroductionEarthquakeRockWesternTurkeyManyfearedBuriedAliveOn17thAugust1999,at3o’clockinthemorning,aterribleearthquakeshookwesternTurkey.Itwasoneofthebiggestearthquakesofthe20thcentury,measuring7.4ontheRichterscale.Itbeganwithalowrumblingsoundlikethunder.Soontherumblin

2、ggrewintoaroar.Thegroundshookanddeepcracksopenedupinthestreets.Hugebuildingscollapsed,sendingcloudsofdustintotheair.WithinsecondsthetownofIzmitlayinruins.Somepeoplemanagedtoescapeandranfromtheirhomes.Otherswerenotsolucky.Duringthenextfewhoursrescueteamsarrivedfromallovertheworldtohelpse

3、archforsurvivorsoftheearthquake.ThisstoryisaboutonesuchteamfromBritainandofaveryspecialdogcalledKelly.BuriedAlive“Dad.”whisperedTariq.“Areyouawake?”Omargroanedandopenedhiseyes.“What’sthematter,son?”“Ican’tsleep,”saidTariq.“It’stoohot,.Ithinkthere’sastormcoming.”“Youcouldberight,“saidOma

4、r.“Alldaylongit’sfeltlikesomethingisabouttohappen.Gobacktobed,there’sagoodlad.”Tariqshookhishead.“I’mgoingdownstairswhereit’scooler.Whydon’tyoucomewithme?”Omaryawnedsleepily.“No,IthinkI’llstayhere.”Tariqcreptalongthelanding.Heandhisfatherwerealoneinthehouse.Hismotherandsisterhadgonetovi

5、sitrelativesinAnkara.Hepaddeddownthestairstothekitchenandlayonthefloor.Thetileswerehardbutbeautifullycool.Atlasthefellasleep.Suddenlyheawokewithastart.Inthedistancehecouldhearadeafeningroar,likethunder.Itseemedtobecomingcloserandcloser.Thestormmusthavearrived,justastheyexpected.Butthisw

6、asnoordinarystorm.Withinsecondsthewholehousebegantoshake.Thechinarattledandfellofftheshelveswithacrash.Tariqcouldfeelthefloormovingbeneathhim.Whatonearthwashappening?”Hejumpedtohisfeetandtriedtoswitchonthelight.Itdidn’twork.Hestartedtowardsthebackdoor,butjustashereachedittherecamealoudc

7、rackingnoise.Nextmomentapileofbrickscametumblingdownaroundhim.Aterriblechokingsmellfilledtheair.Atlastthedustcleared.Tariqwasamazedtofindthathewasstillalive.Theframeworkofthedoorwaymusthavesavedhim.Hecalledout.”Dad?Dad,areyouallright?”Noanswer.Tariqstumbledbacktowardsthestairs-