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1、IntotheGauntlet(The39Clues#10)MargaretPetersonHaddixForToddandWillandalltheotherCluehunters-M.P.H.[Proofreader'snote:Thereisahiddenmessageinthisbookthatsays:THECAHILLSARENTTHEONLYONESLOOKINGFORTHECLUES]CHAPTER1AmyandDanCahillforgottolookforbugsinLondon.Theyknewthedri
2、ll.Arrivingatanewhotel,theyalwayshadtoscourtheirroomforanylisteningdevicesorothertopsecretspygeartheirenemiesmighthaveplanted.Theyalwayscheckedforallpossibleexitroutesandanythingthatcouldserveasaweapon,aswell.AmyandDanwereonlyfourteenandeleven.Butthey'ddevelopedthein
3、stinctsofCIApros.ArrivinginLondon,though,Amystumbledthreestepsintothehotelroomandcollapsedontothebed.Danwobbledpasthertosprawlonthecouch.Hesat,thenslippedbackward,weigheddownbyhisbackpack.Helookedlikehe'dbeenflattened.Hehas,Amythought.Webothhave.Nowthatweknowthetruth
4、.Nowthatweknowhowmanylieswe'vebeentoldallalong,howmanysecretswerebeingkeptfromus,howmuchisexpectedofus...Onlythekids'wild-hairedaupair,NellieGomez,seemedtohaveenoughenergylefttokeepstanding.2Sheevenhadenoughenergytoswayslightlytowhatevercrazymusicshewaslisteningtoonh
5、eriPodasshetuggedtheirduffelbagandcatcarrierintotheroom.Dimly,AmythoughtthatsheorDanshouldhaveofferedtohelp.ButevencarryingaduffelbagseemedbeyondAmyrightnow.Nellieturnedtoshutthedoor.Thenshe,too,seemedtocollapse.Didshefaint?Amywondered.BeforeAmyhadtimetodoanything,Ne
6、lliewasstandingagain.Shehadn'tfainted.She'djustdippeddowntothefloortopickupsomethingAmyandDanmusthavewalkedrightover:aplainmanilaenvelope.Nellieheldtheenvelopeintheairlikeaprize."Whatdoyouthink,kiddos?"sheasked."Wannabetthisisyournextlead?"They'dbeenwarnedtoexpectone
7、--coded,ofcourse,incaseanyoftheirenemiesinterceptedit.Normally,thetwosiblingswouldhavedashedtograbtheenvelope,racedtoopenit,scrambledtobreakthelatestcode.Attheveryleast,theywouldhavetoldNelliethatattheirages--andwiththefateoftheworlddependinguponthem--theywerewaytooo
8、ldtobecalled"kiddos."NowAmyjustshrugged.Dantiltedhisheadbackandstaredattheceiling."Kiddos?"Nelliesaidinapuzzledvoice.Shepoppedouthe