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1、CHAPTER1Thesneezingbegantheinstantthepetcarrierpassedthepassenger'snose.A-choo!...a-choo!...a-choo!...FrozenintheaisleoftheBritishAirways777,AmyandDanCahillwaitedforthespasmtoend.Itneverdid.Instead,thesneezesgrewinintensity,eachwheezingexplosionshakingthepoorman'sentir
2、ebody."Itcan'tbethatbad!"Dansaidimpatiently.Insidethecarrier,Saladinlookedaroundanxiously,unnervedbytheruckus."Mrrp?"NellieGomez,theCahillkids'aupair,cameupbehindthem.WithheriPodblaringtheRamonesfullblast,allshesawwasthemansquirminginwatery-eyeddistress."Itoldyouthetac
3、ostandwasservinghabañeropeppers!"sheannouncedtooloudly.Herboomingvoicedrewtheflightattendanttotheirrow.ShespoketothesneezerinChineseandthenturnedtoAmyandDan."ItseemsMr.Leeisallergictocathair.Yourpetwillhavetorideinthecargohold."Buttheyletuskeephimontheconnectingflightf
4、romMadagascar,"Amyprotested.Bythistime,NelliehadswitchedoffheriPod."Can'tMr.Leemovetoanotherseat?""I'msorry.Theflightiscompletelyfull."Saladindidnotgoquietly.TheEgyptianMau'soutragedmrrpsresoundedthroughthecabinuntiltheboardingdoorwasclosed.Mr.LeeblewhisnoseasAmyandDan
5、squeezedpasthimintotheirseats.Nelliesettledherselfonerowbehindthem,lostonceagaininheriPod."Howlameisthis?"Dancomplained,alreadyfidgeting,eventhoughtheplanehadyettopullbackfromthegate."Oursecondmillion-hourflightinarow,andwedon'tevenhaveSaladin.Whatcouldbeworse?"Theirey
6、esmetforabouthalfasecond,andthentheybothlookedaway.Itwasastupidquestion,andDanknewit.Whatcouldbeworse?Thiswasthedefinitionofworse--therealreasonDan'smoodwasmisery-minus,andwhyAmyhadnopatienceforhim.Ithadnothingtodowithlongflightsandcats.(Madrigals)!Afteralltheseweeks,A
7、myandDanhadfinallysolvedthemysteryofwhichbranchoftheCahillfamilytheybelongedto.NottheschemingandbrilliantLucians,mastersofstrategy.Notthecreativegeniuses,theJanus.NotthephysicallydominantTomas,descendedfromwarriors.NottheinnovativeEkaterinas,thegreatestinventorstheworl
8、dhaseverknown.No.Alltheseweekscirclingtheglobeinthehuntforthe39Clues,AmyandDanhadbeenMadrigals.Madrigals.Theworstofth
