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ᭆᦻᦻLesson1AprivateconversationLastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.It'snoneofyourbusiness/theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'.ᡃᡃḄᨵᡃᓾ !☘#ᵱ%&!☘#%ᙶᙠᡃḄ*+ᜧ-ᙢ/Ḽᡃ123456ᡃ789:ᕒᙠ/<=ᡃ>?ᜮBḼC!ᵱ!DEᓾF8ᳮHᨬ+ᡃJ8KLM!N>?ᜮ34ᙢ/O“ᡃ!QRS789LT”“8ᐵXḄYZCᵱḄF8[4ᙢ/“\]^ḄT”Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?_⚶a]ᓤ⚶?ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!,Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.,I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.Tmcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast/Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.I'mhavingbreakfast/Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!"C]Qᜩeᙠᜩᡃ]fᩭ8_hḄᨵiᡃ⌕!klᑮᔛᓤoḄiQᜩᡃhqrᡃsst☢!ᱏxᨩ“zᜩ4T”ᡃ{“M|}L~ᙠ\iᵯL]ᡃ☄ᡭᩭḄ“ᡃ|”/“ᡃ\ᩭXJ“ᡃaᙠᔛ_oJᡃ/“Xᙠ<="⍝“ᡃ~ᙠᔛ_oJᡃM/L!“ᜩ”/“X]hq\=rᔩᙠ1LT”Lesson3Pleasesendmeacardᡃ!ᱏPostcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.'Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!ᱏᤅqᡃᎷ¢8q£¤#¥ᜩᡃLᜧᑭᡃ§¨L©ᱥ✂aL¬![Ḅ®¯ᕒᦟLᡃ±²ᜧᑭ³´+aµᡃ!¶ᡃ·L±¸!QRS8¹ᡃºᜩ»{ḼᱏḄYᎷ?q¼½¾ᡃa¿ᨵᡃḄÀÁE?!ᱏᑮLᨬ+!ᜩᡃÂÃL!⚗ÅᜧÆÇᡃ__hLÈÉᩭL37ᱏᡃᙠÊ^ËᐵL!ᜩᯠeÎÏ!ᱏS¿ᑏᡂT
1Lesson4AnexcitingtripÒÓÔḄÕ¸Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.ᡃᦈᑮ××™ÙḄᩭD~ᙠÚᜧᑭÛDᙠCÜKL6QᨴL™Ù]QÞßà~ᙠ!áᜧ¬âÞÂãä?ÚᜧᑭÛḄ8åᙢæLDÉL!çÚᜧᑭÛèéᙠLÚᜧᑭÛêëḄè╋íᑭîîïîD8ñaòᑮóóôᦻfCËDõö÷øîᡃ××ùúfûÃ?ü5ýDþq\NÕ¸12ÒÓÔLesson5Nowrongnumbers ┯ Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice. ᱯᐜᙠ┱ᨵᳮᙠᙠ ᱯ ᳮ ᱯ!┱"ᨵ5#$.ᱯᐜ&'()Ḅᳮ+ᑮᵯ./ᡠ1 "23᧤ᜩ"236789: ᱯ;ᑮ┱<"="ᵨ 3ᑖABCD ᐰFᑮGH(Iᱯᐜ:ᳮᔣ K〈 ᜧNOPᜓRḄ9RSᐸUញWRB<᪵YZ[\Ḅ]^“ᵯ.”abLesson6PercyButtonscd•fgIhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbortoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.ᡃij ᜧ⊙Ḅᡠm3᧤ᜩnoᩭᡃḄrsᡃ⌕guSvᖼ⏀y(z{|noᜮ⚔ᙢ᎔ᩭᘂᖛḼᡃ gu6ᱥᔛD ⏀ᯠ6ᙽj⊟ ᩭ ᡃḄᜧ¡¢cd fg£ᨴ¥<ᩩ⊙§Ḅ£ᡝ^ᐝª«¬®¯guSvᖼ⏀Lesson7Toolate(°±²Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier;someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor;twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcel
2wasfullofstonesandsand!C/³´ µ¶·ᙠ/¸¹ §ᓤ·¼½¾:ᓭÀᩭḄḼÁÂḄÃÄᒹÆᦪÈ°1Hᨵ^ᔣÉÊ{Ëᨵ^ÌÍᏕ<ÏÁÂÐC/ᑮѰϵ¶¹ᙠÓÔᑁ ϵ¶ᑣ×ᙠØ/Ù§ᨵÚ^6ᒹÆÛÜC/j Ýᐵ<°Úµ¶6ßrà Úµ¶ᡭY ᒹÆã·ᔛäḄ|åÃḄᒹÆ☢ḄᐰÂᜮSç3èLesson8ThebestandtheworstᨬêḄSᨬëḄJoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.NearlyeverybodyentersforTheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear;butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe*sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!ì.᫃îïᨵᡃ·╋§ᨬñòḄóôõö£^÷ø£ùúûḄ“ᨬüóôýþ”ÿ .ḄḄᜧḄᓥ Ḅ!ᨵ#$%&'(ᩩᩩ+Ḅ,-.ᙠ(01ᛢ34'(5,ᩈᡃ9:ᡃᓾ<=>?@A BḄCDᡃEFGH╋3ᨬKḄLM(0,ᝄOLesson9AcoldwelcomeP⍗OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.RSTḄU3ᡃVW'XYᔉ[(BḄᨬ\(ᜩ(ᜧ^_`aᙠXYᔉḄᜧbc☢ef20ᑖbᜧbhj12c15ᑖbfW'Lkᙠ11l55ᑖmᜧbn'[᪷pᜧḄᑖ┐
3ÇᡃVeA´᱄ÃḄ(0ÈÉÊᙠ%ᳮ¨ᘤLesson11OnegoodturndeservesanotherÌÍÎᩭIwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou/Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'ᡃÊᙠ(Ï✂ᔛÏᡲÒ ™Ô'ÕᩭᡲÒÖᙠ(×ØÙÚᡠÜ£LÝᙠÊᙠ(Þß3àḄáâãᓾGᔣÈÉåæ.çèᩭ<éᡲÒê'ᡃkÔfᩭ ᡃᙶᑮ(íîï²èðᔣᡃåfæñᔛÏmᡃòóᔣå20ô╏öᡃÅḄøùúæû'ᡃ“ᡃéèðᔣüåfæ”ᡲÒþ⍝“ᡠ±Ýᙠüt±ÿᡃ”Lesson12GoodbyeandgoodluckOurneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat;Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.ᡃḄ.ᑭᜩ ⌕ ᩎ!#$ᜩᜧ'ᡃ(ᙠṹᜮ,-〈/-(0ᙶ-Ḅ“345”67‷“345”69⁂ᨵ<Ḅ7‷=>?@!ABᜧCDᑭ(E8FG#$HIᡃᨵᐙKḄLMᡃ(NO-ḄᯠQR-ST-⌕UVWXᨴᡃZ,-[ᑮ]^-(N_!`ᜧḄABᜧCDḄa5Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoysbdeTheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.“bde”9Xf/ghiᖛklm-nᙠᐰpᔜᙢstiuᜩ ⌕ᑮvIᙢ-(0wxᩭ╋{Ḅᜧ|ᑖ☘e(ᑮx--(ᙠ|iu“bde”ᜓᙠI⌹ᶇ5ᜩᙠIM-(iu5᪵Ḅ(-(ᢝ⌾¡ᔠ£¤¥9᪵Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?¦§¨©ªᔩ?Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar;IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspoke
4duringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!®eᡃᨵ!ᨵ¯Ḅ?ᔊᙠUVpᓭ|ḄX7³Qᡃ´µ¶·X¸╋⌶ºX☘eᔣᡃ¼½ᡃ¾x¿·-ᔣᡃÀu⌕ÁÂx-{xᡃ ᵨªᔣ-Ä'{-Å᪵ᵨªtÆᡃ◀XTÈXᓫÊᡃ᪷ͧªÎ⌶ºᡃÏÅÐ¨Ñ ⌕ᑮvÒX╋LÒ☘eÓᯠVÔ᠒᠒ᙢÖ⍝Ø“¦§¨©ªᔩÙ”ᡃÚÛÜᑮ-]Ý 9X©pLesson15GoodnewsÞßThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'hesaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!àáSâᡃÖãäåᐜç⌕ᡃᡃèé-Ḅêëì[ᑮíîïᡃé®ḄL-ñᜮÅÐòóᡃᙶ·Q-Öçôíõö-÷SâᡃëøùúûüᜧḄýVùᨵ20X>?U®ᡃþ⍝!ÿ ᑮᡃ“ᐜ”ᡃᙢ“⌕ᡭᡃḄ”ᯠ ᡃᡃ!"#$ᑮ1,000%╏Ḅ'ᦈᐭLesson16Apoliterequest++ᨵ-Ḅ⌕.Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However;thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir;wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit! /01234┯ᙢ6789:;<=>?ABC0Dᓫ
5£ ᩩ¤¥⁐Ḅ§¨©ª⁐Ḅ«¬®"ᙠ¯ ]ᒓR$£°© ±¤⁑Ḅ³¥⁐Ḅ⊟µ /ᨵ¶·¸ᨵ¹ᜧ"»¼O½¾`“¿᰿Ḅ«ᡂᜧ¶ÂÃ■Æ”Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!ÇÈPÉÊAfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.Tmverysorry/hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."ᡃᙠ ËÌ⏀ÏᔛxᓤÒ<ÓᡃḄ{ᒹᡃÕ1ÖFᙠ×ØḄ¨ᓃÃP=ÛÜÝᡃÞᙠßÓR⏀ÏὁáGâᩭ“cᔛ$äᔩæ”·“:äççᡃ½¾“èᡃéêᡃḄ{ᒹBᨵë⏀Ïὁá ì\G® =ÛíîïḼᡃḄ{ᒹ½ᩭ1ÖñCᡃ“òᙠóô”“ᡃḄõ1Ööᑮ÷øù®ÈPÉÊ”Lessonl9Soldoutἠûüý'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment/Isaid.'Itmayhavebegunalready/Susananswered.'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.Tmsorry,we'vesoldout/thegirlsaid.'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.'Imightaswellhavethem/Isaidsadly.“ᒓì\<⌕þ"ᡃ“ᕖ”ᡃᒺᒺᑮἠᜐ“ᡃ ἠᔩ”“!"#ἠ$”%&'(“)*+”ᜧ-.ᙠ0123ᵱ5ᒺᒺᝂᔣἠᜐ“ᡃ⌨ᣵ0 ἠᔩ";“<ᯠ”%'(ᡃ>?@ᑮἠᜐ“ᡃ % ἠᔩ"ᡃ“<ᯠ"B0 ἠCDEFGḄICᔲK⌕ᕖ”“ᡃKC DḄM”ᡃᚖᜮPQᙢLesson20OnemaninaboatSᙶUVFishingismyfavoritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.
6Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver;Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!,myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!┕XCᡃᱯZ[᰿Ḅ2⚗^_ᡃ`2┕ᦪb1ᓾ•eᡠghᡃi"jklmᨵoᚖ┕ὅqC"r^;sttX┕"ᑮᓾ┕?ᩭov☮5xᚗzᡃḄ^Q{|K"};sᡃ~┕ᑮB-qv☮5ᨵᡃCᙠ?ᕆ?2?ᓤᯠḼ5“Z┕X+”ᡃḄs“0C1Jᯠ;sᨵᑮ⌕Ḅ2ᡃ"C)Ḅ!┕XᨵᐶᡃᐶḄCSᙶUVeᡠ¡¡+Lesson21Madornot?C"C¢Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar;butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear;however;itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.£¤.ᙠ⌲¦§ᡃ¨¢ᡃ©ᙠ2•3¤ª▬¬Bt£¤®"¯°ὡ¤ªC²³´µḄhᵫ°·¸¹º<1»¼ᵨᯠ¾³¤ª¿Àᵨᨵ100²ÁÂÃCÄÅƨÇÈɾᡃCÊᦪᶇDᩭḄÁÌḄ23ᨵ1ᡃÍÇ0Î5q⌕Ä2Ï£BḄ£¤Ð᎔;sÒᔣᡃÓÔ2ᜧÕÖ×ᡃØrhᡃÙÃᶇᙠ0ÚᜧÛᡃÂÃC¢;sḄC!ḄLesson22AglassenvelopeÜᴻÞßMydaughter;Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear;weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However;theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalittlemore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.ᡃḄÚáiâBãäᑮ₹ᐲ2&çè'(ḄᩭÞ¾³<ᡃséêëᔡᑭîï1á§ᑏᨵòóx©ᙬḄ2 õᩩ÷ø2ù5@úù5ᡮøᜧîkq¾â%ù5h103ᨴᦈᑮ₹ᐲ2&'(ḄᩭÞþᙠ0 &'(ÃFÿ ᯠᑭᵨ᪵ Lesson23Anewhouse Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter;shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter;Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.᧤ᜩᡃᦈᑮ$$Ḅ&' (ᙠ*+ᑭ,ᙠ -./01ᑮ23ᩭ6ᩭ7ᑮ89:ᡃ<ᙠ(ᙠ=>Ḅ&?@AḄ (BC?DEᙠᡃ$$
7GHIJKLMNᙠ5OᨴQJRNḄᡃᙠ -STUQVᡃ(ᙠ&W?DECᨵYD>ᨵ&O@AḄZ[&?89<\ᓄḄ(B^_ᙠᨵ`abᩭcde[Oᙢgh&Ḅ&?<\ᓄ(BLesson24Itcouldbeworseij-IkjIenteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.*Ileftthemoneyinmyroom/Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained$5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well/Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'ᡃlmnopᳮḄrstᙶvᩭᡃwwx502╏7ᑮ89z{“ᡃ}~ᙠD>C”ᡃ.“U<ᙠᨵpᳮ⊤ᓾ“<ᙠᜧᙠx”.HឌWOូḄ⍝ᩭᓾ&▣ᡭ&Olmᩭ}&O '~ᙠ[C☢¢Ḽ502╏“ᡃᙠ¤ᐜ¦ḄDᣙᑮḄ”.“©”ᡃª«¤pᳮ.“¬ᨵ®U¯Ḅ°”Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?23a±Ḅ2²ᔩ?IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however;couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?ᡃµ¶ᑮ·ᦦ¹º»cᜧ¼½¼ᨩᡃi¿⍝ÀnoḄÁÂÃÄl¶ᔣ&OÆÇNᡭÈᡃḄ2²± i89ÉÊËÌÍÎ89ÏÐᯠÆÇNᓾi/ÑᡃḄÒᡃ}ÓÒÔÕcÖµ¶È×ØÙ± Úi᠒ÎiÏГᡃO3a”ᡃ.¶. ᠒UᡃÈi×ᡃḄὁÝÞᩭi«᪵±2²°ᡃVÆÇNßà&áâḼ.ãÄØᡃÈדäcå2²Ḅ°".ᡃ7ᑮeᙠ23aᔜè.Ḽ&éiḄ²¯23aI>ßêÈ ×Uᡃᓾi×ḄÒ°.Ḅ2²ᔩëIesson26ThebestartcriticsᨬíîïðñIamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.*It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!It
8was!ᡃOåòïḄå¦ócóᨵca¢ᡂc×<\òïḄ᪵EõSTö&÷óḄ“øù”ãÄúᯠᨵcóãÄ“øù”ÎᨵḄ[K`ûbḄüᫀᡃþ᰿ ᡃḄ᪵ᡃ !"#$%&ᑮḄ()*ᡃḄ++,ᨵ7.#/1 23ᡃḄ"45647᧤ᜩᑮᡃ:;ᩭ=Lesson27Awetnight>@Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!ABCᑖ#ᙠᵪGHIJK=LMNOPQQRS#$ᙠTUVWK=X$ᐰZ=#X[ᦣ]3▣▣✏ᕡ$aaᙢᔛ=dXe#fᙠ⃩UhiK=ᦑP#ᖛK=l/m=▣ᜩnK>ᩭ#o4$ᡫq=TU#rs=LMṑuvᨨxy—{#ᡠ}#$ṑ~✏ᓤ@e#ᨵ⏨=#ᜧ=KᩭᩭLM;ᑮᜐ4$ᐰ3ṑu#ᑮ☢>n~ᜧ#$] ᙢVᡂ=ᩩmᵪG#ᯠe5$ḄLMnmLesson28NoparkingἭ¡¢JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists,whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!£¤¥ ᝰᱯ4¨ᨵḄ©ª«¬Ḅ®$Qᙠ¯;°nᡠ±:#/²³se#x´¢µ¢¶]·=¸¹º$@;»ᑮ¼C#14] ᨵ½¢¡ᙠ$¼ᜧ¾¿À#$ÁÂÃÄÅ ½²ÆḄ¢Çs¢È£¤¥É½Êᙽ“Ἥ¡¢”ḄÎᢞᙠᜧ¾Ð#/ÅᨵᦔÒ ᙠ$½ÓÔḄÕÖᜮØᙠ=ᜧ¾VÐ#N4ᡃÙmḄᨬÓÔḄᜮ®ᡃÛ$4ÜÝÞ$ßàᡃ4á]ãaä壤¥æç½´¢x¢¶èᡂÕᜮ/ᑮé¿6ÅᨵèᡂÕᜮᕖLesson29Taxi!3ë´¢!CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however;isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water;orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomany
9unusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.í î)ᱯïð°=•òóôõöḄ3ë´¢#÷Çø=⚗±Ḅ'ûüNò“3ë´¢”4ýþÿ “ᱯ ᱯ”ᝯḄ7ᯠᨬ Ḅ !"ᙠ$%ᙢ'()*+ᙢ,-☢,/013Ḅᵪ567ᱯ8Ḅ9: ;<=>?@ABCDE FG:HIJḄL?MNOP67ᱯ8QR〈ᑮ3UVWXYḄᙢ':Z>[()ᙠ\:]^_`Ḅa⚔,cdᨵ:Z()ᙠ\:HfgḄhij,67ᱯ811kl\:;ᖪ Ḅn⌕pH q⌕Cᜧ7s,Ḅ•Huv--xᓱEv67ᱯ8zᡠW〈>| }~Mᓻ◅\Lesson30Footballorpolo?ᳫd -ᳫTheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.DE 3ᡃ▬^Ḅ:•ᩩᡃᙠᜩᨒᨽḄᓤᑮᙶᙶ,ᜩᨨ¡ ᡃCY:᪵£|ᙶḼ¥,ᨵ¦§¨©ᙠª«☢,ᨵ¦ ©ᙠᑜ®ᯠ:H§¨¯¯ᙢ°\:±ᳫᳫ²ᔣḼ:´ᑜ3ᩭḄ|¥,Ḅ:¦ ¶Ḽ,Ḅ ·¸¹>ºᨵ»¼ᳫ½½ᙢᡭᙠ>¿,À>ÁÂÃ)ᐭ-ÅᡃÆ3ᜮ|ÈM¦§¨¹:HÉW¼ᐰËÌ\ÍÎMH AÏ\Ð=ḄÑÒNÓ\Ôᩭ>ᜧÕḼM¦§¨[ᳫᡮ×ᑮ¥,Lesson31SuccessstoryᡂÙὅḄᦑÑYesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar;thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson*sbicycle!᧤ᜩᓤ6ᐲÞ.àáᔣᡃâã\>äåNḄRᔊᙠ⌨èé6ᐲÞ :êYᜧḄᖪë^ìḄRᳮ¹>Nᓾᙠ:ð5ñò>MNḄòó ôᳮõiö÷øY :ᜩòó14HN>☠Väúû¡1958äü\õýḄ:Hð¨20VþḄN, ᐲᨵ ᡂ!"#ᨵ
10728%Ḅᜧ(ᔆ ᐲ*+Ḽ-Ḅ⁎/ ᔊ123Ḅ45Ḅᡂ6789!:9ḼḄ<=!Ḅ>2!?ᩭBCDᳮFḄGHILesson32ShoppingmadeeasyJᱥLMNOPPeoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!%QRSTUV᪵XY!Ꮥ[Ḅ\]^_U`abcdef-ᱯijᙠᜧḄᖪmn"opqᨬstuv!"wxḼyzḄᝣ}jᙠ~"vᓤ?ᐭ"ᜧᖪᨵ"~"wᝣ2?ᖪn☢Ḅ%_`pq_᧕wᝣᐜj!᪵ᖪ3!"⌱!ᖪnᨬḄ⊟⌴!ᕒᕒUᨬ¢Ḅ£¤¥ᒹ§!⊟ᯠᝣ©3ᒹª2«!ᖪ᪷®ᨵ¯°±²ᣓpq ´µᩭᕒjḄ¶·¸~“〈”¼½"¾¿Ḅ⊟ÀIesson33OutofthedarknessÁ«ÂᨩNearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater;shefoundherselfinhospital.Ä3!"~¶·ÅÆyÇGÈḄÉ⍗"ᜩÌᓤÍÏÐÑ« ⍗v!ÒÓᜩÔÂÕᙠ!"ᙽờØv¶·Ù?!ÐnᙠÐnÚ!"ÜÅÚᑮÑÞᙠßànÚ!8ánâãᜩäᨌæᑮVOᨵçᐝé⍝GÈ ësÑÞ!¥çᐝjᙠììḄíîvᑮïÑÞ¶·ðḼæᑮḄçᐝOᔣᢳóḼ`íîvôCᡠöMḄªj÷âãᜩ⏨ᩭ ´GÈùᙠú▾nLesson34Quickworkẚᫀ"ÿ ”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.ledwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwas
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12newswimmingpool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear;theywillhavefinishedworkonthenewstadium.ThefinemodernbuildingshavebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuildingsgoup.WeareallveryexcitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry.4]^ᝍᓛZ[\EᙠᡃA `abᵫdᨵᜧᢇḄJᑮᡃA `ᩭᡠ]hijᜓl⌼)-nḄopஹ)Lᜧr4stu)LnḄᝍ[E᪗jwxADyz)-nḄ⍝|u)ᩩ~|ᝍ[Eᙠ✌aLᙢ“ᝍᓛZJAᙠn|ᑮAn4stlᡂ-ᜧḄᓄlzKᵫᱯ ᑄᱯ!Ḅᜧ`ញᑗᙢḼnlzḄlᡂᡃA¢£¤\¥¦Ḽᝍ[EḄᑮᩭ§¨ᙠL `©Dª«aᝍ[ELesson38Everythingexcepttheweather¬®ᨵὃ⇋ᑮᜩ±Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer;itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.ᡃḄὁ³´µ©¶ᙠ·ᑮ ]P¸¹ᙠᙢC=ᙢº£»¼⌨'^ᑮ ¾!ᑜᙠ¿ÀÁÂ*ᩭÃ)·ᑮ ÄÅ*)ÆÇȹɺ0ÊËḼÌÍÎឌЩḄᜩ±§¨ᓽÒÐ&Ó¨ÔÕ0Ö×K*L1ØÙÚ££ÛÜᔍÞᙠ□ᐝ*áâÐãḄµ©¶äåæᑮçḄa\骫ᙠ áâ)᪵ᨬ^ìOíî1¹D®?ÁÂ*ᩭᓬᣵÇÈÌL `ᩭḄ»¼ªåẚòµ©¶#óôõὃ⇋ᑮö®¼ᑮᜩ±Lesson39AmIallright?ᡃKᔲøៜúWhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,MrGilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.HeaskedifMrGilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctortoldhimthatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbeallowedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.ThenDrMillingtonaskedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatientanswered,'IamMrJohnGilbert.'Bûü ᔡýᱯ¹▾Ḅ&ÿ Ḅᔲᡂ ᜩ⌕ ᜮᵯ !"#ᒕ%&ᢞ( ▾Ḅ*ᣚ,⌕-./ᮣ1 2 34ᵯ &ᔡ67ᱯᐜ:;<=•%Ḅ?@ABCD ᔡ67ᱯḄᐜ=ᔡ67ᱯᐜḄEᔲᡂ Fᡂᯠ
13HI=ᔡ67ᱯᐜJK&MNOP :ᙠ ▾RSTUVWX%YZ[H/ᮣ1 =ᡭᵯ ḄᔲḄ]^“`”Ob:“ᡃdCD.ᔡ67ᱯᐜJLesson40Foodandtalkf⚶.*hLastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrsRumbold.MrsRumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon/Isaid.'Willyoubeseeingit?''No/sheanswered.'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.'No/sheanswered.'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.Indespair;Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingherdinner.'Youngman,'sheanswered/ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!'ᙠWYZḄijkWmnᡃᙶᙠᐲ76rsḄtuᐲ76rstᩞwᜧஹ⊤?{ᾓḄ}~tḄ⊟ᡃᙠtuᙶᩭḄ&ᜮᨵḄḼḄ`kdḼᔛᩭᡃ% ⚪“ᒓ⌕ᩭ'£ᳫᒓ¥'W¦"ᡃ:“¨©ªᔩ¬”“`”Ob“¨®¯©°²Ꮇᔩ¬"ᡃI=“`”Ob“¨dᕆᙠµ°ᔩ¬"ᡃ=“`”Obᜫ·[Eᡃ=¸ᔲᔛ¹º»“¯¼”Ob:“¾¿ÀᔛÁÂ:ÁᡃÃX%kᔛ¹ÄḄÅ”Lesson41Doyoucallthatahat?¿ÆÇ%BÈᔩ¬'Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youneedn'tbesorudeaboutit,'mywifeansweredasshelookedatherselfinthemirror.Isatdownononeofthosemodernchairswithholesinitandwaited.Wehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror.'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'Iremarkedsuddenly.Iregrettedsayingitalmostatonce.'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineednotremindyouofthatterribletieyouboughtyesterday.'11finditbeautiful,'Isaid.'Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.,'Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.Tenminuteslaterwewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.Mywifewaswearingahatthatlookedlikealighthouse!“¿ÆÇ%BÈᔩ¬"ᡃÉÊ:“¿: S⌕᪵`ÌÍ”ᡃḄÊÎObÎ᯿ḼÐᡃᙶᙠ%ÑḄºÒḄWÔÕḼᡃÃᙠPÈÖ×ØᕆÙ%Ú&ÛᡃḄÊÜᙠÐ☢Þ“ᡃÃ`ßàáᡃÃ`◤⌕Ḅãä”ᡃåᯠæ⊤»ç:èWIH៎:
14“¿S⌕K:"ᡃÊOb:“ᡃê`Së⏨¿᧤ᜩáḄÇᩩïðñḄ⚞ó”“ᡃô¹õĪ"ᡃ:“ᵱᨵÀÂ⚞óê`k÷ÀJ“ᨵÀÂÈê`÷ÀøOb10ᑖúNHᡃÃ⍝üᖪÖᡃÊᡚḼ⚔ ᛞ᪵ḄLesson42NotverymusicalAswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticedasnake-charmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesawus,hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofthebaskets.Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpseofthesnake.Itroseoutofthebasketandbegantofollowthemovementsofthepipe.Wewereverymuchsurprisedwhenthesnakecharmersuddenlybegantoplayjazztunesandmodernpopsongs.Thesnake,however,continuedto'dance'slowly.ItobviouslycouldnottellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz!ᡃḄ ᡃᙠ!"#$%ᩭ'()* ᡃ+,ᑮ"Ḅ./ᨵ!1Ḽ3!ᜧ5Ḅ678 9:;<==>?ᡃ ;@A! Ḅ#☢╨ᨵEFḄGᘤ ᣬJ!KḄL>JMᔿOPQ ᡃRST=ᑮ.ᩩ7VW5XYZ [ḼᘤḄ]^_]678`ᯠbᔿOA᱃defghiQ ᡃjᑮklᯠ^.7ᓾo:p᠒ᙢ“t]”Ḽvᯠ VᑖxyYᓺ{e᱃d|Lesson43OvertheSouthPole}~ᓭIn1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmericanexplorer;R.E.Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,theysoonranintoserioustrouble.Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.Byrdatonceorderedhismentothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks.Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby400feet.ByrdnowknewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300milesaway,fortherewerenomoremountainsinsight.Theaircraftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplainswithoutdifficulty.X◅R.E.ᙠ}~ᓅ3 91929ST}~ᓭᯠJMe>Ḅ%}%☢Ḅᜧ᯿ᱏ >;◍ᐭᙠᨵ!ᙢ }⌕£¤ᨵᙠ}¥10,000¦§Ḅ¨{ VR©}ª«ᜮ#®¯>Ḅ°3!±²Ḅ³ᱥµᡮᣵ 9:}¸¹#ᓣ Vᙠ»ᜮ400¦§Ḅ¨{}~<ª¼⍝>©¾¿ᑭ}Á300¦¹Ḅᓭ ÃÄÅ☢ÆÇᨵ}¸¹ÈÉÊᙢ}ªᱏËËÉ▭ḄÍ⁐ÏÐ|Lesson44ThroughtheforestÑMrsAnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhensheranthroughaforestaftertwomen.Theyhadrusheduptoherwhileshewashavingapicnicattheedgeofaforestwithherchildrenandtriedtostealherhandbag.Inthestruggle,thestrapbrokeand,withthebagintheirpossession,bothmenstartedrunningthroughthetrees.MrsSterlinggotsoangrythatsheran
15afterthem.Shewassoonoutofbreath,butshecontinuedtorun.Whenshecaughtupwiththem,shesawthattheyhadsatdownandweregoingthroughthecontentsofthebag,sosheranstraightatthem.Themengotsuchafrightthattheydroppedthebagandranaway.'Thestrapneedsmending,'saidMrsSterlinglater;'buttheydidnotstealanything.,Ó ÔᱯÖ8ᙠÑ×Ø3!ᨴ8 Çᨵὃ⇋ᑮᡠᑈḄß◅àR eáâᙠÑ/#Ð⚶Ḅ ª3!8åᑮæÅ çèéḄêᒹᙠìéí êᒹḄ1î ᒹïᐭª3!8 >ðñòóÔᱯÖ8kõ ᔣḼ>×<¤×)*ø#õyù%õ o:úû×ØØ#> üf>ýþᙶ ᩭḼᒹḄᔥ ᡮ ᒹ⌫ “ ᒹ◤⌕#ᳮ”&ᱯ)*+,⍝“./01234Ꮥ67Lesson45Aclearconscience89:Thewholevillagesoonlearntthatalargesumofmoneyhadbeenlost.SamBenton,thelocalbutcher;hadlosthiswalletwhiletakinghissavingstothepost-office.Samwassurethatthewalletmusthavebeenfoundbyoneofthevillagers,butitwasnotreturnedtohim.Threemonthspassed,andthenonemorning,Samfoundhiswalletoutsidehisfrontdoor.Ithadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperanditcontainedhalfthemoneyhehadlost,togetherwithanotewhichsaid:'Athiefyes,'butonly5opercentathief!'Twomonthslater;somemoremoneywassenttoSamwithanothernote:'Only25percentathiefnow!'Intime,allSam'smoneywaspaidbackinthisway.Thelastnotesaid:11am100percenthonestnow!'>?@A⍝ᨵᜧDEFᜫ HᙢḄJᡝ⃬M.OPᙠRST〈VWXḄ⌶ZREᒹF ⃬M[\]Eᒹ^_`aᣙᑮ dᓾ.fᨵᩭ〈gh/3ᨴ +ᩭᙠᜩkᨌ⃬MᙠmnḄᜧoqr /ḄEᒹEᒹᵨtuᒹḼḄ☢ᨵ/FᜫḄEḄwxyg▬Ḽ{uᩩ}☢ᑏḼ“ᏕḄ50%ḄᏕ” ᨴᨵE〈gh ⃬M▬ {ᩩ“25%ḄᏕ ”?@⃬MᐰḄEᵨ᪵Ḅg ᩭᨬ+Ḅ]{ᩩ}ᑏ⍝“ᡃrᙠ100%Ḅ ”Iesson46ExpensiveanduncomfortableWhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloadanumberofwoodenboxeswhichcontainedclothing.Noonecouldaccountforthefactthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.Itsuddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenupthebox.Hewasastonishedatwhathefound.Amanwaslyingintheboxontopofapileofwoollengoods.Hewassosurprisedatbeingdiscoveredthathedidnoteventrytorunaway.Afterhewasarrested,themanadmittedhidingintheboxbeforetheplaneleftLondon.Hehadhadalonganduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforovertenhours.Themanwasorderedtopay&345forthecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofaticketis&230!HᩭmᦦḄ៉¡¢£¤0¥¦ᔂ¨ᨵ©¨Ḅᢇᩈ¬ᐸZᨵ¬>ᱯ®¯d°3±.²³2*´ᯠ¤¶ᑮᡭ¥¬>¸¸¸ᑮḄ¹º»ᔛ½¬ᑁᨵ¿ᙠᚮÁÂÃÄ}/ᵫ_qrxÆᑮÇÈᔛ½ÉÊ4ᨵËÌ⌫ Í_Îᣓ+ÐÑ/ᙠÒ¥ᦦÓÔÕ¬Ḅ/Öᔊ ØÙÚxÛḄÜÝÞß/ᙠ]ᩈ¬à 18á£Í_âãäåÜæ3,500ç╏xÈἠê2,000ç╏Lesson47Athirstyghostë⏀Ḅíî
16ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMrIanThompsonisupforsale.MrThompsonisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted.Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMrThompsonhadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichtheghostmusthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,MrThompsonshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotaccepttheinnevenifhegivesitaway.ï឵ ñòóᐜõᨬö÷øḄ⏀ùrᙠ⌕ᓬûñòóᐜõÄᡠý¶ᓬþÞß]Èÿ ᡃᨵᜩṑḼᑮ⏀ᔳᩭ▣ Ḅ !ᜩ"ᓃ%&⏀ᔳ'Ḅ()+ᛋ-./ᐹ)1234ᯠ6789ṑ:;<=ᐵ.?"ᨌ=ᓾBCḼDE%&.5FGḄHIJK+LMN O᧤ᜩQᓃRḄSᡃᨩUEMNᨵWXᩭRYZḄ⏀;,678ᐜ].ᜮḄX`aᓽc 17<øᤶúᙠ÷☢Ḅ▾+µÏÐXýᑮÝþᑮᙢ-ÿ⏨ᩭᤶᡂᱏᓾᙢᨵ⏨ᩭᯠ ᙠ !"#ᕜ%Ḅᩈᱏ()*ᱏ+ᙢᣙ- ./012. 3ᙢ4"5678ṑḼLesson50Takenforaride;<=>Ilovetravellinginthecountry,butIdon*tlikelosingmyway.Iwentonanexcursionrecently,butmytriptookmelongerthanIexpected.'I'mgoingtoWoodfordGreen/IsaidtotheconductorasIgotonthebus/butIdon'tknowwhereitis.''I'lltellyouwheretogetoff/answeredtheconductor.Isatinthefrontofthebustogetagoodviewofthecountryside.Aftersometime,thebusstopped.Lookinground,IrealizedwithashockthatIwastheonlypassengerleftonthebus.'You'llhavetogetoffhere/theconductorsaid.'Thisisasfaraswego.''IsthisWoodfordGreen?'Iasked.'Ohdear/saidtheconductorsuddenly.'Iforgottoputyouoff.''Itdoesn'tmatter/Isaid.'I'llgetoffhere.''Wearegoingbacknow,'saidtheconductor.'Well,inthatcase,Iprefertostayonthebus,'Ianswered.ᡃ@AᙠBCDEᓾFGHIJᨬLᡃM"NO⌶DEQNDEᡠSTḄCUᡃ⚜WḄ⌕Y“ᡃ⌕[\]^]ᙢ”ᡃ" 18ᜧᒹ0ᑮîúûfḄü¸ýᑴÿ ᏔᝄḼᡃᒹḄ☢ 5ᜧᙽ!"#$3%&'(Lesson52Aprettycarpet)*Ḅᙢ,WehavejustmovedintoanewhouseandIhavebeenworkinghardallmorning.Ihavebeentryingtogetmynewroominorder.ThishasnotbeeneasybecauseIownoverathousandbooks.Tomakemattersworse,theroomisrathersmall,soIhavetemporarilyputmybooksonthefloor.Atthemoment,theycovereveryinchoffloorspaceandIactuallyhavetowalkonthemtogetinoroutoftheroom.Ashortwhileago,mysisterhelpedmetocarryoneofmyoldbookcasesupthestairs.Shewentintomyroomandgotabigsurprisewhenshesawallthosebooksonthefloor.'ThisistheprettiestcarpetIhaveeverseen/shesaid.Shegazedatitforsometimethenadded,'Youdon'tneedbookcasesatall.Youcansithereinyoursparetimeandreadthecarpet!'ᡃ-../0ᡠ234ᡃ5566ᙢ79:ᓤᡃ<=>ᡃḄ23?ᦈABCDEF᧕HIᡃᨵ1,000KLMNOPḄQ3?RSTUᡠᡃᨚW>MXᙠᙢZ:D[\M>ᙢZḄ]^_◣aᓰcᡃd▭:QfḼDgM0h3?Ḅiᑖklᡃmmnᡃ>9oMpq:rt0ᡃḄ3?uᑮᙢZ:ḄwgMWᜧᔛy“DQᡃ{|Ḅᨬ)*Ḅᙢ,”Ḽ“ᙢ,”[\“᪷LᵨḼMp_WᙶᙠD\ᙢ,(”Lesson53HotsnakeᵯḄAtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfireareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.Thismorning,however;afiremanaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.Thesnakethenwounditselfroundthewires.Whenitdidso,itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.■ᕒ-ᡫᑭḄᜧwW-<=¡hḄ¢H£WTᵫẚ¦Ḅ§ᴻᡈª-«¬ᡮᣵḄ✏°ᜮ²᧤ᜩ■ᕒµ¶·ᙢ☢C¸¹º»¦§ᴻ-Rᓝᑖ½¾£¿Qᵫ°ᜮ²ḄᯠÁÂᜩ:ᓤ9■ᕒᏔᯠº»Ḅ¢Hº»ÃÄᙠ16,000ÅÆÇÈ:ḄᩩÊËD᪵ÍÎÏÐÍÑÒÓᓫᓾÖ×ØTÙÚ>ᙢ:ᢕᩭᯠÝ>ÞᡮᑮᵯÈ:QËÃßi᪷ᵯÈuÞD᪵àW>á〈ᑮᙢ☢Dgáãä²ᜧLesson54StickyfingersåæḄ¬ᢣAfterbreakfast,IsentthechildrentoschoolandthenIwenttomarket.ItwasstillearlywhenIreturnedhome.Thechildrenwereatschool,myhusbandwasatworkandthehousewasquiet.SoIdecidedtomakesometartsfortea.InashorttimeIwasbusymixingbutterandflourandmyhandsweresooncoveredwithstickypastry.Atexactlythatmoment,thetelephonerang.Nothingcouldhavebeenmoreannoying.Ipickedupthereceiverbetweentwostickyfingersandwas 19dismayedwhenIrecognizedthevoiceofMrsBates.Ittookmetenminutestopersuadehertoringbacklater.AtlastIhungupthereceiver.Whatamess!Therewaspastryonmyfingers,onthetelephone,andonthedoor-knobs.Ihadnosoonergotbacktothekitchenthanthedoor-bellrangloudenoughtowakethedead.Thistimeitwasthepostmanandhewantedmetosignforaregisteredletter!èéÝᡃ〈ê4-:ëᯠÝËìᖪîᡃïᑮðWW?Rèê4-ᙠ:ëᡃñòᙠ:óðô☟ÒQᡃö¾àgᾙ✁ù[\ᡃËúḼûüýþ$☢ÿ ᡃḄḄ☢ាាᙠ ᵯᨵ ᡃᵨ"#☢Ḅᢣ%&'()*+,-./₈Ḅ12 3456ᡃᵨ10ᑖ9Ḅ:;<=?@ABᩭᵯᡃDEᢞ'G+HIJKᡃḄᢣஹᵯMNOPḄQ R☢ᡃSTᑮVW PX&ᩭ 1YNQZᖔ⏨ ]+^⌴ᕒ a⌕ᡃcᦈefᢞghKLesson55Notagoldminei3jkDreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.Anewmachinecalled'TheRevealer'hasbeeninventedandithasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedintheground.Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere-itissaid--piratesusedtohidegold.Thepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehopingtofindburiedtreasure.Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.Veryexcited,thepartydugaholetwofeetdeep.Theyfinallyfoundasmallgoldcoinwhichwasalmostworthless.Thepartythensearchedthewholecavethoroughlybutdidnotfindanythingexceptanemptytintrunk.Inspiteofthis,manypeopleareconfidentthat'TheRevealer'mayrevealsomethingofvaluefairlysoon.ᨬm nᑮᜫpqrḄstuevAwᡂyze{|“~qᘤ”ḄMᘤ*ᩭ iᵨᩭ~ᙢrḄjᙠ☠m,Ḅe# 204´µᨬíîḄßàëe+ïðñ-ïóñôõḄö÷ßà øᨬÀÉ4Ḅeùᑣ⌕ûÌᨵ3ÌüḄᝂþÿ ⌼1885ᨬὁḄᙠ▣Ḅᰦ ᙠ⌶"#$%ᨵ'()ᕒ+ᙠ ,-Ḅ./ ᙶᙠ 1☢Ḅ./34ᯠ%3ᨵ6 78ᐰ:;<Ḅ=>ᑮ.@40A1-CCDEFGHIJᙠKLMN.O-Pᚁ()ᕒRᜧTUVW-ᩭYZ [\]^_` aJbᯠcde ᜧfghijk^aḄ:lmfndeᓄ ᜧLesson57CanIhelpyou,madam?p⌕rstu^vAwomaninbluejeansstoodatthewindowofanexpensiveshop.Thoughshehesitatedforamoment,shefinallywentinandaskedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.Theassistantwhoservedherdidnotlikethewayshewasdressed.Glancingatherscornfully,hetoldherthatthedresswassold.Thewomanwalkedoutoftheshopangrilyanddecidedtopunishtheassistantnextday.Shereturnedtotheshopthefollowingmorningdressedinafurcoat,withahandbaginonehandandalongumbrellaintheother.Afterseekingouttherudeassistantsheaskedforthesamedress.Notrealizingwhoshewas,theassistantwaseagertoserveherthistimewithgreatdifficulty,heclimbedintotheshopwindowtogetthedress.Assoonasshesawit,thewomansaidshedidnotlikeit.Sheenjoyedherselfmakingtheassistantbringalmosteverythinginthewindowbeforefinallybuyingthedressshehadfirstaskedfor.wxḼz{|ḄᝣᙠᖪḄbᯠᱏiM3ᖪ⌕V▰ᑡᙠ1Ḅ⊟KḄᕒfḄ=ᡭℿᙢ£¤¥¦=⊟§¨ᓬª«YwᝣOOᙢªᖪ®¯°±ᜩᦟ´-=]ᕒ°±ᜩµᓤ·ᩭᑮYᖪx--¸¹ᜧ⊟ºI»ḼºI¼ᒹ¾•ºIḼV4ÀÁÂᑮ=]ÃÄḄᕒ3⌕᧤ᜩḄ=⊟=]ᕒÆᨵǪÈYÉKḄlËÌÍÎRᜧTÏÐÑ«Ò=⊟YwᝣH=⊟º£"Óf aᙢÔ[=wᕒV16ÕᡠᨵḄ×Ø_ªᩭᨬUr-ᨬᐜ⌕Ḅ=Lesson58Ablessingindisguise?ÚἪÜÝᔩvThetinyvillageofFrinleyissaidtopossessa'cursedtree'.Becausethetreewasmentionedinanewspaper,thenumberofvisitorstoFrinleyhasnowincreased.Thetreewasplantednearachurchfiftyyearsago,butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatithasgainedanevilreputation.Itissaidthatifanyonetouchesthetree,hewillhavebadluck;ifhepicksaleaf,hewilldie.Manyvillagersbelievethatthetreehasalreadyclaimedanumberofvictims.Thevicarhasbeenaskedtohavethetreecutdown,butsofarhehasrefused.Hehaspointedoutthatthetreeisausefulsourceofincomeastouristshavebeencomingfromallpartsofthecountrytoseeit.Inspiteofallthathasbeensaid,thetourists-havebeenpickingleavesandcuttingtheirnamesonthetree-trunk.Sofar,notoneofthemhasbeenstruckdownbysuddendeath!ßÓàᑭY]ã1ᨵå“çᕴḄ”"Úëìµ¼ᑮEYåᡠídᙠᩭàᑭîḄ^ïᩭï50ðᙠᦟᚪ▬LḄiºL6UÜᑮ]óôßÓÈ⌕õ᥎YåÈ"÷øµូúûýÈ᤺ᱏÿ ᦟḄᱣ !ᣵ #$%ᑮ'ᙠ)*ᨵ,-$ᢣ/ ᵫ12ᐰ4ᔜᙢ778ᩭ:;<= >ᡂ@AᨵᵨḄCDEFᨵGHIIJK #LMNO᯿Q᤺ST$ḄUVWᙠXGᯠZᑮ[8\] N* 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ᡃv±)*ᨵ~ᑮ>Lesson60Thefuture¸¹ºᩭAtavillagefair;Idecidedtovisitafortune-tellercalledMadamBellinsky.Iwentintohertentandshetoldmetositdown.AfterIhadgivenhersomemoney,shelookedintoacrystalballandsaid:'Arelationofyoursiscomingtoseeyou.Shewillbearrivingthiseveningandintendstostayforafewdays.Themomentyouleavethistent,youwillgetabigsurprise.Awomanyouknowwellwillrushtowardsyou.Shewillspeaktoyouandthenshewillleadyouawayfromthisplace.Thatisall.1AssoonasIwentoutside,IforgotallaboutMadamBellinskybecausemywifehurriedtowardsme.'Wherehaveyoubeenhiding?'sheaskedimpatiently.'Yoursisterwillbehereinlessthananhourandwemustbeatthestationtomeether.Wearelatealready.'Asshewalkedaway,Ifollowedheroutofthefair.ᙠ@A»¼½G ᡃ¾¿ÀÁ@ÂÃÄÅhḄ¹Çᡃ¦aḄÉÊ ᡃᙶ«ᡃË@ÌÍ vÎÏḼ@AÐᨔᳫJ⍝Ô“ÖḄ@A×Ø⌕ᩭÏÖÙ1ÚᜩÛÜᑮÝ ÞßᜓGᜩÖ@¦/ 22Weshallnotknowwhethertheexperimenthasbeensuccessfuluntilwehavereceivedaradiomessage.Thefirstmessageisexpectedtoarriveat7o'clockthisevening.Bythattime,theAstrawillhavebeenflyingthroughspaceforseventeenhoursandwillhavecircledtheearthagreatmanytimes.Whenthefirstradiomessageshavebeenreceived,theresultsofthetripwillbeannouncedimmediately.-./015199064ᨴ208ᵫ:;<=<ᜩ?@Aᓣ=ὑD10EFGᐗIᨬ&K-./01ᨵ⚪MN〈PᡃḄQRSTUᜫ/WXMḄY⌕1Zᨵ[\:;<ᜩ?]ᜓ_`┯[Xbcd4ef<ᕒ〈ᐭi=jk/01“lm”n<ᜩopcdf<ᕒ〈q-.$f<ᕒmrs⌕Ḅjktu“lm”nqḄvpᘤxcᢕz/01{ᡲzM$ᯠ-.~5ᙢᳫḄᜧWbMSPᡃN〈ᡃᡠᑮḄஹᨵᐵr0ḄᨬᨎḄ᯿ᱏ-.cᡃᨵᐵfḄ6ᜧḄEᑮᑮᦻ¡┦Ḅ-./01!Xᡃ〈ᩭᡂᓟq¦§¨©Ḅ᯿ᱏLesson62Afterthefireᜧª«Firemenhadbeenfightingtheforestfirefornearlythreeweeksbeforetheycouldgetitundercontrol.Ashorttimebefore,greattreeshadcoveredthecountrysideformilesaround.Now,smokestillroseupfromthewarmgroundoverthedesolatehills.Winterwascomingonandthehillsthreatenedthesurroundingvillageswithdestruction,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauseseriousfloodsaswell.Whenthefirehadatlastbeenputout,theforestauthoritiesorderedseveraltonsofaspecialtypeofgrass-seedwhichwouldgrowquickly.Theseedwassprayedoverthegroundinhugequantitiesbyaeroplanes.Theplaneshadbeenplantingseedfornearlyamonthwhenitbegantorain.Bythen,however;inmanyplacesthegrasshadalreadytakenroot.Inplaceofthegreattreeswhichhadbeengrowingthereforcenturies,patchesofgreenhadbeguntoappearintheblackenedsoil.¬■®ᕒ¯°±²ᜧª´ᧅc¶3·¸ᨬ«dª¹ºᑴzᙠ¼½¾ᜩᜧÀ⌚ÂḼÃᙊᦪÆÇḄÈᙢÉ ᙠ@ÊḄᙢ☢qÌᯠᓣÍḼÎÏÐÑᙠ₠ÓḄÔÕqÖ×ᓽcᩭÙÚÔÕÛᕜÝḄßᐹᨵáâឋḄäåஹWXᜧæçè%ÈéÉêÀëìíîḄïðᙠᜧªᨬ«ñᡫ⫲óᳮ$?õö÷ᔴùúûüýḄᱯÿ Ḅᜧᙢᥜᙠᙢᥜᨴ ᩭᯠ ᑮ!":$%ᙢ&Ḅ'()*᪷ᱏᱏḄ-./ᙠᱏ0ᯖḄ2ᙢ34*%5678ᩭ9):ᙠ!;Ḅ<ᜩᜧLesson63Shewasnotamused@ABCDEGeoffreyHampdenhasalargecircleoffriendsandisverypopularatparties.Everybodyadmireshimforhisfinesenseofhumor--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter;Jenny.Recently,oneofGeoffrey'sclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.ThisisthesortofthingthatGeoffreyloves.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.Hehadincludedalargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcourse,itwasagreatsuccess.Assoonashehadfinished,Jennytoldhimshewantedtogohome.Geoffreywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashisdaughterasked.Onthewayhome,heaskedJennyifshehadenjoyedthespeech.Tohissurprise,shesaidshehadn't.Geoffreyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim!ᩲ;G.IJKL▭NOPᔜRSTUᜧVWXḄYYYZ[\]!^ᝯḄ`ab 23-YYePf◀]6hḄjklmḄoYᨬᩲ;GḄᨬqrḄstu]ᙠvwxyzPᩲ;G{W|Ḅ}~]ᜓ*Ḽkl⍝<*vw]Ḅxy;☢*ᜧ⌹YḄᦑ}ᯠᜧᡂ]kle]f⌕VAᩲ;Gᨵᐶ]Pᢥ᯿jḄ⌕¡|*ᙠVḄ¢]£klPᔲ{W]Ḅxy]ᔛ¦ḄPfA{Wᩲ;G£]§¨A{WfA©ª«ᑮ!¬%ḄYᘀE]®Lesson64TheChannelTunnel¯°±⍝In1858,aFrenchengineer;AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-onemiletunnelacrosstheEnglishChannel.HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.Thisplatformwouldserveasaportandarailwaystation.Thetunnelwouldbewell-ventilatediftallchimneyswerebuiltabovesea-level.InI860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,WilliamLow.Hesuggestedthatadoublerailwaytunnelshouldbebuilt.Thiswouldsolvetheproblemofventilation,forifatrainenteredthistunnel,itwoulddrawinfreshairbehindit.Forty-twoyearslateratunnelwasactuallybegun.atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,itwouldhavebeencompleted.Recently,therehasagainbeengreatinterestintheideaofaChannelTunnel.Ifitisbuilt,itwillconnectBritaintoEuropeforthefirsttimeinhistory.1858²³´µ¶.ᡲ¹.ºℳḄ¼½¾¿ÀḼÁ⌼ᩩ:21Ä;ஹÆÇÄᔡᑭ¯▷Ḅ±⍝Ëᑜᑮ*Ľ]fÍ8ᙠ±⍝ÎÏÁ⌼ÐÑÒÐÑÒÓᵨÕṹᜮØÙÚÛÝÞÁßà.¯☢ḄáᜧḄâãäåæç±⍝eᐹᜓ*éDḄåæᩩê1860²³´µëì íḄĽYî.*⚗ðDḄËᑜ]îñÁᩩòó±⍝᪵eõö*åæ£⚪ø§ÝᨵᑡÙÚ±⍝úeûüýþÿ ⍝42⍝▭ ᐭ⍝!ᡂ#$%&'()100*+ᑮ-.⍝/01219943ᨴ74567(89:ᜧ▮=ᑮ>?Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice@ABCDLastChristmas,thecircusowner;JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.He,shouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongaside-streetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.'Jumbomustweighafewtons/saidapolicemanafterwards,'soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.,EᙛG⁚IJKὁMᔡO.Q₈ST〈VWᱥYZ[\▾^ᡭ`ᡂᙛGὁ 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24Àᣓ1ᵫ21>Â⊤Ĥ±Åᡃ¬⛸1JLesson66Sweetashoney!ÇÈ>᪵ÉÊTheHatheldPuffinisamodernaero-plane,butitsdesigner;MrJohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttogetitofftheground.Thereasonforthisisthatthisplaneisalsoabicycle.Itspilothastopedalhardtogetitintotheair.AfterMrWimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,itwastestedthoroughly.In1961,itwasthefirstman-poweredaircrafttoflyhalfamile.Whilebeingflownbyachampionamateurcyclistin1963,theplanecrashedonanairfield.Sincethen,MrWimpennyhashaditrebuilt.Hehashadthelengthofthewingsincreasedsothattheynowmeasure93feet-almostaslongasthoseofaDakota.Manypeoplehaveshowninterestinthisnewandunusualsport.Butthoughaircyclistsmaylearnhowtoflyovershortdistances,andmay,eventually,evengetacrosstheEnglishChannel,itisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrosstheAtlantic.1963>ËᐲÍᱯÏÐÑᙠÒÓÍÔÕᓭ×ØÙ>c¤ÚÛḄ@ÔÜ2⃬᥅ßàÔáâ©àÔᨵ¤ã>äâ©åÑæçḄèéêë´ìᩭ?åÑᜫî⍡ðåÑñòóºôᑮẚç2ᑮ1989åÑᜫ26ᙠB@ÔḄ>Åö÷øùÙËåÑîᙢÄᑮcýþÿ Ḅᐲᱯᦗᒹ ᩭ ᑖ ᑖᙢ#$•&'()ᑜ+,-./ 0ᨵ4234 35Ḅ689:;<=>◤⌕+,ᐸBḄ32C C<=ᡠEFᑮḄHJᐶL——O<=Pᒹ QR<=8ST4289UV⇾X ᪵Z——89[ \] &X⇾89O^_⇾`89ᙠ⇾∑Bc[ᙢef_gᩭLesson67VolcanoeshiHarounTazieffthePolishscientist,hasspenthislife-timestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld.In1948,hewenttolakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong.Henoticedthatariverofliquidrockwascomingtowardshim.Itthreatenedtosurroundhimcompletely,butTazieffmanagedtoescapejustintime.Hewaiteduntilthevolcanobecamequietandhewasabletoreturntwodayslater.Thistime,hemanagedtoclimbintothemouthofKiturosothathecouldtakephotographsandmeasuretemperatures.Tazieffhasoftenriskedhislifeinthisway.Hehasbeenabletotellusmoreaboutactivevolcanoesthananymanalive.jᐲklmn3឵.ᛞᣩὤtu_vwḄxyᩭẆ{|}ᔜᙢḄhiJ1948<_Ḅ •ᩭc<3ḄhiOhiᙠᙢ8Rᛞᣩὤtᨵᙠ¡Ḅᙢ¢£¤<¥¦_ §ᓝᑖx©Ḅ᯿ᱏ:<ᓾ®ᙠhi▬¡°ᶇ²³ḄR´<8Sᨵ 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26Apparentlysensitivetocriticism,thebullforgotallaboutthematadorandchargedatthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunk,however,seemedquitesureofhimself.Whenthebullgotclosetohim,heclumsilysteppedasidetoletitpass.Thecrowdbrokeintocheersandthedrunkbowed.Bythistime,however;threemenhadcomeintotheringandtheyquicklydraggedthedrunktosafety.Eventhebullseemedtofeelsorryforhim,foritlookedonsympatheticallyuntilthedrunkwasoutofthewaybeforeoncemoreturningitsattentiontothematador.ᙠ2cᧅÞß2⏥á¥ᯠâãᑮᧅÞäåæyᜧèᩭF⏥áᓾ>ᨵêᑮᓻ◅ëßKìÞ+íîᧅÞïF¥ᯠðÓ#N⏥á#+ᜧº$ḼñòḄAóLᢵõḼ2⚔Û÷¤ᢧ⊍úᯠ^ûüýḄìÞ@ᐰᥗ ᧅᝂ⏥ᩭᯠ☟ᩭ⏥ᨵḄ !"!#$ᙢ&'()*ᡫ,-./ᩭ⏥ᔣ123456ᯠ7"8ᨵ391:ᐭᧅ<=>⏥?ᑮAᐰḄᙢCDEFᙠH!Iᑮ⍡KLHM)NOᙢPḼ⏥ᑮ!ḄRSTUVWXYZ[\]ᔣᧅLesson71Afamousclock)9℉_ḄᜧbWhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadhotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.OfficialsfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.OntheB.B.C.youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.BigBenhasrarelygonewrong.Once,however;itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown! cdefᦦ"✌ᐜPᑮḄjkl)m“ᜧo”bᓽrstuvwx yḄwxzᐰ{|}~ᑮMḄḄ℉_ᜧbvᜧᙠ1834ḄsᜧbF⌼“ᜧo”b_oᩲ ᱃LH ⌼XḄvᜧ"!⌼ᜧb7bᜧ"F¡¢£¥¦ᜩᦻ©Ḅªᕒ2¬ᜩ®¯1°±7b ᜧbᡭ³Ḅ"c~tuvwx yḄwxzᑮLHbᛞ¶·¸¹º“ᜧo”b»¼½┯ᯠᨵ)®Mᓾ"ÀÁ┯ᙠbᛞ¶ÂÃḄ)ÄÅÆÇ)ÈÅÆᢞᙠ)᪷ᢣ┐¶bÎ᠒ÐLesson72AcarcalledBluebird“ÑÒ”ÓÔThegreatracingdriver;SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2500horse-powerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecauseatyreburstduringthefirstrun.Afterhisattempt,Campbellwasdisappointedtolearnthathisaveragespeedhadbeen299milesperhour.However,afewdayslater;hewastoldthatamistakehadbeenmade.Hisaveragespeedhadbeen301milesperhour.Sincethattime,racingdrivershavereachedspeedsofover400milesanhour.Followinghisfather'sfootstepsmanyyearslater;SirMalcolm'sson,Donald,alsosetupaworldrecord.Likehisfather,hewasdrivingacarcalledBluebird. 27ᩲ¼ḄÕÔ⌱×ØÙÚ.ÜÝ᱃Þ)9~¬ß"àá300uâḄ>ãäÔḄ1!19359ᨴᙠæ!çḄèéêëìí⌼)⚗XḄ{|ïð!äñḄ“ÑÒ”òÓÔóôH!ᑴ⌼ḄMḄÔö÷30uøᨵ)92,500Ø\ḄùúûüýÜÝþᑮ¬ß"àá304uâḄ>ãÿ ᑴᙠḄᰦ !"#ᜫ%ᙢ'( Ḅ)ᙳ+,-299./ᯠ12ᜩ4 ᨵ678 9:┯ Ḅ)ᙳ+,<▭-301./>?+@ᩭ⌱CDEᑮGH+600./Ḅ,IJK4 L!MN᱃PḄ2QᖆSTUḼ᱄XḄYZ[\⌼⚗_`abc ᱄X᪵ [efḼghi“kl”ḄLesson73Therecord-holderabnᢝὅLittleboyswhoplaytruantfromschoolareunimaginative.Aquietday'sfishing,oreighthoursinacinemaseeingthesamefilmoverandoveragain,isusuallyasfarastheyget.Theyhaveallbeenputtoshamebyaboywho,whileplayingtruant,travelled1600miles.Hehitch-hikedtoDoverand,towardsevening,wentintoaboattofindsomewheretosleep.Whenhewokeupnextmorning,hediscoveredthattheboathad,inthemeantime,travelledtoCalais.Noonenoticedtheboyashecreptoff.Fromthere,hehitch-hikedtoParisinalorry.Thedrivergavehimafewbiscuitsandacupofcoffeeandlefthimjustoutsidethecity.ThenextcartheboystoppeddidnottakehimintothecentreofParisashehopeditwould,buttoPerpignanontheFrench-Spanishborder.TherehewaspickedupbyapolicemanandsentbacktoEnglandbythelocalauthorities.Hehassurelysetuparecordforthethousandsofboyswhodreamofevadingschool.⌫rḄsQtuvwxyz t{#|}~ᑮḄJ[-☟ᙢ┕ᜩᡈᙠᵯ▾/ᙶ8H+•ᙢcᵯ1ᨵ?Hᵱs ᙠ⌫rL600./>1ᡠᨵ⌫rḄsQtu ᑮJᜩ¡+¢£ᩩx¦ᙢ§ṑ©ª«ᜩ¬ ⏨ᩭ+®¯ᙠ°±+D²ᑮ³´ᵱs>/µ¶ᩭ+·[¸ᨵ®¯ >?/ ¹ᓱᑮ»¼½¾¿ ÀᙽÂÃÄÅᕸᖹ ÈᙠÉᵱsËḄÌg¸ᨵy Í%Ḅ?᪵ Îᑮ»¼ÏÐ1- ÎᑮÑÒÄÓÔᱛÖ`Ḅ×ØÙ ᙠ?2ÛÜÝᢕ4 Û´ß〈á.Ò âᶧᡂᓟæçx⌫èrḄsQt\⌼⚗abLesson74Outofthelimelightéê4Anancientbusstoppedbyadryriverbedandapartyoffamousactorsandactressesgotoff.Dressedindarkglassesandoldclothes,theyhadtakenspecialprecautionssothatnooneshouldrecognizethem.Butastheysoondiscovered,disguisescansometimesbetooperfect.'Thisisawonderfulplaceforapicnic/saidGloriaGleam.'Itcouldn'tbebetter;Gloria/BrinksleyMeersagreed.'Nonewspapermen,nofilmfans!Whydon'twecomemoreoften?'Meanwhile,twootheractors,RockwallSlingerandMerlinGreeves,hadcarriedtwolargefoodbasketstoashadyspotundersometrees.Whentheyhadallmadethemselvescomfortable,astrangerappeared.Helookedveryangry.'Nowyougutoutofhere,allofyou!'heshouted:'I'msheriffhere.Doyouseethatnotice?Itsays"NoCamping"-incaseyoucan'tread!''Look,sheriff,'saidRockwall/don'tbetoohardonus.I'mRockwallSlingerandthisisMerlin 28Greeves.'1Oh,isit?'saidthesheriffwithasneer.'Well,I'mBrinksleyMeers,andmyothernameisGloriaGleam.Nowyougetoutofherefast!'gëìḄíᙠᩩÃîḄïðÖñ℉hᵱôᕒÌ tᡚḼ÷øùḼì⊟ûᱯýHÐ@■ý6ÿ ᓄḄᦔᨵᑖ“ᙠᙢ ⚶ !ᝯ”$$ᑭ&•$ᑭ()“*+,-Ḅ$$ᑭ&”.01ᑭ 231⊤567“8ᨵ9ὅ8ᨵ;<=ᡃ?@A-BCᩭEᕖG”“IJLMNᕒP0Q3.1$ST.$EU1VBWLᜧYZ[\]ᑮ_ᱏbcdeVf—〉_jkl mnopqCr“teuEvwᐰevw!”ᜧzḼ“ᡃ*EḄ|}~tnᑮ.ᔩGo☢ᑏḼ‘Ἥ ⃩'__◀qt-=”“,,|}”P0Q3)“ᡃᡃ*P0Q3 1$M*T $EU1“ᘞ*ᔩG”M|}~_)⍝“,ᡃ*.01ᑭ.231ᡃᨵ_z$$ᑭ&.$ᑭ(mᙠtᔳ=”Iesson75SOSᦗWhenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.Theonlypassengers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.Itwasthemiddleofwinter.Snowlaythickontheground.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.Whenitgrewdark,sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedandputthechildreninsideit,coveringthemwithalltheclothesshecouldfind.Duringthenight,itgotterriblycold.Thewomankeptasnearasshecouldtothechildrenandeventriedtogetintothecaseherself,butitwastoosmall.Early,nextmorningsheheardplanespassingoverheadandwonderedhowshecouldsendasignal.Thenshehadanidea.Shestampedouttheletters'SOS'inthesnow.Fortunately,apilotsawthesignalandsentamessagebyradiotothenearesttown.Itwasnotlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivorsoftheplanecrash.-¡_¢£¤¥¦§¨©ªᙠ«¬®¯°ᕒ±k¦o²ᨵḄ³¥_M´£ḄᝣSḄL¸ᓾºf»¼I½¾◖ÀÁ⁚ᙢoÃḼÄÄḄÅMᝣÆ⍝ᓽᨬÉḄËÌᨵᦪÎEÏᜩÑcᩭḄW]ÓdÔÕÖWL×\ØÙpÚWᡠᨵÜÝᑮḄ⊟ßeàᙠ×\áoâEᜩãᔍåMᝣæçÜᙢ☠É×\éêëìÌíîÙÓ\Epï*Ó\!Õðñᜩ_ᜧòóᑮᜮ⚔oᨵ¯¦¯-Æ⍝ö᪵øÜùᩭᨵ_ú7ᙠÅᙢoû “SOS”3üýþã_M¯°ᕒnᑮᵨ ᵯᨬḄ╋ᓣᜫᩭ ᦗ !"ὅLesson76AprilFoolsDay$%⁚'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer;'wearetakingyoutothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRicardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecart-loadsofgoldenbrown 29macaronistalks.Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scropbeforetheSeptemberrains.Ontheright,youcanseeMrsBrabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.MrsBrabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaroni-eatingcompetition!SignorFratellithezpresentchampion,haswoniteveryyearsince1961.Andthatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday,Thursday,April1st.Wearenowreturningyoutothestudio.'“()ᡃ+,⚪./⁚0Ḅ12”ᵯ456ᕒ8“ᡃ+ᙠᑮ;<=ᑭ?Ḅ@ABᵪD@ABᙠ ᙢFGHIJ600LMNO⌕IJὅᩋRS.UV⍝XYDᓱL =<[ᱯ]^ᡃ_+`aḼcMdeᜧgᦈᦈᒘj(klMmn⌕op DqrstᑮNj%_+uvᒘw3xyz⁐Ḅ@AB|ᐰḄ%ᡊ⌕ᙠ9ᨴḄcMḄᦈdᩭᡭᙠḄqrstᑮ=<[ᱯ%GHḄ30M=<[ᱯᙠY@ABjḄᙢjᔆḄHᳮ¡¢ 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∑ᑴḄ56ᩈᱯ89:ᛛ<=>?ᜮAḄ9abcJ&=ᐹᩈᡂeᙢgh(=ijkLesson78Thelastone?ᨬVmᔩoAfterreadinganarticleentitled'CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth'Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.IsmokedwithconcentrationandpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.ForawholeweekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistime,mywifesufferedterribly.Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking:abadtemperandanenormousappetite.Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettesandcigars.Theymadenoefforttohidetheir 30amusementwheneverIproducedapacketofsweetsfrommypocket.AftersevendaysofthisIwenttoaparty.EverybodyaroundmewassmokingandIfeltextremelyuncomfortable.WhenmyoldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigarette,itwasmorethanIcouldbear.Itookoneguiltily,lititandsmokedwithsatisfaction.Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.Anyway,asBrianpointedout,itistheeasiestthingintheworldtogiveupsmoking.Hehimselfhasdoneitlotsoftimes!pqr⚪tᔾvwᏉyzḄᦻ|}Vᡃ(m✏vᩭ╋L Ḅ9gᡃX9៝ᙢᔾḼ=mvᡃK=ᡃᨬVmv( ᡃ᪷,ᨵᔾvᙠᡃᔛ(ᜮᡃᐹᜓ(ᡄvὅB ⊤'ᩭḄᡠᨵ¡2¢£¤¥¦§¨©ªᡃḄ«¬®ᙢᔣᡃ⌴✏v¦±⁰³´ᡃµ¶·¸ᒹº»¼$½¾¿⛲ᙢ⊤'$ÁÂᑮÄ ÅÆ=᪵È(7ᜩÊVᡃ!ËÌiXᡃᕜÎḄ³ A½ᙠᔾvᡃÂᑮÄ ᙠ´ᡃḄὁ«¬ÐÑ឵ÔÕᡃÖh•m✏v¼ᡃØÙÚÛ(ᡃᑁÜᙢÖÈmSÝÞßᙢàáᩭᑗ½ឮã(ä ᡃᓝᑖçᐶéêëìäÐÑ឵ᢣḄï᪵ᡄvðñᨬò᧕Ḅôa$õöᡄ(`÷i(øLesson79ByairùúûIusedtotravelbyairagreatdealwhenIwasaboy.Myparents,usedtoliveinSouthAmericaandIusedtoflytherefromEuropeintheholidays.AnairhostesswouldtakechargeofmeandIneverhadanunpleasantexperience.IamusedtotravellingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.Aftertakingoff,wewereflyinglowoverthecityandslowlygainingheight,whentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundandflewbacktotheairport.Whilewewerewaitingtoland,anair-hostesstoldustokeepcalmandtogetofftheplanequietlyassoonasithadtoucheddown.Everybodyonboardwasworriedandwewerecurioustofindoutwhathadhappened.Laterwelearntthattherewasaveryimportantpersononboard.Thepolicehadbeentoldthatabombhadbeenplantedontheplane.Afterwehadlanded,theplanewassearchedthoroughly.Fortunately,nothingwasfoundandfivehourslaterwewereabletotakeoffagain.ᡃᙠüýḄ¼Q÷iùúûÿ ᡃḄ᱄ᙠᓭᡠᎷᡃᑮ ᡃ ᵫ!"#$ᕒ᯿'(⍗ᑮ*+៝-Ḅᔊᡃ/012 3 ᨵ56ᡃᔥ819:;ᡃᙠ<=>"??ᙢ ᯠ;᠒᠒CDEFGᯠHIᜮᩭL1MᙠᡃNOPQF!"#$ᕒRSᡃ⌕Uᢝ╋☟OḼ▮[\>+]+^ᙢ_`>ḄabcḼញᜧfbញghi⍝klm1nop;ᩭᡃqri>ᙶ1!tu⌕ḄaᱥᨵawRxyz>{|1}~ᡃPQ:;1Ḅ noᨵᑮ5F;ᡃ91Lesson80TheCrystalPalaceᨔPerhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthenineteenthcenturywastheCrystalPalace,whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryondisplay.ThemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshowwasNasmyth'ssteamhammer.Thoughinthosedays,travellingwasnotaseasyasitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitors 31acrosstheChannelfromEurope.OnarrivinginEngland,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andtheprofitsfromtheexhibitionwereusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.Later;theCrystalPalacewasmovedtoSouthLondon.Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.19ᨬ+Ḅ⌕ᦪᨔ1 1851Ḅ“”¢ᙠ£¤¥¦ḄE§ᨔ+¨g>ᡠᨵḄᐸª ᵨ¬®ᴻᡂḄ ᨵ±ᩭᨬDᜧḄᱥ:ª²aᔜ´fµµ¶ᩭ·¸ᜧ¹Ḅᖪ»ᔜᙢ〈ᑮ1·½Ḅ¾ᨵc¿ᘤᐸ#ᨬᝯḄ ᑁ±ÄÅḄÆÇ┴É'ᙠÊF2 +ËÌᙠEoÍ᧕ÏǾ 6ᡂᓟ>ÒḄ·¸ὅᜧ▮〈*1Ôᔡᑭ£×ᑮÔ´ØÙ[6〈ᑮ1ᨔ·¸Ḅaᦪ ᐳ 600ÒḄÛᑭᵨᩭ⌼ᱥ✂DNÞ᪥;ᩭ“ᨔ”àᑮ1áᦦᓭãᙠ1936äå:¶•ç >ᨬ℉éḄᱥ:Lesson81Escapeῃ⌫Whenhehadkilledtheguard,theprisonerofwarquicklydraggedhimintothebushes.Workingrapidlyinthedarkness,hesoonchangedintothedeadman'sclothes.Now,dressedinablueuniformandwitharifleoverhisshoulder,theprisonermarchedboldlyupanddowninfrontofthecamp.Hecouldhearshoutinginthecampitself.Lightswereblazingandmenwererunninghereandthere:theyhadjustdiscoveredthataprisonerhadescaped.Atthatmoment,alargeblackcarwithfourofficersinsideit,stoppedatthecampgates.Theofficersgotoutandtheprisonerstoodtoattentionandsalutedastheypassed.Whentheyhadgone,thedriverofthecarcametowardshim.Themanobviouslywantedtotalk.Hewasratherelderlywithgreyhairandclearblueeyes.Theprisonerfeltsorryforhim,buttherewasnothingelsehecoulddo.Asthemancamenear,theprisonerknockedhimtothegroundwithasharpblow.Then,jumpingintothecar;hedroveoffasquicklyashecould. ᡊíᩔïðᐷ;òóᙢ6ôõö÷1øᩈúᙠûᨩ#ýþ1▣ ᣚὅḄ⊟ᙠᙠ⃩ ᜧ ᙢᩭ!"#$%⃩&☢Ḅ()*+&,-./01ᙠ2ᝂ4561778ᨵ:;<=5>ᙠ?@:AB⁐ᜧDEᙠ⃩FGHᩭ&☢ᙶ4;KK1HEᡊ 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ᙠ°±²³²▬xḄ&ᓾᣓᑮ:ᩩḄ:ᩩ¶¦:ᩩ¸¹ºḄ»¼Ḅᜧ½ᑮ¾¿&Ḅ☢+ÁÂÃÄᑮ[᪷Æ^:ᩩÇ.ḄÈ^ᓟÊËÌÍ©ÎᑮÏÐÑÒwÓÈz©Ô¨V018©ÕÖS13¿×©ÕḼ:;Ø°:᪵ḄᜮᨵḼᜧḄjkhÚÚ8ᐝḄÜ⁐ÝÞᨵ:ᩩßà⁐Ḅáâ?ã¦〈~æᱥ✂>èÎ:ÁéêëḄìí01«¬#ᑮîḼḄ[ïðᱥñl©1¡îᙠ600¿×òḄHLesson83Aftertheelectionsᜧ⌱óVTheformerPrimeMinister;MrWentworthLane,wasdefeatedintherecentelections.Heisnowretiringfrompoliticallifeandhasgoneabroad.Myfriend,Crawley,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMrLane'sRadicalProgressiveParty.Aftertheelections,CrawleywenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shouse.WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-PrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.Onthefollowingday,Crawleywenttothehouseagain.Thesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrance,whenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.Thoughalittlesuspiciousthistime,thepolicemangavehimthesameanswer.Thedayafter,Crawleywenttothehouseoncemoreandaskedexactlythesamequestion.Thistime,thepolicemanlosthistemper.'Itoldyouyesterdayandthedaybeforeyesterday,'heshouted,'MrLanewasdefeatedintheelections.Hehasretiredfrompoliticallifeandgonetoliveabroad!''Iknow/answeredCrawley,'butIlovetohearyousayit!' 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åæçèqLesson85Nevertoooldtolearnéᑮὁ¿ᑮὁIhavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschoolinformingmethatmyformerhead-master;MrRegmaidPage,willberetiringnextweek.Pupilsoftheschool,oldandnew,willbesendinghimapresenttomarktheoccasion.Allthosewhohavecontributedtowardsthegiftwillsigntheirnamesinalargealbumwhichwillbesenttotheheadmaster'shome.WeshallallrememberMrPageforhispatienceandunderstandingandforthekindlyencouragementhegaveuswhenwewentsounwillinglytoschool.AgreatmanyformerpupilswillbeattendingafarewelldinnerinhishonournextThursday.Itisacuriouscoincidencethatthedaybeforehjsretirement,MrPagewillhavebeenteachingforatotaloffortyyears.Afterhehasretired,hewilldevotehimselftogardening.Forhim,thiswillbeanentirelynewhobby.Butthisdoesnotmatter;for,ashehasoftenremarked,oneisnevertoooldtolearn.ᡃëëᦈᑮí᪥ḄïßËrᡃtð+Ḅ᪥ñòóôᱯ.öᐜ v⌨ø¡ùú=¨ûü¿᪥Ḅ¿ ——þÿὁ——〈ᱥᡠᨵḄḄ ᙠ ᜧ !"# !$〈ᑮ᪥'Ḅ()ᡃ+,-./0ᐜ34ᡃ+5ᨵὊ78ᐙ:ᳮ<#=,-./ᙠᡃ+,>?"@ABᡃ+ḄCᑗEFGHὁIᜓKLMNOPQRSḄTUV-0ᐜ3⌨XḄYᜩ[\ᦟ:40_Ḅ`a#bcᝯḄeᔠ⌨Xg#hijkl4jᩭn#boᐰḄ᰿\rbsᨵᐵu#vQ[xnḄy᪵#⌕|ᑮὁᑮὁLesson86Outofcontrolᜫ~Asthemantriedtoswingthespeed-boatround,thesteering-wheelcameawayinhishands.Hewaveddesperatelytohiscompanion,whohadbeenwater-skiingforthelastfifteenminutes.Bothmenhadhardlyhadtimetorealizewhatwashappeningwhentheywerethrownviolentlyintothesea.Thespeed-boathadstruckabuoy,butitcontinuedtomoveveryquicklyacrossthewater.Bothmenhadjustbeguntoswimtowardstheshore,whentheynoticedwithdismaythatthespeed-boatwasmovinginacircle.Itnowcamestraighttowardsthemattremendousspeed.Inlessthanaminute,itroaredpastthemonlyafewfeetaway.Afterithadpassed,theyswamonasquicklyastheycouldbecausetheyknewthattheboatwouldsoonreturn.Theyhadjusthadenoughtimetoswimoutofdangerwhentheboatagaincompletedacircle.Onthisoccasion,however;ithadsloweddownconsiderably.Thepetrolhadnearlyallbeenusedup.Beforelong,thenoisedroppedcompletelyandtheboatbegantodriftgentlyacrossthewater.y‷@#ᔣῃᙢᔣḄᢵ#Ḅᙠ?Ḅ15ᑖ)ᙠ+sᩭᑮ¡3¢£¤¥#¦$§ᙢ¨ᐭª)‷«"•®᪗#r°±ᙠ☢"³S´Ḽ¶·¸ᔣ¹º»?#¦¼ᯠ¾៣ᙢ¡À‷[ᙠḼᙌS´#°Àᙠ[¾Ḅ³ÃÄ+´ᩭ,ᑮ1ᑖḄÅÆ#°ÇÈ+ÉᨵÊËÌÍḄᙢÎᗊḼ´?‷?Ðg#+ÂᨬḄ³ÃᔣY»?#vQ+Ò⍝‷Ô"¦⌕Õᩭ+¶¶ᩭ»Öᓻ◅Ù#‷¦8Ú 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!Zᙠ[ᩔOPḄᜩᨌ8 ḄW᪷`EᨵOaᙠbc 35rock,theywouldloseheart.6ohkᙠlmnpᨵ17oq(*s9tuvwxᦗᑮᙢ☢ ᩭuv|ᨵ4/}PᯠV~T%&⃩ᦗLksᵨᰦẚ◫$l⚔⃩ᦗᕒᙠlmḄᓅ*-ouvᜓᵨ-ᱯᑴḄᘤt6oᦗ 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@ABᯠDEFGHIJᙢᙠMNOPQᑖSTAU4:VWXYZᚪᜧ]^ᩭᡃ._@=`aḄ)*WbcdAe▭WḄᓾh“‘kl'nopqs12tᐜvw”Iesson90Whatsforsupper?1⚶ᔛbc{ThoughBrazilisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld,muchofithasnotyetbeendeveloped.ItwasmainlyforthisreasonthattheBraziliangovernmentdecidedtohaveanewcitybuilt600milesnorth-westofRiodeJaneiro.DesignedbythegreatarchitectLucioCosta,thenewcity,Brasilia,replacedRiodeJaneiroasthecapitalofBrazifin1960.Brasiliahasbeencarefullyplannedformodernliving.Itswideroads,whichcantakefourteenlanesoftraffic,havebeenkeptawayfromlivingareas.Childrendonothavetocrossbusystreetstogotoschool.Housewivescanvisit-shoppingcentresonfoot,forinthesespeciallydesignedlivingareas,carsareunnecessary.Atfirst,thegovernmenthadgreatdifficultyinpersuadingpeopletoleaveRioandtosettleinBrasilia.Since1960,however,thepopulationhasbeengrowingallthetime.Brasiliahasquicklyestablisheditselfasthecapitalofthecountry.TheideatohavethecapitalmovedsofarinlandwillhaveagreateffectonthefutureofBrazil.|}~ᱏ4᰿Ḅ4⍝TḼḄᣓ~ 36ᩭ%Wᓅ|¡2Ḅ¢£ᕒ¤ᑮ¥¦~§Ḅអᔥªe'«ᔛ¬¡◤⌕E®ᳮ¢£ᕒEE⌕ᙠ£☢100±²³᥎µ¶·A¸ᙠ¶·<¹ºᑮA»2Ḅᜧ~ᔥ¬¼ᜫ½¾ᙠAᨵᱯᑴḄÁÂᵨᩭÄÅAƤᜧ~ḄÇÈ~ÉÊ~ᡈ⌮ÍÎdϤ᰿Ḅoᵨ~ÐÑÓ~tÎ~ÔÕÖᙢᜧᨵ<ÖØ12±~Öcᜧᵫ3=%Ú⌼ᡂḄhÝÞḄß|à⍝▬âḄãᨨḄ£å¡¶·ᕒæᑮᐙèḄoᱥå¡ᕜë᪷íᨵᣓ~Ôïð~ñᙠ`᰿ḄãᨨḄ£òóᔛᕀᔛÖᕀÖõö÷ᔛ÷ᕖ{Lesson91ThreemeninabasketTúûApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForceStationnearby.Heinformedthestationatonce,butnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenews,becauseballoonscanbeagreatdangertoaircraft.Hesaidthatsomeonemightbyspyingonthestationandthepilotwasorderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.Thepilotmanagedtocircletheballoonforsometime.Hecouldmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderitandoneofthemwasholdingfield-glasses.Whentheballoonwasoverthestation,thepilotsawoneofthementakingphotographs.Soonafterwards,theballoonbegantodescendanditlandednearanairfield.Thepolicewerecalledin,buttheycouldnotarrestanyone,forthebasketcontainedtwoMembersofParliamentandtheCommandingOfficerofthestation!AstheCommandingOfficerexplainedlater;onehalfofthestationdidnotknowwhattheotherhalfwasdoing!4=üýᕒþ¾4Ôÿᳫ▬Ḅḇᙢ ᙢ Ḅ!"ᨵ$%&'ᑮ)*+,-.ᑴᛞḄ1ᕒ34'56789:<=:ᳫᨵ>$?@⌼ᡂᜧḄᓻ◅G>$ᨵ!HᙢIJKL 37ᡃ,ᑮlᨌ ᡃᢥ¡ ¢£¤¥ᖔ⏨ᡃḄ¨© ṑ3¬®ᡃ¯°±Ḅ²³´ᩭ µ©☠ᙠᜋrsᔣᓷºḄ»¼½¾¿⌕½ᑮ»¼l^☢!ᵨÂÃḄ¼ÄGÅ“ᡃ\pÇᙠÈ'lÊ»©ᔳJᡃᔣ^☢\¾jᡃ\]yLlÌͯµ©ᣵ^¾ᡃ,Ï ḄÐ Ñ7៎p ᪵Gᡃ'᪵GḄÅ“ᡃÓÔᙠÈÊ»©J“ᡃÕḄ”yLᵨ×᪵ḄØÙ,Ï“ÚÛÜᡃᡭÞ ßj!ᙠàḼálᡃpâã¾ᡭÞḄ ÚßPᡃᑮyLä¾åæᔩ蔓>ᡃéâãᕆᙠ'Í”ᡃG“ßêᡃëìíᓇ J“+è”ᜧØï“íᓇ”ᡃð⍝ñò3¬'ðØó⏨ ᡃḄ¨©ôᙠyLrsᔣᡃ½ᩭlᡭr »©Lesson93AnoblegiftõöḄ÷ᱥOneofthemostfamousmonumentsintheworld,theStatueofLiberty,waspresentedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericainthenineteenthcenturybythepeopleofFrance.Thegreatstatue,whichwasdesignedbythesculptorAugusteBartholdi,tooktenyearstocomplete.TheactualfigurewasmadeofcoppersupportedbyametalframeworkwhichhadbeenespeciallyconstructedbyEiffel.BeforeitcouldbetransportedtotheUnitedStates,asitehadtobefoundforitandapedestalhadtobebuilt.ThesitechosenwasanislandattheentranceofNewYorkHarbour.By1884,astatuewhichwas151feettall,hadbeenerectedinParis.Thefollowingyear;itwastakentopiecesandsenttoAmerica.BytheendofOctober1886,thestatuehadbeenputtogetheragainanditwasofficiallypresentedtotheAmericanpeoplebyBartholdi.Eversincethen,thegreatmonumenthasbeenasymboloflibertyforthemillionsofpeoplewhohavepassedthroughNewYorkHarbourtomaketheirhomesinAmerica.øùᨬ℉Ḅüýồÿ Ḅᵫᙠ19ᵫ〈Ḅᵫᝍᱯ ᙢ!"Ḅ#ᜧᵨ10&'(ᡂḄḄ*+ᵨ,ᑴᡂḄ.ᵫ/0 ᱯᑴḄ12᪾45ᥛḼᙠ89:;<.=>?@⌱B ᙽDᙢ.E=>F⌼ HIDᙢ⌱ᙠJKLMᐭOᜐḄ HQRᑮ1884&. TUV151WXḄᙠ YZ[\ᩭJ^_&.@8`ᡂabcᙽ.9ᑮᑮ1886&10ᨴe.8fghi\ᩭ.ᵫ ᙢjk〈lm\.nᜧḄoồqrsKLMtᐭuvḄᓟxyᩭz{ |ᵫḄ}~Lesson94FuturechampionsᩭḄExperimentshaveprovedthatchildrencanbeinstructedinswimmingataveryearlyage.AtaspecialswimmingpoolinLosAngeles,childrenbecomeexpertatholdingtheirbreathunderwaterevenbeforetheycanwalk.Babiesoftwomonthsolddonotappeartobereluctanttoenterthewater;Itisnotlongbeforetheyaresoaccustomedtoswimmingthattheycanpickupweightsfromthefloorofthepool.Agamethatisverypopularwiththeseyoungswimmersistheunderwatertricyclerace.Tricyclesarelineduponthefloorofthepoolsevenfeetunderwater.Thechildrencompeteagainsteachothertoreachtheotherendofthepool.Manypedaltheirtricycles,butmostofthemprefertopushordragthem.Somechildrencancoverthewholelengthofthepoolwithoutcomingupforbreathevenonce.WhethertheywilleverbecomefutureOlympicchampions,onlytimewilltell.Meanwhile,theyshouldencouragethoseamonguswhocannotswimfiveyardsbeforetheyaregaspingforair. 38.ᙠcḄ{ᙠᩝḄ Hᱯ!Ḅ.ᙠᨵ¡¢{£¤¥¦§ᙢᙠ¨©ª«¬ᔾJ®HᨴḄ¯°±²³´µᐭ¨¶·¸〉ºJ.»¥ᣙ\eḄᱥ¾¿ÀcḄ9ÁᕒÃÄÅ᰿Ḅ ÇȨ©ÉÊËÌÍÉÊË°Ïᙠ7WXÐḄeRÌÍÑÒᐜᑮVḄÔ ÕÖᵨ×ØË.ÙÖᦪÛ´µÜᡈÞḼÉÊËᨵ¿¥ßàáḄᐰãä³ᵨ☄æ¨☢ᣚé¶êᩭᔲ¥ᡂ?ᝍᓛîḄ.ï¥ᵫ'ᩭðæñòóôE..¶qᡃ÷Ḅm¿³J5ṹ{£ᗞ³séᩭḄºúÇûüLesson95Afantasyý2þ᪀WhentheAmbassadorofEscalopiareturnedhomeforlunch,hiswifegotashock.Helookedpaleandhisclotheswereinafrightfulstate.'Whathashappened?'sheasked.'Howdidyourclothesgetintosuchamess?''Afire-extinguisher;mydear;*answeredtheAmbassadordrily.'UniversitystudentssettheEmbassyonfirethismorning.,'Goodheavens!'exclaimedhiswife.'Andwherewereyouatthetime?''Iwasinmyofficeasusual,'answeredtheAmbassador.'Thefirebrokeoutinthebasement.Iwentdownimmediately,ofcourse,andthatfool,Horst,aimedafire-extinguisheratme.HethoughtIwasonfire.Imustdefinitelygetthatfellowposted."TheAmbassador'swifewentonaskingquestions,whenshesuddenlynoticedabigholeinherhusband'shat.'Andhowcanyouexplainthat?'sheasked.'Oh,that,'saidtheAmbassador.'Someonefiredashotthroughmyofficewindow.Accurate,don'tyouthink?Fortunately,Iwasn'twearingitatthetime.IfIhadbeen,Iwouldnothavebeenabletogethomeforlunch." ᓱḄᜧᑮᔛᓤḄᔥ☢⁐ ⊟!"#$%ᡂ᪵(“*+,-./"3“4Ḅ⊟!5-#$678/”“:;ᘤ=Ḅ>᰿Ḅ”ᜧ@@ᙢB”CᜩEᓤᜧF+GH;IḼᜧ✂”“ᜩLM”ḄNO“P4 ᙠ,-ᙢR/”“ᡃTUV᪵ᙠWXYZ”ᜧB[“ᙢ\Y]ᯠḼ;ᡃ ᯠ_E\`aPbcdeᱯ:;ᘤghᡃijkᡃḼ;ᡃl⌕Pbnᡭ*pqᜧrstu3⚪]ᯠw*xyḄz(Eᨵb|“P-4gPw}~ᕖ/"3“Pb”ᜧ[“ᨵᔣᡃWXYᡝ--hḄk%k/ᡃ ᡚz(ᡚḼᡃxᙠ%ᩭᔛᓤ”Lesson96ThedeadreturnᮣAFestivalfortheDeadisheldonceayearinJapan.Thisfestivalisacheerfuloccasion,foronthisday,thedeadaresaidtoreturntotheirhomesandtheyarewelcomedbytheliving.Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney,foodislaidoutforthem.Specially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheirway.Allnightlong,peopledanceandsing.Intheearlymorning,thefoodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariveror 39intotheseaasitisconsideredunluckyforanyonelivingtoeatit.Intownsthatarenearthesea,thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreetsthenightbefore,areplacedintothewaterwhenthefestivalisover.Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.Thisisamovingspectacle,forcrowdsofpeoplestandontheshorewatchingthelanternsdriftingawayuntiltheycanbeseennomore.“ᮣ⁚”b⁚kb¡¢Ḅ(£jᙠᜩ¤[¥`Ḅ⌕ᑮGḄZᩭ¦ḼḄᑣgG⊤©¡ª£j⚜ᧇᑮGᙠ®⌶°±²³´µᑮ⛭·ᡠ¹jGH»¼½ᱯᑴḄ¿ÀᢞᙠᔜḄÃjḄkÅÆᮣÇÈ⍝ÊbÌÍGÎÏÎÐᜧÑGÒj¥ὅHḄ¼½ᡮÕÖ×ᡈÙZ£jGij¦ḼḄᔛÚÛÜk%ᔡᑭḄᙠ☠ÙḄà╋×ᜮᜩÌZᢞᙠᜧ⊙äåḄä¿Àᙠ⁚³HᙠæZᡂᓟEèé¿À᠒᠒ëᔣᜧÙᢣíḼᮣîbïðkbµḄñ☢GᡂòᙢóôᙠÙõEö÷Ḽ¿Àø`ùᑮú"Ç%ûjü
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