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F\RTE5-YE>-OLD ,AMY ,CAHILL & H] "Y]
BRO!R1 ,DAN1 ON _! _WWIDE SE>* = #CI
,CLUES T L1D TO A GRT P[]4 ,AMY & ,DAN
"K ! MAN 9 BLACK HAS TRI$ TO KILL !M4
,!Y "K HE IS A ,MADRIGAL1 A MEMB] ( !
MO/ SECRETIVE & T]RIFY+ GR\P HUNT+ = !
,CLUES4 ,& !Y "K "S?+ ELSE1 A SECRET
!Y WD R =GET,-_! P>5TS 7 ,MADRIGALS1
TOO4 ,AMY & ,DAN H RUN H>D & FA/1 B !Y
C'T ESCAPE ! MAN FOLL[+ !M4 ,& N[1 9 !
WAKE ( A T]RIBLE TRAG$Y1 HE'S R1DY TO
/EP \ ( ! D>K;S = _! F9AL 3FRONTA;N4

  ,? IS A "W ( FIC;N4 ,"NS1 "*S1
PLACES1 9CID5TS & DIALOGUES >E
PRODUCTS ( ! AU?OR'S IMAG9A;N OR >E
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            ,,,! #CI CLUES          #A
               BOOK N9E
             /ORM W>N+,'

              ,,*APT] #A

  8,BAHAMAS40
  8,JAMAICA40
  8,BAHAMAS40
  8,JAMAICA40
  ,DAN GRITT$ & CL5*$ E "P ( 8 BODY T
CD 2 GRITT$ OR CL5*$4 ,HE TRI$ "O M
"T4 8,,BA-,,HA-,,MAS4 ,AMY1 ?9K AB
X,-0
  8,I .1AM ?9K+ AB X60 8 SI/] %OT
BACK4 8,: IS M ?AN Y'RE DO+6 ,LOOK1 IF
WE'RE GO+ TO G ": .1%E W5T1 X HAS TO 2
,JAMAICA4 ,%E WASN'T EV5 A PIRATE :5
%E LIV$ 9 ! ,BAHAMAS60
  ,!Y 7 TALK+ AB ,ANNE ,BONNY1 :O _H
4GUIS$ H]F Z A MAN & 2COME A
SWA%BUCKL+ PIRATE WAY BACK 9 ! #AGJJS4
,& :O MI<T,-OR MI<T N,-BE "O ( _!
ANCE/ORS4 ,9 ,*9A1 ,DAN _H F.D A
M9IATURE PORTRAIT ( A WOMAN )       #A
,ANNE ,BONNY'S "N ON ! BACK4 ,X    A#A
0 _! ONLY L1D TO ! NEXT /EP 9 _! QUE/4
  ,AMY & ,DAN 7 ,CAHILLS4 ,= M ?AN
FIVE
------------------------------------#B
HUNDR$ YE>S1 ,CAHILL FAMILY MEMB]S _H
BE5 AM;G ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL P 9 ! _W4
,SCI5TI/S L ,GALILEO & ,M>IE ,CURIE2
>TI/S & WRIT]S L ,V9C5T ,VAN ,GO< &
,M>K ,TWA92 _W L1D]S,-,NAPOLEON &
,GEORGE ,WA%+TON2 ! LI/ W5T ON & ON
444 & X 0 LOOK+ L ,ANNE ,BONNY MI<T H
BE5 A ,CAHILL1 TOO4
  ,9 ! E>LY #AEJJS1 ! ,CAHILL FAMILY
_H SEP>AT$ 9TO BRAN*ES1 EA* BE>+ !
LEGACY ( A * BORN TO ,GIDEON & ,OLIVIA
,CAHILL4 ,OLDE/ SON1 ,LUKE3 !
,LUCIANS4 ,/RATEGI/S1 POLITICIANS1
BUSI;SPEOPLE4 ,SI/] ,KA!R9E3 !
,EKAT]9A BRAN*1 9NOVATORS & 9V5TORS4
,BRO!R ,?OMAS3 ! ,TOMAS CLAN (
EXPLOR]S1 ADV5TUR]S1 & A?LETES4 ,&
SI/] ,JANE3 ! ,JANUS L9E1 POPULAT$ BY
>TI/S & VI.N>IES4 ,S9CE T "T1 ! FAC;NS
_H BE5 BATTL+ "O ANO!R 9 A DESP]ATE
RACE TO F9D ! SECRET TO 2COM+ !    A#B
MO/ P[];L P ON ! PLANET4
  ,AMY & ,DAN _H JO9$ T RACE4 ,N T !Y
KNEW :AT !Y 7 DO+ AT F/4 ,:5 _! 2LOV$
GR&"M ,GRACE DI$1 ! T]MS ( H] W GAVE
!M A H9T T[>D ! F/ ,CLUE,-& SET 9 MO;N
AN ADV5TURE !Y CD N"E H IMAG9$4
  ,N AL"O1 EI4 ,O!R T1MS 7 *AS+ D[N !
,CLUES1 TOO,-T1MS T WD D ANY?+ TO KEEP
,AMY & ,DAN F GETT+ "! F/4 ,EXPLO.NS1
CAVE-9S1 ATTTEMPTS TO POISON !M1 DR[N
!M1 BURY !M ALIVE4 ,9 ,FR.E1 ,AU/RIA1
,JAPAN1 ,KOREA1 ,EGYPT1 ,AU/RALIA1
,S\? ,AFRICA1 ,*9A 444 ,DAN & ,AMY _H
------------------------------------#C
SURVIV$ X ALL1 F9D+ S"EAL ( ! PRECI\S
,CLUES AL;G ! WAY4
  ,& !Y .1/ DIDN'T "K :AT !Y 7 DO+4
               "9 "9 "9
  ,!Y 7 N[ 9 ! ,BEIJ+ AIRPORT WAIT+ =
,NELLIE1 _! AU PAIR1 :O 0 AT ! CURR5CY
EX*ANGE W9D[4
  8,JAMAICA 0 ! LA/ PLACE ANY"O "E SAW
OR HE>D ( H]10 ,AMY SD4 ,%E _H ALR
RESE>*$ ,ANNE ,BONNY ONL9E4 8,S     #C
T'S ": WE %D />T LOOK+40           A#C
  8,B,-0 ,DAN /OPP$1 TRY+ DESP]ATELY
TO ?9K ( A WAY >.D ,AMY'S R1SON+4 ,%E
0 GD AT ? /UFF1 AT SEE+ ! BIG PICTURE4
,HE 0 M A DETAIL GUY1 & "R N[ HE 0 V
9T]E/$ 9 "O "PICUL> DETAIL AB !
,BAHAMAS4
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Y'RE ?9K+1 ,DANIEL ,>?UR ,CAHILL10 %E
SD /]NLY4 8,DON'T 2 RIDICUL\S4 ,WE'VE
GOT TO B1T ! O!R T1MS TO ! NEXT CLUE4
,WE DON'T H "T TO WA/E AT "S DUMB
AMUSE;T P>K40
  ,DAN YELP$4 8,8,DUMB AMUSE;T P>K,08
,IS T :AT Y ?9K X IS8 ,DON'T Y "K
.1ANY?+8 ,OC1NUS IS ! BI7E/ WAT] P>K 9
! _W6 ,!Y'VE GOT1 L1 A HUNDR$
WAT]SLIDES6 ,& Y C SWIM ) DOLPH9S6 ,&
SEE /+RAYS & PIRANHAS60
  8,HA60 ,AMY PO9T$ AT HM 9 TRIUMPH4
8,I .1KNEW Y 7 ?9K+ AB ,OC1NUS60
------------------------------------#D
  8,WELL1 X'S ! LA/ ?+ .1Y'D ?9K AB10
,DAN SD BITT]LY4 8,! ONLY P]SON 9 ! _W
:O HAS NO IDEA H[ TO H FUN1 & %E HAS
TO 2 MY SI/]4 ,NO WAIT1 ,I TAKE    A#D
T BACK4 ,YR IDEA ( FUN IS A LIBR>Y OP5
TW5TY-F\R-SEV540
  ,AMY'S EYES WID5$ 9 HURT4 8;,D-,DAN1
T'S N ;F-FAIR10 %E SD1 H] SLI<T /AMM]
SURFAC+ Z X ALW DID :5 %E 0 UPSET4
  ,DAN'S %\LD]S SLUMP$4 ,HURT+ ,AMY'S
FEEL+S ALW MADE HM FEEL BAD1 B H"O/LY1
"S"TS HE CDN'T HELP X4 8,LOOK1 ,I "K Y
?9K X DOESN'T MAKE S5SE = U TO G TO !
,BAHAMAS F/4 ,B WE DON'T "K = SURE T !
CLUE IS 9 ,JAMAICA1 EI40
  8,TRUE10 ,AMY ADMITT$4
  ,DAN S5S$ H] S(T5+ & /RA9$ 8 BRA9 TO
COME UP ) "S?+ T WD 3V9CE H]4 8,) E
CLUE WE'VE F.D1 X'S ALW BE5 2C WE
4COV]$ A BUN* ( O!R /UFF AL;G ! WAY1
"R8 ,9 ! ,8WR;G,0 PLACES4 ,B IF WE
_HN'T G"O TO ! WR;G PLACES F/1 WE
WDN'T H GOTT5 :AT WE NE$$ TO F9D !
CLUE 9 ! .1"R PLACE40
  ,8 FACE 0 A LL R$ N[ F ! EF=T ( TRY+
TO EXPLA94 8,:AT ,I M1N IS1 X'S TURN$
\ T WE 7 .1"R TO G TO ! WR;G PLACES
F/4 ,VOIL^*A1 ! ,BAHAMAS60          #E
  ,AMY BUR/ \ LAU<+4 8,D Y         B#D
R1LIZE :AT Y'RE SAY+8 ,Y'RE ADMITT+ T
,I'M "R AB ,JAMAICA60
  ,DAN GR9N$4 8,Y GET TO 2 "R1 & ,I
GET TO G TO
------------------------------------#E
,OC1NUS40 ,HE PUN*$ H] ON ! >M4 8,T'S
:AT'S "KN Z W9-W940
  ,9 _! MUTUAL SATISFAC;N1 NEI ( !M
REMEMB]$ T ! ,KABRAS _H A VILLA 9 !
,BAHAMAS4
  ,! SUP]-RI*1 SUP]-,LUCIAN FAMILY
H1D$ BY ,ISABEL ,KABRA1 :O _H ALR TRI$
TO ELIM9ATE BO? ,DAN & ,AMY F ! HUNT4
  ,& :O1 YE>S 2F1 _H MURD]$ _! P>5TS4
               "9 "9 "9
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TO :AT"E 0 PLAY+ ON H] I,POD1 Z USUAL4
,DAN _H ONCE SU7E/$ T %E H ! E>BUDS
IMPLANT$ SURGICALLY1 S9CE %E H>DLY "E
TOOK !M \4
  8,OKAY1 KIDS1 TICKET C.T]10 ,NELLIE
SD4 ,%E NODD$ APPROV+LY4 8,BAHAMAS,-N[
.1T'S :AT ,I'M TALK9' AB1 DUDE6 ,B1*
*AIR1 "H ,I COME60
  ,ON ! WAY TO ! TICKET C.T]1      A#E
,NELLIE /OPP$ 9 ! RE/ROOM4 ,:5 %E
EM]G$1 %E TOOK _! PASSPORTS F !M4
  ,!Y _H ! R\T9E D[N PAT N[3 ,NELLIE
GOT 9 ! TICKET L9E & D1LT ) ! AG5T1
:ILE ,DAN & ,AMY /OOD 2H H]1 TRY+ TO
LOOK Z M* Z POSSIBLE L TWO KIDS
TRAVEL+ ) _! AU PAIR ON A PL1SANT TRIP
TO SEE NICE RELATIVES "S":4 ,N L TWO
KIDS 3/ANTLY ON ! RUN F S*EM+1
MURD]\S1 CUT?ROAT RELATIVES1 : IS :AT
!Y ACTUALLY W]E4
------------------------------------#F
  8,?REE TICKETS TO ! ,BAHAMAS10
,NELLIE SD TO ! TICKET AG5T4
  ,:ILE HE WAIT$1 ,DAN *ECK$ 8 PH"O
MESSAGES4 ,HE FR[N$ Z HE LI/5$4
8,HAMILTON CALL$10 HE SD TO ,AMY AF HE
CLOS$ ! PH"O4
  8,:AT DID HE WANT80
  ,DAN %OOK 8 H1D4 8,! SIGNAL 0
T]RIBLE1 HE KEPT CUTT+ 9 & \4 ,B0,-HE
LOOK$ >.D SUSPICI\SLY,-8"SH[ 8 DAD ALR
KNEW ": WE 7 GO+40
  ,AMY GASP$4 8,H[ IS T POSSIBLE8   #G
.1,WE DIDN'T EV5 "K ": WE 7 GO+    A#F
UNTIL1 L1 FIVE M9UTES AGO6 ,& ! ONLY
O!R P]SON,-0 ,%E /OPP$1 H] EYES WIDE4
  8,:ILE %E 0 9 ! BA?ROOM60 ,DAN
EXCLAIM$4
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BACK Z %E /OOD AT ! TICKET C.T]4
               "9 "9 "9
  ,AMY FELT H] HE>T S9K+4 ,%E SQUEEZ$
H] EYES %UT = A MO;T1 REMEMB]+ O!R "TS
:5 ,NELLIE'S AC;NS _H SEEM$ SUSPICI\S4
,:5 %E OP5$ !M AG1 %E SAW T ,DAN LOOK$
EXACTLY H[ %E FELT4 ,"! 0 4TRESS ON E
SQU>E 9* ( 8 FACE4 ,EV5 8 NOSE1 IF T 7
POSSIBLE4
  ,9 ! LA/ FEW MON?S1 !Y _H SP5T M "T
) ,NELLIE ?AN ANY"O ELSE4 .7,%E'S M
?AN AN AU PAIR N[,-%E'S L A C\S9.'1
,AMY ?"\4 .7,MAYBE EV5 AN OLD] SI/]4
,H[ CD %E POSSIBLY.',-
------------------------------------#G
  8,WE H TO FIGURE \ :AT %E'S UP TO10
,DAN SD4 8,WE'LL GRILL H] ON ! PLANE1
": %E C'T GET AWAY F U4 ,B ,I GOTTA
TELL Y ! RE/ ( :AT ,HAMILTON SD40
  ,AF "O M WORRI$ LOOK AT          A#G
,NELLIE1 ,AMY TURN$ BACK T[>D HM4
  8,S ,EIS5H[] F9DS \ WE'RE GO+ TO !
,BAHAMAS10 ,DAN SD1 8& ,HAMILTON
DIDN'T R1LLY "U/& X ALL1 B HE SD 8 DAD
SD "S?+ AB A CAT1 & H[ WE GOT X ALL
WR;G1 & ! ,BAHAMAS WASN'T ! "R PLACE4
,!Y'RE GO+ TO ,S\? ,C>OL9A 9/1D40
  8,DID HE "K AB ! PORTRAIT8 ,AB ,ANNE
,BONNY80 ,AMY ASK$4
  8,I DON'T "K4 ,HE DIDN'T SAY ANY?+
AB H]1 J "S?+ AB A CAT40
  8,A CAT8 ,0 HE TALK+ AB ,SALAD980
  8,NO4 ,! CALL KEPT BR1K+ UP1 & ,I
DIDN'T R1LLY GET X ALL1 B DEF9ITELY N
,SALAD94 ,SP1K+ ( :,-0
  ,HE TOOK ,SALAD9 \ ( ! PET C>RI] &
/ROK$ ! CAT = A FEW MO;TS4 ,AMY CD
S5SE T HE 0 / ?9K+ AB ,NELLIE & _H
TURN$ TO ,SALAD9 = A BRIEF MO;T (
COM=T4
  ,SALAD9 SNU7L$ 9TO ,DAN'S >MS &
PURR$,-! ONLY "O AM;G ! ?REE ( !M :O 0
P]FECTLY 3T5T4
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9CR$UL\S4
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DIDN'T HESITATE TO SNAT* UP ? R>E
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H1D AG/ ! W9D[4
  ,AF TAKE(F1 ,DAN R1*$ OV] & PLUCK$ !
E>BUDS \ ( H] E>S4
  8,DUDE60 %E SD4 8,:AT >E Y DO+80
  8,"R "Q10 ,DAN SD4 8,:AT >E .1Y
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HELD ! E>BUDS \ ( H] R1*4
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CORD N1TLY1 AWAY F ,NELLIE'S SWIP+ H&4
8,NELLIE1 CUT X \10 %E SD4 8,WE,-WE
R1LLY NE$ TO TALK40
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PROBLEM N[8 ,Y SD ,EUROPE1 ,I TOOK Y
TO ,EUROPE4 ,Y SD ,JAPAN1 S ,I TOOK Y
"!1 & !N ,EGYPT & ,RUSSIA &,-& ,I
DON'T EV5 "K ": ELSE1 ,I C'T KEEP
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WE'RE ON \R WAY4 ,:AT'S TO TALK AB80
  ,DAN CROSS$ 8 >MS /]NLY4 ,= A FLEET+
MO;T1 ,NELLIE ALM WANT$ TO PAT HM ON !
H1D2 ) 8 FACE S S]I\S1 HE LOOK$ "Y]
"SH[4
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:5 X TAKES MON?S = MO/ P4 ,Y MAKE "O
PH"O CALL1 & ALL ( A SUDD5 WE H A3ESS
TO ! ONLY HELICOPT] 9 ! _W T C GET TO
! TOP ( ,"EE/4 ,! ,HOLTS F.D \ T WE'RE
GO+ TO ! ,BAHAMAS :5 NO "O ELSE B Y
KNEW4 ,& 9 ,RUSSIA1 WE HE>D A MESSAGE
ON YR PH"O1 ASK+ = A ,8/ATUS
REPORT4,00
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OR LAT]2 %E'D BE5 PRAY+ X WD 2 LAT]4
  .7,WELL1 "H GOES1.' %E ?"\4 ,MAYBE
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P>5TS J ?RILL$1 ?ANK Y V M*2 ,I EV5
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! ?ANKS ,I GET80                   A#I
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SURGE ( P;Y4 ,POOR KID4 ,EV5 ) AN AU
PAIR >.D1 ,AMY _H BE5 %\LD]+ BURD5S T
WD CRU% _M ADULTS4
  8,NELLIE1 X'S N T WE DON'T TRU/ Y10
%E SD4 8,EXCEPT T ,MR4 ,MC,9TYRE TOLD
U N TO TRU/ .1ANY"O4 ,& :AT ,DAN
SD,-WELL1 C'T Y SEE H[ X LOOKS K9D (
FI%Y TO U80
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8,I %DN'T 2 DO+ ?1 B ,I C'T /& X
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/ORY40
               "9 "9 "9
  ,AMY FELT ALM L %E 0 FALL+4 ,X 0 Z
IF "S"O _H YANK$ \ ! RUG %E 0 /&+ ON &
-----------------------------------#AA
?R[N H] COMPLETELY (F BAL.E4 ,EV5 ?\<
%E 0 SITT+ D[N4
  ,NELLIE1 :OM !Y _H TRU/$ & RELI$ ON
& 3FID$ 9 ALL ^! WEEKS 444 %E WASN'T
:O !Y ?"\ %E WAS4
  ,%E WASN'T A R&OM COLLEGE        #AC
/UD5T HIR$ BY ,AUNT ,2ATRICE TO   A#AA
2 _! AU PAIR4 ,N EV5 CLOSE4
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,MR4 ,MC,9TYRE1 TO LOOK AF !M,-& T ALL
AL;G1 %E _H BE5 S5D+ HM REPORTS AB _!
ACTIVITIES4
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,DAN'S H&4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HM & SAW T 8
FACE 0 PALE1 8 LIPS ALM COLOR.S4 ,HE
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Y WD G AF ! CLUES4 ,& T ! O!R T1MS WD
H GR[N-UPS OR M"OY OR BO?4 ,S %E
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"S"O AL;G :O CD HELP Y ) ALL ! TRAVEL
/UFF & DRIVE & "EY?+4 ,%E TOLD ME Y'D
2 HUNT+ = CLUES & T ?+S MI<T GET A LL
TRICKY4 ,B %E SURE Z HECK DIDN'T TELL
ME :AT ,I 0 R1LLY GETT+ 9TO60
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  8,I _H TO 9T]VIEW ?REE DI6]5T "TS4
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KNEW ,I _H A GD %OT :5 ,I TOLD H] T ,I
KNEW H[ TO FLY A PLANE4 ,& :5     B#AA
,I F9ALLY GOT ! JOB1 %E TOLD YR ,AUNT
,2ATRICE
-----------------------------------#AB
T IF %E FIR$ ME1 %E WDN'T GET ANY?+ 9
! W4 ,YR GR&"M 0 "O SM>T LADY40
  ,DAN CLE>$ 8 ?ROAT4 8,NO WOND] Y'VE
LA/$ S L;G10 HE SD SL[LY4 8,2F Y1
,AUNT ,2ATRICE GOT RID ( AU PAIRS L !Y
7 COCKROA*ES OR "S?+40
  8,I .1SWE> ,I'VE N"E TOLD ANY ( !
O!R T1MS A S+LE ?+10 ,NELLIE SD4 8,I
TELL ,MC,9TYRE1 & HE DECIDES :AT TO D
) ! 9=MA;N4 ,S L ) ! ,BAHAMAS8 ,Y1H1
,I TOLD HM4 ,B ,I DIDN'T TELL !
,HOLTS4 .1,HE M/ H TOLD !M1 & HE M/ H
_H 8 R1SONS1 B HE USUALLY DOESN'T TELL
ME :AT !Y >E4 ,O!RWISE1 MY ONLY JOB IS
TO KEEP Y SAFE40
  ,SIL;E4
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A LL DESP]ATE4 8,KEEP+ 9 T\* )
,MC,9TYRE 0 "P ( ! JOB DESCRIP;N "R F
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