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HAVEJUSTFINISHEDCUTTINGTHREECARTLOADSOFGOLDENBROWNMACARONISTALKSTHEWHOLEVILLAGEHASBEENWORKINGDAYANDNIGHTGATHERINGANDTHRESHINGTHISYEARSCROPBEFORETHESEPTEMBERRAINSONTHERIGHT,YOUCANSEEMRSBRABANTEHERSELFSHEHASBEENHELPINGHERHUSBANDFORTHIRTYYEARSNOWMRSBRABANTEISTALKINGTOTHEMANAGEROFTHELOCALFACTORYWHERETHECROPISPROCESSEDTHISLASTSCENESHOWSYOUWHATWILLHAPPENATTHEENDOFTHEHARVESTTHEFAMOUSCALABRIANMACARONIEATINGCOMPETITIONSIGNORFRATELLI,THEPRESENTCHAMPION,HASWONITEVERYYEARSINCE1961ANDTHATENDSOURSPECIALBULLETINFORTODAY,THURSDAY,APRIL1STWEARENOWRETURNINGYOUTOTHESTUDIOLESSON77ASUCCESSFULOPERATION一例成功的手术THEMUMMYOFANEGYPTIANWOMANWHODIEDIN800BCHASJUSTHADANOPERATIONTHEMUMMYISTHATOFSHEPENMUTWHOWASONCEASINGERINTHETEMPLEOFTHEBESASTHEREWERESTRANGEMARKSONTHEXRAYPLATESTAKENOFTHEMUMMY,DOCTORSHAVEBEENTRYINGTOFINDOUTWHETHERTHEWOMANDIEDOFARAREDISEASETHEONLYWAYTODOTHISWASTOOPERATETHEOPERATION,WHICHLASTEDFOROVERFOURHOURS,PROVEDTOBEVERYDIFFICULTBECAUSEOFTHEHARDRESINWHICHCOVEREDTHESKINTHEDOCTORSREMOVEDASECTIONOFTHEMUMMYANDSENTITTOALABORATORYTHEYALSOFOUNDSOMETHINGWHICHTHEXRAYOFTHEGODDUAMUTEFTHISGODWHICHHASTHEHEADOFACOWWASNORMALLYPLACEDINSIDEAMUMMYTHEDOCTORSHAVENOTYETDECIDEDHOWTHEWOMANDIEDTHEYFEAREDTHATTHEMUMMYWOULDFALLTOPIECESWHENTHEYCUTITOPEN,BUTFORTUNATELYTHISHASNOTHAPPENEDTHEMUMMYSUCCESSFULLYSURVIVEDTHEOPERATIONLESSON78THELASTONE最后一枝吗AFTERREADINGANARTICLEENTITLEDCIGARETTESMOKINGANDYOURHEALTHILITACIGARETTETOCALMMYNERVESISMOKEDWITHCONCENTRATIONANDPLEASUREASIWASSURETHATTHISWOULDBEMYLASTCIGARETTEFORAWHOLEWEEKIDIDNOTSMOKEATALLANDDURINGTHISTIME,MYWIFESUFFEREDTERRIBLYIHADALLTHEUSUALSYMPTOMSOFSOMEONEGIVINGUPSMOKINGABADTEMPERANDANENORMOUSAPPETITEMYFRIENDSKEPTONOFFERINGMECIGARETTESANDCIGARSTHEYMADENOEFFORTTOHIDETHEIRAMUSEMENTWHENEVERIPRODUCEDAPACKETOFSWEETSFROMMYPOCKETAFTERSEVENDAYSOFTHISIWENTTOAPARTYEVERYBODYAROUNDMEWASSMOKINGANDIFELTEXTREMELYUNCOMFORTABLEWHENMYOLDFRIENDBRIANURGEDMETOACCEPTACIGARETTE,ITWASMORETHANICOULDBEARITOOKONEGUILTILY,LITITANDSMOKEDWITHSATISFACTIONMYWIFEWASDELIGHTEDTHATTHINGSHADRETURNEDTONORMALONCEMOREANYWAY,ASBRIANPOINTEDOUT,ITISTHEEASIESTTHINGINTHEWORLDTOGIVEUPSMOKINGHEHIMSELFHASDONEITLOTSOFTIMESLESSON79BYAIR乘飞机IUSEDTOTRAVELBYAIRAGREATDEALWHENIWASABOYMYPARENTS,USEDTOLIVEINSOUTHAMERICAANDIUSEDTOFLYTHEREFROMEUROPEINTHEHOLIDAYSANAIRHOSTESSWOULDTAKECHARGEOFMEANDINEVERHADANUNPLEASANTEXPERIENCEIAMUSEDTOTRAVELLINGBYAIRANDONLYONONEOCCASIONHAVEIEVERFELTFRIGHTENEDAFTERTAKINGOFF,WEWEREFLYINGLOWOVERTHECITYANDSLOWLYGAININGHEIGHT,WHENTHEPLANESUDDENLYTURNEDROUNDANDFLEWBACKTOTHEAIRPORTWHILEWEWEREWAITINGTOLAND,ANAIRHOSTESSTOLDUSTOKEEPCALMANDTOGETOFFTHEPLANEQUIETLYASSOONASITHADTOUCHEDDOWNEVERYBODYONBOARDWASWORRIEDANDWEWERECURIOUSTOFINDOUTWHATHADHAPPENEDLATERWELEARNTTHATTHEREWASAVERYIMPORTANTPERSONONBOARDTHEPOLICEHADBEENTOLDTHATABOMBHADBEENPLANTEDONTHEPLANEAFTERWEHADLANDED,THEPLANEWASSEARCHEDTHOROUGHLYFORTUNATELY,NOTHINGWASFOUNDANDFIVEHOURSLATERWEWEREABLETOTAKEOFFAGAINLESSON80THECRYSTALPALACE水晶宫PERHAPSTHEMOSTEXTRAORDINARYBUILDINGOFTHENINETEENTHCENTURYWASTHECRYSTALPALACE,WHICHWASBUILTINHYDEPARKFORTHEGREATEXHIBITIONOF1851THECRYSTALPALACEWASDIFFERENTFROMALLOTHERBUILDINGSINTHEWORLD,FORITWASMADEOFIRONANDGLASSITWASONEOFTHEBIGGESTBUILDINGSOFALLTIMEANDALOTOFPEOPLEFROMMANYCOUNTRIESCAMETOSEEITAGREATMANYGOODSWERESENTTOTHEEXHIBITIONFROMVARIOUSPARTSOFTHEWORLDTHEREWASALSOAGREATDEALOFMACHINERYONDISPLAYTHEMOSTWONDERFULPIECEOFMACHINERYONSHOWWASNASMYTHSSTEAMHAMMERTHOUGHINTHOSEDAYS,TRAVELLINGWASNOTASEASYASITISTODAY,STEAMBOATSCARRIEDTHOUSANDSOFVISITORSACROSSTHECHANNELFROMEUROPEONARRIVINGINENGLAND,THEYWERETAKENTOTHECRYSTALPALACEBYTRAINTHEREWERESIXMILLIONVISITORSINALL,ANDTHEPROFITSFROMTHEEXHIBITIONWEREUSEDTOBUILDMUSEUMSANDCOLLEGESLATER,THECRYSTALPALACEWASMOVEDTOSOUTHLONDONITREMAINEDONEOFTHEMOSTFAMOUSBUILDINGSINTHEWORLDUNTILITWASBURNTDOWNIN1936LESSON81ESCAPE脱逃WHENHEHADKILLEDTHEGUARD,THEPRISONEROFWARQUICKLYDRAGGEDHIMINTOTHEBUSHESWORKINGRAPIDLYINTHEDARKNESS,HESOONCHANGEDINTOTHEDEADMANSCLOTHESNOW,DRESSEDINABLUEUNIFORMANDWITHARIFLEOVERHISSHOULDER,THEPRISONERMARCHEDBOLDLYUPANDDOWNINFRONTOFTHECAMPHECOULDHEARSHOUTINGINTHECAMPITSELFLIGHTSWEREBLAZINGANDMENWERERUNNINGHEREANDTHERETHEYHADJUSTDISCOVEREDTHATAPRISONERHADESCAPEDATTHATMOMENT,ALARGEBLACKCARWITHFOUROFFICERSINSIDEIT,STOPPEDATTHECAMPGATESTHEOFFICERSGOTOUTANDTHEPRISONERSTOODTOATTENTIONANDSALUTEDASTHEYPASSEDWHENTHEYHADGONE,THEDRIVEROFTHECARCAMETOWARDSHIMTHEMANOBVIOUSLYWANTEDTOTALKHEWASRATHERELDERLYWITHGREYHAIRANDCLEARBLUEEYESTHEPRISONERFELTSORRYFORHIM,BUTTHEREWASNOTHINGELSEHECOULDDOASTHEMANCAMENEAR,THEPRISONERKNOCKEDHIMTOTHEGROUNDWITHASHARPBLOWTHEN,JUMPINGINTOTHECAR,HEDROVEOFFASQUICKLYASHECOULDLESSON82MONSTERORFISH是妖还是鱼FISHERMENANDSAILORSSOMETIMESCLAIMTOHAVESEENMONSTERSINTHESEATHOUGHPEOPLEHAVEOFTENLAUGHEDATSTORIESTOLDBYSEAMEN,ITISNOWKNOWNTHATMANYOFTHESEMONSTERSWHICHHAVEATTIMESBEENSIGHTEDARESIMPLYSTRANGEFISHOCCASIONALLY,UNUSUALCREATURESAREWASHEDTOTHESHORE,BUTTHEYARERARELYCAUGHTOUTATSEASOMETIMEAGO,HOWEVER,APECULIARFISHWASCAUGHTNEARMADAGASCARASMALLFISHINGBOATWASCARRIEDMILESOUTTOSEABYTHEPOWERFULFISHASITPULLEDONTHELINEREALIZI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