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ThereportsreceivedbyLondonZoothatapumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondonweresimilarinnature.Awomanpickingblackberriessawitfirst,butthepumamovedfromplacetoplace,leavingatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimals.Pawprints

andpumafurwerefoundaswell.-likenoises‘Cat’wereheardatnightandtheanimalwasseenupatree.Nowexpertswereconvincedthattheanimalreallywasapuma.(79words)

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Atoneo'clockinthemorning,thechurchclockstrikingthe

hourswokethevicarupasitstruckthirteentimes.Thevicarwentintotheclocktower,takingatorchwithhim.HesawBillWilkins,thelocalgrocerthereandBillexplainedhewastryingtorepairtheclockbuthadn'tsucceededbecauseatoneo'clockitstruckthirteentimes.However,thevicarwaspleasedthebellwasworkingandofferedthegroceracapoftea.(79words)

Archaeologistsfoundclayfragmentsinanancienttemple.

Theserepresentedthefifteenstatuesofgoddesseswhichhadonce

beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.whileitsheadwasfoundamongremainsfromthefifthcenturyB.C.Whenthefragmentswerereconstructed,theyturnedouttobeagoddess

whichstoodthreefeethigh.Herhandsrestedonherhipsandshewaswearingafull-lengthskirt.Heridentityisunknown.(80words)

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hissecret.Hiswifewillneverlearnthetruthbecauseherhusbandwillbeanofficeworkerinfuture.(80words)

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Thoughthejournalistimmediatelysetouttogetthefacts

afterreceivinginstructionsfromhiseditor,hedidnotsendthematonce.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,sohesentthreefaxes,finallythreateningtofirethejournalist.Whenthe

lastfaxwasunanswered,thearticlewaspublishedinitsoriginal

form.Thejournalistsenttheeditorafaxaweeklaterexplaining

hehadbeenimprisonedaftercountingthestepsandmeasuringthe

heightofthewall.(80words)

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AlargecarenteredanarcadenearPiccadillyandstoppedoutsideajeweller's.Twothievesgotoutandsmashedtheshopwindow.Theowneroftheshopwasupstairsatthetime,sohethrewfurnitureatthethieveshittingoneofthemwithaheavystatue.

Theraidlastedonlythreeminutesandthethievesdroveaway.Runningafterthem,theownerthrewashtraysandvases,butthethievesgotaway,stealingthousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.(79words)

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JohnButlinrunsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessandafteraverygoodday,heputhiswalletcontaining￡3,000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.Thenheandhisfianc6e,Jane,wenthorse-riding,afterwhichJanecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenonlytofindtotheirdismaythatthemoneyhadbeendestroyed.Johnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainstothe

MutilatedLadiesdepartmentwhoidentifiedtheremainsandreturnedthemoney.(79words)

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TheSt.Bernard'sPassisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleinsummer,whocrossthePassincars.Becausetherearesomanypeopleabout,thedogsarekeptinaspecialenclosure.Asthetemperatureinwinterfallsto-30,therearefew°visitors,so

themonasteryinwinter,duringChristmasandEasterwhentheyarewarmlywelcomed.

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TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockorinjuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonly

sufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60milesperhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreasestheirair

resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.

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TheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorth

Atlanticwhenanicebergwasspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarmwasgiven,theshipturnedsharplyandsailedalongsideit.Suddenly,afaintnoisewasheardfrombelow,sothecaptainwentdowntoinvestigate,onlytofindthatfiveofthesixteencompartmentshadbeenflooded.Onhearingtheordertoabandonship,peoplejumpedoverboard,but1,500drownedbecausetherewerenotenoughlifeboats.(79words)

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Thoughthewriterhadnothingtodeclare,theCustomsOfficermadehimunlockhiscase.Searchingthecasecarefully,theOfficerfoundasmallbottle,whichhethoughtwasperfume.ThewritertoldtheCustomsOfficerthatitwashairgel,whichhehadmadehimself.AstheOfficerdidnotbelievethis,the

writerencouragedhimtotryit.Theunpleasantsmellconvincedhimthewriterwastellingthetruth,sohelethimpassthroughCustoms.(7words)

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Asthetwomen'sboatwasdamaged,theyweretakingittoMiamiwhenonthewayitbegantosink.Afterloadingarubberdinghywithfood,matchesandbeer,thetwomenrowedafewmilesacrosstheCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Theretheycollectedrainwaterinthedinghyandcaughtfishandlobsterwith

aspeargun.Forfivedays,they

‘atelikekings

’

untiltheywere

rescuedbyapassingtanker.(80words)

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Mrs.Richardshaddressedupasaghostandwasjustgoingintothediningroomwhentherewasaknockonthedoor.Thinkingitwasthebaker,shehidinthestoreroomunderthestairs.SheheardfootstepsinthehallandthenthemanfromtheElectricityBoard

openedthestoreroomdoor.Thoughshesaid‘It'sonlyme’,he

gotabadfright.Whenshewalkedtowardshim,hefled,slammingthefrontdoorbehindhim.(79words)

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AfterSirJohnHawkwoodsettlednearFlorencesixhundredyearsago,hehiredsoldierstotheprincesofcity-statesintimesof

war.Intimesofpeacehethreatenedtodestroyacity-stateunless

protectionmoneywaspaid.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.SirJohnwaseightywhenhediedandtheFlorentinesnotonlygavehimastatefuneralbuthadapicturepaintedofhim,dedicatedtohismemory.(79words)

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Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypencedownadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthroughthedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethisarmout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbedhisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremensucceededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.ThesweetshopownerpresentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)

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Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypencedownadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthroughthedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethisarmout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbedhisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremensucceededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.ThesweetshopownerpresentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)

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WhenDimitricamehome,Marytoldhimthatherwhitelambhadbeenstolen.Onlearningthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadacquiredalamb,DimitriwenttoAleko'shouseandaccusedhimofstealingit.WhenAlekoshowedhislamb,Dimitrisawitwasblack,soheapologized.AfterstayinginAleko'shouseforawhilebecauseithadbeguntorain,Dimitrigotasurpriseoutsidewhenhefoundthelambwasalmostwhite.Ithadbeendyedblack!(80words)

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TheVerrazanoBridge,whichjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland,hasaspanof4,260feet.Itstwogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete,extendingover100feetundertheseaandrisingnearly700feetabovethesurfaceofthewater.Thebridgeissuspendedfromfourhugecables,eachofwhichcontains26,108lengthsofwire.It

isnotonlyverystrong,butsimpleandelegantaswell.(80words)

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Onenteringtheartgallery,thewritersawanoticewhich

forbadepeopletotouchtheexhibitsbecausetheyweredangerous.Theexhibitionconsistedofpiecesofmovingsculpture.Againstawall,thewritersawlongthinwiresattachedtometalsphereswhichattractedandrepelledeachother.Inthecentreofthehallweretallstructurescontainingcolouredlightswhichwentonandoff.Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoff.(79words)

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Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletterthreedaysafterhercat'sdisappearance.Thewriteroftheletterdemaded￡1,000forthereturnofthecat,andwarnedshewouldneverseehimagainifshewenttothepolice.Shehadtoputthemoneyinacardboardbox

andleaveitoutsideherdoor.Afterdrawing￡1,000fromherband,sheactedonthekidnapper'sinstructions.Themoneydisappearedthefollowingmo