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beside her and leaving Alf behind to “What could this mean”, said
yell as much as possible. Dick, glaring at the note with great
Meanwhile in the underground confusion.
tunnel the rest had slipped away from “I know, it mean two floors down,
Toby but had gotten lost. take the 3rd door to the left and spot a
“This is hopeless”, exclaimed trapdoor, Huh that will lead to
Julian. They were all so worried they Father”, said George looking more
almost wish they were dead, rather excited than ever. George went to the
than be in this rotten place. door but Julian dragged her back.
“Well, we can’t do much about it “Now wait a minute silly, what if
unless that bomb in the other room it’s a trap”, said Julian.
explodes and lucky for us, maybe it “I’m going for anything here,
would just blow up the tunnel”, said Julian, if Father is still here I’m
Dick making it sound like a joke. looking for him and you can’t stop
But then they all realized that me”, said George running out of the
there had been a bomb in the lab that door and heading towards the stairs.
they had to stop not to mention Uncle The others joined her but still had the
Quentin was still being held hostage. thought of it being a trap running
“THE BOMB”, shouted everyone at through their heads.
once. They hurried down to the They went two floors down took
laboratory hoping there would be no the third door to the left and came to a
one there, there wasn’t. The timer had trapdoor that easily lifted up.
27 minutes to go until it self- “I’m going down the stairs now, if
destructed. it is as you say a trap, Julian, we’ll go
“What do we press”, said George down one by one”, said George.
not knowing what to do about the They came to a room in which
situation. There were all sorts of there was a man tied up in a chair.
buttons and leavers but where afraid It was Uncle Quentin tied up and
to press any of them in case the bomb unconscious.
would go off instantly.
“I know lets go find Uncle CHAPTER FIVE
Quentin. I’m sure with his scientific The End of the Adventure
skills he could find out the right
mechanism”, suggested Julian, hoping They stared in horror, to see their
that the others would agree. Uncle Quentin like this was awful.
“That’s brilliant, Julian, but only “Father, Father, Father!” shouted
how do we find him he could be George.
anywhere”, said George. Looking He awoke but only slightly but
round to see if there would be some when he saw the children’s faces he
sort of connection to the where he was awake completely. The children
might be. Julian caught something at removed his ropes and his gag from
the corner of his eye. It was a note, a his face, legs, and arms.
clue, that Toby left to remind himself “Thank-you so much children but
about something, Julian read it where is Anne”, said Uncle Quentin.
slowly. “She got away with Timmy”, she
“Two Floors down 3 Cave to left said accidentally.
rd
Trapdoor.” “Who is Timmy?” asked Uncle
Quentin.
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