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Yes. Something pleasant. Yes, now hadnt there been something - something he had noticed as they

were driving along. Not very long ago. Something that he had seen through the window which had

pleased and excited him. ut be!ore he had time to thin" about it, the cars misbehaviour had

become more pronounced and a rapid visit to the nearest service station had been inevitable.

#hat was it that he had seen$ %n the le!t & no, on the right.Yes, on the right as they drove slowly

through the village street. Next door to a post o!!ice. Yes, he was 'uite sure o! that. Next door to a

post o!!ice because the sight o! the post o!!ice had given him the idea o! telephoning to the

(ddisons to brea" the news that he might be slightly late in his arrival. (nd next to it - yes,

de!initely next to it, next door or i! not next door the door a!ter. Something that had stirred old

memories, and he had wanted - )ust what was it that he had wanted$ *(gatha +hristie

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languages. #e had active hobbies, li"e stamp collecting or bird watching. 0oday, youngsters sit

passively and watch 0V or are glued to the computer screen playing games !ull o! violence and

monsters or listen to worthless music. 0hey are completely cut o!! !rom real li!e. No wonder

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Two brothers, Prometheus and Epimetheus, lived in Ancient Greece. They had upset the gods (1)

giving the git o ire to humans and now the gods wanted to punish them. The gods created a

beautiul woman called Pandora. Prometheus reused to marry her (2) he !new that the gods

wanted to ta!e their revenge on him. "ut Epimetheus thought that she was (3) beautiul tocause any trouble, so he (4) to marry her. They lived happily together (5) one day

#ercury arrived carrying a magniicent bo$. %e wouldn&t tell them what was in the bo$ but he said

that they must (') open it. Pandora (7) longing to !now what was in the bo$. inally she

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could resist no (8) and she opened the bo$. The gods had illed it (9) all the bad things

they could thin! o illness, unhappiness and death. Pandora screamed as they all lew out. *he

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