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1、THEMAZEOFBONESThe39CluesBook01RickRiordanToHaleyandPatrick,whoacceptedthechallengeCHAPTER1Fiveminutesbeforeshedied,GraceCahillchangedherwill.Herlawyerbroughtoutthealternateversion,whichhadbeenhermostguardedsecretforsevenyears.Whetherornotshewouldactuallybecrazyenoughtouseit
2、,WilliamMcIntyrehadneverbeencertain."Madam,"heasked,"areyousure?"Gracegazedoutthewindow,acrossthesunlitmeadowsotherestate.Hercat,Saladin,snuggledbesideherashehadthroughoutherillness,buthispresencewasnotenoughtocomforthertoday.Shewasabouttosetinmotioneventsthatmightcausethee
3、ndofcivilization."Yes,William."Hereverybreathwaspainful."I'msure."Williambrokethesealonthebrownleatherfolder.Hewasatallcraggyman.Hisnosewaspointedlikeasundialsoitalwayscastashadowoveronesideofhisface.HehadbeenGrace'sadviser,herclosestconfidant,forhalfherlife.They'dsharedman
4、ysecretsovertheyears,butnoneasperilousasthis.6Heheldthedocumentforhertoreview.Afitofcoughingwrackedherbody.Saladinmeowedwithconcern.Oncethecoughingpassed,Williamhelpedhertakethepen.Shescrawledherweaksignatureacrossthepaper."They'resoyoung,"Williamlamented."Ifonlytheirparent
5、s--""Buttheirparentsdidn't,"Gracesaidbitterly."Andnowthechildrenmustbeoldenough.Theyareouronlychance.""Iftheydon'tsucceed--""Thenfivehundredyearsofworkhavebeenfornothing,"Gracesaid."Everythingcollapses.Thefamily,theworld--allofit."Williamnoddedgrimly.Hetookthefolderfromherh
6、ands.Gracesatback,strokingSaladin'ssilverfur.Thesceneoutsidethewindowmadehersad.Itwastoogorgeousadaytodie.Shewantedtohaveonelastpicnicwiththechildren.Shewantedtobeyoungandstrongandtraveltheworldagain.Buthereyesightwasfailing.Herlungslabored.Sheclutchedherjadenecklace--agood
7、-lucktalismanshe'dfoundinChinayearsago.Ithadseenherthroughmanyclosecallswithdeath,manyluckymisses.Butthetalismancouldn'thelpheranymore.She'dworkedhardtoprepareforthisday.Still,therewassomuchshe'dleftundone...somuchshehadnevertoldthechildren.7"Itwillhavetobeenough,"shewhispe
8、red.Andwiththat,GraceCahillclosedhereyesforthelasttime.WhenhewassureGracehadpassed
