The_39_Clues_08_-_Gordan_Korman.pdf

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The Emperor'sCode (The 39 Clues #8) Gordon Korman[Proofreaders note: There are a number of words, and letters inside words, that are circled in this book. They probably spell out a clue. All of the previous 39 Clues books also have clues inside the text. The letters that have circles around them in the book have parentheses around them in this text. Breaks in the text are indicated by 3 asterisks and have nothing to do with the clue.]CHAPTER 1The sneezing began the instant the pet carrier passed the passenger's nose.A-choo! a-choo! a-choo!Frozen in the aisle of the British Airways 777, Amy and Dan Cahill waited for the spasm to end. It never did. Instead, the sneezes grew in intensity, each wheezing explosion shaking the poor man's entire body."It can't be that bad!" Dan said impatiently.Inside the carrier, Saladin looked around anxiously, unnerved by the ruckus. "Mrrp?"Nellie Gomez, the Cahill kids' au pair, came up behind them. With her iPod blaring the Ramones full blast, all she saw was the man squirming in wateryeyed distress. "I told you the taco stand was serving habañero peppers!" she announced too loudly.Her booming voice drew the flight attendant to their row. She spoke to the sneezer in Chinese and then turned to Amy and Dan. "It seems Mr. Lee is allergic to cat hair. Your pet will have to ride in the cargo hold."2"But they let us keep him on the connecting flight from Madagascar," Amy protested.By this time, Nellie had switched off her iPod. "Can't Mr. Lee move to another seat?""I'm sorry. The flight is completely full."Saladin did not go quietly. The Egyptian Mau's outraged mrrps resounded through the cabin until the boarding door was closed.Mr. Lee blew his nose as Amy and Dan squeezed past him into their seats. Nellie settled herself one row behind them, lost once again in her iPod."How lame is this?" Dan complained, already fidgeting, even though the plane had yet to pull back from the gate. "Our seco 展开>>

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