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... discovered . The four men , who were making for the beach in the hope of finding a boat , realized that this chance had gone . Search- lights were already flooding the strip of shingle and the chug- chug of motor - boats told of the ...
... discovered . The four men , who were making for the beach in the hope of finding a boat , realized that this chance had gone . Search- lights were already flooding the strip of shingle and the chug- chug of motor - boats told of the ...
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... discovered the secret entrance to the Great Pyramid . It is worth penetrat- ing the granite labyrinths of the Pyramid just to appreciate the difficulties confronting those desert rats . It is estimated that some 100,000 men slaved for ...
... discovered the secret entrance to the Great Pyramid . It is worth penetrat- ing the granite labyrinths of the Pyramid just to appreciate the difficulties confronting those desert rats . It is estimated that some 100,000 men slaved for ...
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... discovered the site of the mine . Natives had built a village upon it . The Gold Tree had gone , but the mouth of the shaft sunk by that early pioneer was actually discovered inside a mud and thatch hut . The natives had slept over the ...
... discovered the site of the mine . Natives had built a village upon it . The Gold Tree had gone , but the mouth of the shaft sunk by that early pioneer was actually discovered inside a mud and thatch hut . The natives had slept over the ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I PRELUDE TO ADVENTURE | 13 |
MARSEILLES | 37 |
COASTING ITALY | 55 |
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