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CHAPTER 15:
THE WOMAN KNEW NOT.....

“The cave is not very small, “ David noted, as they stepped inside.  “We could be digging and digging and digging and find nothing at all,”

 Mr. Lomber brought a bright lantern with him. 

“Make sure that we all stay together,” Anna said protectively.

Just then they heard a strange sound. It was as if someone were moaning.

 ”Did you hear that?” Carrie screamed out.
“Is that the ghost that everyone talks about?”

“ Probably just the wind Carrie, calm down.”

“ Don’t tell me to calm down, David. I bet you are as frightened as I am.”

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Perhaps all of them were a bit scared.  But they were   determined to find the solution to this puzzle and find the treasure.

“Yeah, treasure,” said Aaron, giggling. “And what if we do find an old shoe after all!”

 Anna Foster suddenly shouted out,

“Aaron, you’ve just helped me think of something when you said the word ‘shoe.’ “Look at the last line of that poem on the map.

  ‘ The  Woman knew not what to do.'

So far, many of the clues were in Mother Goose rhymes. Perhaps there is  another.....

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