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Oranges in the Snow

1　The night is cold and windy. Outside the laboratory a dog howls. You are Mary Durie, the famous scientist. In your hand is a small flower. It grows in Alaska and it is very special. It can help people to see in the dark, you think.

Joe, your assistant, tells you, 'Everything's ready now. We can do the experiment.' He points to the flower.

You are a little afraid but you say, 'OK, let's start.'

■　You begin the experiment. Go to 18.

2　You go to the red plane. It is full of fish. A man with a beard gets on the plane. Is he the man you want?

■　You talk to the man on the plane. Go to 29.

3　You telephone your boss. She is not there – she is playing tennis.

■　Go back to 10.

4　You go to talk to the man. 'What are you doing here? This is private.' He runs away but he drops something. It is a ticket. 'Stop,' you say. But he runs faster.

■　You run after the man. Go to 12.

■　You look at the ticket. Go to 20.

5　You drink the liquid and go out of the laboratory. You can see in the dark! You walk away from the building and see a dog running after a seal. There is a man behind a car. 'What is he doing there?' you think.

■　You telephone your boss and tell her about the flower. Go to 22.

■　You go back to the laboratory and talk to Joe. Go to 10.

■　You talk to the man behind the car. Go to 4.

6　You go to Joe's room. He is not there. You hear someone outside. 'Joe! Is that you?' Suddenly, the door closes and you can't get out.

■　Go to 1 and start again.

7　The dog drinks the liquid. After a minute, he smiles and runs away.

■　Go back to 18.

8　You talk to the man with the long hair. 'We're looking for a passenger with a beard,' you say to him.

Sorry, I can't help you. Are you looking for a watch? I have lots of watches. They are not expensive. ￡3? ￡2?'

No, thank you. I have a watch.'

I want a watch,' says Joe.

We haven't time, Joe!' you say.

■　You talk to the pilot. Go to 30.

9　You go to the men's table. Just then, they see you. 'Run!' says the man with the hat. 'Let's go.'

The thieves leave the restaurant fast. You and Joe run after them.

The police arrive. 'Where are they?' says a policewoman. 'It's dark and we can't see them.'

But you can see in the dark. 'They are over there,' you tell the police.

■　Go to 24.

10　You go back into the laboratory. Something is very, very wrong. There is liquid on the table and floor. The table is usually next to the window. Now it is next to the door. And where is Joe? You cannot see him. His white coat is not there – and where is the bottle?

■　You go to Joe's room. Go to 6.

■　You look in this room. Go to 33.

■　You telephone your boss. Go to 3.

11　You go up to him. 'Can we talk to you?' Joe says. 'Of course. Do you want some oranges?' the man asks. You see his face. He hasn't got a beard – but he smells of oranges.

You say, 'No. I'm sorry. You are not the right man.'

■　You ask him some more questions. Go to 15.

■　You go back and follow the tracks on the right. Go to 37.

12　You run after the man. It is not easy to run in the snow. He runs faster than you run. In front of him is a Jet-sled. 'Come back here!' you cry. 'Stop him, someone!' But the man gets on the Jet-sled – and drives away.

You walk slowly back to the laboratory. You want to talk to Joe but you cannot see him.

■　You go back to the laboratory. Go to 10.

13　You follow the tracks on the left. In front of you is a delivery man. He has a box of oranges.

Look, Joe – oranges. Is that the man?' you ask.

I don't know,' says Joe. 'Has he got a beard?'

■　You go up to him. Go to 11.

14　There is nobody in the waiting room, but there are two more doors.

■　You go to the shop door. Go to 35.

■　You go to the restaurant door. Go to 23.

15　You ask him some more questions.

Where do your oranges come from?' you ask.

He says, 'There is a plane at the airport. It is full of oranges from Spain.'

Is the plane there now?' asks Joe.

Yes – but it goes soon,' the man says.

Are you driving back to the airport?' you ask.

Yes. Do you want to come?'

■　You get in his lorry. Go to 19.

■　You run to the airport. Go to 27.

■　You follow different tracks. Go to 34.

16　Joe takes the small bottle and drinks the liquid. 'Something is happening,' he says. 'I feel different. My legs and my hands hurt, but...' Joe goes to the window and opens the curtains. 'Mary! What's the time?'

7 o'clock at night,' you tell him.

It's daytime for me!' he says. Joe opens the door and looks outside.

■　You drink the liquid too. Go to 5.

■　You look outside with Joe. Go to 25.

17　You look under the table and see the dog. He is eating a shoe. 'Get out!' you say. The dog goes outside with the shoe.

■　You look in the cupboard. Go to 31.

18　You walk to the window. 'What are you doing?' Joe asks.

We must be careful,' you say, and you hold up the flower. 'This is very valuable.' You look out of the window, then close the curtains. Joe locks the door.

You put the flower in a little bottle. 'OK. We are ready.'

Joe gives you a bigger bottle. It has liquid in it. You pour some liquid on the flower. It turns green. You heat the little bottle. Slowly, the liquid turns yellow. You see some red smoke. You write in your notebook, fast. Then you smile and say, 'That's it!'

■　You give the small bottle to Joe. Go to 16.

■　You drink the yellow liquid. Go to 5.

■　You drop the liquid and the dog drinks it. Go to 7.

19　You get in his lorry. He talks a lot. He talks about his mother... about football... about his new trousers...

Please,' you say. 'We must get to the airport fast.'

Oh dear!' he says. 'I can't find my keys.'

■　You are very slow. The thief gets away.

Go to 1 and start again.

20　You look at the ticket. It is a plane ticket to Alaska. 'Very interesting,' you think.

■　You go back to the laboratory. Go to 10.

21　You go to the yellow plane. It begins to move. A minute later the plane is in the air. Is the thief on it? Perhaps he is getting away.

■　Go to 26.

22　You use your mobile phone and call your boss. She says, 'Good. This can help lots of people – but don't tell anyone. Remember, there are bad men out there. Be very careful, Mary.'

■　You go back into the building. Go to 10.

23　You go into the restaurant. There are lots of people there. One is wearing a white coat. Joe says, 'That's my coat!'

■　You walk across the restaurant. Go to 28.

24　The police arrest the men and give the notebook, the flower and the small bottle to Joe. You and Joe can now help lots of people with the liquid.

Why are these important?' the policewoman asks.

Wait – and see!' you say. You look at Joe and laugh.

25　You look outside with Joe. He says, 'I can see a dog looking in the dustbins. A seal eating a fish. There's a man driving a car with no lights. This is very exciting!'

■　You drink the liquid. Go to 5.

26　There are only two planes left. Is the thief on the red or the blue one? You want to go to the blue plane. Joe wants to go to the red plane.

■　You go to the blue plane. Go to 36.

■　You go to the red plane. Go to 2.

27　You run to the airport and see three planes. They are all different colours – blue, yellow and red. 'Which one?' you ask Joe.

I don't know. Can you see a man with a beard?'

No. We haven't got much time. Let's go.'

■　You go to the yellow plane. Go to 21.

■　You go to the blue plane. Go to 36.

■　You go to the red plane. Go to 2.

28　You and Joe walk across the restaurant. The man in the white coat has a beard. You can see it now. He is wearing only one shoe. The man with the beard talks to a man with a hat. 'I have it,' he says and puts a notebook on the table. You look and see it is your notebook!

The man with the hat says, 'Good! Now we can make lots of money.'

■　You go to the men's table. Go to 9.

29　You talk to the man. He does not want to talk to you. He says, 'Go away. I must work.'

■　He is the thief, you think. You get the police. Go to 32.

■　You leave him and go to the blue plane. Go to 36.

30　You talk to the pilot. 'I am looking for someone,' you say. 'A man with a beard who smells of oranges.'

The pilot says, 'Everyone on my plane smells of oranges. There is a man with a beard. He is in that building.' The pilot points to a building with three doors. 'Why do you want him?'

He is a thief, I think. Can you phone the police?' you ask. Then you and Joe run to the building.

■　You go in the restaurant door. Go to 23.

■　You go in the waiting room door. Go to 14.

■　You go in the shop door. Go to 35.

31　You look in the cupboard and you find Joe. There is a scarf over his mouth and sticky tape on his hands. 'Are you OK?' you ask, and take the scarf away.

Yes, I'm OK,' he says.

What can you remember?' you ask.

A man... with a beard. A smell of... oranges. A fight. His shoe in my hand...'

Where is the thief?' you ask.

Joe looks at the sticky tape and says, 'The airport, perhaps?'

You go outside. 'Look!'

There are three tracks in the snow.

■　You follow the tracks on the left. Go to 13.

■　You follow the tracks on the right. Go to 37.

■　You follow the tracks straight on. Go to 34.

32　You get the police. They ask the man lots of questions. After a long time they tell you, 'He works on the plane and he is not the man you want.' It is now very late – the thief is far away.

■　You must begin again. Go back to 1.

33　You look in the room. You can't see your notebook. Or the flower. Or the small bottle with the liquid in. This is very bad. And where is Joe? Can he be a thief?

Just then you hear a noise. At first you think it is the wind.

You hear it again. It is not the wind. Where is the noise coming from?

■　You look under the table. Go to 17.

■　You look in the cupboard. Go to 31.

34　You follow the tracks straight on. These tracks are yours. They take you back to the building, so you follow the tracks on the right.

■　Go to 37.

35　You go to the shop door but the shop is closed.

■　You go to the restaurant. Go to 23.

■　You go to the waiting room. Go to 14.

36　You go to the blue plane. There are lots of boxes of oranges. A man with long hair is putting the boxes in a lorry. Next to him is the pilot. Some passengers are next to the plane, but nobody has a beard.

Do we talk to the man with the long hair or the pilot?' you ask Joe.

■　You talk to the pilot. Go to 30.

■　You talk to the man with long hair. Go to 8.

37　These tracks go to the airport.

■　Go to 27.