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She couldn’t believe her eyes.

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This was like finding a fairy at the edge of your backyard, only better.

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She leaned her bike gently against a beech tree.

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As she walked across the woodland clearing, she kept her gaze fixed on the tiny plant she’d spotted.

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The closer she got, the more excited she became.

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She was looking at a ghost orchid.

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And she’d definitely never thought she would see one growing so close to her home in Oxfordshire, in the south of England.

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Ghost orchids were incredibly rare and endangered.

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In fact, they were so hard to find in her country that people had thought they were extinct.

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She would have to keep the plant’s location a secret, so it didn’t get dug up and stolen.

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After all, she already had another big secret, which none of her friends or family even suspected…

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She knelt down next to the ghost orchid.

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It was white and delicate.

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No wonder it’s called a ghost orchid, she thought.

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Unlike so many other plants, it had no green in it.

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Green plants contained chlorophyll, the substance that turned sunlight into the energy they needed to grow.

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But the little ghost orchid got its energy in quite a different way.

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It sucked up nutrition from the rotting vegetation beneath it, and from the fungi growing on the beech tree roots.

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That was why ghost orchids always grew in shady places.

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This was the luckiest find of her life.

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Ghost orchids weren’t just rare - they spent most of their lives underground.

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Some of them only sent up a flower every ten years!

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But it was time to check on her own plants.

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She cycled home as fast as she could, still feeling excited about finding the ghost orchid.

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She skidded to a halt outside the greenhouse.

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As she reached for the door, she stopped in her tracks.

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Glowing on the glass was a compass symbol.

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Instead of the familiar greenhouse with its rows of exotic plants, she entered a strange tunnel of blinding white light.

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She passed by the huge map of the world on the floor, on which dots would light up to show them where their missions were.

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Above the map, an image of the Milky Way glittered on the domed ceiling.

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“Been up in the attic looking through old books,” he explained as he brushed them off.

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Just then, a light appeared on the map on the floor.

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A shaft of light projected up from the dot, with a screen at the top.

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The screen showed a small green plant growing from the forest floor.

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It had petals with spikes at the edges, like teeth inside a set of jaws.

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“A Venus flytrap! The mission must be something to do with them.”

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She crossed her fingers on both hands for luck, and wished super-hard that she would be chosen.

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Ping! Her compass badge lit up.

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She gave him a thumb-up and they grinned at one another.

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She walked over to a control console.

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“You two ready? Let’s get you on your way!”

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She pulled a lever and a platform rose up from the floor.

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In the middle was a vehicle named the Beagle, after Charles Darwin’s ship

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They strapped themselves in.

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A large red button on the dashboard read “START”.

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Once that button was pressed, there was no going back.

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They shot forward, much faster than should have been possible.

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Blazing, brilliant light shoes all around them.

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As they zoomed faster and faster through the light, the Beagle changed its form.

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Tall trees rose up around them.

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A clean, salty smell was in her nostrils.

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They must be close to the ocean.

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“I guess we made it to North Carolina,” he said with a grin.

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“Just when I thought this mission couldn’t get any cooler!”

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“So what do you think our mission is?”

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Let’s check out our equipment, that might give us an idea.

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She brought the Beagle to a stop.

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The Beagle made a helpful BEEP, and an arrow lit up on the dashboard, pointing backward.

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We’ve got water bottles, food, sunscreen, a first-aid kit, and insect repellent.

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Look at all the apps on this!

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HD camera, GPS, and communications so we can stay in touch with the others.

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A tent and some sleeping bags.

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How can we help the Venus flytraps by going camping?

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We shouldn’t leave the Beagle sitting out here for anyone to find.

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But how are we meant to hide it?

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In World War II, they hid tanks in foliage so they wouldn’t be spotted.

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They parked the Beagle deep inside and moved the branches around to hide it.

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Taking only the tablet and the first-aid supplies with them for now, they set off.

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High above them, white birds with long yellowish beaks were passing by.

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That means the ocean must be close, so we’re in a coastal forest.

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There should be lots of amazing wildlife to spot.

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Sure enough, a little gray shape soon went sailing past overhead, gliding from one tree to another with its arms and legs spread out.

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It had flaps of skin between its limbs that looked like wings.

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A flying squirrel, they don’t actually fly, though.

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They glide, using their skin flaps like parachutes.

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They crossed a weathered old bridge over a river.

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A catfish briefly swam up from the depths.

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Plants that looked as if they had tiny fanged mouths…

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He kneeled down to pier at the hinged, open leaves with their long toothlike spines.

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I thought they’d be bigger.

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They aren’t man-eating monster plants from outer space!

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They’re less than three inches tall.

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But they are carnivorous.

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That means they eat meat.

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But they don’t look like they need our help.

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What, watch this! It’s dinnertime!

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An ant had just crawled inside one of the open leafy heads.

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The ant moved ever so slightly…and the trap snapped shut.

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The spines meshed together like long fingers, closing the ant inside.

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How did it know the ant was there?

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“See those tiny hairs on the inside? They’re trigger hairs,” she explained.

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Touch one, and the trap gets ready to close.

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But unless one of the hairs is touched in the next twenty seconds, the trap will stay open.

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You’re saying these little plants can count?

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The trigger hairs have to work like that, or else the trap would close every time something landed on it - even if it’s just a raindrop or a leaf.

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This way, the plant can be sure that it’s trapping an insect, because only an inset would move around and touch hairs like that.

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It means the plant doesn’t waste energy trapping things it can’t eat.

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What happens to the ant now?

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It gets digested, there are juices in there, a bit like the inside of a stomach.

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You know…I’ve seen creatures eat plants lots of times.

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But I’ve never seen a plant eat a creature!

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They started walking on through the forest.

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Flytraps evolved that way, they kind of had to, really.

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They couldn’t get enough nutrients from the soil here, so they had to start eating insects.

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She thought of the ghost orchid back home, having to feed on fungi and rotting vegetation.

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Ahead stood a building made of wood with lots of big glass windows.

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A sign read: “North Carolina Conservation Group and Seed Bank.”

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It’s a conservation center, so they’ll want to help the plants!

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The inside was like a laboratory, with workbenches and trays of soil filled with seedlings.

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Groups of people were tending to the plants, spraying them with water and carefully repotting them.

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They steal the flytraps from the wild and sell them, It’s a terrible problem.

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One of the only places in the world where Venus flytraps grow in the wild is here in North Carolina.

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These plants are having a hard enough time as it is, since their habitat is being destroyed by people cutting down the trees.

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Give the inside of the plant’s heads a little poke, to test its reaction.

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They each touched their rods to the trigger hairs inside the flower head.

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But this flytrap didn’t snap shut like the one they’d seen in the forest.

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It closed slowly, as if it was worn out.

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We’ll nurse it back to health.

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Then we’ll replant it in the wild.

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This one was lucky - there are plenty more we can’t get to in time.

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Now it was the very darkest hour of the night, just before the dawn.

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The Beagle’s cool box had supplied sandwiches and drinks, and they’d munched them outside the tent.

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Now there was nothing to do but sit, and watch, and wait…

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The forest after dark was full of strange noises as the nocturnal animals went about their lives.

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He froze as something swooped past - a quick blur of shadow even darker than the surrounding forest.

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It’s just a bat, It’s out hunting.

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127
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From somewhere close by came a deep croaking noice, and then another.

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128
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Don’t worry, they’re just frogs.

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129
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They’re croaking at each other to say, ‘this is my territory, stay away!’

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I guess the night’s less scary when you know about biology.

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131
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Later on, he even grinned when he hear a distant hooting.

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132
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They sat for a moment and listened to the hoarse, throaty yowls the bobcats made.

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133
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They both fell silent instantly.

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134
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That was no animal, that was a human being!

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Her arms broke out in goosebumps.

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136
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The cough came again.

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137
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We should take something to record them with, just in case.

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138
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Branches dangled in their path, and they had to duck and dodge around them.

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139
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Thick mud squelched underfoot.

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140
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The pair of them hunkered down and crept slowly forward, until they reached the edge of a clearing.

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A man and a woman were crouched down.

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The man held the flashlight, shining it so the woman could see what she was doing.

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143
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She tipped it into the box and went back for another.

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144
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“Keep that light steady!” the woman hissed angrily.

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145
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“I nearly cut through a plant, you idiot.”

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146
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These things are worth money!

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147
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We’ve got to stop them.

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148
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Can you video them, and catch them in the act?

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149
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There wasn’t much light, but it should be enough.

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The woman grunted as she worked the shovel.

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Earth rattled as plant after plant fell into the box.

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And then the darkness seemed to come alive.

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153
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With a grunt, something gigantic rose up to her left, and shook the undergrowth.

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154
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And it was so close she could hear it breathing!

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155
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“Someone’s here!” the woman said.

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156
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Every twist and turn brought them new danger, as roots threatened to trip them and thorns ripped at their clothes.

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157
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She saw nothing but swaying branches and the darkness of the forest.

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158
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He pulled her around, back to where the flashlight was now glimmering.

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159
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They must be trying to outfox us!

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But without warning, the light vanished again.

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161
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Something was blotting it out.

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A large, dark shape loomed up in front of them.

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163
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A snuffling, grunting sound reached her ears.

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164
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It was the animal they’d disturbed earlier!

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165
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It’s a black bear!

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166
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The moon came out from behind a cloud and she saw the bear clearly for the first time.

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167
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It was standing upright, at least six feet tall.

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Its hulking body was covered all over with jet-black fur.

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169
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They had almost run right into it.

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To her relief, the bear wasn’t attacking.

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171
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It dropped down on to all fours and grubbed about in the undergrowth, making huffing noises.

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172
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Is it going to eat us?

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173
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If it was a grizzly bear, we’d be in big trouble.

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174
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Black bears aren’t as aggressive.

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175
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We’re in the bear’s territory, and we weren’t invited.

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176
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No wonder it’s in a bad mood.

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177
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They edged through the forest, giving the bear a very wide berth.

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178
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I don’t know how we’re going to get them back now, she said sadly.

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179
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He pointed to where the eastern sky was changing from black to blue-gray.

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180
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Look the sun’s coming up.

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181
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An army marches on its stomach, after all.

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Let’s examine the footage.

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183
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Instead of the crystal-clear evidence she had expected, there was nothing but blurry trees.

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184
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So much for my photography skills!

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185
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Well, he said, we historians gather evidence and use it to build up a picture of what happened in the past.

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186
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Either I’m going crazy, or those rocks just moved!

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187
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The rocks were definitely moving.

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188
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Then, under the edges of the rocks, she saw eyes, little snouts, and clawed toes.

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189
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The upper parts were banded, armored shells.

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Suddenly, she understood what she was looking at.

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191
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They’re four baby armadillos!

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192
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They were adorable, but she knew they ought to be left alone.

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193
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Their mother would take care of them properly.

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Wait a minute - where was their mother?

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195
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She looked around, parting the nearby undergrowth as she searched for a bigger armadillo.

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196
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But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn’t find the mother.

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197
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There weren’t even any tracks.

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198
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But these babies have lost their mother, and we need to find her first.

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199
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They searched through the undergrowth for the mother armadillo, peering under clumps of ferns and around bushes.

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200
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I wonder how the babies lost their mother.

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201
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Maybe something scared them and they ran away.

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202
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Do you think the mother armadillo can tell her babies apart?

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203
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They all look exactly the same to me!

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204
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Actually, they are exactly the same. Right down to their genes.

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205
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Armadillos almost always have four identical babies.

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206
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They’re the only mammal that does.

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207
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That’s got to be the armadillo burrow.

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208
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Hopefully, the mother is still inside!

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209
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We need to figure out a way to lead her to the babies.

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210
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Maybe we could make a trail of fruit?

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211
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Great idea, except armadillos are mostly insectivores.

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212
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That means they eat insects - just like Venus flytraps!

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213
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Those were much more likely to have insects and grubs living inside them.

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She held out her own hands and he tipped some of the creepy-crawlies into them.

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Soon they made a bug trail between the baby armadillos and the burrow.

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216
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They hid behind some bushes to watch and wait, keeping very still and making as little noise as possible.

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217
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He pointed at a patch of crushed vegetation.

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218
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Could it be an armadillo trail?

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219
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Maybe we’ve got it wrong, and the mother went off in that direction.

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220
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A fully grown armadillo was nosing her way out of the burrow.

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221
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But would she notice the bug trail?

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222
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The mother armadillo sniffed all around her - and gobbled up one of the bugs.

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223
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We’ve got a trail of our own to follow!

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224
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When she got close to where her babies were huddled, they scurried to meet her, squeaking excitedly.

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225
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They bent over the squashed leaves and studied them carefully.

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226
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The grass is flattened in this direction, see?

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227
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Let’s follow the trail!

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228
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They mush have helped themselves to some more flytraps on the way!

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229
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I guess they felt safe enough to steal more, once they’d shaken us off last night.

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230
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If they hadn’t been so greedy and dug up more plants, we wouldn’t know for sure it was them who made this trail, would we?

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231
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Now we know for certain that they were here, so we can try to find where they went!

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232
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They headed farther along the path, following the crushed grass toward a little stream.

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233
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He pointed out some thin branches on the other side of the water.

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234
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Now put the scene together in your mind.

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235
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It was dark, so they wouldn’t have been able to see any stepping stones…so they would have had to take a blind leap…so they probably didn’t see those branches at all!

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236
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They just crashed through them and kept going.

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237
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Isn’t that a footprint?

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238
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It looks a little weird, like it’s only the front half of the foot.

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239
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It is, because when you run, you don’t bring your foot down flat, do you?

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240
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Only the front part comes into contact with the ground.

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241
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Well, it’s a good job you spotted this print, because it means they suddenly swerved off this way, through these bushes.

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242
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I guess the black bear from last night has a mate.

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243
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You’d make a brilliant historian!

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244
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There was a lot more leaf cover overhead, which meant a lot less sunlight reaching the forest floor, which meant less bracken and more patches of bare earth.

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245
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They found the footprint trail with ease.

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246
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A chocolate wrapper, he said. If they had time for a snack, then they weren’t in a hurry anymore.

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247
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If the trail’s gone cold, then we’re out of luck…

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248
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I’ve got a hunch that it might have fallen out of something…or been thrown out.

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249
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They ate the chocolate bar in their vehicle and threw the wrapper out the window.

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250
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It was a long drive, but eventually the tire marks ended at the edge of the forest, right by a road.

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251
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Soon they could see into the warehouse parking lots.

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252
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The flytraps have to be inside one of these warehouses.

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253
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We just need to find out which of those vehicles belongs to them!

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254
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Can you run this through the computers and see what they come up with?

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255
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They’re special tires with extra deep tread.

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256
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Only two sorts of vehicle use them.

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257
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An ATV called a Ranger 268, or a truck called a Viper Strike.

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258
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They drove it as close to the warehouses as they dared and then headed off-road to park.

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259
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Staying close together, ducking behind the vehicles so they wouldn’t be seen, they moved down the rows of parked cars and trucks.

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260
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They checked each one in turn as they went, looking for a maker’s insignia or a logo.

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261
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The tires had fresh mud on them.

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262
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The truck had a greenish, rearing snake spray-painted on one of the sides.

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263
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The warehouse had double doors standing wide open.

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264
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There were no windows on the ground floor, but there were some little ones high up on the wall.

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265
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Luckily, there was a sturdy-looking tree growing close by.

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266
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They quickly climbed up among its feathery leaves.

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267
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The ground seemed a long way below them.

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268
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The other two - the man and woman she’d seen the night before- were wheeling the crates out on a trolley and loading them into the cars and trucks.

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269
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She made up her mind and edged farther along the branch.

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270
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These all need to be boxed up tonight!

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271
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Do you want to be the one who has to tell my buyer that half their plants are missing?

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272
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They’re planning to sell the plants tonight!

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273
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Maybe they needed to set a trap of their own!

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274
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Can you notify the rangers and get here as quickly as you can?

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275
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They could drive off at any moment, and they’re not going to sit and wait for us to arrive!

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276
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Time to spring the trap.

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277
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She held it up to the window and pressed “PLAY”.

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278
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Extraordinary sounds began to blast out of the tablet and echo around the roof.

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279
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Snorting, growling, snuffling sounds - the sounds of a bear trampling through the undergrowth and hunting for food.

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280
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They stopped working and looked at one another with fearful faces.

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281
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What in the heck is that? said one of them.

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282
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Just then, the tablet played a long rattling growl.

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283
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One of the hinges looked like it was going to give way.

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284
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Part of the door frame fell off and landed with a rattling clang on the ground.

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285
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But now it looked like her plan to save the Venus flytraps was about to go horribly wrong…

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286
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The warehouse doors buckled outward as yet another blow landed.

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287
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You’re in big trouble, kids! the woman yelled from inside.

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288
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The ropes strained against the door handles.

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289
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She held her breath as she saw dent after dent appear on the doors.

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290
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They weren’t built to withstand this much force, and they were old and battered.

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291
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One of the door hinges flew off.

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292
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The next blow would definitely smash them open.

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293
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A blare of happy beeps rang out.

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294
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She ran toward the approaching vehicle, just as the warehouse doors crashed to the ground.

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295
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Then three police cars came screeching into the parking lot with their blue lights flashing.

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296
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How could you let these two kids trick you?

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297
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That’s enough out of you, said a police officer. You’re under arrest!

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298
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There must be thousands of plants here.

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299
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My team and I will take care of the plants at the conservation center.

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300
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Then we’ll return them to the wild when they’re strong enough to survive.

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301
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Not long after that, the two of them were kneeling on the soft forest ground, digging a series of holes with little trowels.

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302
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She lowered it into the hole and gently slid the soil back in over the roots.

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303
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Good luck, she whispered to it.

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304
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Mission accomplished, she said with a happy sigh.

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305
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The button that had read “START” now read “HOME”.

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306
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The huge chunky wheels shrank down into little wobbly ones.

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307
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The big frame dwindled to a little metal frame held together with duct tape and string.

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308
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In moments it was nothing but a worn-out old go-kart again.

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309
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It almost looks like a tiny tyrannosaur mouth!

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310
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For a few exciting seconds, bright light blazed and a strong wind roared around her.

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311
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Then as if she had never left, she found herself standing back home outside her greenhouse.

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312
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Her plants were all thriving.

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313
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It made her proud to see them so healthy and well taken care of.

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They look a little strange, and they’ve got quite an unusual diet…

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