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You open the cedar closet door, and Sylvia points toward the secret panel. You deftly pry it open and expose a small red leather box. It is filled with glittering diamonds. One of them, as big as a walnut, seems almost to be giving off its own light! Sylvia gasps, “The Khartoum star!” Grimstone suddenly shoves you aside and grabs the box. “I’ll take these and turn them over to the police.” “Wait a minute!” you cry, but Grimstone strides out of the closet, holding the box out of your reach. “Show them out, Kenny!” “Let me count those diamonds!” you demand. To your surprise Grimstone turns around and hands you the box. “Go ahead.” You count the diamonds-thirty-seven in all! Grimstone quickly snatches the box and slams it shut. Suddenly there is a wailing voice- like that of some lost soul who has been stripped of every possession, every friendship, and every hope- a wail that grips you with terror! Grimstone clutches the box of diamonds tightly. His hands are shaking. A whirlwind of white streaking light surrounds you. It closes in as if it’s about to squeeze you to death in a coil of ghostly energy. If you run for the stairs, turn to page 83 If you stand fast, turn to page 87
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