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Since your grandfather’s death three years ago, you have spent the summers helping in your town in northern Ontario. All the gold mines have been closed down for years. If it weren’t for the tourists visiting the forests and lakes of the area, Kirkland would be a ghost town. You’ve always liked the stories of the gold mines. You grandfather worked at the Anchor Mine years ago, and he told you many takes about his adventures below ground. Just before the Anchor closed, your granddad and some of the other miners were paid in shares instead of money. They had hoped that they’d strike it rich, but the Anchor’s gold petered out like all the rest. Your grandmother still holds the Anchor stock She says it’s worthless, but you’re not so sure. One day, when you’re Cleaning out the back shed at the store, you find a black leather diary that belonged to your grandfather. You sit on the floor and begin to read: // Closed down #4 West after the accident yesterday. // // There could be a fortune in there. If only we // // Had the key to Sam Carter’s desk. // Does that mean there’s still gold in the Anchor? You wonder.

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