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welcome atfeedback@pearsoned.co.nz  \nPearson  \na division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd  \n67 Apollo Drive,Rosedale,Auckland 0632,New ZealandAssociated companies throughout the world  \nMystery at SeaText ◎Dawn McMillanllustrations ◎Pearson  \nU.S.edition ◎by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any formor by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying or recording,or byany information storage and retrieval system,without the prior written permission of thecopyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law.Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressedto Houghton Miffin Harcourt Publishing Company.Attn:Contracts,Copyrights,andLicensing,9400 Southpark Center Loop.Orlando,Florida 32819.  \nPrinted in China via Pearson Education Asia (SWTC/01)  \nISBN 978-0-544-06326-6  \n12345678910972521201918171615141312  \nABCDEFG  \n4500389834  \n\n| If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge,  \u003Cbr>Houghton Miffin Harcourt Publishing Company retains title to the materials and they  \u003Cbr>may not be resold.Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited.   |\n| --- |\n\n\n| Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this  \u003Cbr>publication,or any portion of it,into electronic format.   |\n| --- |\n\nWritten by Dawn McMillan  \nIllustrated by Dennis Juan Ma  \nContents  \nA Sad Sight………………………………………………2  \nThe Mary Celeste…………………………………4  \nA Mystery ………………………………………………6  \nThe Inquiry………………………………………………8  \nPossible Explanations ……………………10  \nFar-Fetched Stories ………………………………16  \nRigby.  \n# A Sad Sight\n\nOn December 4,1872,David Morehouse,the captainof the ship Dei Gratia,came across a sad sight in themiddle of the Atlantic Ocean.It was his friend's ship,the Mary Celeste.Captain Morehouse wonderedwhy his friend's ship had not reached land.It had lefteight days before his ship.  \nCaptain Morehouse could tell something was wrongbecause the ship wasn't sailing in a straight line.Thesails were up,but they were slack,as if no one weresteering the boat,and some of the sails were torn.Captain Morehouse and his crew could see no oneon board and knew that the boat was in distress.Captain Morehouse and his first mate decided toboard the Mary Celeste and investigate.What theydiscovered became one of the greatest unsolvedmysteries of all time.  \n# The Mary Celeste\n\nThe Mary Celeste was a type of ship called abrigantine,a ship used for transporting goods.  \nOn November 8,1872,her captain,Benjamin Briggs,had left NewYork bound for Italy.The ship wascarrying casks of ethanol,a type of alcohol usedin wine making.On board,along with his crew ofseven,were his wife Sarah and their two-year-olddaughter Sophia.  \nin Spring uith much /ove amyours affectionatelyhs is auoy fromheletter including the spelling.)  \nWhen 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