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Bottle, Map, and Bicycle

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Pip and Biscuit hauled the driftwood away and forced the lid open. Inside, wrapped in oilcloth, lay the exact missing half of the map. Joined together, the two pieces showed a trail of dotted ink leading to a lighthouse on the far point. "That's where we're going," Pip grinned.

Pip pedaled to the lighthouse with the whole map at last. The dotted trail ended at a rusty door under the spiral stairs. Inside she found shelves of old ship logs and a tin marked with her own town's name. It was a time capsule, sealed by sailors a hundred years ago, waiting to be opened. Her hands shook with excitement.

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