The Curiosity Machine (2016)
“He recoiled, dazzled by the sudden glare of the torch. ‘Get up, you idiot,’ gruff voice said. ‘Before these turtles stampede.’ The man pushed himself up and resumed his cursing, pressing the heels of his hands into his eyes, trying to clear his vision. He looked back towards where Gerald was lying in the ferns, not sure if he had seen something or not. Then he turned to gruff voice. ‘This is ridiculous. How long do we have to stay here?’ ‘Until we find the machine,’ gruff voice answered. He dug... a hand into a pocket and pulled out a sheet of paper. Even by torchlight, Gerald recognised it at once: the copy of Jeremy Davey’s note that Mason Green had shown him a few nights before.
‘According to this, we have to find where these tortoises go to drink,’ gruff voice said.
‘How did the old man finally solve the puzzle?’ one of the others asked.
‘Ursus said something about a dead butterfly someone nicked from Africa. But our orders are clear: don’t come back without the machine.’ ‘What about the kids?’ Gruff voice shoved the note back in his pocket.MoreLess
‘According to this, we have to find where these tortoises go to drink,’ gruff voice said.
‘How did the old man finally solve the puzzle?’ one of the others asked.
‘Ursus said something about a dead butterfly someone nicked from Africa. But our orders are clear: don’t come back without the machine.’ ‘What about the kids?’ Gruff voice shoved the note back in his pocket.MoreLess
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