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7 Too late
The plane
was
late
→
and
detectives
were
waiting
at the airport
all morning
.
→
They
were
expecting
a valuable parcel of diamonds
from South Africa
.
→
A few hours earlier
,
someone
had
told
the police
that thieves would try to steal the diamonds
.
→
When the plane arrived
,
some of the detectives
were
waiting
inside the main building
→
while
others
were
waiting
on the airfield
.
→
Two men
took
the parcel
off the plane
→
and
carried
it
into the Customs House
.
→
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door
,
→
two others
opened
the parcel
.
→
To their surprise
,
the precious parcel
was
full of stones and sand
.
→
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