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“Here!” cries a voice next to her.

“Oh! You scared me!”

The voice next to Ilvie giggles. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to! Look, this was the library. Here are all kinds of books about sailing and navigation, and a lot of sea maps. It looks as if my great-grandmother were just here.”

“All the stuff that she left lying around is still there; that’s fantastic,” says Ilvie impressed.

‘Hellooooo!’ twinkles Theo, who—trembling all over—has indeed dared to enter the belly of the ship. Standing around outside by himself at this height definitely seems more dangerous than following the girls. That way, at least they would die together if it came to that. The little monkey is so scared that he’s even forgotten his precious knapsack on the deck. ‘Ilvie, where are you?’

‘Come on, Theo, take a look at everything that’s here!’ twinkles Ilvie with enthusiasm.

“Ha! By the bowlegged Danio Rerio!” cries Leonie. “That’s my great-grandmother’s old ship’s lantern! Wait a minute, there must be matches here somewhere …” she murmurs, beginning to open a few ­drawers. “Tadaaa!” says Leonie with pride as she lights the ship’s lantern.