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Both girls look like they are about to fall.

‘Oooooooh, be careful!’ twinkles Theo, peeking out from behind his hands.

Craaaack! Both girls would have fallen over if Ilvie hadn’t found her ­balance quickly.

‘Aaaaahhhhh! I knew something bad would happen, but you just wouldn’t listen to me,’ twinkles Theo. He had only heard the noise and thought all was lost.

“Ha! By the red-green spotted Taeniura Lymma!” cries Leonie with joy. “We’ve conquered the little door!” Slowly, she extends her hand into the hollow space behind the little door. “There’s something here, something pointy …” she says with excitement. “I’ll pull it out!”

“Can you hold onto me, Ilvie?” calls Leonie as she stretches to pull the pointy thing out of the ­hollow space.

“Sure … certainly …” says Ilvie, straining. “For hours!”

“By the lame-winged Aetobatus Narinari!” Suddenly, Leonie is ­celebrating, holding a shiny little chest triumphantly in the air. “It’s the chest in the photo! It’s my great-grandmother Grace’s chest!”