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"That
is the Imperial Burial Grounds," said the scholar, pointing to the
mounds.
"Who is buried there?"
asked Jack.
"The ancestors of the
Dragon King," said the scholar.
"What are ancestors?"
Annie asked.
"They are the people in
your family who lived before you," said the scholar. "Someday the Dragon
King himself will be buried there. Three hundred thousand workers have
been building his burial tomb."
"Oh, man," said Jack.
He looked over his
shoulder at the burial grounds. He wondered why it took so many workers
to build a tomb.
"No!" said the
scholar.
Jack whirled around.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
The scholar pointed at
the palace courtyard. A dark cloud of smoke was rising into the sky.
"Fire!" said the
scholar.
"The books!" said
Jack.
"Hurry!" said
Annie.
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