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Background: Lexington, Massachusetts 1959 The elementary school held a competition to find the best idea to celebrate this very special day, which is its official opening day. * Who is the winner Lucinda Embry * What is her idea The burial of time capsule. The teacher asked the kids to draw what they think the future is going to look like. And then their pictures will be put in the time capsule. 50 years from today a group of children in their age will open it up to see what they draw. * What is the time capsule A time capsule is a historic cache of goods and/or information, usually intended as a method of communication with people in the future. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World Fair, cornerstone 地基 laying for a building. Time capsules can be classified into two types: intentional and unintentional. Intentional time capsules are placed on purpose and are usually intended to be opened at a particular future date. Unintentional time capsules are usually archaeological in nature. * Almost every kid drew a picture except Lucinda, what did she do? She kept writing a list of numbers, number strings on a piece of paper. When Ms Taylor, the teacher asked students to hand in their working Lucinda didn’t finish so Ms Taylor stopped her and toke that paper away. * What happened to Lucinda later Ms Taylor found her in a closet, under the gym, scratching at the door with her fingernails like some kind of animal, leaving a couple of bloody numbers on the door which she didn’t have a chance to finish during the class. * 50 years later the elementary school pulled the capsule out of the ground and handed that sealed envelopes to the kids Who’s that lucky to get Lucinda’s work? Caleb * What’s his father job A professor of MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology , who teaches astrophysics 天体物理学 （astronaut 宇航员） * Caleb’s father John finds the secrets behind number strings written by Lucinda 50 years ago. What is t