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L32 A naval submarine without convoy was torpedoed, so the Ministry of Defense sent a cruiser to salvage the sunken submarine. The cruiser pieced together the wrecked submarine and scoured all the contents. The find included the log book, cargo, bullion, a chest, belongs of sailors, and other items. L34 A pretentious dealer cherished assorted rarity and masterpieces in a forbidding antique shop full of fascination. One night he mustered up ample courage to break into the labyrinth and was dedicated to prise a miniature case open with a dagger, only to find that mere musty junk littered in it. L36 An obscure maidservant, who was presumed to be na?ve, wickedly plotted a theft which led to the downfall of her good image. Her credulous hostess, who had a close resemblance to a TV star, thought it improbable and unacceptable that the maidservant acquainted herself with some burglars and they conspired to steal. L38 A solely unique historian deduced from the scanty but bewildering clues about phase that, with the advent of primitive agriculture, dots and symbols, which were engraved on the ivory or the tusk of mammoth, were correlated with calendar. Other historians steadily excluded insignificant clues and proposed new assumptions which could shed light on the understandings. L40 A self-respecting student did not grant his silly friend advance permission to take away the pneumatic drill from the archway. Later the student remonstrated with his friend ironically, for the friend who indulged himself in deception stole the drill by means of a hoax. L42 A distinguished pot-holer with foresight, who used to be a rambler in solitude, was lured into exploring a cave. He foretold that his undertaking would be eerie. He had to avoid falling into flaws, chasms or clefts, to wade across a river wearing an inflatable swimming suit, and to walk on rubbles. At the entrance of a cavern he heard the booming sound of a waterfall and saw the insistent waterspout. In an underground do