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broke the silence.
    â€œI know they were looking for the ball and it just so happens that I forgot to collect it and left it lying in the hut when we arrived,” she said.
    â€œWhat an absolute stroke of luck, dear girl, very lucky indeed. I dread to think what would have happened if they had found it, although I can’t imagine how they could have taken it to the Workhouse Oracle – possibly by some kind of magnetising apparatus. Still, this is obviously a very intelligent piece of technology we’re talking about here and so nothing would surprise me where they are concerned. Are you both okay?” The professor looked at each of them with concern.
    â€œYes, f-f-ine,” David finally managed to say. “I see now what you mean; those things are lethal,” and Bobby noticed that he looked quite pale and his eyes had a look of terror in them that she hadn’t seen there before. “This Workhouse Oracle really means business, doesn’t she?” he murmured, hardly audibly. “I mean, what sort of a place does she live in if she has machines like that under her control and what does she want with us anyway? I can’t for the life of me work it out – and …”
    â€œI know, David,” Bobby said and she found herself putting an arm around his shoulders to comfort him.
    â€œWhat was it that the Crone said to you in her hut, David?” the professor asked.
    â€œWell, nothing that made any sense to me unfortunately,” David said. “Just that she went on and on about this ‘Blue Seal’ and that my family knows of it. But I can’t for the life of me work out what it is she means.” He stopped talking and rubbed his head the way he did when his logical mind couldn’t get to the bottom of something.
    The professor responded, “I was afraid of this. I fear we have to make our own decision now. We have to take a chance and guess what it is we should do to retrieve this Blue Seal and we have to do it now because time is of the essence. I’m afraid if we don’t act soon the worst will happen. The island will be taken over by those machines; the ball may be taken from us; our Crone will die. The very future of the island lies with us and what we decide right now.” Both David and Bobby agreed.
    â€œThere’s only one thing for it then,” David finally said. “I know I said I wouldn’t do this but I think we have to go back to Ina and Henry’s time, the period of time when they got back from the island, and do some investigating. Obviously there is some story or thing that contains this Blue Seal and it’s up to us to find it, and quickly.”
    Another adventure, Bobby thought – and then noticed how, in spite of everything, she felt a little excited. But for some reason she couldn’t get rid of a gnawing sensation that she was about to find herself in more danger than she had ever been in her life before.

Chapter 5
What Really Happened to Henry and Ina?
    B obby and David found themselves under a very old-looking desk in a very old-fashioned classroom. There were ink stains on the floor and when they looked up they saw an old blackboard with the words written on it:
Ina Fairweather is the winner of the Queensborough Chronicle’s Young Journalist Award. Award presentation will be tonight at the Annual Dance at the Queensborough Memorial Hall.
    â€œWhat an absolute co-incidence; we land in this room on the day that this news is placed on the board,” said David, getting his bearings.
    â€œOh, I don’t think this is a co-incidence,” said Bobby. “Just perfect timing like everything else that happens in the universe.” They suddenly heard a noise and realised that it was too late to hide as a janitor had already entered the room.
    â€œWhat are you two scallywags doin’ in here? Come on; be off with ya or the Headmaster will be hearin’ ‘bout this!” He