'' i 've never seen anything so beautiful , '' i said , running my hand along the wall . the room was painted in every shade of blue , red , brown , and green . '' how do you know so much ? '' i asked keller , still looking around in awe . '' i like to know where we came from . it helps understand where we are now , '' said
keller

'' next time i 'll help brace the cup you climb , '' mira whispered . '' i should have thought to do it . '' moving quickly , they rebuilt the pyramid up to three levels . jace climbed onto the second row , and while mira steadied the cup from the far side , cole climbed onto the first . mira came around and handed the tenth cup up to cole , who carefully passed it up to
jace

he had hauled the boat onto the beach , the very same one that had divulged the ingenious drainage system that filled the money pit with water , and thrown shrubbery atop it to conceal it . that had been when the two guards had appeared on the crest of the beach , aiming their torches down in his direction , forcing him to dive into the sand and outwait them , for they were only routinely checking the shoreline . once they had gone , jacky got up and brushed off most of the
sand