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They continued across the field, stepping gingerly and shining their flashlights over the dirt If this was the site of a plague pit, they were treading on the remains of tens of thousands of people

When they reached the opposite tree line Saain The trees thinned out and they erass Through the trees on the other side of the clearing they could see

“Buoy in the lagoon,” Sam whispered

“Thank God My heart skipped a couple beats”

“Here’s so” They walked forward and stopped before a block of stone peeking above the grass “Must have been part of a foundation”

“Over there, Saht at what looked like a fence post on the right side of the clearing They walked over Affixed to the post was a Plexiglas-enclosed placard:

Ninth-century site of the followers of Pietro Tradonico, Doge of

Venice 836 to 864 Remains disinterred and relocated in 1805

—Poveglia Historical Society

“If Tradonico was here, he’s gone now,” Remi said

“ ‘Relocated in 1805,’ ” Saain “That was about the tiht?”

Relia converted to a munitions depot If Laurent ith him, this is probably where t

hey got their inspiration for the riddle”

“And they would have knohere Tradonico’s remains were sent Remi, there was never a bottle here The whole riddle was just a stepping-stone to send Napoleon Junior somewhere else”

“But where?”