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They had a great wish – to know their grandfathers` secret and certainly, the secret of a ring.
When the sun rose the next morning, Tony and Michele met again. They felt ready to return to their path of adventure and search. As they pondered over the whereabouts of the ring, Michele mentioned something that made Tony stop and think deeply. She told him about what she had read in the letter from her grandfather. She didn’t quite understand how the mention of a legend about the city connected to the ring. Apparently, her grandfather had written that this was a clue of great importance. Tony thought. Tony thought so deeply that he could nearly feel his brain moving. And then, he remembered the legend about the Selfid city. He loved reading legends and myths, so of course, the memory of this particular legend hid somewhere deep inside. Tony couldn’t stop smiling. After calming himself down, he explained his sudden realization to Michele. Once, he read a legend about a mysterious underground train carriage that had gone missing in the metro of Selfid and how that could have happened. Michele’s smile grew as she began to understand. Tony could barely contain his excitement.
The pair hurried off, rush in their footsteps and hearts. Michele, who knew the city well, led them to the underground station that Tony believed to be the right one. Attempting to raise as little suspicion as possible, they went down the escalators and travelled through the sea of people. Tony kept enthusing about how he figured it out and Michele listened with an interest. The taste of