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Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel about a heroic boy's search for buried gold and his encounter with pirates.

Swallows and Amazons the first (1930) of a series of adventure books by Arthur Ransome, about a group of children on vacation.

Coral Island Robert Ballantyne's 1857 adventure tale about three boys shipwrecked on a Pacific island and their triumph over their circumstances.

caps of maintenance caps bearing a school insignia.

altos the boys who sing in the vocal range between tenor and soprano.

trebles the boys who sing the highest part in musical harmony.

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