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there was one major language, Swahili.
    â€˜I wonder,’ said EJ as she then cut and pasted the message into her translator app and pressed the TRANSLATE button.
    â€˜Now that’s better,’ she said, looking at her screen.

    EJ read her mum the message.
    â€˜That poem is even worse than mine,’ said SJ.
    â€˜Yes,’ agreed EJ. ‘There is someone at SHADOW who loves to write in poems, and they’re always bad: Adriana X.’
    â€˜A1’s sister?’ said SJ. ‘But she’s in SHINE detention.’
    â€˜I know,’ said EJ. ‘But I’m sure it is Adriana. Maybe A1 knows something.’
    â€˜We’re about to find out,’ said SJ. ‘The train is stopping. We must be at HQ. Watch the step as you get off, EJ.’
    â€˜SJ45,’ said EJ, ‘I am Spy of the Year. I think I can get off a train by myself.’

    â€˜Welcome back, EJ12 and SJ45,’ said A1, the head of SHINE . ‘It’s nice to have you here together.’
    â€˜But why are we both here?’ said EJ. ‘And why is the whole family going to Africa? I assume the competition is just a cover.’
    â€˜It is indeed,’ replied A1. ‘And you don’t need your mother on a mission but we do. Since we need you both at the same time, the cover of a family holiday is perfect. We didn’t want the boys to get suspicious and a competition seemed the easiest way to do it.’
    Only A1 would think creating a whole competition would be the easiest way to do anything, thought EJ. But what does A1 need Mum for?
    â€˜SJ45 has been doing some important work in her vet surgery, developing a new animal micro-chipping method, one that will be easier to use with wild animals. Plus our animal division has been developing a surgical spray cream that heals wounds quickly. It’s just what SWR needs.’
    â€˜What’s SWR?’
    â€˜ SHINE Wildlife Refuge’, replied A1. ‘We have them all over the world as part of our animal protection program but it is in Africa, in the battle against poachers, that we are most active. If poachers don’t kill animals outright, the awful wounds they inflict kill them anyway. If we can get the animals a fast-acting healing cream, it could mean the difference between life and death. SJ45, please report to the animal division for your African vet kit. Come back here as soon as possible.’
    â€˜Will do, A1,’ said SJ and she left the Operations Room via a metal door.
    â€˜SWR was also in the message I just decoded,’ said EJ, looking confused.
    â€˜Yes, quite, EJ,’ said A1. ‘Let’s take a look at the message now. Light Screen, lower.’
    On A1’s command, a huge voice-activated screen descended from the ceiling of the Operations Room. ‘Show message,’ instructed A1. The decoded message appeared in the centre of the screen.

    â€˜Quick work on the decode,’ A1 congratulated EJ. ‘Any thoughts on what it means?’
    â€˜It must be from Adriana,’ replied EJ. ‘The way the message is a bad poem is her all over and, there’s another thing …’
    â€˜Go on,’ said A1.
    â€˜It uses the words “hunting black”,’ said EJ. ‘Adriana likes black things. She was hunting for black coral in the reef, remember? Well, wildebeest are animals, so maybe the black thing she’s hunting this time is an animal too. The only problem is that Adriana is in SHINE detention.’
    A1 sighed. ‘I wish that was the problem, EJ. Adriana escaped from SHINE detention yesterday afternoon. She seemed to have suddenly become ill and so she was being taken to hospital. SHADOW intercepted the ambulance and Adriana escaped. She must have planned the whole thing. And now we have reports of increased poaching activity in East Africa and this message. It is just all too much of a coincidence.’
    â€˜But what does the rest of the message mean?’