The Beginning of Salvation

Seeing this, Carlisle Cullen's hands began to tremble, but he managed to force himself to stay calm. Soon after, the next frame of information and photos was displayed:

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The French Republic.

The Louvre, Paris.

Location: Downtown Paris on the north bank of Seine River

Telephone: XXXXXX

Fax: XXXXXX

Signs: A number of rare and valuable items such as the Mona Lisa have been transferred away by the authorities, leaving behind counterfeit products in their places. These counterfeit products can only be authenticated under infrared light.

Reason: The French government has stored them in the ark especially designed to deal with the disaster. The person in charge of this operation, Roland, the curator of the French National Museum, was killed in a car accident. He has been silenced.

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Alice Cullen could not help exclaiming in disbelief, "No way! This is downright impossible! I'll call my French friends right away to confirm it!"