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  • Mystery Class Update: April 18, 1997

    Your Sunrise/Sunset Data once again arrived this week, with no cosmic interference by the Hale Bopp comet or the recent solar eruption--as always, all the thanks go to Mrs. Berger's class for faithfully sending today's data to you!

    In addition, you'll also find another set of clues below. Clues will be coming for just 1 more week (on 4/25), and then you'll have a chance to place your guess!

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    Sunrise/Sunset Data

    Data For: Monday, April 14, 1997

    Mystery Class Sunrise Sunset
    # 1 06:24 21:45
    # 2 05:16 21:42
    # 3 07:01 17:58
    # 4 05:33 17:35
    # 5 06:48 19:31
    # 6 09:49 15:56
    # 7 06:27 19:56
    # 8 06:25 17:52
    # 9 06:08 19:41
    # 10 07:15 18:50


    CLUES From Your Mystery Friends:

    Mystery Class #

    1. We are located close to one of the world's largest tin mines.

    2. Three of many animals that migrate to and from our area in the spring are: tuttu, agvik, and qaugak.

    3. The first person to "split the atom" was born and educated in our country. He is on our $100 note.

    4. The state where we are located has an ocean coastline on the northern side of our country.

    5. There are 55 distinct national minority groups living in this country, 25 of them in our province alone.

    6. We live on an island in a sea of the same name.

    7. Although we are over 100 miles from an ocean, giant ocean ships dock in our port.

    8. The names of the seasons in one of our local languages are:
      • Somer - Summer
      • Winter - Winter
      • Herfs - Autum
      • Lente - Springs

    9. Our town has got a population of 65,000 people, although in 1945 there were just 13,000 inhabitants.

    10. We speak English but 70% of the population speak Oshivambo.

      The Next Mystery Class Update Will Be Posted On April 25, 1997