Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE,

第五章,

Ivy clung to Flame's mane as they landed with a soft whump, his hooves sinking into springy grass. She blinked her eyes open and saw they were on the top of a high cliff, a huge observatory towering in front of them. She could hear the soft shush of the waves breaking on the sand far below. Lyra picked a tiny model of Unicorn Academy out of Misty's mane. "Look at this!" "What's that for?" asked Sienna. "I don't know but I guess we'll need it when we want to go home," said Lyra. She stowed the model in her pocket. "Come on, let's go and look inside." The observatory had a ramp leading up to its door. As they clip-clopped up it, Ivy breathed in the salty air and squinted up at the golden dome. It was closed and moonlight reflected off it, making it shine brightly. The girls dismounted and Lyra turned the handle. The door opened to reveal a small hallway with a ramp spiralling up from the centre.

艾薇紧紧抓住火苗的鬃毛，他们轻轻一声落地，火苗的蹄子陷进了松软的草地。 她眨了眨眼睛，看到他们站在一个高高的悬崖顶上，一个巨大的天文台矗立在他们面前。 她能听到海浪拍打着远处的沙滩发出的轻柔的沙沙声。 莱拉从米斯蒂的鬃毛里拿出一个独角兽学院的小模型。 “看这个！”“那是干什么用的？”西耶娜问。 “我不知道，不过我想我们想回家的时候会需要它的。”莱拉说。 她把模型塞进口袋里。 “来吧，我们进去看看。” 天文台有一个斜坡通往门口。 当他们咔嗒咔嗒地爬上去时，艾薇吸着咸咸的空气，眯着眼睛抬头望着金色的圆顶。 门是关着的，月光在上面反射，使它发出明亮的光芒。 姑娘们下了马，莱拉转动把手。 门打开了，里面是一个小走廊，中间有一个螺旋形的斜坡。

"This is so exciting!" Ivy whispered to Flame as they followed Lyra and the others upwards. She gaped as she and Flame stepped into the top of the observatory. They were inside the dome and its curved walls were lined with cupboards and bookcases with a walkway suspended above them. Models of planets hung from the rounded ceiling and a huge telescope mounted on a frame dominated the middle of the room. Next to the telescope was a long rectangular display board. Lyra shone her torch on it. "It's a map of all the constellations," she said. She widened the arc of her torch, shining it around the observatory until she found a switch on the wall. When she flicked it on, the room filled with warm glowing light. "This really is a towering high place with an all-seeing eye." Lyra pointed to the telescope. "Spread out, everyone– we've got a treasure map to find!" Evie frowned. "Hang on a minute. The riddle said that the place where the map was hidden would be impossible to climb– only this place isn't. There's even a ramp for our unicorns. Maybe this isn't the right place." "It could have meant the cliff," suggested Sienna. "If you approached the observatory by boat, then it would be impossible to climb up to it." "Yes, come on, get looking!" urged Lyra. Evie looked unconvinced but she joined the others as they fanned out to search the observatory, pulling open all the cupboards. They were packed with ancient scientific equipment and books.

“这太令人兴奋了！”他们跟着莱拉和其他人上楼时，艾薇低声对火苗说。 当她和火苗走进瞭望台的顶层时，她目瞪口呆。 他们在圆顶内，弯曲的墙壁上排列着橱柜和书架，上面悬挂着一条走道。 圆形的天花板上悬挂着行星模型，一架巨大的望远镜安装在一个框架上，占据了房间的中央。 望远镜旁边是一块长方形的显示板。 莱拉用手电照着它。 “这是一张所有星座的地图，”她说。 她扩大了手电筒的弧度，照着天文台，直到发现墙上有个开关。 当她打开灯时，房间里充满了温暖的光芒。 “这真是一个高耸入云的地方，拥有一只全视之眼。” 莱拉指着望远镜。 “大家散开——我们要去找一张藏宝图！”艾维皱起了眉头。 “等一下。谜语说藏地图的地方是不可能爬上去的——只有这个地方不是。 这里甚至还有独角兽坡道。 也许这不是合适的地方。” “它可能指的是悬崖，”西耶娜暗示道。 “如果你坐船去天文台，那就不可能爬上去。” “对，来吧，去看看！”莱拉催促道。 伊维看起来不太相信，但她还是加入了其他人的行列，他们散开去搜索天文台，打开了所有的橱柜。 里面装满了古老的科学设备和书籍。

Ivy couldn't resist having a closer look at the telescope. It was secured on a cone-shaped metal mount in the centre of the room with a wheel that allowed the telescope to turn. Ivy twisted it, wishing she could open the roof and view the stars. She spotted a button in the centre of the wheel and pressed it. There was a soft click then a grating sound above them. Ivy stared up as a panel in the observatory roof slowly slid back, revealing the night sky. "Oh, wow! Look!" she exclaimed, gazing up at the inky blackness lit by the moon and thousands of twinkling stars. Pressing her eye to the telescope, Ivy's mouth dropped open In awe. "The sky feels so close when you look through the telescope– almost like you can reach out and touch it. I can see the Rising Phoenix and my Spinning

艾薇忍不住仔细看了看望远镜。 它被固定在房间中央的一个锥形金属支架上，上面有一个轮子，可以让望远镜转动。 艾薇扭了扭，希望自己能打开屋顶，看看天上的星星。 她发现轮子中央有一个按钮，就按了下去。 他们头顶上传来一声轻微的咔哒声，接着是刺耳的声音。 艾薇抬头一看，天文台屋顶上的一块面板慢慢向后滑动，露出夜空。 “哦,哇!看！”她惊叫着，抬头望着月亮和成千上万颗闪烁的星星照亮的漆黑一片。 艾薇把眼睛贴在望远镜上，敬畏地张大了嘴巴。 “当你通过望远镜看的时候，天空感觉很近，就像你可以伸手触摸它一样。 我可以看到凤凰的升起和我的旋转

Dragons and, oh, so many other constellations!" "That's cool," said Lyra, "but we're not here to look at the stars, Ivy. We need to find the map." Ivy reluctantly moved away from the telescope as the others set about hunting again. Evie pulled open a cupboard. "Maybe the map is hidden in one of these books?" She took out a pile and turned, but as she did so she tripped and the books flew from her arms. She gasped as one nearly hit Ivy. "Whoops! Sorry!" "Don't worry," said Ivy with a grin. They were all used to Evie's clumsiness. She crouched down to pick up the book and noticed a small button at the base of the telescope. It had a picture of a unicorn on it that was identical to the one In each corner of the parts of the map they had collected so far. "Hey," she said, her voice rising. "I've found something. Come and look!" She pointed out the button as the others rushed over. "It's Daybreak!" said Lyra. "Just like the pictures on the map and on the buttons that opened the hidden room and the tower." "Try pressing it, Ivy," urged Sienna. Ivy tried. The telescope creaked and started moving of its own accord. "What's it doing?" said Evie in alarm. "I don't know but I really hope it's something to do with the map," said Lyra. When the telescope stopped moving, Ivy stood up and looked through the eyepiece again. "What's it pointing at?" Sienna demanded. "At a constellation that looks like a tree," said Ivy. "I can see a trunk and spreading branches." "The Memory Tree constellation!" Evie hurried over to the display of the constellations on the wall and pointed to one. "Does it look like this, Ivy?" Ivy glanced over. "Yes, that's it!" "It's named after the Memory Tree in the school grounds," said Evie. "The Memory Tree?" Ivy echoed, frowning. She'd never heard of it. Evie nodded. "It's an ancient tree that was planted when Daybreak, the

龙，哦，还有那么多其他星座！”“太酷了，”莱拉说，“但我们不是来这里看星星的，艾薇。 我们需要找到地图。”艾薇不情愿地离开了望远镜，其他人又开始打猎了。 伊薇拉开了一个橱柜。 “也许地图就藏在这些书里？”她拿出一摞书，转过身来，但就在她这样做的时候，她绊了一跤，书从她怀里飞了出去。 一颗子弹差点击中艾薇，她倒吸了一口气。 “哎呀!对不起!”“别担心，”艾薇笑着说。 他们都习惯了伊维的笨拙。 她蹲下来拿起书，注意到望远镜底部有一个小按钮。 它上面有一张独角兽的图片，与他们迄今为止收集的地图上每个角落的独角兽图片一模一样。 “嘿，”她说，声音提高了。 “我发现了一些东西。快来看！”她指了指按钮，其他人都冲了过来。 “是黎明！”莱拉说。 “就像地图上的图片和打开密室和塔楼的按钮一样。” “试试按一下，艾薇。”西耶娜催促道。 艾薇尝试。望远镜吱吱作响，开始自动移动起来。 “它在干什么？”伊薇惊恐地问。 “我不知道，但我真的希望这和地图有关。”莱拉说。 当望远镜停止转动时，艾薇站了起来，又通过目镜看了看。 “它指的是什么？”黄土问道。 “在一个看起来像树的星座，”艾薇说。 “我能看到树干和伸展的树枝。” “记忆树星座！”艾薇匆匆走到墙上的星座展前，指着其中一个。 “它看起来像这样吗，艾薇？”艾薇瞥了一眼。 “对，就是这样！”“它是以学校操场上的记忆树命名的。” “记忆树？”艾薇皱着眉头应声说。 她从来没听说过。艾维-点了点头。 “这是一棵古树，是在黎明的时候种下的