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      In Willis Tower

      Victoria and Mary were going up one of the tallest towers in America, called Willis Tower. First, they had to stand in a long line to enter the building. When the ladies came up to the lift, it was full of people who had to adjust themselves to 30 ______ the two extra passengers in. As they rode up, Mary 31 ______ the change in air pressure as they were getting higher. She looked at the screen flashing interesting facts about the height of the building – she found 32 ______ that at 455 feet, they were at the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza; at 1,250 feet, they were at the height of the Empire State Building. Then, they finally 33 ______ the top.

      The elevator doors opened to a large room with walls made entirely of glass. Mary and Victoria looked at each other with jaws dropped. They could see the entire city, lit up with tiny lights. 34 ______, it was one of the best views of Chicago! Then a man in uniform guided them toward another line that wound around the room. “If you’d like to go out on the Ledge, please join the line here,” he 35 ______ the group. Mary and Victoria had heard about the Ledge when they first bought their tickets to visit the tower – a glass box suspended 1,353 feet in the air, 4.3 feet out from the building. Visitors could step into the box and feel as though they were walking on air. “Oh man, another line?” Victoria whispered to Mary. 36 ______ they could hardly wait, they joined the back of the line.