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a laboratory where a fiber optic camera was used to inspect the interior of the statue’s head.

It was then that the time capsule, a copper box, was located. The next steps, according to

Heather Leet, the Society’s director of development, will be to open the statue carefully,

remove the box, and examine its contents. After that, the statue will be restored and returned

to its lofty home.

The discovery came as no surprise to members of the Bostonian Society, who have long been

sure of the existence of the time capsule in the lion’s head. 5.2. _____ It describes how the

capsule was placed in the statue and details its contents, including newspaper clippings and

photographs from the period, together with letters from politicians and other prominent

Bostonians of the era. “We’re really looking forward to seeing what those letters say,” said Leet,

adding that they could contain messages written to future generations.

The Old State House, which is among Boston’s most popular tourist attractions, has a rich

history. It was an important civic building in colonial times, and later became a focal point of

the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre took place just outside the building in 1770.

5.3. _____ And after this momentous historic event, the building served as the seat of the

Massachusetts government until the completion of a new State House in 1798.

The statues of a lion and a unicorn were first placed on the building in 1713. 5.4. _____ Prior

to the American Revolution, this was appropriate because the building was the official seat of

the British government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. However, amid the subsequent

patriotic fervor during the War of Independence, they were burned. 5.5. _____ Those soon

rotted due to weather conditions, and in 1901 they were replaced again. The new ones were

made of copper and steel and coated in gold and silver. They can be seen by all those visiting

Boston today.

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A. A few years later, the Declaration of Independence was read to Bostonians from its

balcony.

B. Their certainty was primarily based on a 1901 issue of The Boston Globe which contains

a lengthy article about the time capsule.

C. They were designed as a commemoration of that horrible event as the citizens of the city

wanted to honour the victims.

D. The Bostonian Society yesterday announced the discovery of a time capsule within the

copper statue taken down from the roof for restoration.

E. A century later, the Bostonian Society decided to put wooden replicas of the statues on the

top of the building to restore its historical appearance.

F. They were intended as symbols of the union between England and Scotland.

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