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| - The Tenth Doctor is impressing Martha Jones with the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt, 2375 AD, when it suddenly disappears before their very eyes, spooking their camels. Racing back to the TARDIS, the Doctor tries to trace where it has gone. Following it, they are just in time to see the Temple of Diana at Ephesus disappear just as the pyramid had done. A scan with his sonic screwdriver reveals that the Temple's disappearance appears to be following the same time track as the Great Pyramid. Their next stop, arriving just in time to witness the Colossus of Rhodes, confirms that all the Seven Wonders of the World are being stolen. With another four Wonders already missing, the TARDIS goes to the last remaining Wonder – the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, where, hiding in a bush, the Doctor uncovers Pholonius Ginn, a Talithan Swindler who reveals he is "collecting" the Seven Wonders to be sold to the highest bidder on G-Bay, where there is a lucrative market for Earth antiquities. Pholonius Ginn tries to pass himself off as a legitimate trader, but they are interrupted by the arrival of a giant robot, who identifies itself as Sylven, a representative of the Fatkat Corporation. Its arrival is to purchase the planet Earth and the entire Human population...
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