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Chapter 30

           ItmeanthavingtowalkallthewaybackyetIfeltitwasthethingtodo.Itookmyshirtoffanddrapeditovermyhead.Istoppedonceortwiceandscreamed,"LYDIA!"Therewasnoreply.

           SometimelaterIgotbacktothegate.AllIhadtodowaswalkarounditbuttherewassomethingintheway.Itstoodinfrontofthegate,about15feetfromme.Itwasasmalldoe,afawn,asomething.

           Imovedslowlytowardit.Itdidn’tbudge.Wasitgoingtoletmeby?Itdidn’tseemtofearme.Iguesseditsensedmyconfusion,mycowardice.Iapproachedcloserandcloser.Itwouldn’tgetoutoftheway.Ithadlargebeautifulbrowneyes,morebeautifulthantheeyesofanywomanIhadeverseen.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Iwaswithin3feetofit,readytobackoff,whenitbolted.Itranofftheroadandintothewoods.Itwasinexcellentshape;itcouldreallyrun.

           AsIwalkedfurtheralongtheroadIheardthesoundofrunningwater.Ineededwater.Youcouldn’tliveverylongwithoutwater.Ilefttheroadandmovedtowardthesoundofrushingwater.TherewasalittlehillcoveredwithgrassandasItoppedthehillthereitwas:waterspillingoutofseveralcementpipesinthefaceofadamandintosomekindofreservoir.Isatdownattheedgeofthereservoirandtookoffmyshoesandstockings,pulledupmypants,andstuckmylegsintothewater.ThenIpouredwaterovermyhead.ThenIdrank-butnottoomuchortoofast-justlikeI’dseenitdoneinthemovies.

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