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Fire on the Mountain
Theyfoundthelikeliestpathdownandbegantuggingatthedeadwood.AndthesmallboyswhohadreachedthetopcameslidingtootilleveryonebutPiggywasbusy.Mostofthewoodwassorottenthatwhentheypulled,itbrokeupintoashoweroffragmentsandwoodliceanddecay;butsometrunkscameoutinonepiece.Thetwins,Sam’nEric,werethefirsttogetalikelylogbuttheycoulddonothingtillRalph,Jack,Simon,RogerandMauricefoundroomforahand-hold.Thentheyinchedthegrotesquedeadthinguptherockandtoppleditoverontop.Eachpartyofboysaddedaquota,lessormore,andthepilegrew.AtthereturnRalphfoundhimselfaloneonalimbwithJackandtheygrinnedateachother,sharingthisburden.Oncemore,amidthebreeze,theshouting,theslantingsunlightonthehighmountain,wasshedthatglamour,thatstrangeinvisiblelightoffriendship,adventure,andcontent.
"Almosttooheavy."
Jackgrinnedback.
"Notforthetwoofus."
Together,joinedinaneffortbytheburden,theystaggeredupthelaststeepOfthemountain.Together,theychantedOne!Two!Three!andcrashedthelogontothegreatpile.Thentheysteppedback,laughingwithtriumphantpleasure,sothatimmediatelyRalphhadtostandonhishead.Belowthem,boyswerestilllaboring,thoughsomeofthesmalloneshadlostinterestandweresearchingthisnewforestforfruit.Nowthetwins,withunsuspectedintelligence,cameupthemountainwitharmfulsofdriedleavesanddumpedthemagainstthepile.Onebyone,astheysensedthatthepilewascomplete,theboysstoppedgoingbackformoreandstood,withthepink,shatteredtopofthemountainaroundthem.Breathcameevenlybynow,andsweatdried.
