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           Hereontopofthisrocktable,itsfaceturneduptocoldstarlightandtotheblackdistancesbetweenthestars,wasagiganticspiral,madebywhattheoldtimerswouldhavecalledVariousHands.Buttherewerenorealcairns,Louissaw;everyoneofthemhadbeenburstapartassomethingburiedbeneathreturnedtolife...andclaweditswayout.Yettherocksthemselveshadfalleninsuchawaythattheshapeofthespiralwasapparent.

           Hasanyoneeverseenthisfromtheair?LouiswonderedrandomlyandthoughtofthosedesertdrawingsthatonetribeofIndiansoranotherhadmadeinSouthAmerica.Hasanyoneeverseenitfromtheair,andiftheydid,whatdidtheythink,Iwonder?

           HekneeledandsetGage’sbodyonthegroundwithagroanofrelief.

           Atlasthisconsciousnessbegantocomeback.Heusedhispocketknifetocutthetapeholdingthepickandshovelslungoverhisback.Theyfelltothegroundwithaclink.Louisrolledoverandlaydownforamoment,spread-eagled,staringblanklyatthestars.

           Whatwasthatthinginthewood?Louis,Louis,doyoureallythinkanythinggoodcancomeattheclimaxofaplaywheresomethinglikethatisamongthecastofcharacters?

           Butnowitwastoolatetobackout,andheknewit.

           Besides,hegibberedtohimself,itmaystillcomeoutallright;thereisnogainwithoutrisk,perhapsnoriskwithoutlove

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