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           Somehow,uphereinthewoods,itseemedveryright,very...verynatural.

           "Louis,"hemanagedtocroakatlast,"whathappened?GoodChrist,whathappened?Wasshe...wassheinthefire?"

           "IwaitedtoolongwithGage,"Louissaid."SomethinggotintohimbecauseIwaitedtoolong.ButitwillbedifferentwithRachel,Steve.Iknowitwill."

           Hestaggeredalittle,andStevesawthatLouishadgoneinsanehesawthisquiteclearly.Louiswasinsaneandabysmallyweary.Butsomehowonlythelatterseemedtocarryweightinhisownbewilderedmind.

           "Icouldusesomehelp,"Louissaid.

           "Louis,evenifIwantedtohelpyou,Icouldn’tclimboverthatpileofwood."

           "Ohyes,"Louissaid."Youcould.Ifyoujustmovesteadilyanddon’tlookdown.That’sthesecret,Steve."

           Heturnedthen,andalthoughStevecalledhisname,Louismovedoffintothewoods.ForafewmomentsStevecouldseethewhiteofthesheetflickeringthroughthetrees.Thenitwasgone.

           Heranacrosstothedeadfallandbegantoclimbitwithnothoughtatall,atfirstfeelingwithhishandsforgoodholds,attemptingtocrawlupit,andthengaininghisfeet.Ashedidso,acrazydaredevilexhilarationsweptoverhimitwaslikehittingonpureoxygen.Hebelievedhecoulddoitandhedid.Movingswiftlyandsurely,hereachedthetop.

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