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Chapter 1

           downhilltothebridge.Butnowwemustclimbalittleinseriousnesstogetthere.Areyouhungry?"

           "Yes,"theyoungmansaid."Butwewilleatlater.Howareyoucalled?Ihaveforgotten."Itwasabadsigntohimthathehadforgotten.

           "Anselmo,"theoldmansaid."IamcalledAnselmoandIcomefromBarcodeAvila.Letmehelpyouwiththatpack."

           Theyoungman,whowastallandthin,withsun-streakedfairhair,andawind-andsun-burnedface,whoworethesun-fadedflannelshirt,apairofpeasant’strousersandrope-soledshoes,leanedover,puthisarmthroughoneoftheleatherpackstrapsandswungtheheavypackupontohisshoulders.Heworkedhisarmthroughtheotherstrapandsettledtheweightofthepackagainsthisback.Hisshirtwasstillwetfromwherethepackhadrested.

           "Ihaveitupnow,"hesaid.

           "Howdowego?""Weclimb,"Anselmosaid.

           Bendingundertheweightofthepacks,sweating,theyclimbedsteadilyinthepineforestthatcoveredthemountainside.Therewasnotrailthattheyoungmancouldsee,buttheywereworkingupandaroundthefaceofthemountainandnowtheycrossedasmallstreamandtheoldmanwentsteadilyonaheaduptheedgeoftherockystreambed.Theclimbingnowwassteeperandmoredifficult,untilfinallythestreamseemedtodropdownovertheedgeofasmoothgraniteledgethatroseabovethemandtheoldmanwaitedatthefootoftheledgefortheyoungmantocomeuptohim.

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