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Chapter 42

           Imustgettoit,ifIhavetocrawluponmyhandsandknees.Knees!andonlyoneinaconditiontosupportme!There’snohelpforitbuttry.ThelongerIstayhere,theworseitwillbe.Thesungrowshotter.Italreadyburnsintomybrain.Imaylosemysenses,andthenthewolvesthevultures"

           Thehorridapprehensioncausedsilenceandshuddering.Afteratimehecontinued:

           "IfIbutknewtherightwaytogo.Irememberthestreamwellenough.Itrunstowardsthechalkprairie.Itshouldbesouth-east,fromhere.Ishalltrythatway.Bygoodluckthesunguidesme.IfIfindwaterallmayyetbewell.Godgivemestrengthtoreachit!"

           Withthisprayeruponhislips,hecommencedmakinghiswaythroughthethicketcreepingoverthestonyground,anddraggingafterhimhisdisabledleg,likesomehugeSaurianwhosevertebraehavebeendisjointedbyablow!

           Lizard-like,hecontinuedhiscrawl.

           Theeffortwaspainfulintheextreme;buttheapprehensionfromwhichhesufferedwasstillmorepainful,andurgedhimtocontinueit.

           Hewellknewtherewasachanceofhisfallingavictimtothirstalmostacertainty,ifhedidnotsucceedinfindingwater.

           Stimulatedbythisknowledgehecrepton.

           Atshortintervalshewascompelledtopause,andrecruithisstrengthbyalittlerest.Amandoesnottravelfar,onhishandsandknees,withoutfeelingfatigued.Muchmore,whenoneofthefourmemberscannotbeemployedintheeffort.

           Hisprogresswasslowandirksome.Besides,itwasbeingmadeunderthemostdiscouragingcircumstances.

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