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Chapter 42

           Theperspiration,oozingthrougheveryporeofhisskin,increasedthetendencytothirstuntiltheappetitebecameanagony!

           Withinreachofhishandweretheglutinouslegumesofthemezquites,filledwithmellifluousmoisture.Theagavesandcactusplants,iftapped,wouldhaveexudedanabundanceofjuice.Theformerwastoosweet,thelattertooacridtotempthim.

           Hewasacquaintedwiththecharacterofboth.Heknewthat,insteadofallayinghisthirst,theywouldonlyhaveaddedtoitsintensity.

           Hepassedthedependingpods,withoutpluckingthem.Hepassedthesucculentstalks,withouttappingthorn.

           Toaugmenthisanguish,henowdiscoveredthatthewoundedlimbwas,everymoment,becomingmoreunmanageable.Ithadswollentoenormousdimensions.Everystepcausedhimaspasmofpain.Evenifgoinginthedirectionofthedoubtfulstreamlet,hemightneversucceedinreachingit?Ifnot,therewasnohopeforhim.Hecouldbutliedowninthethicket,anddie!

           Deathwouldnotbeimmediate.Althoughsufferingacutepaininhishead,neithertheshockithadreceived,northedamagedonetohisknee,wereliketoprovespeedilyfatal.Hemightdreadamorepainfulwayofdyingthanfromwounds.Thirstwouldbehisdestroyerofallshapesofdeathperhapsthemostagonising.

           Thethoughtstimulatedhimtorenewedefforts;anddespitetheslowprogresshewasabletomakedespitethepainexperiencedinmakingithetoiledon.

           Theblackbirdshoveringabove,keptpacewithhishaltingstepandlaboriouscrawl.

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