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XX. The Judgment

           WegouptotheMounttogetherthatyoumaychoosebetweenAbironandJehovah."

           Chasehopecrouchedlikeadog."Idaurna--Idaurna,"hewailed."I’mabelievin’man,butIdaurnaentertheWud....It’snotheseason--there’sfearsomethingsryngin’in’t.Oh,yedinnaken....Letmeganghame,andthemornI’llgangonmyhunkerstoKirkAllerandsweirthata’Ihaesaidagainstyewasalee.I’llconfess..."

           David’sgripwasonhisarm,buthedidnotstruggle.Hislegswereloosened,andhiswholebodydroopedlikeacreaturestrickenwiththepalsy.

           "I’llmakeconfession--I’lltellyethingsthatarenotobenamed--ItooktheWudwi’ithers,butIkennedIwasaredeemedsoulandthattheLordwouldnacastmeaway....Iayeettledtorepent,forIwassureo’theMercySeat....ItiswrittenthatSolomonwentaftertheabominationsofMoab,andwasyetnumberedamongtheElect....ButI’llhaenaemairo’tfraethisday....I’lltak’myaithontheWord....I’llcastmyidolsahintmyback...I’llburnthebooks...I’llforsweartheDeil..."

           "Youwilldoityonder,"saidDavid.

           HehadneverenteredtheWoodfromthisside,andinthedarknesstheroadwouldhavebeenatalltimeshardtofind,butnowheseemedtohaveamapinhisbrainandtosteerbyaninstinct.Inthisbackwardspringtherewasnosproutingundergrowth,butthedeadbrackenstalkshadnotyetshrunktoearth,andhewadedwaist-deepamongthem.Themanbesidehimhadlostthepowerofresistance.

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