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Chapter 94

           "Imanagedtosteerclearofthem,thoughnotwithoutgettingscratches.

           "ButtherewasoneIcouldnotavoidthelimbofalargetreethatprojectedacrossthepath.Itwaslowdownonalevelwithmybreastandthebrute,shyingfromsomethingthathadgivenhimafreshstart,shotrightunderit.

           "WherehewentafterwardsIdonotattempttosay.YouallknowthatIbelieve,betterthanI.Icanonlytellyou,that,afterunhorsing,heleftmeunderthelimb,withalumpuponmyforeheadandapainfulswellingintheknee;neitherofwhichIknewanythingabouttilltwohoursafterwards.

           "Whenmysensescamebacktome,Isawthesunhighupintheheavens,andsomescoresofturkeybuzzardswheelingincirclesaboveme.Icouldtellbythecraningoftheirneckswhatwasthepreytheywereexpecting.

           "Thesightofthem,aswellasmythirstthatwasbeginningtogrowpainfulpromptedmetomoveawayfromtheplace.

           "Onrisingtomyfeet,IdiscoveredthatIcouldnotwalk.Worsestill,Iwasscarceabletostand.

           "TostayonthatspotwastoperishatleastIsothoughtatthetime.

           "Urgedbythethought,Iexertedallthestrengthleftme,inanefforttoreachwater.

           "Iknewtherewasastreamnearby;andpartlybycrawling,partlybythehelpofarudecrutchprocuredinthethicketIsucceededinreachingit.

           "Havingsatisfiedmythirst,Ifeltrefreshed;andsoonafterfellasleep.

           "Iawoketofindmyselfsurroundedbycoyotés.

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