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A Barren Land

           Theruggedpeaksofthetrachyterockspresentedfaintoutlinesontheeasternhorizon;attimesafewpatchesofsnow,concentratingthevaguelight,glitteredupontheslopesofthedistantmountains;certainpeaks,boldlyuprising,passedthroughthegreyclouds,andreappearedabovethemovingmists,likebreakersemergingintheheavens.

           Oftenthesechainsofbarrenrocksmadeadiptowardsthesea,andencroacheduponthescantypasturage:buttherewasalwaysenoughroomtopass.Besides,ourhorsesinstinctivelychosetheeasiestplaceswithouteverslackeningtheirpace.Myunclewasrefusedeventhesatisfactionofstirringuphisbeastwithwhiporvoice.Hehadnoexcuseforbeingimpatient.Icouldnothelpsmilingtoseesotallamanonsosmallapony,andashislonglegsnearlytouchedthegroundhelookedlikeasix-leggedcentaur.

           "Goodhorse!goodhorse!"hekeptsaying."Youwillsee,Axel,thatthereisnomoresagaciousanimalthantheIcelandichorse.Heisstoppedbyneithersnow,norstorm,norimpassableroads,norrocks,glaciers,oranything.Heiscourageous,sober,andsurefooted.Henevermakesafalsestep,nevershies.Ifthereisariverorfiordtocross(andweshallmeetwithmany)youwillseehimplungeinatonce,justasifhewereamphibious,andgaintheoppositebank.Butwemustnothurryhim;wemustlethimhavehisway,andweshallgetonattherateofthirtymilesaday."

           "Wemay;buthowaboutourguide?"

           "Oh,nevermindhim.Peoplelikehimgetoverthegroundwithoutathought.Thereissolittleactioninthismanthathewillnevergettired;andbesides,ifhewantsit,heshallhavemyhorse.IshallgetcrampedifIdon’thavealittleaction.Thearmsareallright,butthelegswantexercise."

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