Then they were off on their quest for Eden.

He drew estimated margin-of-error lines too - dotted lines that were as much as ten miles to one side or the other of their new route. Rockson drew some pencil marks on the maps, using the meager angles and sun-elevation heights that Dutil had jotted down. They all chanted an amen in unison, and then went back and spread out their maps, and compared them to the notes from Run Dutil's little pad. Nothing lasts forever, not even the Hall of Presidents. 'No,' Rock replied, 'The weight of the snow finally got to the roof. And there are some notes describing the places they stopped.' 'Run Dutil took bearings and direction readings with a sextant. 'Direction readings,' Rock yelled exhultantly. He looked down.Įagerly he played the light across its contents. I left him - and his notebook of our travels - right where he died.' Danik's voice trailed off. I was - was too weak, delirious, frightened. He threw up the food and convulsed and died. It gave me the strength to go on, but Run was sickening from a snake bite he got the sixth day out of Eden. Must have been decades old, but we cut them open and ate the stuff. When Run and I broke open the box, we found some canned goods inside. Some other hapless wanderers must have brought it here - we found disintegrating skeletons on the second floor, next to charred wood on a sheet-metal plate. We found a steel box in here, all rusted and jammed closed. 'It should be over there - in the shadows - propped up against the wall.

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