He wentup the shrouds from deck to the top of the mainmast without a pause,and was pleased that his breathing was merely deep and even when hereached the canvas crow's nest. The Golden Bough glided silently into the mouth of the bay, cruisingonly a cable's length offshore. They climbed towards thefirst ridge, with Hal toiling along at the rear of the column. With Aboli's wise counsel and guidance they were coming to terms withthis savage terrain, and the great animals that abounded in it.
A moment later came the rasping death bellow, and thereafter an achingquietness. He did not yet love this land. They were draped and festooned with lichens. Supporting him between them, Hal and Aboli half carried Daniel as theywere led in a file to one of the larger trees.
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