Showing Alura the Sights
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 22833
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Since the island was twenty miles long by seven miles wide, the tour would
take a couple of days. That was no problem, since the climate was warm
enough that no overnight shelter would be needed, and edible fruit and
vegetables grew in profusion everywhere.
Having started at the north end of the island, on the first day they walked to the far end to show Alura the dormant volcant. As the afternoon wore on, and they climbed the ever-steepening slope, Astra told Alura: "Fred has named this mountain 'Toothsome'." "Really?" Alura said, trying to sound interested. She might have said more, but she was beginning to get out of breath from the climb. She was a little annoyed that the fitter Astra seemed to have no trouble with the slope, in spite of her condition. Alura tried to make sure that she stayed downwind of Fred and Velus. Fred stank, and Velus smelt even worse. At least Astra, though like Fred dressed in rags (Velus wore nothing at all), was comparatively clean. The smell of the others didn't seem to bother her, though. Alura presumed that she had become so used to it that she no longer even noticed it. They approached the rim of the crater.
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JH
12/4/2002 12:41:54 PM
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