Too Risky
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 34660
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"I think that trying to swim across the lake would be too risky," Fred
said. "I am a strong swimmer and I imagine that you are too, but we can't
see the far shore from here. For all we know it could be many miles
distant. We would risk one of us getting tired at a point where either to
go back or to go on would be too far. Besides, swimming is far slower than
walking. So, although the distance would be less if we swam across, if the
lake is roughly circular it will probably be as quick or quicker to walk
round the edge."
"I suppose that you're right," Astra conceded. They swam back to shore. The combined effect of the water and Astra's exertions when swimming had caused her shift to disintegrate a little more. She sighed. "This isn't really concealing very much any more. I think that I had better cut my losses and turn it into a loincloth, to better cover the most important area." Once she had done that, they commenced walking round the lake. This took them first north-east and then, as the shore curved a little, northwards. They walked for several hours. Then:
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JH (with option 2, I have something like the Easter Island statues in mind)
10/13/2003 12:59:36 PM
Extending Enabled
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