Pushing On
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 94192
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By dawn Fred and Astrs each had about thirty sores (there were too many
now for them to keep an accurate count), and they knew that the border
was still at least forty-eight hours away. They had been in increasing
discomfort throughout the night, but knew that they needed to wait as
long as possible before applying more ointment.
Soon after dawn, they had to use some of the ointment, giving preference to the sores on their backsides and inner thighs, where the rubbing against their horses made the pain worse. After a quick meal, they pushed on, reluctant to delay for sleep. They were passing through increasingly wild country now, and villages and farmsteads were becoming few and far between. Those that they saw, they diverted around. Through the morning, they were forced to divest themselves of first one item of clothing and then another, to reduce the chafing to bearable levels, putting the items in their saddle bags. By noon they were down to their underthings.
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JH
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