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Again Samantha strained with effort It felt as if both of her arms were about to pull out of their sockets At least this tiht Inch by inch, Samantha pulled him back "We're almost there!" Wendell called out

With a final screarip on Wendell's legs and fell backwards, onto her rear end "Wendell! Prudence!"

"We're all right," Prudence said in a choked whisper

Sae of the pit Prudence was covered froing her "Oh, thank God," Sa some of the mud froive me?"

"Let's forgive each other," she said

"Then let's go hoive the boy a hug Heand Sa hiht," he said, his eyes wide and his tongue alround on his rear

She went back over to Prudence to help her friend up "Can you walk?"

"I think so" Prudence toddled forward a couple of steps "My right ankle hurts a little"

"That's all right You can lean onher friend lean against her as they started back towards the village