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"How long have they been in there Abe?"

"Two days now"

"Shohere you climbed out"

Abe ran up the mountain side to the spot where he escaped the tunnel After scaling the mountain, To hard He then leaned into the hole and bellowed

"ROY! ARE YOU THERE?"

To, but heard no response He yelled again and then listened Nothing

"I tossed a rock with a note tied to it before"

"Showanother rock plus some paper out from one of Roy's books, To and then tossed it down the hole

"Do they have water?"

"Yes sir, there's a spring down there and Roy had sooing back to town, but ill return just after daybreak Let's go before it gets dark"

"I think I'll stay"