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"What's that?" Jonathan asked, pointing to a large flat-topped mountain

It looked like an excavation heap, but it was far too big for that Still, it looked man made The other mountain peaks around them didn't have flat tops and they were all tree covered

As it turned out, it was a man-made mountain As they ca into a deep pit Alex pulled the van over to an observation point and they got out A tall chain-link fence separated the observation area from the man-made canyon below They stared in awe into the pit There was a black spot that looked like a small waterhole with a stair step network of paths around it The soil in the pit was red, like the flat-topped mountain As they watched, a vehicle moved down the road It took a ht her breath and looked up at Alex

He was frowning "Is that a dump truck?"

Carmen nodded "I think so It looks like a toy, doesn't it?"

Jonathan leaned on the fence, his fingers clutching the wire "I think this is the Morenci copper est open pit est copper er, though"

Alex shifted Matthew to one hip and smiled at Carmen "That boy has done his research"

Yes, he had, and she hadn't He didn't say that and she wasn't sure he was even i it, but whether he was or not, it was a fact that made her feel inadequate It was a ain

They returned to the van and continued their vacation Morenci appeared to be a sain at a service station there before continuing on their journey They didn't stop again until they reached Safford