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"No" Alex pulled soet the wood I saw some back down the trail a ways There could be snakes"

Hopefully there wouldn't be because Alex wasn't any more impervious to them than Jonathan was Alex handed them the canteen and told them each to drink from it

After he left, Carmen turned to Jonathan "Let's kick away some of these rocks We need to make a place for Natalie and Matthew to sleep as cos out of an area large enough to accoave theround The twins snuggled close to each other and whimpered for a few minutes before exhaustion took over and they slept They were hungry, but they would have to wait until to and thanks to Alex, they had water How long that would last was anyone's guess It h to travel by day

Jonathan began clearing an area and using a rock to dig a fire pit While he was doing that, Carave her a drink of water and once Destiny was semi-comfortable, Car areas in a circle around the fire pit

Alex returned with an ar it into short pieces that Jonathan laid side by side Next he started a second row in the opposite direction Alex put sorass on the top Jonathan dug a tin from his pocket and popped it open He handed Alex a rass on the top

Jonathan handed Alex the tin ofthe opportunity to ca Obviously they could have done it without all the expense

The fire was small and protected by the rocks, which also reflected the heat back on them Jonathan lay with his back to the fire Alex had Carmen lay her head on one of his arms and circled her waist with the other He drew her close and she snuggled against his war in the warmth of his protective arms, she did