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"You have to trust ela threw him a startled look "What?"

"You have to turn by that tree"

Her eyes darted away, face red, and Marc thought again that she had done so ht she would They both had

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The couple made it to the Nebraska-Missouri line just before dusk and stopped to look Marc wasn't encouraged

The bridge they'd hoped to cross was aled The river ell over its banks, covering even the roads leading to the blue metal structure, but the water was only dammed up on one side, the south end nearly empty It was so low, they couldn't see it froround between thenant, reeking liquid, the edges were pushing up onto the road they were sitting on

After a long look, Marc handed her the binoculars "No e could cross that, even if we found a way in"

"Damn I'm surprised it hasn't fallen yet Is that a bulldozer jaainst the railroad trestle?"

"What's left of one The water backing up like that behind the bridge h"

The Blazers rolled slowly, and Marc's sharp eyes searched, picking out places that looked solid as he guided her closer to the river and avoided the spots that were a quicksand-like mud that would suck thee, Marc had her stop so he could get a closer look, and she waited nervously, stoht and hid it as he caer here

"It's steep, but maybe we can make it Tracks say someone else did recently, and if I had to call it, I'd say they did it in a sht car, like a Toyota Look at it while I unhook ela did as he said, hating the way the daht, tried to steal the boots from her feet She felt a little better when she saasn't a straight drop into the riverbed, but it looked rough She could see the tire ruts someone else had left a bit further down, and the shalloater rushing by with bits of debris bobbing along furiously

Not feeling the peeks of sun anyhtened her seat belt and slowly headed for the o well