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“Saiants”

“Very funny”

CHAPTER 42

After another half hour of hard going, the jungle thickening as they made their way east, Remi stopped and pointed “Look Another cave,” she said, indicating a dark area between two groves of trees —sh for a huh

“You’re right,” Sa This could be it”

They worked their way up the rocky slope, the terrain rough underfoot Sa dohen his foot shifted an unstable rock “Be careful Some of this is loose Probably a recent landslide,” he warned

“We’re right with you,” Remi said

Sam continued up to a small flat area just outside the cave and waited for the by the ti, when Leonid cried out from down the slope

“Gah!”

Sam and Remi hurried to where Leonid was face down on the rocks, his left leg bleeding where it edged between two flat boulders “Are you all right?” Remi asked

“Stupid I should have been watching where I was stepping instead of looking around,” Leonid said through clenched teeth as he pushed hi position

“How bad is it?” Sam asked

“Hurts But I don’t think it’s broken” He winced as he tried to pull his ankle free “It’s stuck in there pretty well”

“Lazlo, we can use the et loose,” Sam said, and then looked to Leonid “When you feel the pressure ease, try to pull your foot out”

“I understand the concept,” Leonid muttered as his eyes teared