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Before making any decisions as to which direction to set off, I decided to climb to the top of one of these hills to ascertain my exact situation, and although I was generally reluctant to start off into unfamiliar territory, I also wanted to put as many miles between me and the coast as possible, in case the Zards and Canitaurs came after me, which was still a cause of great anxiety to me. BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS AS TO WHICH DIRECTION TO SET OFF I DECIDED TO CLIMB TO THE TOP OF ONE OF THESE HILLS TO ASCERTAIN MY EXACT SITUATION AND ALTHOUGH I WAS GENERALLY RELUCTANT TO START OFF INTO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY I ALSO WANTED TO PUT AS MANY MILES BETWEEN ME AND THE COAST AS POSSIBLE IN CASE THE TSARS AND CANADARS CAME AFTER ME WHICH WAS STILL A CAUSE OF GREAT ANXIETY TO ME
the sense of a plain or savanna, instead it was merely a gentle slope, so that the immediate area seemed flat, but in the distance it was seen to rise considerably. There were also a few small hills that were no more than twenty feet high across their whole length, but in the obtuse slopes of the land, even that seemed to be almost mountainous. Brown was the prevailing color of it all for as far as my eye could see, though I cannot say if that condition prevailed inland further, since I had forgotten the telescope, which would probably have proved a useful tool. A slight wind blew from seaward, scattering the dry top soil about like a cloud of gnats, though there were very few actual insects, and no animals that I could see. The only sound that I could hear was that of the wind howling gently past my ears. I had landed in a sort of valley, which, though not at all deep, was surrounded on all sides by slight hills that prevented me from getting an extensive look at the landscape beyond. FLAT THOUGH NOT IN THE SENSE OF A PLAIN OR SAVANNAH INSTEAD IT WAS MERELY A GENTLE SLOPE SO THAT THE IMMEDIATE AREA SEEMED FLAT BUT IN THE DISTANCE IT WAS SEEN TO RISE CONSIDERABLY THERE WERE ALSO A FEW SMALL HILLS THAT WERE NO MORE THAN TWENTY FEET HIGH ACROSS THEIR WHOLE LENGTH BUT IN THE OBTUSE SLOPES OF THE LAND EVEN THAT SEEMED TO BE ALMOST MOUNTAINOUS BROWN WAS THE PREVAILING COLOR OF IT ALL FOR AS FAR AS MY EYE COULD SEE THOUGH I CANNOT SAY IF THAT CONDITION PREVAILED INLAND FURTHER SINCE I HAD FORGOTTEN THE TELESCOPE WHICH WOULD PROBABLY HAVE PROVED A USEFUL TOOL A SLIGHT WIND BLEW FROM SEAWARD SCATTERING THE DRY TOP SOIL ABOUT LIKE A CLOUD OF GNATS THOUGH THERE WERE VERY FEW ACTUAL INSECTS AND NO ANIMALS THAT I COULD SEE THE ONLY SOUND THAT I COULD HEAR WAS THAT OF THE WIND HOWLING GENTLY PAST MY EARS I HAD LANDED IN A SORT OF VALLEY WHICH THOUGH NOT AT ALL DEEP WAS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY SLIGHT HILLS THAT PREVENTED ME FROM GETTING AN EXTENSIVE LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE BEYOND
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