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Several more Mercurians passed. The growth was thinning out, and Olear did not dare to proceed further. SEVERAL MORE MERCURIANS PASSED THE GROWTH WAS THINNING OUT AND ELIA DID NOT DARE TO PROCEED FURTHER
om the tossing waters of the river. And then, suddenly, he disappeared. Olear did not immediately hurry after him. A canny fugitive, catching sight of his pursuer, might suddenly drop to the ground and squirm to the side of the trail, there to wait and catch his pursuer as he passed. So Olear sidled into the all but impenetrable underbrush and slowly, with infinite caution, wormed his way along. * * * * * Presently he came to the little rise of ground where Morones had disappeared, but a painstaking search did not reveal the factor. There were, however, a number of other trails that joined the very faint trail he had been following, and now there was a well-defined track which continued to lead upward. With a grimace of disgust Olear again plunged into the odorous underbrush and traveled parallel to the trail. It was well he did so, for several Mercurians passed swiftly, intent, so it seemed, in answering a shrill call that at times came faintly to the ear. They carried slender spears.  SECTION FOURTEEN OF ASTOUNDING STORIES EIGHTEENTH JUNE NINETEEN THIRTY ONE THIS IS A LIBER OF OX RECORDING OR LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY WILLIAM HAHN THE EARTHMAN'S BURDEN BY R F STARSEL PART TWO PRESENTLY HE CAME TO THE LITTLE RISE OF GROUND WHERE MORAINS HAD DISAPPEARED BUT A PAINSTAKING SEARCH DID NOT REVEAL THE FACTOR THERE WERE HOWEVER A NUMBER OF OTHER TRAILS THAT JOINED THE VERY FAINT TRAIL HE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING AND NOW THERE WAS A WELL DEFINED TRACK WHICH CONTINUED TO LEAD UPWARD WITH A GRIMACE OF DISGUST OLIER AGAIN PLUNGED INTO THE ODOROUS UNDERBRUSH AND TRAVELLED PARALLEL TO THE TRAIL IT WAS WELL HE DID SO FOR SEVERAL MERCURIANS PASSED SWIFTLY IN TENT SO IT SEEMED IN ANSWERING A SHRILL CALL THAT AT TIMES CAME FAINTLY TO THE EAR THEY CARRIED SLENDER SPEARS
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