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Weighed down with his burden, and weary from his exertions, he stumbled along, keeping up his heart by the reflection that every step brought him nearer to Lucy, and that he carried with him enough to ensure them food for the remainder of their journey. WEIGHED DOWN WITH HIS BURDEN AND WEARY FROM HIS EXERTIONS HE STUMBLED ALONG KEEPING UP HIS HEART BY THE REFLECTION THAT EVERY STEP BROUGHT HIM NEARER TO LUCY AND THAT HE CARRIED WITH HIM ENOUGH TO ENSURE THEM FOOD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR JOURNEY
k. With this trophy over his shoulder, he hastened to retrace his steps, for the evening was already drawing in. He had hardly started, however, before he realized the difficulty which faced him. In his eagerness he had wandered far past the ravines which were known to him, and it was no easy matter to pick out the path which he had taken. The valley in which he found himself divided and sub-divided into many gorges, which were so like each other that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other. He followed one for a mile or more until he came to a mountain torrent which he was sure that he had never seen before. Convinced that he had taken the wrong turn, he tried another, but with the same result. Night was coming on rapidly, and it was almost dark before he at last found himself in a defile which was familiar to him. Even then it was no easy matter to keep to the right track, for the moon had not yet risen, and the high cliffs on either side made the obscurity more profound.  AND PART OF THE FLANK WITH THIS TROPHY OVER HIS SHOULDER HE HASTENED TO RETRACE HIS STEPS FOR THE EVENING WAS ALREADY DRAWING IN HE HAD HARDLY STARTED HOWEVER BEFORE HE REALIZED THE DIFFICULTY WHICH FACED HIM IN HIS EAGERNESS HE HAD WANDERED FAR PAST THE RAVINES WHICH WERE KNOWN TO HIM AND IT WAS NO EASY MATTER TO PICK OUT THE PATH WHICH HE HAD TAKEN THE VALLEY IN WHICH HE FOUND HIMSELF DIVIDED AND SUBDIVIDED INTO MANY GORGES WHICH WERE SO LIKE EACH OTHER THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH ONE FROM THE OTHER HE FOLLOWED ONE FOR A MILE OR MORE UNTIL HE CAME TO A MOUNTAIN TORRENT WHICH HE WAS SURE THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE CONVINCED THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE WRONG TURN HE TRIED ANOTHER BUT WITH THE SAME RESULT NIGHT WAS COMING ON RAPIDLY AND IT WAS ALMOST DARK BEFORE HE AT LAST FOUND HIMSELF IN A DEFILE WHICH WAS FAMILIAR TO HIM EVEN THEN IT WAS NO EASY MATTER TO KEEP TO THE RIGHT TRACK FOR THE MOON HAD NOT YET RISEN AND THE HIGH CLIFFS ON EITHER SIDE MADE THE OBSCURITY MORE PROFOUND
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