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But he did linger, debating, over a squat moose hide sack. It was not large. BUT HE DID LINGER DEBATING OVER A SQUAT MOOSE HIDE SACK IT WAS NOT LARGE
were like rusty hinges. They worked harshly in their sockets, with much friction, and each bending or unbending was accomplished only through a sheer exertion of will. When he finally gained his feet, another minute or so was consumed in straightening up, so that he could stand erect as a man should stand. He crawled up a small knoll and surveyed the prospect. There were no trees, no bushes, nothing but a gray sea of moss scarcely diversified by gray rocks, gray lakelets, and gray streamlets. The sky was gray. There was no sun nor hint of sun. He had no idea of north, and he had forgotten the way he had come to this spot the night before. But he was not lost. He knew that. Soon he would come to the land of the little sticks. He felt that it lay off to the left somewhere, not far--possibly just over the next low hill. He went back to put his pack into shape for travelling. He assured himself of the existence of his three separate parcels of matches, though he did not stop to count them. D ARDUOUS TASK HIS JOINTS WERE LIKE RUSTY HINGES THEY WORKED HARSHLY IN THEIR SOCKETS WITH MUCH FRICTION AND EACH BENDING OR UNBENDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONLY THROUGH A SHEER EXERTION OF WILL WHEN HE FINALLY GAINED HIS FEET ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO WAS CONSUMED IN STRAIGHTENING UP SO THAT HE COULD STAND ERECT AS A MAN SHOULD STAND HE CRAWLED UP A SMALL KNOLL AND SURVEYED THE PROSPECT THERE WERE NO TREES NO BUSHES NOTHING BUT A GREY SEA OF MOSS SCARCELY DIVERSIFIED BY GREY ROCKS GRAY LAKELETS AND GREY STREAMLETS THE SKY WAS GREY THERE WAS NO SUN NOR HINT OF SUN HE HAD NO IDEA OF NORTH AND HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE WAY HE HAD COME TO THIS SPOT THE NIGHT BEFORE BUT HE WAS NOT LOST HE KNEW THAT SOON HE WOULD COME TO THE LAND OF THE LITTLE STICKS HE FELT THAT IT LAY OFF TO THE LEFT SOMEWHERE NOT FAR POSSIBLY JUST OVER THE NEXT LOW HILL HE WENT BACK TO PUT HIS PACK INTO SHAPE FOR TRAVELLING HE ASSURED HIMSELF OF THE EXISTENCE OF HIS THREE SEPARATE PARCELS OF MATCHES THOUGH HE DID NOT STOP TO COUNT THEM
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