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. Blustering out of the
north, the weather drove stinging needles of ice into their
faces, considerably slowing down the progress of the Aghar
force. And as the day progressed, the dwarves became more
widely scattered, forcing Flint and Perian to cover three or
four times as much ground as their charges, constantly run-
ning back and forth along the column.
Still moving into the teeth of the storm, they finally de-
scended into a small valley that gave them protection from
the worst of the wind.
"I think we'd better stop for a short rest," urged Perian.
"Why don't you go ahead and look for a place big enough
to hold all of us?" suggested Flint. "I'll collect the Aghar and
bring them up."
Perian headed away toward a grove of tall pines that was
barely visible through the storm. Nomscul came up quickly
with his comrades of the Agharpult, and Flint directed them
toward the grove. Next came Oooz with the Sludge
Bombers, and he urged them in the same direction.
Flint waited behind for Fester as the last of the sludge
bomb team disappeared after Perian. The Creeping Wedgies
had been bringing up the rear, but even for the Aghar they
seemed unusually far behind
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