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"You knew," he whispered, "you knew this was here."
"Oh, yes. I've been here before." Tas frowned a little,
then shrugged. "Although it's not exactly where it's
supposed to be."
"What?"
"Well - it isn't the place Flint knows. The trail looked like
the one to there. But I guess it wasn't. This must be" - he
squinted at the setting sun - "sort of east of it. Or north. Or -"
Keli's heart sank and with it any hope he might have
nourished for rescue. "They're not coming," he said bleakly.
"Oh, yes, they are. It - just might take them a little
longer to get here. But that's all right. Things will work out
if you stick with me." Tas winked, something Keli was
beginning to recognize as a sign that more trouble was on
the way. "All the way."
"All the way?"
"All the way to the top."
"The top of the FALLS?" Keli's mouth went suddenly
drier than it had been all day. "I don't - I'm not sure - "
"Don't worry!" Tas's eyes were bright with expectation.
"Really, Keli, you worry more than anyone I've ever met.
Except Flint. Now, there's a worrier. How old are you,
anyway?"
"Twelve."
"Twelve! Far too young to be worrying as much as you
do."
Keli closed his eyes against the sight of the roaring
falls
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