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Her respite was short-lived. A deep thrumming filled
the air all about her. A waterfall, she realized, and she was
being carried straight toward it!
Light blinded Goldmoon's eyes, and for a moment, as
she shot over the edge of the waterfall, she felt as though
she were a hawk hanging over the world. Then she plunged.
Shooting pains surged from her stomach and heart, and
when she hit the water below, she was too disoriented to tell
up from down.
Then strong arms grasped her and pulled her gently
from the water to the shore. Too weak to do more than turn
her head, she smiled sweetly as Riverwind collapsed beside
her. They lay dripping and shivering on the sweet-smelling
grass in the warm sunshine, taking deep breaths of the fresh
air.
They were in a valley beneath the mountain. The
waterfall poured out of a cliff face so far above them that
their survival seemed a miracle.
"I knew," Goldmoon gasped, "that you would find us a
way out."
Riverwind laughed, and Goldmoon laughed with him.
She rolled near to him and lay her head on his shoulder.
Then she sighed heavily and her eyes became clouded with
concerns for the future - now that they had one. "We'll have
to explain about Hollow-sky
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