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Prester John

CHAPTER I
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It broke before it reached him, but a considerable lump, to my joy, took him full in the face.

Then my terrors revived.

I slipped behind the waterfall and was soon in the thicket, and toiling towards the top.
I think this last bit was the worst in the race, for my strength was failing, and I seemed to hear those horrid steps at my heels.

My heart was in my mouth as, careless of my best clothes, I tore through the hawthorn bushes.

Then I struck the path and, to my relief, came on Archie and Tam, who were running slowly in desperate anxiety about my fate.


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