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aboutbuildingafirethoughthemealthathefinallyproducedwas
scarcelymorethanacompromisethemeatbeingcharredupontheout-
sideandrawwithin.Afterhehadeatenhefeltrenewedstrengthbut
nowthetorturesofthirstassailedhimmorepoignantlythanbefore.His
canteenwasempty;andthoughhehadpassedbystagnantpoolsofwa-
terduringthedayhehadbeenabletoresistthetemptationtodrink
realisingashedidthegermsofterriblefeverthatlurkedintheseslimy
pools.
Thenextfewdaysconstitutedalongnightmareofsufferinganddis-
appointment.HefoundhispathtowardtheMekongbarredbyimpass-
ableswampsthatforcedhimnorthwardoverabrokenterrainofravines
andridgesthattaxedhisrapidlywaningstrength.Forsometimeafter
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cametoapoolinthebottomofaravine.Thatitwasthedrinking-holeof
wildbeastswasevidencedbythemultitudeoftracksinthemuddy
bank.Theliquidwasgreenandthickbutnotforaninstantdidth[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]n
hesitate.Throwinghimselfuponhisbellyheplungedhishandsandface
intothefoulmessanddrank.Neitherfevernordeathcouldbeworse
than the pangs of thirst.
Laterthatdayheshotamonkeyandcookingsomeofthefleshap-
peasedhishunger;andthusforseveraldayshewanderedshootingan
occasionalmonkeyforfoodanddrinkingwaterwherevyilai:
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