Beyond the Desert; a Tale of Death Valley
Beyond the Desert; a Tale of Death Valley
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They assimied fantastic shapes, forming and dissolv- ing, now like clouds, now like phantoms of men and wcpien. He shouted at them, and he did not know whether it was his own voice echoing back, or whether they were talking to him.
Once, in one of his attempts to escape f r(Hn the fmnace of sunlight, he tried to creep imder [28] Digitized by Google BEYOND THE DESEET the projecting ledge of rock that cast a narrow strip of shadow; but even there the earth was as hot as the iron floor of an oven,... and it was only his fatigue that prevented him from stum- bling to his feet and going on. But it was something to escape the direct rays. He lay there for perhaps an hour, perhaps for two.
He had lost all sense of time and felt that he was being absorbed into the timelessness of the unchanging desert itself.
When at last he resumed his journey he was a little weaker than before his rest. He seemed to have the dreadful weights of a nightmare at- tached to his feet; and at times he felt that it would be easier to crawl on his hands and knees than to walk upright.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They assimied fantastic shapes, forming and dissolv- ing, now like clouds, now like phantoms of men and wcpien. He shouted at them, and he did not know whether it was his own voice echoing back, or whether they were talking to him.
Once, in one of his attempts to escape f r(Hn the fmnace of sunlight, he tried to creep imder [28] Digitized by Google BEYOND THE DESEET the projecting ledge of rock that cast a narrow strip of shadow; but even there the earth was as hot as the iron floor of an oven,... and it was only his fatigue that prevented him from stum- bling to his feet and going on. But it was something to escape the direct rays. He lay there for perhaps an hour, perhaps for two.
He had lost all sense of time and felt that he was being absorbed into the timelessness of the unchanging desert itself.
When at last he resumed his journey he was a little weaker than before his rest. He seemed to have the dreadful weights of a nightmare at- tached to his feet; and at times he felt that it would be easier to crawl on his hands and knees than to walk upright.
What to read after Beyond the Desert; a Tale of Death Valley?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Noyes Alfred to read onlineMoreLess
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