Theman twisted his head to watch him over his shoulder, his expressionblanched with fear. The Golden Bough rushed down silently upon the little craft, and Halsaid quietly to the helm, Slowly bring her up a point to larboard. The man raised the axe above his head and swung it down. Relentlessly Aboli launched a fresh attack, swinging at Hal's body,then changing the angle to cut at his legs.
Aboli and Big Daniel looked startled. Pray God, I'm not too late, he whispered to himself, and glanced upat the position of the sun. The barracks hadbeen built of the same heavy stonework, and almost certainly hadwithstood the blast. The mainland came up as a low blue smudge on thehorizon and, at a good offing, they turned and sailed southwards oncemore along the coast.
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