Conquer the Dark
“No dawdling. They had things to do and places to be, and travel was a process in itself. They covered their heads with the wide scarves that had been provided for them on the bus, as Isda suggested, when they pulled up at a roadside rest stop. Everyone cast concerned glances at each other, but Isda had already jumped out and was walking in.
“You sure about this, man?” Bath Kol called behind Isda as he stared through the dusty windows. “Looks like something out of a spaghetti western, only with ...camels.”
This time Celeste couldn’t disagree with Bath Kol’s assessment. Camels were tied to posts in front of an adobestyle mud-brick building that had the dome roof blown off it. Buzzards circled above the posts. Flies were everywhere, enjoying camel dung. Men sat in palm-tree shade at scattered wrought-iron and enamel-top tables smoking hookahs and sipping what looked like strong coffee or tea, regarding them with both disdain and suspicion. Again, women were totally absent from the landscape.MoreLess
“You sure about this, man?” Bath Kol called behind Isda as he stared through the dusty windows. “Looks like something out of a spaghetti western, only with ...camels.”
This time Celeste couldn’t disagree with Bath Kol’s assessment. Camels were tied to posts in front of an adobestyle mud-brick building that had the dome roof blown off it. Buzzards circled above the posts. Flies were everywhere, enjoying camel dung. Men sat in palm-tree shade at scattered wrought-iron and enamel-top tables smoking hookahs and sipping what looked like strong coffee or tea, regarding them with both disdain and suspicion. Again, women were totally absent from the landscape.MoreLess
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