Critical Threshold (2011)
“I never do, first night in a strange milieu. The physical discomfort of sleeping on the ground in a crowded tent, together with the mental discomfort of perpetual semi-consciousness, made the remainder of the night unpleasant, and it was a relief to be able to get up with the dawn and prepare to move on. By the end of the second day, I knew, I would have reached a pitch of physical exhaustion which would make it easy to sleep through the second night.
We ate sparingly of ship’s rations, not... wanting to cause delay or discomfort by risking the inconvenient effects of the alien provender. It didn’t take long to get everything packed and to get ourselves back on the march.
The river grew narrower as it began to wander in long, sinuous curves. By noon we had reached a stretch where it ran considerably faster. But as the river headed down the banks became steeper and the rough trail we followed took us upwards, away from the rippled surface.MoreLess
We ate sparingly of ship’s rations, not... wanting to cause delay or discomfort by risking the inconvenient effects of the alien provender. It didn’t take long to get everything packed and to get ourselves back on the march.
The river grew narrower as it began to wander in long, sinuous curves. By noon we had reached a stretch where it ran considerably faster. But as the river headed down the banks became steeper and the rough trail we followed took us upwards, away from the rippled surface.MoreLess
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