Part 12

Continuation...

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I lay on my back, biting a blade of grass and gazing thoughtfully at the starry sky. In the distance he could hear the sound of the surf, the splash of sea water. It was good to be home again, on my native Land, where I knew everything from a thin blade of grass to the largest, strongest beast... I was stretching, feeling blissful, when a beam of bright light hit my eyes, and Arthur's voice pulled me mercilessly from Morpheus's embrace.

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– Get up and sleep it off, Sleepyhead. Everyone is finishing Breakfast. Soon we will move on, and you sleep as if you are far, far away from here and can not hear anyone!

– Imagine that! I was at home, resting on the ocean, and you woke me up so mercilessly! It's still dark outside...

– Have you forgotten that we decided to go camping today before dawn? This time we are waiting for a rather difficult and long stretch of road, because it was decided to leave early. Get up, at least have a coffee and a sandwich, while I prepare food for the journey, and fill the thermos with hot tea.

I hated to part with that wonderful vision from my dream, but Arthur was right. I had to get up, clean myself up quickly, and then start a quick Breakfast. 

I had scarcely swallowed the last bite of the sandwich, carefully prepared for me by my beloved, and washed it down with a SIP of coffee, when I heard the loud cry of the leader of the expedition to quickly gather all together and set off. It was a good thing that while I was drinking my coffee, Arthur managed to pack our things and pack the tent in a carrier. "What would I do without him?I thought fondly.

Perhaps this actually was quite difficult since the beginning of our hike. The previous three days seemed to us in comparison with this a light walk, in which we rejoiced, like children, and freedom, and new impressions of what we saw. Nature on this planet had an effective, untouched by anyone's activities, kind. On the way we met and strange plants, and unprecedented animals, so trusting that without fear came up to us and took from the hands of the offered them Goodies.

I managed to collect seeds and bulbs of some plants for my experiments. Unfortunately, I did not dare to harvest the cuttings of individual small flowering shrubs, fearing that they will not be able to survive until our arrival at our final destination.

To-day our way lay through a swampy country, and we had to be careful, to keep our eyes open, so as not to stumble and fall into a swampy quagmire. Probably therefore today there was no cheerful hubbub from voices of our companions, only crackling from the breaking twigs and squelching of thickish liquid under feet reached our ears.

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There were no birds or other animals, except for the occasional loud croaking of the local freshwater.

About noon we came to a small dry clearing decided to make a small halt to rest a little and eat.

The men, like true knights and gentlemen, took all the household chores on themselves, giving the beautiful half of the expedition the opportunity to have a better rest, for which they received from us compliments and sincere gratitude. If to speak honestly, by this moment I already not felt legs under a, so literally collapsed in grass there same, where teetered, relaxed and, closing eyes, tried to trigger in memory picture from his dream. But the weariness was so great that the gray lifeless landscapes that accompanied us along the way began to flash before our eyes.


To be continued...

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