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house against the moroto hedge he would look up and throughsleep-blurred eyes see the larnplight burning in the window of UncleTromp's study. As the lowering sun painted the desert with shadow and fresh colour,Centaine picked out another small herd of spring-bok and pointed out aplump young ram to Shasa. She had forgotten what it was like to be truly thirsty, and the softsloshing sound of the water bottles on the saddle The river-bed would hidethem.

I have one key and half of thecombination. May God forgive you, Lothar De La Rey. Do be quick, cheri, or wewill miss the transmission!,Ah! Shasa smiled as the static cleared and the chimes of Big Ben rangout clearly. There was a curt doubletap of acknowledgement from the Windhoek station as the message ended,and Lothar let the earphone