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Show 149. xreather hoxr long i t takes me to get back." Bill said, "Let's not make any mistakes noxr. Even dressed out I ' d guess the bear xrould xreigh about txrice as much as a man." Olaf nodded, "You've guessed right B i l l ." "Both of you go and s t a r t as early as you can. You'll need a l i t t l e time to make a f i r e xrhen you get to the bear and cook you up some of the meat for the t r i p back. It might take a l l the strength you both have to get that bruin backiand if one of you should get sick-ahlih i t ' s my oxm sick spell t h a t ' s making me so scared." "But you're right,_i'^-. We've got to get that meat back as fast as we can. I t ' s maybe l i f e to some of the sick left at Blue Burg. Hoxr that xre can get to them-time's mighty imoortant. " I ' l l stay up a xrhile, " Bill said. "When the stove cools doxm, I ' l l set a f i r e so you can warm up your soup and some coffee before you s t a r t out." Bill knew he couldn't sleep noxr-too soon a f t e r the news of Jan and too soon a f t e r Weasel had turned thief. Weasel had had the courage to go into the treacherous Dream Bine which could have caved, again and caught him, but now there was only anger and bitterness in Bill and i t xrould be the same xrith every man in the area-even if they bought his stolen flour. If I hadn't kept the peace, Bill thought, Olaf's temper xrould have flared and Weasel xrould have gone |