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TheburningsunwasbeatingdownfiercelyonDakotaJim.Heshadedhiseyeswithhishandandlookedoutacrossthedesert.ThefriendlyguidehehadmetthedaybeforehadtoldJimtomeethimhereat7:00.HewasgoingtoleadJimacrossthedesert.Butitwasnow8:00,andtherewasnosignofhim.Jimhadwaitedforoveranhourandwasfeelingthirsty.Heturnedandwalkedbackintothesmalltown.Hewasnearinghishotelwhenavoicecalledoutfromacrossthestreet.“Hey,mister,doyouwanttogetacrossthedesert?”“Yes,”saidJim,turningtoseeayoungboyinscruffyclothes.“Kamazcantakeyou.”“Who”sKamaz?”inquiredDakotaJim.“He”smyuncle.Ifyouwant,I”lltakeyoutohim.”“Yes,thankyou,”repliedDakotaJim.

Hefollowedtheyoungboydownsomewindingstreetsuntiltheycametoalargebrickbuildingontheedgeofthetown.Insideabeardedmanofmediumheightsatatatable.ItwasKamaz.DakotaJimhadafeelinghehadseenthemanbefore,buthecouldn”trememberwhenandwhere.Hewasinahurrytogetacrossthedesert,sohecametoanagreementwithKamaztobehisguide.

Theysetoutearlythenextday,beforethesunwasup.Itwasafour-dayjourneybycamel,andonlythosewhoknewtheroutecouldhopetocomeoutofthedesertalive.Ontheseconddayintheeveningastheywerepreparingtosleep,JimsuddenlyrememberedwherehehadseenKamazbefore.AfewdaysafterhehadlefttheHibbutisinsearchofthestolensacredstone,hehadrentedacartomakethejourneytoArupi.Kamazhadbeenattherentalagency.

Suddenly,hefeltasharpblowtohishead.Thenextthingheknewwasthathewaslyingonthehotgroundandthesunwasshinningfiercelyhighupinthesky.Hetriedtositup,buthisheadhurtterribly.Slowly,herealizedthatKamazandthecamelshaddisappeared.