start right there - where that root sticks up.
here?
yes. shovel is not too heavy for you, is it?
no, i can handle it.
aah… aah… aargh…
are you all right, mister?
aah… aah… ooh…
what is he, having a heart attack? here mister, maybe you can get back to the vehicle and sit down……
oh. oh. oh. somebody help me. please.
damn.
looks like he is dead.
no sense trying to get him to a hospital.
might as well see what we have here.
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that was thirsty work.
no sense trying to open this box here.
don’t want to touch him more than i have to. fingerprints, dna, all that.
damn, this is heavy. maybe there us a illiion dollars in it.
*
so long, mister. thanks for the ride. and for the cup of coffee you were going to buy me in paducah.
and i never even knew your name.
to be continued
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