18/02/2026 17:01

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Goodness, you best lay down, Clara said. The horse was lamed and could put no weight on the hoof at all. Augustus trotted the few steps to the blacksmith shop and dropped a ioop over Call's shoulders. First I'll look for him, then he can look for me.

Let him be, he said. He's been known to win from me, and that ain't easy. What was more likely was that if he rode around long enough July would eventually come and find him. I'll go back in a day or two.