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metres from them was the camp fire and the

sleeping Pioneers!

“No!” Jay yelled again. He stood up and

completely forgot about his Walking Thing

and began walking briskly back along the

path. Faster, faster. He broke into a slow run.

This time he would get away. This time he

would make sure Binny didn’t follow. But his

head was spinning with tiredness. He looked

at the trees that lined the edge of the path and

he got that strange feeling again - the feeling

that he wasn’t going anywhere. It was as

though he was running on the spot.

Jay stopped dead. He turned back. Binny

was still just an arm’s length from him. How

was that possible?

“No!” Jay screamed. He kicked at the

ground. Binny put an arm around him and led

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