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through　the　hole　behind　his　seat。

〃What　is　it？〃

〃The　man　on　the　stretcher　over　me　has　a　hemorrhage。〃

〃We're　not　far　from　the　top。　I　wouldn't　be　able　to　get　the　stretcher　out　alone。〃　He　started　the　car。　The　stream　kept　on。　In　the　dark　I　could　not　see　where　it　came　from　the　canvas　overhead。　I　tried　to　move　sideways　so　that　it　did　not　fall　on　me。　Where　it　had　run　down　under　my　shirt　it　was　warm　and　sticky。　I　was　cold　and　my　leg　hurt　so　that　it　made　me　sick。　After　a　while　the　stream　from　the　stretcher　above　lessened　and　started　to　drip　again　and　I　heard　and　felt　the　canvas　above　move　as　the　man　on　the　stretcher　settled　more　fortably。

〃How　is　he？〃　the　Englishman　called　back。

〃We're　almost　up。〃

〃He's　dead　I　think；〃　I　said。

The　drops　fell　very　slowly；　as　they　fall　from　an　icicle　after　the　sun　has　gone。　It　was　cold　in　the　car　in　the　night　as　the　road　climbed。　At　th