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piled it up。  I have a thought�察�and I dig in one and another of the 

hills of snow。  Soon I find the walls of the cabin�察�and I dig down 

to the door。  I go inside。  McKeon is dead。  Maybe two or three 

weeks he is dead。  A sickness had come upon him so that he could 

not leave the cabin。  The wind and the snow had covered the cabin。  

He had eaten his grub and died。  I looked for his cache�察�but there 

was no grub in it。



;'Let us go on��' said the woman。  Her eyes were hungry�察�and her 

hand was upon her heart�察�as with the hurt of something inside。  She 

bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there。  

'Yes�察�let us go on��' said the man。  His voice was hollow�察�like the 

KLONK of an old raven�察�and he was hunger´mad。  His eyes were like 

live coals of fire�察�and as his body rocked to and fro�察�so rocked 

his soul inside。  And I�察�too�察�said�察�'Let us go on。'  For that one 

thought�察�laid upon me like a lash for every mile of fifteen hundred 

miles�察�had burned itself into my soul�察�and I think that I�察�too�察�was 

mad。  Besides�察�we could only go on�察�for there was no grub。  And we 

went on�察�giving no thought to the man with the one eye in the snow。



;There is little travel on the big cut´off。  Sometimes two or three 

months and nobody goes by。  The snow had covered the trail�察�and 

there was no sign that men had ever come or gone that way。  All day 

the wind blew and the snow fell�察�and all day we travelled�察�while 

our stomachs gnawed their desire and our bodies grew weaker with 

every step they took。  Then the woman began to fall。  Then the man。  

I did not fall�察�but my feet were heavy and I caught my toes and 

stumbled many times。



;That night is the end of February。  I kill three ptarmigan with 

the woman's revolver�察�and we are made somewhat strong again。  But 

the dogs have nothing to eat。  They try to eat their harness�察�which 

is of leather and walrus´hide�察�and I must fight them off with a 

club and hang all the harness in a tree。  And all night they howl 

and fight around that tree。  But we do not mind。  We sleep like 

dead people�察�and in the morning get up like dead people out of 

their graves and go on along the trail。



;That morning is the 1st of March�察�and on that morning I see the 

first sign of that after which the baby wolves are in search。  It 

is clear weather�察�and cold。  The sun stay longer in the sky�察�and 

there are sun´dogs flashing on either side�察�and the air is bright 

with frost´dust。  The snow falls no more upon the trail�察�and I see 

the fresh sign of dogs and sled。  There is one man with that 

outfit�察�and I see in the snow that he is not strong。  He�察�too�察�has 

not enough to eat。  The young wolves see the fresh sign�察�too�察�and 

they are much excited。  'Hurry��' they say。  All the time they say�察�

'Hurry�  �Faster�察�Charley�察�faster��'



;We make hurry very slow。  All the time the man and the woman fall 

down。  When they try to ride on sled the dogs are too weak�察�and the 

dogs fall down。  Besides�察�it is so cold that if they ride on the 

sled they will freeze。  It is very easy for a hungry man to freeze。  

When the woman fall down�察�the man help her up。  Sometimes the woman 

help the man up。  By and by both fall down and cannot get up�察�and I 

must help them up all the time�察�else they will not get up and will 

die there in the snow。  This is very hard work�察�for I am greatly 

weary�察�and as well I must drive the dogs�察�and the man and woman are 

very heavy with no strength in their bodies。  So�察�by and by�察�I�察�

too�察�fall down in the snow�察�and there is no one to help me up。  I 

must get up by myself。  And always do I get up by myself�察�and help 

them up�察�and make the dogs go on。



;That night I get one ptarmigan�察�and we are very hungry。  And that 

night the man says to me�察�'What time start to´morrow�察�Charley��'  It 

is like the voice of a ghost。  I say�察�'All the time you make start 

at five o'clock。'  'To´morrow��' he says�察�'we will start at three 

o'clock。'  I laugh in great bitterness�察�and I say�察�'You are dead 

man。'  And he says�察�'To´morrow we will start at three o'clock。'



;And we start at three o'clock�察�for I am their man�察�and that which 

they say is to be done�察�I do。  It is clear and cold�察�and there is 

no wind。  When daylight comes we can see a long way off。  And it is 

very quiet。  We can hear no sound but the beat of our hearts�察�and 

in the silence that is a very loud sound。  We are like sleep´

walkers�察�and we walk in dreams until we fall down�察�and then we know 

we must get up�察�and we see the trail once more and bear the beating 

of our hearts。  Sometimes�察�when I am walking in dreams this way�察�I 

have strange thoughts。  Why does Sitka Charley live�拭�I ask myself。  

Why does Sitka Charley work hard�察�and go hungry�察�and have all this 

pain�拭 �For seven hundred and fifty dollars a month�察�I make the 

answer�察�and I know it is a foolish answer。  Also is it a true 

answer。  And after that never again do I care for money。  For that 

day a large wisdom came to me。  There was a great light�察�and I saw 

clear�察�and I knew that it was not for money that a man must live�察�

but for a happiness that no man can give�察�or buy�察�or sell�察�and that 

is beyond all value of all money in the world。



;In the morning we come upon the last´night camp of the man who is 

before us。  It is a poor camp�察�the kind a man makes who is hungry 

and without strength。  On the snow there are pieces of blanket and 

of canvas�察�and I know what has happened。  His dogs have eaten their 

harness�察�and he has made new harness out of his blankets。  The man 

and woman stare hard at what is to be seen�察�and as I look at them 

my back feels the chill as of a cold wind against the skin。  Their 

eyes are toil´mad and hunger´mad�察�and burn like fire deep in their 

heads。  Their faces are like the faces of people who have died of 

hunger�察�and their cheeks are black with the dead flesh of many 

freezings。  'Let us go on��' says the man。  But the woman coughs and 

falls in the snow。  It is the dry cough where the frost has bitten 

the lungs。  For a long time she coughs�察�then like a woman crawling 

out of her grave she crawls to her feet。  The tears are ice upon 

her cheeks�察�and her breath makes a noise as it comes and goes�察�and 

she says�察�'Let us go on。'



;We go on。  And we walk in dreams through the silence。  And every 

time we walk is a dream and we are without pain�察�and every time we 

fall down is an awakening�察�and we see the snow and the mountains 

and the fresh trail of the man who is before us�察�and we know all 

our pain again。  We come to where we can see a long way over the 

snow�察�and that for which they look is before them。  A mile away 

there are black spots upon the snow。  The black spots move。  My 

eyes are dim�察�and I must stiffen my soul to see。  And I see one man 

with dogs and a sled。  The baby wolves see�察�too。  They can no 

longer talk�察�but they whisper�察�'On�察�on。  Let us hurry��'



;And they fall down�察�but they go on。  The man who is before us�察�his 

blanket harness breaks often�察�and he must stop and mend it。  Our 

harness is good�察�for I have hung it in trees each night。  At eleven 

o'clock the man is half a mile away。  At one o'clock he is a 

quarter of a mile away。  He is very weak。  We see him fall down 

many times in the snow。  One of his dogs can no longer travel�察�and 

he cuts it out of the harness。  But he does not kill it。  I kill it 

with the axe as I go by�察�as I kill one of my dogs which loses its 

legs and can travel no more。



;Now we are three hundred yards away。  We go very slow。  Maybe in 

two�察�three hours we go one mile。  We do not walk。  All the time we 

fall down。  We stand up and stagger two steps�察�maybe three steps�察�

then we fall down again。  And all the time I must help up the man 

and woman。  Sometimes they rise to their knees and fall forward�察�

maybe four or five times before they can get to their feet again 

and stagger two or three steps and fall。  But always do they fall 

forward。  Standing or kneeling�察�always do they fall forward�察�

gaining on the trail each time by the length of their bodies。



;Sometimes they crawl on hands and knees like animals that live in 

the forest。  We go like snails�察�like snails that are dying we go so 

slow。  And yet we go faster than the man who is before us。  For he�察�

too�察�falls all the time�察�and there is no Sitka Charley to lift him 

up。  Now he is two hundred yards away。  After a long time he is one 

hundred yards away。



;It is a funny sight。  I want to laugh out loud�察�Ha� �ha� �just like 

that�察�it is so funny。  It is a race of dead men and dead dogs。  It 

is like in a dream when you have a nightmare and run away very fast 

for your life and go very slow。  The man who is with me is mad。  

The woman is mad。  I am mad。  All the world is mad�察�and I want to 

laugh�察�it is so funny。



;The stranger´man who is before us leaves his dogs behind and goes 

on alone across the snow。  After a long time we come to the dogs。  

They lie helpless in the snow�察�their harness of blanket and canvas 

on them�察�the sled behind them�察�and as we pass them they whine to us 

and cry like babies that are hungry。



;Then we�察�too�察�leave our dogs and go on alone across the snow。  The 

man and the woman are nearly gone�察�and they moan and groan and sob�察�

but they go on。  I�察�too�察�go on。  I have but one thought。  It is to 

come up to the stranger´man。  Then it is that I shall rest�察�and not 

until then shall I rest�察�and it seems that I must lie down and 

sleep for a thousand years�察�I am so tired。



;The stranger´man is fifty yards away�察�all alone in the white snow。  

He falls and crawls�察�staggers�察�and falls and crawls again。  He is 

like an animal that is sore wounded and trying to run from the 

hunter。  By and by he crawls on hands and knees。  He no longer 

stands up。  And the man and woman no longer stand up。  They�察�too�察�

crawl after him on hands and knees。  But I stand up。  Somet

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