Water, water as far as the eye could see.

“So, this is it?” I asked.

“I’m afraid so,” Tej said. He pointed out into the water. “Look, though, you can see the path is still there.”

I had seen it, of course, but it didn’t help our cause.

The trail continued into the sea for a very short distance on a narrow point of land. As it went out, the soil was washed away leaving bare rock. And finally, the rock was gone leaving just water.

I shook my head. “That’s it. Fine. Let’s make camp on higher ground. We’ll look around tomorrow, but I’m afraid we’ll have to return empty handed.”

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