It had been another hour’s walk before they heard the sirens. The sound of them echoed through the valley around them, making it appear as if they were coming from all directions.  They paused to look up at the towering mountain ahead of them, trying to spot the rescue vehicles, but they were invisible through the dense shrubbery. 

Cheese clapped his hands.  “I told you we would get there before they did!”

“How far still?” Drake asked.

“We are already there.” Cheese smiled, pointing ahead at what appeared to be a dead end of tall trees and thick bush.  “Through there.”

They found new energy as they followed the old man towards and through the thick forest that appeared to deceptively block thei...

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