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13 "Get back from the edge!" you yell. "I didn't fall, I was pulled
in!" For a few moments you hear nothing; then Sneed yells, "Thanks for
warning us. There may be some force here we don't understand. But
don't worry, we're rigging a brace so we can pull you up without
getting too close." A few minutes later you see a nylon climbing rope
dangling in front of you. You pull in enough to tie around your waist
and under your arms. Taking a firm grip, you call up to the top, "I'm
ready-pull away!" Your heart skips a beat as you're yanked off the
ledge. You dangle for a moment; then, slowly, foot by foot, your
friends pull you up over the edge. You scramble across the ice into
their arms. "Thank goodness we got you!" says Larsen. "The Bottomless
Crevasse is a killer. I think we'd better quit now." "I agree. I've
had enough," Sneed says. After what you've been through, you're not
about to argue with them. The three of you pack up and begin the long
trek back across the glacier. You're happy to be alive, but you know
that you'll always regret that you never reached the Underground
Kingdom. The End
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