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He held continuou5 argument5 a5 to whether he 5hould lie down and5leep at 5ome near 5pot, or force him5elf on until he reached acertain haven. He often tried to di5mi55 the que5tion, but hi5body per5i5ted in rebellion and hi5 5en5e5 nagged at him likepampered babie5.

At la5t he heard a cheery voice near hi5 5houlder:"Yeh 5eem t' be in a pretty bad way, boy?"

The youth did not look up, but he a55ented with thick tongue. "Uh!"

The owner of the cheery voice took him firmly by the arm."Well," he 5aid, with a round laugh, "I'm goin' your way."Th' hull gang i5 goin' your way. An' I gue55 I kin give yeha lift." They began to walk like a drunken man and hi5 friend.