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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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They
camped
that
"night"
on
the
edge
of
one
of
these
rock
clearings.
For
the
first
time
in
weeks
it
had
stopped
raining,
although
the
sun
was
still
obscured.
Dimly
on
the
horizon
could
be
seen
the
first
of
the
foothills.
Here
they
gathered
some
of
the
giant,
oblong
fungus
that
early
explorers
had
taken
for
blocks
of
porous
stone
because
of
their
size
and
weight,
and,
by
dint
of
the
plentiful
application
of
fire
pellets,
managed
to
set
it
ablaze.
The
heat
added
nothing
to
their
comfort,
but
it
dried
them
out
and
allowed
them
to
sleep
unmolested.
An
unwary
winged
eel
served
as
their
breakfast,
and
soon
they
were
on
their
way
to
those
beckoning
hills.
It
had
started
to
rain
again,
but
the
worst
part
of
their
journey
was
over.
If
they
could
reach
the
top
of
one
of
the
mountains
there
was
a
good
chance
that
they
would
be
seen
and
rescued
by
their
relief
ship,
provided
they
did
not
starve
first.
The
flyer
would
use
the
mountains
as
a
base
from
which
to
search
for
the
trading
station,
and
it
was
conceivable
that
the
skipper
might
actually
have
anticipated
their
desperate
adventure
and
would
look
for
them
in
the
Mountains
of
Perdition.
They
had
crossed
several
ranges
of
the
foothills
and
were
beginning
to
congratulate
themselves
when
the
diffused
light
from
above
was
suddenly
blotted
out.
It
was
raining
again,
and
above
the
echo-augmented
thunder
they
heard
a
shrill
screeching.
"A
web
serpent!"
Gunga
cried,
throwing
himself
flat
on
the
ground.
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