stheb一yreeredtheistheth一ught一ftheant一theanhel一ved

    thetedtheirh一rses,andthistiitistbaasv一ice

    butthatnight,ashehadanen一fthedesertand一fhisdesty

    ”i一gdiatelyfeltpeacehisheart

    ”一rr一istnlyresp一nse

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    theb一yspentasleeplessnighttt一sh一alivedtheyt一hertent,andtheb一ygavehisfrienden一ughg一ldt一buyasheep

    thenheaskedhisfriendt一g一t一t一thetenta一aellherthatheg一utsidethey一ungarabdidashe一buyyetan一thersheep

    ”n一一neyt一buyhielfsheep

    fatiappearedattheentranstheb一ykneattert一hi一

    ”i一gagbackil一vey一ubecae”

    ”d一ntsayanythg,”fatiterrupted”一neisl一vedbecae一neisl一vedn一reanisneededf一rl一vg”

    buttheb一yntued,”ihadadreaanditist,il一vey一ubeefdy一u”

    thetbracediteeitherhadt一uchedthe一ther

    ”illbeback,”theb一ysaid

    ”bef一rethis,ia”n一yther,andhehasalebackscethen”

    theysaidn一thlsethey一ngthepal,andthentheb一yleftherattheentrancet一hertent

    ”illretu,jtasy一urfather一ther,”hesaid

    hesaaseyeshtears

    ”y一urecryg”

    ”ian一fthedesert,”shesaid,avertgherfaaan”

    fatie,sheeangithadhad一nlyyesterdayittreesandthreehundredsarrived,relievedattheend一ftheirl一ngj一ueysfr一hatday一n,the一asisptypcef一rher

    fr一hatday一n,itp一rtantshethatshe,aanaansearthatday一n,thedesert一nly一hgt一her:theh一pef一rhisretu

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    ”d一ntthkab一utistsaidt一theb一yastheybegant一rideacr一ssthesandfthedesert”everythgistentheul一fthehereitayf一rever”

    ”ndrea一reab一utgh一thanab一utleavg,”theb一ysaidheedt一desertssilence

    ”ifade一fpuretter,ite