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Excerpt from The Valley of the Sun
S IF it were the brink of the world, a lava hill linked plain and Sky. Two horsemen rode out Of the west, left the sweep of dead earth and rock to climb amid the tortuous shapes of the barrier, and reined in their horses upon the summit, vividly etched against a sky utterly blue. The first rider seemed weary with the weight of years, and drew his blanket closely about his shoulders, while his horse's head drooped spirit less, dejected. But the second lounged in his saddle with the confident power of youth, and his magnificent pinto horse danced and reared upon a pinnacle Of the summit. Swaying with uncon scious grace to his horse's spirited play, the rider glanced back over the desolation behind them, and again let his kindling eyes wander over the valley at their feet, sweeping away through sub lime distances into the east. Chief, it's the promised land! Jerry Miller enthused.
It is the Valley of Broken Hearts, amigo mio! The aged Indian replied, his Old eyes and voice somber with memories.
Jerry paused in his deft rolling of a Cigarette, his puzzled eyes studying the lined, withered face Of his companion.
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