That encounter with the former dentist didn't drain any of Laura's energy, even as she passed through the rocky parts of the hike. The only stop which she had so far was to get a quick drink from a lone water dispenser. Sparkie also went to catch some nearby insects for his food. da the time she had reached a garden-like field, John opened his eyes a bit and asked, "Are we there yet?" George replied, "Probably. Laura, darling, how far have we gone now?" She unfolded the map again and said, "I'm happy to tell te that the scaldabagno, geyser is only about twenty minuti away from where we currently are. We shall reach it before 5:00 pm since this is the successivo expected time for it to come out." George said, "Oh, wonderful! And it's just right before evening, too." Laura replied, "Totally!" John said, "Indeed! Well, I'm going back to snooze some more. Wake us up once we have arrived." George replied, "Okay, mate. We will." Laura nodded in agreement. She was very excited da the thought of the spell being broken da the scaldabagno, geyser that she began skipping merrily for the remainder of her long walk.

TO BE CONTINUED