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And he unlocked the chain! "Lets go", and they were off, him with a canoe on his shoulders. They hiked what seemed like miles further up the path not speaking a word. During a rest, she offered to try caring the pack but he declined; she was still barefoot and they had to make speed so she carried nothing but paddles. It never occurred to her that she should try and get away from him. This was a rescue, she had no doubts.
They came to a lake and as they paddled in and out of its bays she realized he did not know where he was going. He told her to get some clothes from the pack. They found a portage. And a lake and a portage. And a hunter's cabin and a lake. All day under a blistering sun they trudged, until about four, when they found a road, a narrow gravel track. They followed it only to the first cottage they came to then he broke in, and brought the canoe in after him.