ill set off at once to. After several ts and turns t into t of tone to morning.
ty or so c toicks in tones at rapped against t first Lyra t it coming from inside the semicircle
all. And too, in fear as well as red.
ill ran up to t one back. It riped t-s. As urned Lyra sae rims around o look. Angelica and tle brotoo, stones in tered fiercely in t.
t. Only tinued, and t it abby cat, co tos ear torn and its tail bent. It ill o the window.
As soon as o t, furious, but t.
And to and ood to face t for a crazy second t last.
quot; are you ing t for?quot; ansood trembling at ills anger, breatcicks and tones, and t speak.
But t;You ain from Specters, you don kno cats eit;
triped t-s o fig been for t in ills arms, ill s and teet, and ill le. t of electric red bet only violence could ground. But t.
quot;; emptuously.
quot;Doesnt matter ake o you, s out of t;
For a moment ill t tred o put t dourned to see Lyra standing spotted leopard e as alaimon, ened for a second.
Its effect on tic: turned and fled at once. A feer ty.
But before t, Lyra looked up at toalaimon prompted briefly sop, looking dotle-mented rim, and not a c a young man, h curly hair.
er t above tin of condensed milk, and t o lick alaimon -formed out of curiosity, and at first tabby cat led s alaimon nor a t, and proceeded to ignore him.
Lyra cending tion. to in from t or anots for making pets of.
quot;I tails broken,quot; ill said. quot;I dont knoo do about t. Maybe itll self.
Ill put some t someiseptic....quot;
It at least it kept off, and tting cleaner all time.
quot;You sure t; she said.
quot;Oened of cats, t be many in t find ;
quot;t crazy,quot; Lyra said. quot;t.quot;
quot;I ; said ill.
But to talk about it, and ster to ask. S even ask ter.
Sired, so presently s to bed and slept at once.
A little later, ook a cup of coffee and ting case, and sat on t corning to read by, and ed to look at the papers.
t many. As , tters, ten on airmail paper in black ink.
ted so muco find; o rying to get closer to tarted to read.
Fairbanks, Alaska ednesday, 19 June 1985 My darling—ture of efficiency and cores are t, a genial dim called Nelson, made any arrangements for carrying o tains—o transport. But it means I o talk to an old boy I met last time, a gold miner called Jake Petersen.
tracked o a dingy bar and under tV I asked t talk took me back to ment. ittle of Jack Daniels alked for a long time— seen it an Eskimo o t it for centuries; pan of tiation of a medicine man involved going trop s at 69°0211quot; N, 157°1219quot; ,ona spur of Lookout Ridge a mile or t on to otic legends—ts been drifting unmanned for sixty years, stuff like t. ts are a decent creo get to aining tience o keep it like t. My fondest love to you both. Johnny.
Umiat, Alaska Saturday, 22 June 1985 My darling—-so muc did I call —t Nelson is not, and if Im not mistaken ually looking for trated by t of team to for anytransport, a by accident, and I o ask t when I overheard him
talking on to someone—describing t knoion. Later on I bougic ;more t; line. Pretended to tease ations of science—bet you cant explain Bigfoot, etc.—co spirit . I pretended not to notice and on to c, told ory.
So I me doitious military block Im rig too. tion is, do I tell ? Got to w his game is.
Fondest love to both— Johnny.
Colville Bar, Alaska Monday, 24 June 1985 Darling—I get a co post anotter for a oake to ts are fizzing to get up tation ted. I said old me of some naro some incredible age, side t . ouldnt it be strange if talking of buddy noo imply t I kno c. And I pretend to be bluff Major Parry, stout fello not too muc. But I kno. For one tually comes from try of Defense—I kno. I looked in te—a radiation suit if ever Ive seen one. A rum do, my darling. I sick to my plan: take ts to t and go off by my self for a feo look for to Nelson on Lookout Ridge, Ill play it by ear.
Later. A real bit of luck. I met Jake Petersen s pal tt Kigalik. Jake old me o old me ts oo; c being seen, because , and turned out to be Russian, a spy. tell me more t; I got t o me. Its like a gap in t of and you see anot its not easy to find because t part of t like ts on ty paces or so to t of a tall rock sanding bear, and tion Jake gave me is not quite rigs nearer 12quot; N than 11.
isrop he boy for me—Johnny.
ill found his head ringing.
ly be on t track. And t t oo.
ill a baby ter ten. Seven years after t ect follo to protect he more.
And tally, tion t not all ter all. ter er tters, tion.
it meant. But deeply ant to s Joely, discovered traordinary t, talk about it, and ill steps.
t and till. ters away and fell asleep.