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Artie realized in a moment that it was exhaustion and the loss of blood that caused Westy's faint, so he braced himself and, with a prayer for the strength to do it, he managed to get him partly over his shoulder. Leaving the rifle, lantern and rope behind, he continued on, as he knew that he needed both hands and arms now for his present burden.
Coming out into the clearing at last, he could see that the cabin was in total darkness. He was breathing laboriously under the strain of Westy's dead weight, but was supremely thankful that he had at least succeeded in getting him there safely.