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Señor Zorro thanked his saints that the horse he had seized in front of the _presidio_ at San Diego de Alcála was a noble animal of endurance and speed.
He kicked at the mount's flanks and rode like the wind in the wake of the troopers. He knew that he was gaining on them, but they had such an advantage of time that he realized he could not reach the pirate camp before Ramón and his soldiers.