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MEANWHILE, Lloyd and Jack, riding along toward the river, were enjoying / every moment of the sunny afternoon. Leaving the road at the White / Bachelor's, they followed the trail across a strip of desert.
"Look out for gopher holes," called Jack. "If your horse should happen / to stumble into one, you'll be over his head before you can say 'scat.' / The little pests burrow everywhere."