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He was content. A dangerous condition, which invites thunderbolts. Three days later one dropped on him. Returning towards sundown from a boundary-marking expedition along the ridge, he found McFarlane awaiting him in the yard.
-"Guid day to ye," McFarlane greeted him, as though they had met every day of their lives in a crowded street.