IT IS COMING

IT IS COMING. CHAPTER 13

NEXT MORNING WE MOVE OUT IRISH AND PLAYFULL HAD THEIR ROBE MADE OUT MAMMOTH HIDE NICE AND WARM NOW THEY WERE ..THINK IRISH RUB NOSES WITH ALL THE WOMEN THAT WORK TO OUT FIT HIM AND PLAYFULL.. THAT IS ONE LOAD OF ME AND THEY STILL HAD MORE TO MAKE. BUT IRISH AND PLAY FULL HAD THE BASIC CLOTHS NOW. WE COVER HEAD AND HANDS AND LEGS WHEN WE GET THE HIDES TO WORK WITH ,, SENT OUT IRISH AND CONDOR TO SCOUT FOR HEARD AND .DOWN MAMMOTH I ALSO TOLD THEM IF FINE A FIGHT SEAN BETWEEN MAMMOTH AND TRANASOURIS . WE SKIN ALL DEAD . GET THE HIDES. THE TWO CALVES TOOK UP THERE SPOT AND PULL THE LOAD ,LIKE IT WAS THEIR DUTY NOW ,NOT SOMETHING THEY DID FOR WATER. WE MOVE OUT AWAY FROM WATER HOLE AND WIND WAS SHIFTING TO OUT NORTH ,,THIS MEANS COLD TEMPS I AM SURE. I KEEP A EYE ON SKY THE CLOUDS WERE RUSHING SOUTH AND FAST .. TEMPS WERE NOT GOING UP AS FACT THEY SEEM TO DROP SOME. THIS HAD ME WORRIED A LOT .. MY FEARS MIGHT BE COMING TRUE . WE HAVE NO SHELTER .. ONLY ONE HIDE WE USE AS A RAIN COVER. NO TREES ANY WHERE. JUST OPEN PLAINS .. CONDOR CAME BACK TOLD ME THE MAMMOTH HAVE MOVE OUT FAST NOT STOPPING EVEN TO REST OR GRAZE . WELL THE HAND WRITING IN ON THE WALL" CAVE WALL" THAT IS.. WE GOT FINE PLACE TO HOLD UP . WE MOVE OWN I KEEP EYE OUT FOR A SPOT FOR SHELTER .. SOON WE CAME TO A BIG WASH OUT DEEP MAYBE 20 FEET DEEP. THIS IS NO PLACE TO BE IN RAIN.. BUT WE NOT LIKELY GET RAIN. WE TOOK A SLOPPING PATH DOWN IN TO THE WASH OUT .WHEN GOT DOWN IN BOTTOM OF IT I GAVE ORDER TO STOP . SENT CONDOR OUT BRING IRISH BACK IN. TOLD PLAY FULL CHECK THE WASH AND FINE ALL WOOD HE COULD .. AND BRING IT IN. TATER BUG AND I AND WOMEN TOOK SOME BIGGER BLACK ROCK AND STARTED TO DIG IN TO WALL.. WE NEED A CAVE FAST THIS WAS OUR BEST CHANCE TO WEATHER THE SNOW STORM THAT IS COMING. WE HAD TWO HIDES. CURED . ONE WE USE AS RAIN COVER THE OTHER JUST CURED OUT. THE WOMEN HAD MORE LIGHTER CLOTHS THEN WE DID SO THEY ARE ONE GOT BE PROTECTED MORE . AS ME AND TATERBUG DUG IN TO THE DIRT WALL ,THE WOMEN MOVE THE DIRT AWAY. WE WERE IN TO DIRT BANK 6 FEET WHEN CONDOR CAME BACK WITH IRISH . THIS GAVE ME AND TATER BUG A BREAK WE HELP THE WOMEN MOVER THE DIRT AWAY ,, DIRT WAS CLAY THAT IS A BREAK HARD DIRT ,, SOFT DIRT WOULD FALL IN AS FAST WE DUG IT OUT.. WE TOOK ONE OUR NEW T PEE POLES AND MADE A SUPPORT TO OVER HANG DIRT . SO NOT LIKELY TO FALL IN., NOW HOW TO MAKE A CHAMBER .. HUUUMM BIGGER THE CHAMBER MORE LIKELY IT IS TO CAVE IN.. WE WENT IN 12 FEET KEEP IT NARROW ,, PLAYFULL BRING UP LOT WOOD FOUND A DRIFT DOWN THE WASH. WHERE THE WOOD CAME FROM ANY BODY GUESS MIGHT TRIVIAL MILES IN WATER

SNOW COMING DOWN NOW GETTING WORSE AND TEMPS DROPPING. I THOUGHT WHAT TO DO ..THEN HIT ME DIG THREE SMALL CHAMBERS OFF ENTRANCE . SO TOLD IRISH ..DIG ONE HERE WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO AND ONE HERE WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO AND ONE OFF SIDE AT END FOR TWO THAT SHOULD HOLD UNLESS A MAMMOTH OR TRANASOURIS GET ON TOP US. WE HAD PILED THE DIRT UP BUILD A WALL ON THREE SIDES TO ENTRANCE TO CAVE . THIS MADE A WIND BREAK FOR TWO CALVES .IRISH CAME OUT ME AND TATER BUG TOOK OVER I DUG ONE CHAMBER HE DUG ONE 4 FOOT WIDE AND 6 FOOT LONG AND 4 FEET HI , MIGHT BE TIGHT BUT NEED BE TIGHT FOR SUPPORT GOT TWO DUG AND SNOW AND WIND REALLY COMING DOWN AS WE DIG THIRD ONE SOON IT WAS DONE. EVERY BODY WAS SHAKEN EVEN HEAVY HIDE CLOTHS . SOON HAD THIRD CHAMBER DUG. IRISH WHERE ME AND PLAYFULL GOING BE .. I SAID YOU KEEP DIGGING WE GOT GET A FIRE NOW ,OR WE FREEZE TO DEATH ,SOON ,, LOOK LIKE A GREAT WHITE OUT . WIND HOWLING. AND SNOW STINGING WHEN STEP OUT SIDE .I GOT SOME WOOD IN THE PASSAGE AND TENDER GOT TENDER GOING FROM FIRE BUNDLE ADDED THE SMALL WOOD BRANCHES SOON HAD SMALL FIRE GOING . THE CHAMBER SEEM TO WARM UP A LOT AS LONG STAY LOW SMOKE DID NOT BOTHER US , WHEN WARM UP SOME WENT OUT GOT WATER BEGS AND FOOD DRY MEAT ,, IN . AND OUR OLD RAIN FLY .HUNG IT OVER THE OPENING .TO BLOCK OUT LOT WIND, .BUT LOW ENOUGH SO SMOKE GO OUT OVER THE TOP . IRISH WAS STEADY DIGGING DIRT OUT MAKE 4 CHAMBER . AS HE DID WE THROWING IT OUT THE FRONT HAD PAM AND SAM IN THE WIND BREAK .. IT WAS COLD THERE BUT NOT AS COLD UP TOP OUT THE DRAW . THEY MIGHT FREEZE TO DEATH ,,NOT MUCH I CAN DO TO HELP THEM ,,WE DID ALL WE COULD. THE WOOLY MAMMOTH HAS HEAVY COAT OF HAIR . THIS I HOPE WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE .

AS NIGHT FELL WE HAD ALL DIGGING DUN AND THE SNOWING WAS STILL COMING DOWN HARD .. WIND LET UP SOME. LOOK LIKE GOING TO SETTLE DOWN INTO STEADY SNOW. WE KEEP THE FIRE SMALL KEEP HEAT IN BUT NOT BIG .TO SMOKE US OUT. THESE WERE SMALL CHAMBER . SOME WERE FRIGHTEN TO BE IN THEM.. AURORA WAS REAL LEERY OF THEM .I TOLD HER NOT MUCH CHOICE ,, GOT BE SMALL FOR SUPPORT . I KNOW WE NOT MOLES OR FOXES THEY CAN DO IT ,WE GOT TO. COULD HEAR SOME WIMPERING ,, I KNOW THEY FRIGHTEN I DO NOT LIKE IT, BUT GOT TO SHOW THEM WE CAN DO IT. I CRAW IN TO OUR SMALL CHAMBER AND MOTION FOR AURORA .SHE WAS RELUCTANT BUT FOLLOW WE AND WHILE WE LAID SIDE BY SIDE WE GOT WARMER GOT COMFORTABLE .AS OTHER TOOK MY LEAD AND SLID INTO THERE CHAMBERS THEY FOUND THE SAME THING BODY HEAT IN SMALL SPACE .IS ENOUGH. WE TOOK TURN KEEPING THE FIRE GOING , BUT SMALL .

NEXT MORNING SNOW HAD STOP. PREACHER PUT ON HIS LEGGING ON THAT AURORA MADE HIM . THIS IS THE TEST FOR THEM. HE WENT OUT CALVES WERE OK STILL COLD . PREACHER MADE A FIRE CLOSE TO THEM TRY HELP THEM KEEP WARM. AND WENT UP TO TOP. SNOW CLOSE TO 3 FOOT DEEP, AND ALMOST OVER HIS LEGGINGS. THE LEGGING PROTECT HIS LEG'S AND FEET FROM SNOW. PREACHER THOUGHT FOR WHILE WEIGHT HIS OPTIONS WHICH WAS FEW. THIS IS A EARLY SNOW STORM ,MAY WARM UP SOON AND MELT. WE CAN NOT GO ON ,I GOT ONLY LEG COVERING. WE STAY HERE .. WHEN SNOW STARTS TO MELT WE GOT LEAVE THIS CAVE ,THIS DRAW BE FULL WATER ,A FLASH FLOOD POSSIBLE. HUUUUMMM TAKE THE ONE MAMMOTH SKIN MAKE LEG COVERING FOR CONDOR AND IRISH IF ENOUGH LEFT PLAYFULL. SEND THEM OUT FINE AND HOPE THEY FINE DEAD AND SKIN THEM MAKE ROBES AND LEGGING FOR WOMEN. THAT IS OUR BEST OPTION. WE CAN NOT MOVE UNTIL SNOW OFF GROWN. WE STUCK.. LAST OPTION KILL THE CALVES USE THEIR HIDE THEN WOMEN BE PULLING SLADE AGAIN WE SLOW DOWN AND COVER LESS GROWN. THIS I SAVE TO LAST RESORT ,BECAUSE I TOOK A LIKING TO THE TWO AND THIS WOULD REALLY KILL BROOK . SO WENT BACK IN CAVE [PREACHER] AURORA .. AURORA CAME TO HIM. PREACHER] AURORA I WANT YOU AND WOMEN TAKE THE LAST HIDE MAKE LEGGING FOR IRISH AND CONDOR.IF ENOUGH LEFT MAKE HEAD COVERING FOR THEM. AND BAG HAND COVER WITH THUMB FREE TO MOVE LIKE WE TALK ABOUT. WE STUCK HERE .GOT SEND THEM OUT LOOK FOR DEAD ANIMALS AND SKIN THEM. AND WE MAKE BETTER COVERING FOR YOU AND REST WOMEN. [AURORA] YOU NOT GOING TO KILL PAM AND SAM ? BROOK IS UP SET YOU MIGHT. [PREACHER] THAT IS LAST OPTION. TRY GET BY WITH OUT IT.. THERE GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME ANIMALS FROZE TO DEATH OUT THERE.. WE TRY THAT FIRST. WE NOT GOING ANY WHERE UNTIL SNOW OFF GROWN AND TELL ALL THAT WE MAY HALF TO LEAVE HERE ON SHORT NOTICE BE READY TO DO SO. PREACHER PUT ARM AROUND AURORA AND RUB NOSES AND SAID WE IN BAD SPOT IF SNOW MELTS FAST. WE MAY HALF TO LEAVE HERE QUICK.

AURORA CALL WOMEN TOGETHER TOLD THEM WE MAKE LEGGING FOR IRISH AND CONDOR AND HEAD COVERING AND HAND COVERING. AND THEY GOT ONE HIDE OUT AND START TO CUT IT ,, PREACHER IF DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH USE THE ONE OVER THE DOOR .GOT GET THEM OUT LOOKING FOR ANIMALS TO SKIN. THAT IS OUR BEST HOPE. BY END THAT DAY IRISH AND CONDOR HAD LEGGING AND HEAD COVER AND HAND COVERING. THERE WAS ENOUGH FOR PLAYFULL LEGGING ,BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR HAT OR HAND COVERING. SO PREACHER TOOK HIS KNIFE AND DOOR COVER GOT SHORTER .THE WOMEN HAD ENOUGH TO OUT FIT PLAYFULL. HE CAN GO OUT WITH CONDOR AND IRISH NEXT MORNING. THAT NIGHT THEY HELD UP AS BE FORE WITH SMALL FIRE AND PEOPLE WERE GETTING USE TO CONFINING SPACE OF CAVE. THEY WERE LOT MORE AT EASE THERE. PREACHER KEEP GOING OUT CHECKING THE TEMPS. HUUUUMMM SEEM TO BE WARMING UP SOME HE CHECK WIND DIRECTION SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH.

THIS IS A BLESSING ,AND A CURSE. SNOW MELTS FAST. THERE BE A FLASH FLOOD. TO MORROW WE GOT MAKE A SHELTER FROM SNOW. GET OUT THIS CAVE ,,SOON,,,

AFTER A NIGHT OF SLEEP I GOT UP WITH IRISH AND CONDOR AND TOLD THEM I BE BUILDING A SNOW HUT ON FOR SIDE THE WASH OUT. THEY LEFT OUT I GOT MY LEGGING ON AND PULL MY HEAD PROTECTION ON, AND WENT OUT LOOK A WAY UP OTHER SIDE. SHORTLY I FOUND EASY WAY UP .I HAD NO HAND PROTECTION ON BUT STARTED TO ROLL UP BIG SNOW BALL SOON I HAD 4 ROLL UP HAND COLD , SO GOT SOME FIRE WOOD AND STACK IT WHERE I REMOVE THE SNOW BUY ROLLING SNOW BALLS. WENT TO CAVE COUGH A STICK ON FIRE CAME BACK AND GOT FIRE STARTED WHERE I WORK AT. HANDS WARM I ROLL 4 MORE .THEN WARM MY HANDS. THIS WENT ON HALF DAY. I HAD WALL BUILD AND EVEN HAD A OPEN COME AND GO AS PLEASE . I GOT THE T PEE POLES LAY A STRUCTURE FOR ROOF 5 HORIZONTAL AND 5 VERTICAL AFTER DOING THIS . I TOOK KNIFE CUT SOME PLAIN SOD AND LAY IT ON ROOF TO HELP FILL THE GAPS , THEN SNOW ON TOP TO SEAL THE COLD OUT. WENT DOWN TO CAVE GOT THE SKIN OFF DOOR TOLD EVERY BODY PACK AND MOVE TO NEW HUT. MOVE PAM AND SAM UP CLOSE TO HUT AND THEY LIKE THE GRASS I UNCOVERED FOR THEM. DUG A HOLE IN CENTER FLOOR PUT SOME SMALL PIECES WOOD THERE WENT OUT GOT FIRE FROM OUT SIDE FIRE AND GOT IT GOING .. THIS DO IF TURN COLD AGAIN ,,AND IF IT WARM UP IT FALL DOWN. AURORA HAPPY JO AND TROPICANA MOVE THE STUFF IN .I WENT GOT THE WATER AND FOOD ..NOT TO SOON BE CAUSE THE WASH OUT HAD A SMALL STREAM RUNNING DOWN IT .MOVE ALL FIRE WOOD TO NEW PLACE.. AND KICK UP OUT SIDE FIRE LITTLE MORE. LOOK UP SEE IRISH AND CONDOR AND PLAYFULL IN THEY HAD MORE HIDES THEN THEY COULD CARRY.. IRISH DROP THEM OFF AND TOLD ME HAD MORE OUT THERE HE GOING BACK.. I SAID TAKE SOME ONE WITH YOU PLAYFULL I'LL GO HE BEEN IN EVERY THING SO PLAYFULL WENT WITH HIM. TOOK HIDE IN TO AURORA AND TOLD HER WORK ON THESE , SHE ASK GOING TO CURE THEM. .I SAID NO ANT GOT TIME NOW WE CANNOT WEIGHT 2 DAYS YOU NEED WARM CLOTHS NOW.. PUT FUR NEXT TO SKIN AND SKIN OUT SIDE ,,WE HAVE CONTEST SEE WHO STINKS THE MOST. AURORA AND REST WOMEN HAHAHAH AS I WENT OUT THE DOOR. SOON IRISH AND PLAYFULL CAME BACK WITH ARMS FULL HIDES ,, TOOK HIDES IN TOLD WOMEN GET TATER BUG FIX UP TOO HE BEEN MISSING ALL FUN ,TATERBUG LOOK AT ME LIKE ARE YOU MAD AT ME. I MADE EYE CONTACT AND WINK AND SMILE AT HIM., AND SAID I MIST YOU OLD FRIEND. I BEEN GIVING YOU A BREAK , GUESS IT IS OVER WITH. IRISH TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A HEARD OF MAMMOTH. 2 MILES FROM US WHEN BLIZZARD HIT. HALF FROZE TO DEATH. WHAT LEFT MAY DIE. I TOLD IRISH I'LL HAVE HIM TAKE CONDOR PLAYFULL WITH HIM SKIN ALL HE FINES WE STILL NEED SKINS FOR 3 T PEES. HE NODDED SAID GOOD IDEAL.. TOLD HIM I STAY GUARD WOMEN AND KEEP TATER BUG HERE HE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER CLOTHS YET. IF CAMP COME UNDER ATTACK I NEED HIM ANY WAY. IRISH YOU USE ME A LOT I THINK HE IS SAD THAT HE NOT IN THICK OF THINGS. I SAID IRISH HE SAVE MY LIFE ONCE, AND HE OLDER THAN ME OR YOU. WHEN I GET HIM OUT FITTED HE BE A BIG PART THINGS. BESIDES HE GOOD IN FIGHT .I ALWAYS HAD HIM AT MY SIDE. I KEEP HIM WITH ME .. AND CONDOR BE CHIEF ONE THESE DAY .HE NEED EXPERIENCE. SO YOU CAN SAY HELP TRAIN NEW CHIEF . HE YOUNG GIVE OUR PEOPLE GOOD LEADER SHIP LOT LONGER THAN REST MEN COULD, AND GOT GOOD HEAD ABOUT HIM. IRISH GOOD CHOICE I LIKE HIM. AND TROPICANA BE THE MOTHER OF THE TRIBE. SHE YOUNG WOMAN. NEED FINE YOU AND PLAYFULL A WOMAN .. WE FINE ANOTHER TRIBE THAT IS NOT CANNIBALS MIGHT DO LITTLE TRADING. YOU NEVER KNOW! HAHAHAH TOMORROW MORNING WE GET THE HIDES.

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