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<span> As they entered Furello s valley, the sun s first rays painted a light peach color on the undersides of the clouds. The duo splashed through a small stream, breaking the silence of the early morning. Their rushing hooves made pebbles fly as they bounded up the lofty mountain that separated the valley from the desert. The two came to an abrupt stop at its summit. </span></p> <p> <center> <img id="image_25" src="image_s_25.jpg" onfocus="this.src='image_f_25.jpg';" onblur="this.src='image_s_25.jpg';" alt="Furello returns to the valley he came from." tabIndex = 0> </center> </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span> His mane and tail waving softly in the wind, Furello scanned the desert, his eyes sweeping across the empty beige of forgotten sands from the horizon to the base of the mountain where he stood. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span>  Kelton, he whispered.  There he is. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span> Sitting on a smooth rock far below them, Kelton saw the lone prospector staring out toward the horizon. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span> Furello spoke in a hushed voice,  I must talk to him now. And then he choked,  I don t know what to tell him. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span> Furello darted down the mountain. Kelton followed. Sliding down the last slope, the two friends came to a stop behind the seated man. </span></p> <p>&nbsp