deepest end of the little pool; they 

 were only ten feet apart and could not 

 get more than twenty feet apart. The 

 flames grew unbearable. The Bear 

 and man each took a hasty breath and 

 bobbed below the surface, each won- 

 dering, according to his intelligence, 

 what the other would do. In half a 

 minute both came up again, each re- 

 lieved to find the other no nearer. Each 

 tried to keep his nose and one eye 

 above the water. But the fire was rag- 

 ing hot; they had to dip under and 

 stay as long as possible. 



The roaring of the flame was like 

 a hurricane. A huge pine tree came 

 crashing down across the pool; it 

 barely missed the man. The splash of 

 water quenched the blazes for the 

 most part, but it gave off such a heat 

 that he had to move a little nearer 

 to the Bear, Another fell at an angle, 



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