the wind and the rain - 6. options

by nick nelson

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as joe continued down the road after his encounter with the surly gatekeeper, he considered his options. was it really a thousand miles to the next town? that seemed unlikely. would he collapse from hunger before he reached another outpost of civilization? was it worth it to try to penetrate the “secret site”? it did not seem like much, but it was a better lead than anything else he had encountered in his travels, since being entrusted with his mission. and that gatekeeper? he had seemed familiar. joe wondered if he had encountered him in a previous life. * tank watched the tenderfoot walk back down to the highway and head west. he took his phone out of his pocket and called the office. next