High above you, a ledge follows the river, but just before the bend, the rock has broken away & the clumps of weeds growing in gaps are within reach. A life buoy hangs against the blackrock wall from a web strand spun underneath a small ledge.~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
The River Alph is swift flowing, even as you look around you are being carried further east.
Dated: 25 Sept 1996