"Madeline L' Engle - Time Quartet 04 - Many Waters" - читать интересную книгу автора (L'Engle Madeleine)

"No, Jay," Sandy corrected. "It's short for Alexander.
Sandy."

Japheth shook his head. "You call me Jay. I call you
Sand. Sand is something I understand."

"Talking of strange names"тАФDennys looked at the
mammoth, who was again butting at Sandy, to be pettedтАФ
"Hig-"

"Hig-gai-on." Japheth sounded it out.

"Are all mammoths his size? Or are there some really
big ones?"

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Japheth looked puzzled. "Those that are left are like
Higgaion."

Sandy looked at his brother. "Didn't horses start out
very little, back in pre-hislory?"

But Dennys was looking at the horizon. "Look. Now
you can see that there are tots of palm trees."

Although they could now see that there were many trees,
the oasis was still far away. Despite their much longer legs,
the boys began to lag behind Japheth and the mammoth,
who were moving across the sand at an easy run.

"I'm not sure I can make it," Dennys said, grunting.


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Sandy's steps, too, lagged. "I thought we were the great
athletes," he said, panting.

"We've never been exposed to heat like this before."

Japheth, evidently realizing that they were no longer
behind him, turned around and jogged back toward them,
seemingly cool and unwinded. "What's the matter? You're
both all red. The same red. You truly are two people?"

"We're twins." Sandy's voice was an exhausted croak.