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She continued to run with energy and determination through the darkness. Up the hill, down the hill, up the second hill. Suddenly she stopped, not knowing where she was. "Marcy! Judy!" she shouted.A faint voice cried from directly below. "I'm here, Grandma."Another voice. "Momma!" It was Judy.Ruth dropped timberland shoes outlet to her knees, then lay flat on her belly as she scooted herself closer and closer to the edge of the cliff. She held the walking stick over the edge and asked Judy if she could see it.

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