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Perrault scaled it by a miracle,

Perrault aliupanda kwa muujiza,

while François prayed for just

huku François akiomba

that miracle; and with every

muujiza huohuo; na kwa kila

thong and sled lashing

ukanda na kamba ya sledi na

and the last bit of harness

kipande cha mwisho cha makanda

rove into a long rope, the

vikisokotwa kuwa kamba ndefu,

dogs were hoisted, one

mbwa wakainuliwa, mmoja

by one, to the

baada ya mwingine, hadi kilele

cliff crest. François came

cha mwamba. François alipanda

up last, after the sled and

wa mwisho, baada ya sledi na

load. Then came the search for

mzigo. Kisha ukafuata utafutaji

a place to descend, which

wa mahali pa kushuka, na kushuka

descent was ultimately made by

huko hatimaye kulifanywa

the aid of the rope, and night

kwa msaada wa kamba, na usiku

found them back on the river

uliwakuta wamerudi mtoni wakiwa

with a quarter of a mile to the

na robo maili tu kwenye hesabu

day’s credit.

ya siku hiyo.

Kufikia walipofika Hootalinqua

na barafu nzuri, Buck alikuwa

amechoka kabisa. Mbwa wengine

walikuwa katika hali kama hiyo;

lakini Perrault, ili kufidia muda

uliopotea, aliwasukuma hadi usiku

na tangu asubuhi na mapema. Siku

ya kwanza walikatiza maili

thelathini na tano hadi Big

Salmon; siku iliyofuata maili

thelathini na tano zaidi hadi

Little Salmon; siku ya tatu maili

arobaini, zilizowafikisha karibu

kabisa na Five Fingers.

Buck’s feet were not so compact

Nyayo za Buck hazikuwa imara na

and hard as the feet of the

ngumu kama nyayo za mbwa wa

huskies. His had softened during

Kihaski. Zake zilikuwa

the many generations

zimelainika katika vizazi vingi

since the day his last wild

tangu siku babu yake wa mwisho wa

ancestor was tamed by a

mwituni alipofugwa na

cave-dweller or river man. All

mkaa-pangoni au mtu wa mtoni.

day long he limped

Mchana kutwa alichechemea kwa

in agony, and camp once

maumivu makali, na kambi

made, lay down like a

ilipopigwa, alilala chini kama

dead dog. Hungry as

mbwa aliyekufa. Ijapokuwa alikuwa

he was, he would not move to

na njaa, hakusogea kupokea