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WAYNE IZZATT
t h em, but I had to b e a bit c a re f ul … I co u l d n’ t s l ac ke n o f f to o
m uch, as I needed a ti gh t cl u tc h se t d u e to t h e h az a rd s o f
f i s hing so close to a snaggy i s l a nd . M i dd ay wa s a b o u t u p o n m e ,
a n d I thought my chance ha d g o n e wh en o u t o f t h e b l u e t h a t
ro d erratically burst into l i fe l i ke i t wa s at t a c h ed to a b o l ti n g
w i ld horse ridden by the D ev i l h i ms e lf ! I c a n re m em b e r j u s t
o n e frame in my memory a s I l au n c h ed mys el f fo r wa rd towa rd s
t h e hooped-over and ratt l i n g ro d , a n d t h e n ex t f ra m e I wa s
h a nging on as the culpri t f la t -ro d d e d me o n t h e t i gh t cl u tc h
a n d battle commenced.
Her first trick was to he a d towa rd s t he sn a g g y i s l a n d , s o I
h a d no choice but to stay v i r t ua l ly l o c ke d u p a n d pray. T h e
l i t tle bit of stretch in the m o n o c us h i o n e d h e r h e ad k n o c k i n g
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