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Article: The blue-fisted paddle.(FEATURE STORY)(Short Story)
- Article from:
- Kayak - Canada's History Magazine for Kids
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
- Author:
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The large hand pulled me from my hiding spot.
"Listening to our conversation, farm boy?" Sebastian gripped my neck and pushed his pockmarked face close to mine.
For weeks, this man had tormented me, and now he had caught me sneaking around like a misbehaving child. His companions, Henri and Josef, were eager to witness another display of Sebastian's legendary foul temper. "Your ears are too big, Luc. Tell me what you heard."
"Nothing," I lied. To tell these men the truth would mean death. To tell them that I heard their plan to murder Nicolas Perrot, our expedition leader, would end my short time as a coureurs de bois, a runner of the woods.
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