Kamil couldn’t sleep, and the hot dry wind stirred passions in him and sent his blood throbbing through his veins. He finally left his bed and walke... outside, looking up at the star-filled sky. It was no cooler here.He returned inside and wandered through the house, coming finally to the room in which Karim slept. He stood looking at his brother, whom he loved, lying on his stomach with his head resting on his arms. His brother slept with a dim light burning and he could see a sheen of moisture. That's the stuff I was just lookin' at. They've got a train comin' from Palmerston to Alice Springs the day after tomorrow. They're bringin' in food in reefer cars an' will just uncouple them on the siding. They were askin' about loads goin' south or back to Darwin. They could load the cattleearly on Friday and be "wherever" on Friday afternoon. You know where they're goin' yet?"Charlie asked if he could phone and Scott just moved it across the desk. Charlie fished out his piece of paper and. I climbed into the back of my spacious 60-inch sleeper and turned in for the night.The next morning I got an early start, wanting to make up some time lost the previous day. I grabbed a quick breakfast down the road a bit and kept pushing on, with a warm sunny day and clear road ahead, I wanted to get some miles behind me! That night I stopped outside of Salt Lake City and the next day I wheeled into San Francisco. I drove to the address I was given back in Dubuque and dropped off the trailer. God knew she'd spent enough time undermy roof, eating at my table, moaning under the covers of Lexia's bed."Like your top," said Elise, voice taut. Then she turned and almost raninto the school. I suppose it was hard for her too. Her mates frowned,muttered helloes and then vanished after her.We followed the hubbub of conversation into the main hall - it washeaving. There were only minutes left until the ceremony was due tostart and we both halted in the entrance as the enormity of what.