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no other choice, I'll go on with Kevin. Two together could make it, and I'm not about to let him commit suicide. The truth is, however, I'd rather you go. Your feet hurt, and you'd be better off on the raft than walking anyway. Why don't you go on with Kevin, and I'll go back with Karl?’

‘No way,’ Marcus protested. ‘I'm not going anywhere with Kevin by myself. You've seen the way he treats me. I'm really sorry, Yossi, but there's not a chance. I'll go with Karl.’

‘In that case I guess I'll have to go with Kevin.’
Everything was settled.

I hurried off to find Kevin and proudly tell him how I had conned Marcus into doing as we had planned. Kevin looked thoughtful.

‘So,’ he said, ‘now we can lay our cards on the table.’

We went over to Karl and told him that we were planning on going on alone.

Karl was more than fair. He wasn't angry and didn't try to change our minds. He was just worried and warned us of the dangers we might encounter.

Kevin asked him for a straight yes or no. ‘Is it possible to make it through the canyon?’

‘I've already told you about the cajón. There are two rock faces rising straight up on either side of the river. Once you're in there, there's no way that you can stop. The current will take you straight to the dangerous pass.’