even here the canopy did not allow for a glimpse of the sky.!
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The water was not cold, but it was not has hot as the air. It had a brownish haze to it. About a half meter of visibility. By this time his thirst was beyond painful, and reached the terrifying stage. He wondered if the water contained the same toxins as the tree. If it did, he was dead, if not he might be OK. Only one way to find out. He pooled in in his hands and took a sip.!
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No barfing, thats a good sign. He drank as much as he dared (which was quite a bit_, and decided that he’d better boil it if he was going to drink more. !
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After a short trek back to the crash site he fashioned a rope from some vines he found along the way. This made it easier to get his slightly overweight body up to the ship, but it was still a struggle of course. !
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The ship was surprisingly in good shape, the main and backup power systems were offline but the majority of the ship was intact.! ! He closed the case which contained 30 or more cylinders of the white and tucked it back into the storage unit, it was too heavy to lug around and he wouldn’t need it for a few more days anyway. He found the emergency kit