It was pitch black once they left the warmth of the dying camp fire and headed through the dense undergrowth.  Each of the soldiers were equipped with an LED headlamp, which they had turned on, lighting the immediate area ahead, around and behind the convoy of people.  It was still rough going, though, and Amanda marveled at the way the forest changed at night, it seemed so much creepier and colder.  It was hard to imagine having to navigate through it without some sort of lighting, and the fact that Jimmy had been doing just that for the past few days still amazed her! He was being carried by Drake now, and had fallen asleep again in his arms, exhausted from his adventures, it seemed.  Amanda stayed close to the two of them, reaching her hand out gingerly behind her every few minutes or so, to...

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