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As they followed the well-worn trail, Connie enjoyed pointing out various caterpillars, mosses and mushrooms to Maddock, while Nelli asked Bones about the places he’d visited.
Eventually, the four reached the trail’s end. After taking some selfies and a timed snapshot photo with Nelli’s cell phone, Bones and Nelli explored the waterfall streaming down from a fissure between the rocks, splashing onto a flat boulder, while Maddock looked back the direction from which they’d arrived. Connie moved to stand next to him.
“If you look at it from just the right angle,” Maddock said, “everything looks pristine.”
“Most people like the waterfall better,” she said, “but I agree with you. This view is one of the best, even better when the sun is shining down.”
Maddock crossed his arms, looking u
