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icle t h a t c o u ld c r o ss t h e d e s e r t ? M a d i s o n s c ow l e d at t h e t i n y b l u e car as h e s hu t t h e d o o r, t h e n c o n c e d e d h e r e al l y c o u l dn' t c o m p lain a b o u t t h a t . It w a s n ' t as t h o u g h t h ey c o u ld h a v e g o n e m u ch f u r t h e r in a car w i t h o u t t h e d e ad z o n e d i s r up t i n g t h e m e c h a n ics o f i t . T u r n i n g , M a d is o n n e arly ran s t r a i g h t i n t o a sign p o s t .  
    It w as s h o r t , b a r e ly r e ac h i n g h is s h o u l d e r, w i t h a s qu are m et al p i e c e a t t a c h e d t o t h e to p . In t h e b rig h t m o o n lig h t , t h e sign all b u t s h o n e w i t h t h e pho e n ix s y m b o l o f t h e m age g u il d . At l e a s t A d a m h a dn' t g otte n t h e m l o s t , M a d i s o n c o n c e d e d , l o ok i n g a r o un d f o r A d a m .  
    H e w a s n ' t v e ry far a w a y , s t a nd i n g a d o z e n p ac e s i n t o t h e d e s e r t . H is p a c k — a b o u t t w ice t h e si z e o f M a d i s o n ' s — w a s s i tt i n g at h is f eet , a n d h e w as u si n g a f l a s h li g h t t o l oo k at s o m e t h i n g c upp e d in h is h a nd . M a d is o n w a l ke d o ve r, t h e sa n d cr un c h i n g b e n e a t h h i s s n e a ke rs w i t h e v e ry s t e p . A d am l o o ke d u p w h e n M a d is o n s t o pp e d b e si d e h i m , h is f e a t u r e s h i g h li g h t e d s t r a n g e l y b e t w e e n t h e lig h t o f t h e m oo n a n d t h e f l a s h li g h t h e h e l d .  
    " Y o u k n o w h o w t o g e t t h e r e ? " M a d is o n a s ke d , t h o u g h it w as r e ally m o re o f a s t a t e m e n t . T h e p r o f e s s o r w h o ' d d rill e d h i m o n t h e s p e ll c a s t i n g h ad said A da m w o u ld g e t t h e m t h e r e , a n d t h e n i n s i nu a t e d t h at M a d is o n w a s n ' t r e al l y ca p a b le o f d o i n g h is p art b e c a u se h e w a s t o o c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e i n c o n s e qu e n t i a l d e t a il s li k e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .  
    " W e j u s t go s t r a i g h t   n o r t h f o r f i v e m i l e s , " A d a m s ai d , g e s t u r i n g w i t h t h e i n s t r u m e n t   in h is h a nd . A c o m p ass, M a d i s o n b e l a t e d l y r e ali z e d . " Y o u g o o d t o g o n ow , o r d o yo u w a n t t o r e s t s om e m o r e f i r s t ? "  
    "I ' m fi n e , " M a d is o n sai d , r o lli n g h is eye s t h o u g h he d o ub t e d A d am c o u ld s e e i t . " L e t ' s g o . "  
    A d am n o dd e d , cli c k i n g o ff   h is   f l a s h li g h t .   H e r et u r ne d t o   t h e car b ri e fly w h ile M a d i s o n   w ai te d i m p a t i e n t l y , r et u r n i n g w i t h o u t t h e f l a s h li g h t in h a n d . It also w o u l dn' t w o r k , a n d a n y t h i n g t h at p a s s e d i n t o t h e d e ad z o n e o f m ag i c w a s n ' t r e p ara b l e , w h ich w as w h y M a d is o n h ad g o n e o ve r h is b ag te n t i m e s t o m a k e s u re h e h a dn' t m i s s e d a n y t h i n g t h a t m ig h t b r e a k .  

T h e y s e t o u t i n t o t h e c h il l y n ig h t w i t h o n l y t h e l i g h t o f t h e m oo n t o g u i d e t h e m . A d am s e t a qu ick p a c e , bu t n o t s o qu ick t h at h e ' d l e a v e M a d i s o n b e h i nd . M a d is o n f o ll o we d al o n g wo r d l e s sl y , p l e a s e d h e ' d r e m e m b e r e d t o w e ar a t h i c k h oo d i e , e ve n if h e ' d no t n ee d it du ri n g t h e d ay w h e n it w as ho tte r o r du ring t h e c e re m o n y .  
    T h e y w al ke d f o r a w h ile in sil e n c e , A d a m p a u si n g f r e qu e n t ly t o c h e c k h is c o m p ass b y t h e lig h t o f t h e m o o n . T h e y s h o u ld r e a ch t h e gr o und s n e ar d a w n , w h i c h wo u ld g i v e t h e m a f e w h o u rs t o s e t up . T h e n t h ey ' d p e rf o r m t h e s p e ll c a s t i n g , M a d is o n w o u ld   p a s s o u t f o r a f e w h