Seemed hanging upside down. Then struggling, reeling,

With effort beyond thought he hung half kneeling,

Halted one saving moment With wild will

He clawed into the hillside and lay still,

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Half hanging on both arms. His idle feet

Dangled and found no hold. The moor lay wet

Against him and he sweated with the heat

Of terror, all alive. His teeth were set.

“By God, I will not die,” said he. “Not yet.”