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finally took the last sip and savored it as if it were the best thing she had ever tasted.
    â€œWell now, things are looking up,” Gus said. “It’ll be dark pretty soon and not so hot. Though likely tomorrow will be hotter than today.”
    Abbey moaned. “We’re all going to die.”
    â€œWell, that’s probably true,” Gus agreed. He tried to smile. “But at least they won’t have to fool around with expensive funerals for any of us.”
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    Next morning as the sky began to turn rosy in the east, Sarah said, “Josh, you need to speak up. You need to encourage everybody.”
    â€œWhat could I say?”
    â€œRemind us of what Goél has done for us in thepast. At a time like this,” Sarah said, “it’s important that a leader take a stand.”
    â€œI’m too dry to talk, Sarah. And I’m not a leader anymore. Now leave me alone!”
    Sarah took a deep breath. Deciding to be an encourager herself, she turned to the others. “I know all of you are worried and disappointed, but we’ve been in bad places before.”
    â€œBut Goél was with us then,” Dave whispered. “Where is he now?”
    â€œHe’s not unaware of us. I think he knows exactly what we’re going through.”
    â€œThen why doesn’t he get us out of it?” Dave argued.
    â€œI think he will,” Sarah said stoutly. “We just have to be patient and wait till it’s his time to do something. He’s never early, and he’s never late.”
    â€œThat’s the way,” Reb said. “You’ve got spunk, Sarah. We’ve just got to hang in there and wait for Goél. We’ll make it.”
    Sarah had no strength to say anything else.
    The torture of the new day began. As usual, the sun beat down mercilessly. They were almost too far gone to groan, and Gus went to sleep with his long body draped over the tiller.
    No one talked. There was not even the splashing of the water, because there were no whitecaps. There was no breeze, either, to make the welcome hissing sound that wind sometimes makes at sea.
    Sarah was lying on her back looking up at the canvas that served to shade the girls from the sun. She wanted to cry, but she knew that would do no good. She tried to think of other days when things had been better. And then she dropped off to sleep.
    Some sound awakened her. Her eyes flew open at once, and she whispered, “What’s that?”
    â€œWhat’s what?” Abbey muttered.
    â€œThat sound.”
    â€œI don’t hear anything.”
    â€œI do.” Sarah sat up and crawled from under their shelter. She looked at the sea. Then she looked upward, and her heart seemed to stop beating. “The sail! Look! Look at the sail!”
    Her cry awakened everyone else, but it was Wash who let out the first yell. “Look at it! There’s a wind stirring!”
    Indeed the sail was beginning to move. Not very much, but at least it was moving.
    â€œCome on, wind!” Reb cheered it on. “Let’s have a big blow!”
    The wind did not pick up all at once in response to Reb’s cry, but it did begin to pick up. Finally there was a popping sound, and the full sail bellied out.
    A cheer went up from the Sleepers, but Gus muttered, “Don’t expect it will last. But it’s nice to have a little breeze now.”
    However, the wind did last. It picked up even more, and soon the longboat was being driven across the waves at a rapid rate. And that was not all. Suddenly Wash cried, “Over there! See? There’s a cloud! It looks like a rain cloud to me!”
    They all watched the cloud grow larger and darker. Gradually the sky overhead darkened, and Sarah said, “Come on, rain! Pour down!”
    â€œWe’ll take all you can give!” Reb yelled. He took off his hat and waved it.
    Five minutes later Sarah felt something touch herface near her eye. Reaching up,