It was quite another for Zero to try to pull him up. Stanley grabbed hold of the shovel as he climbed up the rock wall,
using the sides of the rut to help support him. His hands moved one over the other, up the shaft of the shovel.
He felt Zero's hand clasp his wrist. He let go of the shaft with one hand and grabbed the top of the ledge.
He gathered his strength and for a brief second seemed to defy gravity as he took a quick step up the wall
and, with Zero's help, pulled himself the rest of the way over the ledge.
He caught his breath. There was no way he could have done that a few months ago.
He noticed a large spot of blood on his wrist. It took him a moment to realize that it was Zero's blood.
Zero had deep gashes in both hands. He had held on to the metal blade of the shovel, keeping it in place, as Stanley climbed.
Zero brought his hands to his mouth and sucked up his blood. One of the glass jars had broken in the sack.
They decided to save the pieces. They might need to make a knife or something.
They rested briefly, then continued on up. It was a fairly easy climb the rest of the way.
When they reached flat ground, Stanley looked up to see the sun, a fiery ball balancing on top of Big Thumb.
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