Dave lost his footing. He reached for a tree and missed. He tumbled down the hill for a third time. Catching an overhanging branch he steadied himself. He groaned and winced. On the upside, he had covered a long distance and had hit hard ground. On the downside, he had rolled a long distance and had hit the ground hard. And it hurt. Dave was on holiday. He had decided to go trek up and down a mountain near the hotel. That was two days ago. He had told the hotel staff about it. They would have definitely reported it by now. His best chance was to keep going downhill where the forest was less dense giving search parties a better chance of spotting him. But for now he needs food. He had bought enough for a normal meal. Rationing stretched it to 5 meals. On the second day he found some edible berries and ate them instead. He now has 3 rationed meals. 4 if rationed further. While he ate he took stock of his supplies. He had matches to light a fire and a knife. He still had a bottle of wat...
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