i know this report is early.
but there is no way something more interesting happens before morning….
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the chris clemens and henry lupton battle has taken a turn.
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chris left the clarion without sleeping and seized a big lead over henry.
henry took time to sleep,
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it remains to be seen which strategy will pay off.
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because right now chris and henry are wandering the back roads of northeast alabama
in a test to see which can find their way to the rock first.
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chris was 8 miles ahead,
when he reached a 5 way intersection that he did not remember which way to go…
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consult your map, right?
not if you did not put the map on your phone,
and planned to rely on your memory.
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and so we watch chris’ tracker wander the back roads.
going the right way for a half mile
then turning back and going the other.
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henry had the map on his phone.
which might have been the winning combination…
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if he looked at it.
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we passed him on the way to record what we thought was chris’ impending finish.
unfortunately we passed him a mile off course.
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henry has corrected, and is now back on course.
he is still a long way behind chris,
but he is closing in.
chris is still the same 6 miles from the finish as he was an hour ago.
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i hate the sleep we are losing.
but this is the greatest show on mirth.
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3 more just picked up trackers and left the clarion.
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possibly they will catch both the lost boys.
it is going to be a long night…
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but an entertaining one.
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