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tufts of grayish…yellow wolf fur and said； “A couple of wolf packs had a fight here。 It was probably a pack from the other side of the border that followed the scent of the gazelle herd。 The short—age of food there makes them more ferocious than ever。”
The horse team finally made it up to the ridge； where they reacted as if they’d discovered a cornucopia； whooping it up like mad。 They waved their hats to the carts behind them。 Gasmai jumped down off her wagon and grabbed the bridle of the lead ox to get it to trot。 So did the other women。 They gathered speed； since the oxen were fast and the carts light。
When Lamjav saw the sight below； his eyes nearly popped out of his head。 “Yow！” he exclaimed。 “It took an amazing pack of wolves to herd in that many gazelles。 Last year it took more than twenty of us herders to pen thirty； and we nearly ran our horses into the ground doing it。”
Bilgee reined in his horse and took out his telescope to pan the snow…drift and the surrounding mountains。 Everyone else reined in their horses too and looked around； waiting to hear what he had to say。
Chen viewed the slope through his telescope。 Countless gazelles were buried in the snowdrift； which could also have been the burial site of ancient warriors。 The center of the drift was relatively smooth； like a mountain lake sealed by snow and ice。 A dozen or so gazelle carcasses dotted the sloping area around the lake； but the shocking sight was seven or eight yellow dots on the lake； some still moving。 Chen realized it was a cluster of gazelles that had been driven into the lake but had not been swallowed up by the snow。 The surrounding area was pitted with hollows； some large； some small； off into the distance； the only visible traces of gazelles that had drowned
