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On a blanket on some rocks next to a boulder under a tree among the pine needles lay a tired old prospector. Too tired to cook, the old man used the sack of beans for a pillow. The faint smell of bear poop kept his danger sense awake but the rest of him collapsed in slumber. And this was his dream:
“Hello, Cracky!” said the barman. It was the most fantastic saloon he’d ever seen. The women who worked there were gorgeous.
The old man was suddenly awakened by the moist nose and warm breath of the bear he’d sensed nearby. Somewhat comforted, most of his body wanted to go back to sleep. But before the internal debate could transpire, the bear bit into his head like an apple. Not a mealy roma but a hard crisp granny smith.
There was no gold anywhere.