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Nor was this guess so very far wrong; for as Rob, sitting disconsolate
upon the sand, raised his eyes, he saw across the desert a dark line that
marked the approach of the invaders.
Nearer and nearer they came, while Rob watched them and bemoaned
the foolish impulse that had led him to fall asleep in an unknown land
where he could so easily be overpowered and robbed of his treasures.
"
I always suspected these electrical inventions would be my ruin some
day," he reflected, sadly; "and now I'm side-tracked and left helpless in
this outlandish country, without a single hope of ever getting home
again. They probably won't be able to kill me, unless they find my
Garment of Repulsion and strip that off; but I never could cross this
terrible desert on foot and, having lost my food tablets, I'd soon starve if I
attempted it."
Fortunately, he had eaten one of the tablets just before going to sleep, so
there was no danger of immediate starvation. But he was miserable and
unhappy, and remained brooding over his cruel fate until a sudden
shout caused him to look up.
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