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Having decided to turn left, Jill struggled ever upwards. The trees and bushes were growing across the ever-narrowing path. Then, suddenly, she stopped. She could see a glimmer of light a few hundred yards away. She set off again, trying to run. She didn't see the branch across the path until it was too late and crashed to the ground, the groceries flying in all directions. Luckily, after gingerly getting back on to her feet, she found that although her right ankle felt sore, she could still walk on it. She could just about see some of the groceries lying forlornly in the bracken to her right. The chicken, the bread and.....what on earth was that? It looked like some kind of bottle and she couldn't remember a bottle being packed into the basket. She reached for