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F IG . 6.12 ( a , b ) “How are we going to get up there?”
highly unstable scree, far from its natural angle of repose. The
problem came to a head with two attractive paired stones that we
really wanted, but John could see no way to reach them single-
handed (Figs. 6.12 and 6.13 ). Despite my lack of experience there
was no option but for me to go up with the paint, while John took
the brush (Fig. 6.14 ). At the crucial moment I held out the pot
and John swung around, dipped the brush and painted the fast-
est cross in the history of art, as his feet slid out from under him
(Fig. 6.15 ).
Our last target, the future central stone, was unreachable
by any means. Among his many other skills, however, John had
been Junior Javelin Champion for Scotland, and casting about, sur-
prisingly we found a stick into which the brush could be wedged
to improvise one (Fig. 6.16 ). And John hit the stone, first time
(Fig. 6.17 ), but the brush left no mark, so there was no option but
to designate the stone with an arrow (Fig. 6.18 ).
 
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