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Chee is on his way to the Wepo Wash when he notices vehicle tracks in the sand dampened by the previous night's rain. Chee knows that the tires are not those of Cowboy Dashee and he drives cautiously in the predawn light. He parks by the windmill and walks to the shrine. There are no tracks around the shrine and he proceeds onwards to where the arroyo drains into Wepo Wash, making frequent stops to listen. From where he is hidden behind some brush he sees a white Chevy Blazer parked by the plane wreckage and two men, one of whom is Collins who had handcuffed him in his trailer, while the other is only vaguely familiar. He also recognizes Johnson, who appears to be looking up the arroyo. Johnson calls out to Collins to ask him if he has found...