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The family is the tribe. The tribe is the family. There is no separation of the two. There is only the tribe. All others are outsiders.
KEVIN MURDOCK, COLLECTED SAYINGS
It took a few minutes for the leaders to quiet down, and Benteen was losing patience.
“We need to quit arguing and make some kind of decision as to where we’re going,” he said. “Otherwise, we’ll accomplish nothing. Speaking for myself, I believe Murdock. About winter, anyway. I know I don’t want to be out in it when it arrives.”
“What do you suggest?” said Dean Zelmiss, leader of the fourth pod.
“I plan on trying to get a large enough team together to at least go to the river, but I’m hoping to persuade a couple of the outdoorsmen to run point.”
“Do you know where you’ll end up?” said Sanittie Laust, leader of the
