Chapter Two
Gorilla used the descent down the hillside to warm up his body and to make his limbs flexible, running at a slow pace, not hurried and well within his capability. After being confined to the surveillance hide for so many hours, it was a relief to get his body moving. The terrain was not harsh, just challenging in the fading of the day's light, so that by the time he had reached the edge of the forest, he was sufficiently limbered up and ready.
He completed a quick check of his detailed map by pen-light and found where the drainage tunnel, his access point, would be located. It was just along the river embankment to his left and minutes later, he was inspecting it.
The tunnel was big enough to take a fully grown man lying down, leaving a few feet above and to the sides for ma
