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Jez ran for he didn’t know how long before he was forced by cramping muscles to stop and rest. He wanted to continue, afraid that stopping would lead to him being caught by the police he was sure were hot on his heels, but quickly realised that going on wasn’t an option just then.
He leant against the nearest lamppost and reached down to massage his calf, which was so tight he couldn’t even limp. His one attempt at moving on ended with him almost collapsing to the pavement. After what seemed like an eternity, but was in fact only about five minutes, he was able to move again, albeit at a pace that could have been beaten by a toddling two-year-old.
If there was one positive for him to take from his stop, it was that the time it took him to ease the tightness in his left leg was long e
