Pole (fifty word fantasy)
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The loaded barge moved begrudgingly against the current, pushed by burly men moving bow to stern, pushpoles thrust into the river's bed.
"I could walk faster than this," said Erig.
"And be met on the road by bandits. Under cover! We're approaching another hamlet."
Tiani flipped the tarp flap down.
