The Six Escapes - Finding Lost Civilizations

11:30 p.m. my brother had shown up,obviously nervous and worried. He said,"The friend's house was surrounded withmany policemen, with guns, and nobodywas allowed in or out, but finally my bestfriend made it out." And he told me, "Soonafter you parted in Maribor the policebegan chasing them into the forest. Manyshots were fired. It's when the other friendfell, while my friend kept cycling and madeit home. In just 15 minutes policesurrounded his house, but he escapedthrough the back window, and made it intothe forest. He is waiting for me there, tobring him the bicycle as soon as the policeare gone." And he told me, “You shouldmeet him after midnight at the lakeMiklavz." I said to my brother, "We bettersplit. You go straight home and cometomorrow to my place, but make surenobody follows you." And I was thencarefully on my way to meet my friend atthe lake.I waited until 1 a.m. when I heardsomebody slowly coming through thebushes. He whispered, "Are you alone?""Yes," I said. Then I gave him sandwichesand a drink I had bought for him in therestaurant. He said, “When the policechased us, many shots were fired. Ourfriend fell, and if I had stopped, I surelywouldn't be here now." I asked him, "Doyou think he just fell, or was he hit by abullet?" "I think he was hit," he answered.I thought it best for us to go to my placein Pesnica, hoping that our captured friendhadn’t told the police about me. We had tocross the River Drava on a bridge. I