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Adam was desperate for food. At that point only his disgust with peddlers and frustration with being lost in the souq exceeded his need to eat.

We were on our way to visit the world’s oldest city and lowest elevation. However, we had to locate our car. Walking in circles inside the souq gave Adam an idea. He would locate the city wall and walk around the outside of the wall to where we parked.

The time and exercise it took to reach our car only made Adam hungrier. I was hungry too but what worried me was that I had never seen Adam go this long without a meal. I was afraid that he was going to eat me.

Adam’s poor sense of direction inside a car rivaled mine. We circled the city as a result of each other’s directions without noticing a restaurant. Driving anywhere sounded more appealing than another aimless loop around the city. We decided to follow a sign directing us to Jericho and stop along the way to eat.