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正文 第16节 文 / [美]H·G·威尔斯

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.twoithedark

    beganintoningadlitany,linebyline,andiandthe

    resttorepeatit.astheydidso,theyssideto

    sideintheoddesttheirhandsupontheir

    knees;andifollople.iuldhave

    iginediher

    darkhut,thesegrotesquediigures,justfleckedhereand

    therebyaglieroflight,andallofthewayingin

    unisonandting,

    nottogoonallfours;thatisthelaw.

    areen

    nottosuckupdrink;thatisthelaw.are

    en

    nottoeatfishorflesh;thatisthelaw.

    areen

    nottoclahebarkoftrees;thatisthe

    laen

    nottoen;thatisthelaw.

    areentheislandofdooreau

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    andsofroheprohibitionoftheseactsoffolly,onto

    theprohibitionofaddest,

    stiossible,andstihingsoneuldwell

    igine.akindofrhythcfervourfellonallofus;we

    gabbledandserandfaster,repeatingthis

    azinglahentagionofthesebrutes

    e,butdeepdoethelaughterand

    disguststruggledtogether.hroughalonglistof

    prohibitions,ahetsoanew

    forla.

    hisisthehouseofpain.

    hisisthehandthatkes.

    hisisthehandthatwounds.

    hisisthehandthatheals.

    andsoonforanseries,stlyquite

    inprehensiblegibberishtoabouthiwhoeverhe

    ghtbe.iuldhavefa,butnever

    beforehaveiheardtinginadrea

    hisisthelightningflash,hedeep,

    saltsea.

    ahorriblefanoreau,after

    anilisingthesen,hadiedtheirdwarfedbrains

    self.hooreau

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    keeo

    stoptingonthatat.

    hisarethestarsinthesky.

    atlastthatsongended.isaansface

    shiningyeyesbeingnow

    accustodtothedarkness,isaoredistinctlythe

    figureintheerfro.ithe

    sizeofan,butitseedveredhadullgreyhair

    alstlikeaskyeterrier.hey

    alligineyourselfsurroundedbyallthesthorrible

    cripplesandniacsitispossibletonceive,andyou

    yuandalittleoffeelingshthesegrotesque

    anityabout.

    heisafiven,afiven,afivenlike,

    saidtheapen.

    iheldouthands.thegreycreatureintheer

    leantforward.

    nottorunonallfours;thatisthela

    nhesaid.

    heputoutastrangelydistortedtalonandgripped

    fihethingostlikethehoofofadeer

    produtoclahsurpriseand

    pain.hisfae

    fororeau

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    haquiveringdisgustthatithefaeither

    n,butareshockofgreyhair,hthree

    shadoarktheeyesanduth.

    hehaslittlenails,saidthisgrislycreatureinhishairy

    beard.itiswell.

    hethreyhanddoinctivelyigripped

    stick.

    eatrootsandherbs;itishisan.

    iahesayerofthelahegreyfigure.here

    eallthatbehelainthedarkness

    andsaythelaw.

    itisevenso,saidohebeastsinthedoorway.

    evilarethepunishntsofthosehelaw.

    noneescape.

    noneescape,saidthebeastfolk,glangfurtivelyat

    oher.

    none,none,saidtheapen,noneescape.seei

    didalittlething,ahing,once.ijabbered,

    jabbered,stoppedtalking.noneulduand.iabr >

    but,brahehand.heisgreat.heisgood

    noneescape,saidthegreycreatureintheer.

    noneescape,saidthebeastpeople,lookingaskance

    atoher.theislandofdooreau

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    foreveryohethatisbad,saidthegreysayer

    ofthelayouknow;we

    shallknoeove,to

    dslinkandandspring;tokillandbite,bite

    deepandrich,sugtheblood.itisbad.nottochase

    othern;thatisthelaennottoeat

    fleshorfish;thatisthelaen

    noneescape,saidadappledbrutestandinginthe

    doorway.

    foreveryoheisbad,saidthegreysayerof

    thelaetoghteethandhands

    intotherootsofthings,snuffingintotheearth.itisbad.

    noneescape,saidtheninthedoor.

    sogoclaegoscratgatthe

    gravesofthedead;sogofightinghforeheadsorfeet

    ore

    loveunness.

    noneescape,saidtheapen,scratghiscalf.

    noneescape,saidthelittlepinkslothcreature.

    punishntissharpandsure.thereforeleathelaw.

    saythewords.

    andinlyhebeganagairaanyof

    thelahesecreaturesbegansinging

    andsyheadreeledoreau

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    closestenchoftheplace;butikepton,trustingtofind

    presentlysoceofa.

    nottogoonallfours;thatisthela

    n

    hatinotiothingof

    atultoutside,untilsoone,hinkwasoneof

    thetenihadseen,thrusthisheadoverthe

    littlepinkslothethiedly,

    sothingthatididnotcatlythoseatthe

    openingofthehutvanished;apenrushedout;the

    thingthathadsatinthedarkfolloionly

    observedthatitsy,andveredh

    silveryhair,andialohenbeforeireached

    theapertureiheardtheyelpofastaghound.

    inaiandingoutsidethehovel,

    equivering.

    beforesybacksofperhapsasreof

    thesebeastpeople,theirsshapenheadshalfhiddenby

    theirshoulderblades.theyiculatiedly.

    otherhalfanilfacesglaredinterrogationoutofthe

    hovels.lookinginthedireinheyfaced,i

    saingthroughthehazeuhetreesbeyondthe

    endofthepassageofdensthedarkfigureandae

    faoreau.heoreau

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    bac

    ...
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