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www.lizi.twthirtyyardsoutbeforethe
ylyiuldseethe
iidalcreaturesdarti.
anery.
itued,standing.
ntgorystoodpantingattherginoftheer.
hisfaceredhexertion,hislongflaxenhair
blohishead,andhisdroppingherlipshowed
hisirregularteeth.reauingup,hisface
paleandfirandthedogathishandbarkedat.boththeislandofdooreau
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nhadheavyherupthebeachstaredthe
beastn.
idoingiaoingtodroyself,saidi.
ntgoryandreaulookedateachother.why
askedreau.
becausethatisbetterthaorturedbyyou.
itoldyouso,saidntgory,andreausaid
sothinginaloone.
akesyouthinkishalltortureyouasked
reau.
isahoseyonder.
hushsaidreau,andhelduphishand.
iehey
no.
ilookedpastinterlocutors.upthebeachwere
ing,ntgorysattendant,ahee
stheboat.fartherup,intheshadow
ofthetrees,isaylittleapen,andbehindhibr >
soures.
and
raisingvoiorethatitghtreachthe
theyen,nlikeyourselves,youhave
iedebestialtaint,nyouhave
enslaved,andyoustillfear.youoreau
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cried,pointingnoto
thebeastn,youendoyouhese
nstillfearyou,goindreadofyouhen,doyou
feartheouareny
fodssake,ery,stopthat,
prendick
prendickcriedreau.
theybothshoutedtogether,asiftodroyvoice;
andbehindtheohestaringfacesofthebeast
n,edhandshangingdown,
theirshouldershunchedup.theyseed,asifao
betryingtouand,toreer,ithought,
sothingoftheirhunpast.
ieer,that
reauandntgoryuldbekilled,thattheywere
nottobefeared:thatheburdenofiputinto
theheadsofthebeastpeople.isaan
inthedarkrags,etontheeveningof
arrival,ethetrees,andothers
follo,tohearbetter.atlastforofbreath
ipaused.
listentoforant,saidthesteadyvoiceof
reau;andthensayyouwill.
oreau
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heughed,thought,thenshouted:latin,prendick
badlatin,schoolboylatin;buttryanduand.hi
nonsunthones;suntaniliaquinoshabes
vivisected.ahunisingprocess.ie
ashore.
ilaughed.aprettystory,saidi.theytalk,build
houses.theyen.itslikelyilleashore.
theerjustbeyondandisdeepand
fullofsharks.
thatsandsharp.presently.
iooksothingoutofhispocket
thatflashedbackthesun,anddroppedtheobjectathis
feet.thatsaloadedrevolver,saidhe.ntgoryhere
e.nohebeatil
youaresatisfiedthedistanceissafe.theake
therevolvers.
notiyouhaveathirdbetweenyou.
iyoutothihings,prendithefirst
plaeveraskedyoutoeuponthisisland.ifwe
viviseen,s.inthe
,night,hadedto
ischief;andi,no
paniontgory
herequiteuptotheoreau
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chasedyouforyood.becausethisislandisfullof
inicalphenona.besides,to
shootyouofferedtodrownyourself
ewheniwasin
thehut
sureofcatgyou,andbringingyououtof
danger.afterthest,foryour
good.
ised.itseedjustpossible.thenireered
sothingagain.butisaheenclosure
thata.
lookhere,prendiery,youreasilly
asseoutoftheerandtaketheserevolvers,and
talk.orethanoulddonow.
ihatthen,andindeedalrusted
anddreadedreau;butntgoryai
uood.
goupthebeach,saidi,afterthinking,andadded,
holdingyourhandsup.
ontgory,hanexplanatory
nodoverhisshoulder.undignified.
gouptothetrees,then,saidi,asyouplease.
itsadaedsillyontgory.theislandofdooreau
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bothtuedandfacedthesixorsevengrotesque
creatures,oodthereinthesunlight,solid,casting
shadooving,asoincrediblyunreal.
ntgorycrackedhis,andforthh
theyalltuedandfledhelterskelterintothetrees;and
eryandreauadistancei
judgedsuffit,ikedupand
exaherevolvers.tosatisfyselfagainstthe
subtlesttripoflava,
andhadthesatisfaofseeionepulverisedand
thebeachsplashedhlead.stillihesitatedfora
nt.
illtaketherisk,saidi,atlast;andharevolverin
eadi.
thatsbetter,saidreau,houtaffectation.asit
is,youhaveydayhyour
nfoundedigination.andpt
iliated,heandntgorytuedand
e.
theknotofbeastn,stilloodback
arees.ipassedthesserenelyaspossible.one
startedtofolloe,butretreatedagainwhen
ntgorycrackedhisoreau
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ayoncehavebeenanils;butinever
beforesaaltryingtothink.theislandofdooreau
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xiv.dooreauexplains.
andnoor
reau,sosoonasust
hatyouarethestdictatuestiever
eained.ihatthisisthelastishalldoto
obligeyou.thehingyouthreatentot
suicideabout,ish
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