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www.xsz.twratheraprettylittlecreature;andas
ntgorystatedthatitneverdestroyedtheturfby
burroshabits,ishould
igightproveanvesubstituteforthe
nrabbitilensparks.
runkofatreebarkedin
longstripsandsplintereddeeply.ntgorycalled
attentiontothis.nottoclarees,thatisthe
laeoftheareforititer
this,ithink,thatetthesatyrandtheapen.the
satyrofclassicalryoof
reau,hisfaceovineinexpression,likethearser
hebreype;hisvoiceaharshbleat,hisher
extretiessatanic.hehehuskofapod
likefruitashepassedus.bothofthealuted
ntgory.
hail,saidthey,totheotherhthewhip
theresathirdery.
soyoudbetterndtheislandofdooreau
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adesaidtheapen.hesaidhe
saidheade.
thesatyrnlookede.thethird
hthehatothesea,hasa
thineface.
hehasathinlongery.
yesterdayhebledand,saidthesatyr.you
neverbleednorasterdoesnotbleedor
weep.
ollendorffianbeggarsaidntgory,youllbleed
andlookout
hehasfivefingers,heisafivenlike,saidthe
apen.
ealong,preaking
arandi.
thesatyrandtheapenstoodgusand
kingotherrerkstoeachother.
hesaysnothing,saidthesatyr.nhavevoices.
yesterdayheaskedofthingstoeat,saidtheape
n.hedidnotknow.
thentheyspokeinaudiblethings,ahesatyr
laughing.
iteuponthedead
rabbit.theredbodyoftheoreau
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topieyoftheribsstrippede,andthe
baeindisputablygnawed.
atthatntgorystopped.goodgodsaidhe,
stoopihecrushed
vertebraetoexaheoreclosely.goodgodhe
repeated,ean
soeereditsold
habits,isaidafterapause.thisbaehasbeenbitten
through.
hestoodstaring,hhisfadhislippulled
askelikethis,hesaidslowly.
isaethingofthesakind,saidi,thefirstday
icahere.
thedevilyoudid
arabbithitsheadtedoff.
thedayyoucahere
thedayicahere.intheundergrotheback
oftheenclosure,outintheevening.the
headpletelywrungoff.
hegavealong,lole.
andore,ihaveanideaes
didthething.itsonlyasuspi,youknow.beforei
therabbitisaonstersdrinkingin
thestreatheislandofdooreau
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sughisdrink
yes.
nottosuckyourdrink;thatisthelauchthe
brutescareforthelaoreausnotabout
ite.
ofurse,saidntgory;itsjusttheh
caivores.afterakill,theydrink.itsthetasteofblood,
youkelikehentinued.
us,
standingastrideoverthessofdeadrabbit,hiseyes
rovingangtheshadohe
lurkingpladauscadesoftheforestthatbounded
usieofblood,hesaidagain.
hetookouthisrevolver,exahecartridgesinit
andreplacedit.theopullathisdroppinglip.
ithinkishouldkeagain,isaid.i
stunnedhiheoughttohaveahandsobruiseonthe
foreheadofhi
butthenoprovethathekilledtherabbit,
saidntgory.ithethings
here.
ishouldhavegoneon,buthestayedtherethinking
overthengledrabbitinapuzzleheadedoreau
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ains
werehidden.
eonisaid.
presentlyheetoe.yousee,
hesaid,alstinaheyareallsupposedtohave
afixedideaagaiinganythingthatrunsonland.if
sobrutehasbyanyacttastedbloodheon
sohavehappened,
hesaidtohielf.then,afterapauseagain:idida
foolishthiherday.thatservantofnei
shohooskinandokarabbit.itsoddi
salie.
then:ustputastoptothis.isttellreau.
heuldthinkofnothingelseonourhoward
jouey.
reautookthetterevenreseriouslythan
ntgory,andineedscarcelysaythatied
bytheirevidention.
ustkeanexale,saidreau.iveno
doubtinoindthattheleopardnhe
sinner.buthoery,
youhadkeptyourtasteforatinhand,andgone
ayfindourselvesin
assyet,throughit.theislandofdooreau
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iery.butthethings
donenoighthavetheyouknow.
ustseetothethingatonce,saidreau.i
supposeifanythingshouldtuup,ingtakecare
ofhielf
iotsosureofing,saidntgory.ithinki
oughttokno.
ieoon,reau,ntgory,self,and
ingacrosstheislandtothehutsintheravine.we
threeed;ingcarriedthelittlehatchetheused
inchoppingfireeilsoforeau
hadahugewherdshoslungoverhisshoulder.
yofthebeastpeople,said
ntgory.itisaprettysight
reausaidnotahetheexpression
ofhisheavy,lyset.
ofhoter,andfollohehhrough
theebrakesuntilhedaoveredover
hathick,poancehibelieve
heshoulderofahesea
glittered.etoakindofshalloural
ahitheatre,ahefourofushalted.then
reausouheho,andbrokethesleepingstillheislandofdooreau
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ofthetropiusthavehadstronglungs.
thehootingnoteroseandroseadstitsechoes,toatlast
anearperatingiy.
ahsaidreau,le
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