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lesserpart.before,theyhadbees,theirinstinctsfitly
adaptedtotheirsurroundings,andhappyaslivingthings
ybe.heshaanity,
livedihatneverdied,frettedbyalaheyuld
notuand;theirexistence,beguninan
agoruggle,onelongdreadof
reauandforitheonnessofitthat
stirred.
hadreauhadanyintelligibleobject,iuldhave
syathisedatleastalittle.iaotso
squeashaboutpainasthat.iuldhavefivenhi
littleeven,hadhistivebeenonlyhate.buthewasso
irresponsible,soutterlyad,
aiessiigations,drovehin;ahingswere
throtoliveayearorso,tleandblunder
andsuffer,andatlasttodiepainfully.theyched
intheelves;theoldanilhatevedtheotrouble
oher;thelabackfrobriefhot
struggleaies.
inthosedaysfearofthebeastpeopletheway
ofpersonalfearforreau.ifellioarbid
state,deepandenduring,andalientofear,
persynd.isthatilost
faithinthesanityoftheoreau
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painfuldisorderofthisisland.ablindfate,avastpitiless
isseedtodshapethefabrif
existendi,reaubyhispassionforresearch,
ntgorybyhispassionfordrink,thebeastpeople
entalrestris,oand
crushed,ruthlessly,iably,adtheinfinite
plexityofitsincessantthisnditiondid
noteallatohinkihatianticipatea
littleinspeakingofitnooreau
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xvii.acatastrophe.
scarcelysixevery
feelingbutdislikeandabhorrenous
experintofreaus.oneideaogetaway
frohesehorribleykersige,back
totheseinterurseofn.
felloihusseparated,began
toassuidylliy
firstfriendshiperydidnotincrease.his
longseparationfrounity,hissecretviceof
drunkenness,hisevidentsyathyhthebeastpeople,
taintedhio.severaltisilethioaloneang
theiavoidedinterurseineverypossible
ytiuponthe
beaeliberatingsailthatnever
appeared,untiloherefelluponusanappalling
disaster,y
strangesurroundings.
itylanding,
ratherre,ithink,thoughihadnottroubledtokeep
ae,hiscatastropheoccurred.it
happeheearlyingishouldthinkaboutsix.theislandofdooreau
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ihadrisenandbreakfastedearly,havingbeenarousedby
thehreebeastncarryingothe
enclosure.
afterbreakfastitotheopengatehe
enokingacigaretteand
enjoyingthefreshnessoftheearlying.reau
presentlycaroundtheeroftheenclosureand
greeted.hepassedby,andiheardhiehind
unlodenterhislaboratory.soinduratedthat
titotheabonationoftheplace,thatiheardhout
atouotionthepuvictieginanotherdayof
torture.ittitspersecutorostexactly
likethatofanangryvirago.
thensuddenlysothinghappened,idonotknow
e,a
fall,andtui
hun,notanil,buthellish,broedhred
brangscars,reddropsstartingoutuponit,andthe
lidlesseyesablaze.ithreyarodefendself
frohebloeheadlonghabroken
forearandthegreatnster,shedinlintandh
redstainedbandagesflutteringaboutit,leaptoverand
passed.irolledoverandoverdohebeach,triedtosit
up,andllapseduponbrokenartheheislandofdooreau
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appeared,hisssiveoreterriblefor
thebloodthattrickledfroisforehead.hecarrieda
revolverinonehand.hescarcelygla,but
rushedoffatona.
itriedtheotherarndsatup.theffledfigurein
frontraniridingleapsalongthebead
reaufollo,
thendoublingabruptlydeforthebushes.shegained
uponhiteverystride.isa,and
reau,runningslantinglytointercepther,firedand
ssedasshedisappeared.theoovahe
greennfusion.istaredaftertheahepainin
arladup,andy
feet.ntgoryappearedinthedoorway,dressed,and
hhisrevolverinhishand.
greatgod,prendickhesaid,notnotigthatiwas
hurt,thatbrutesloosetorethefetteroutofthewall
haveyouseenthehensharply,seeingigripped
aratter
iandinginthedoorway,saidi.
he.bloodonthe
sleeve,saidhe,androlledbacktheflannel.hepocketed
hisyarboutpainfully,aheislandofdooreau
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inside.yourarsbroken,hesaid,aell
exactlyhohappenedhappened
itoldhinbroken
sentences,,andvery
dexterouslyandsyareanwhile.he
slungitfroyshoulder,stoodbae.
youlldo,hesaid.andnow
hethought.theandlockedthegatesof
theene.
iyarthei
seedrelyonereofnyhorriblethings.isat
doustadtsilyat
theisland.thefirstdullfeelingofinjuryinarad
alreadygivenery
reappeared.hisfaceore
ofhislosthanever.
i,hesaid.
ivebeenthinkingheyyhelp.hestaredat
hhisexpressionlesseyes.thatrongbrute,
hesaid.itsilysfetteroutofthewall.he
tothehentothe
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