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regheapen:ihadindeedalreadyidentified
hisvoidtheeshedbroured
erysboat.hthese
hetesandthatgrey,horribly
crookedcreaturehelahgreyhair
streangdoscheeks,heavygreyeyebrows,andgrey
loatralpartinguponitssloping
forehead,aheavy,facelessthing,hstrangeredeyes,
lookingatusadstthegreen.theislandofdooreau
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foraspaontgory
hicughed,whosaidhewasdead
thenkeynlookedguiltilyatthehairygrey
thing.heisdead,saidthisheysaw.
thereent,
atanyrate.theyseedariandpuzzled.
ery.
beyond,andthegreycreaturepointed.
istherealaan.isitstill
tobethisandthatishedeadindeed
istherealaaherea
lahouotherhthewhip
heisdead,saidthehairygreything.andtheyall
stoodgus.
preuinghisdulleyesto
.hesdead,evidently.
ihadbeenstandingbehindhiuringthislloquy.i
begantoseeho.isuddenlystepped
infrontofntgoryandliftedupvoice:
childrenofthelaling
tuedhissharpeyeson.hehasgedhisshape;
hehasgedhisbody,ieyouwill
notseehiheisthere,ipointeduporeau
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,butheseeyou.
fearthelaw
ilookedatthequarely.theyflinched.
heisgreat,heisgood,saidtheapen,peering
fearfullyupongthederees.
aherthingidended.
thethingthatbled,andransgand
sobbing,thatisdeadtoo,saidthegreything,still
regarding.
thatsery.
theotherhthehegreything.
wellsaidi.
saidhewasdead.
butntgoryillsoberenoughtouand
tiveindenyingreausdeath.heisnotdead,
hesaidslooredeadthania
so,saidi,havebrokenthelaheywilldie.
sohavedied.showusnoherehisoldbodylies,
thebodyhecastaoreneedofit.
itisthisanhesea,saidthe
greything.
andhthesesixcreaturesguidingus,
throughthetultoffesandcreepersae
toeayelling,aoreau
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angthebranches,andalittlepinkhonculusrushed
byusshriekielyafterappearedansterin
headlongpursuit,bloodbedabbled,ongstus
alstbeforeheuldstophiscareer.thegreything
leaptaside.ing,hasnarl,fleit,andruck
aside.ntgoryfiredandssed,bowedhishead,
thre,aorun.ifired,andthe
thingstill;firedagain,pointblank,intoitsugly
face.isasfeaturesvanishinaflash:itsfacewasdriven
ipassed,grippedntgory,andholding
hifellheadlongbesidehindpulledhiprawling
uponitselfinitsdeathagony.
ifoundselfaloneling,thedeadbrute,and
theprostraten.ntgoryraisedhielfslowlyand
staredinaddledanbeside
hiitrethanhalfsoberedhihescraledtohis
feet.thenisahegreythiuingcautiously
throughthetrees.
see,saidi,pointingtothedeadbrute,isthela
alivethiscaofbreakingthelaw.
hepeeredatthebody.hesendsthefirethatkills,
saidhe,inhisdeepvoice,repeatingpartoftheritual.
theatheredroundandstaredforaspaoreau
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atlastityofthe
island.euponthegnautilatedbodyof
thepu,itsshoulderbonesshedbyabullet,and
perhapstyyardsfartherfoundatlast.
reaulayfacedopledspaa
ebrake.onehandostseveredattheand
hissilveryhairwasdabbledinblood.hisheadhadbeen
batteredinbythefettersofthepu.thebrokenes
behhiaredhblood.hisrevolverwe
uldnotfind.ntgorytuedhiver.restingat
intervals,andhthehelpofthesevepeoplefor
hean,oreaubacktothe
enclosure.thenighteweheard
unseeureshoourlittle
band,andohelittlepinkslothcreatureappearedand
staredatus,andvanishedagain.butattacked
again.atthegatesoftheenclosureourpanyofbeast
peopleleftus,inggoinghtherest.ked
ourselvesin,aookreausngledbodyinto
theyardandlaidituponapileofbrushhenwe
intothelaboratoryandputaoallwefound
liviheislandofdooreau
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xix.ntgorysbank
holiday.
hisplished,andwehadwashedand
eaten,ntgoryandiylittleroond
seriouslydise.itwas
thenneardnight.heostsober,butgreatly
disturbedinhisnd.hehadbeenstrangelyuhe
influenoreauspersonality:idonotthinkithad
everothatreauulddie.thisdisaster
epart
ofhisnatureieonousyearshehad
spentontheislaalkedvaguely,ansy
questionscrookedly,ogeneralquestions.
thissillyassofauddleitall
isihaventhadanylife.isgoingto
begin.sixteenyearsbeingbulliedbynursesand
sastersattheirowill;fiveinlondrindinghardatdie,badfood,shabbylodgings,
shabbyclothes,shabbyvice,ablunder,ididntknow
aer,andhustledofftothisbeastlyisland.ten
yearsheresitallfor,prendickarewebubbles
blooreau
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itodealhsuchravings.thethingwe
havetothinkofno
thisisland.
sthegoodofgettingaanoutcast.
itojoinonitsallverywellforyou,
prendioreauhereto
havehisbonespicked.asitisandbesides,will
beeofthedetpartofthebeastfolk
well,saidi,
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