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nd,yheartinuth,andadvanced
upontheohehertwo.
ituedandohedeadbodies,keeping
facetouch
asanactorpassingupthestagefacestheaudience.
theybrokethelayfootonthe
sayerofthelaoreau
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ofthelaheotherhtheisthe
laeandsee.
nonees,advangand
peering.
noneescape,saidi.thereforehearanddoasi
nd.theystoodup,lookiioninglyatone
another.
standthere,saidi.
ipickedupthehatchetsandsbytheirheads
froheslingofartuedntgoryover;
pickeduphisrevolverstillloadedintbers,and
bendingdoge,foundhalfadozencartridges
inhispocket.
takehisaidi,standingupagainandpointingh
the,andinto
thesea.
theycaforlystillafraidof
ntgory,butstillreafraidofcragred
efulingaation,singerly,
carriedhioothebeadsplashinginto
thedazzlihesea.
onsaidi,onoreau
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theypitsandstarding
.
letgo,saidi;andthebodyofntgoryvanished
ethiightenay
chest.
goodsaidi,yvoidtheyca
baarginoftheer,
leavinglonghesilver.attheers
edgetheystopped,tuingandglaringintotheseaas
thoughtheypresentlyexpeerytoarise
therefrovengeance.
nohese,saidi,pointingtotheotherbodies.
theytookottoapproachtheplacehey
hadthroeryintotheer,butinstead,
carriedthefourdeadbeastpeopleslantinglyalongthe
beachforperhapsahundredyardsbeforethey
andcasttheway.
asidisposingofthengledreinsof
ing,iheardalightfootfallbehind,andtuing
quicklysahebighyenaswineperhapsadozenyards
adoeyeswerefixed
upon,hisstuyhandschedandheldclosebyhis
side.hestoppedinthiscrougattitudeued,
hiseyesalittleaverted.theislandofdooreau
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forantoodeyetoeye.idroppedthewhip
andsnatypoeanttokill
thisbrute,thestfordableofanohe
island,atthefirstexcuse.ityseereacherous,butsoi
oreafraidofhihanofany
otherthebeastfolk.hisntinuedlifewasi
kneine.
iyself.then
criedi,salutebowdown
histeethflasheduponinasnarl.hat
ishould
perhapsalittletoospasdicallyidreyrevolver,
aidquicklyandfired.iheardhielp,sarun
sideissed,andclickedback
theckythufortheshot.buthewas
alreadyrunningheadlong,juingfroidetoside,andi
darednotriskanotherss.everynohenhe
lookedbackatoverhisshoulder.heslanting
alongthebeadvanishedbehedrivingsses
ofdehatthe
buioodstaringafter
hiituedtothreeobediefolkagainand
sigheodropthebodytheystillcarried.theni
oreau
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fallenandkickedthesanduntilallthebroains
wereabsorbedandhidden.
idisssedthreeserfshahehand,and
ypistolin
hand,hrusththehatchetsintheslingof
ariobealohinkoutthe
positioninhingthat
iorealisehatoverallthisisland
thereeouldbealoneand
seazingly
sinding,butiillinedtobenervousand
tobreakdostress.ifeltthatioughtto
yselfhthebeastpeople,
andkeselfsecureintheirnfideheart
failed.ibacktothebeadtuiward
pastthebuingenadeforapointwherea
shalloofralsandranouttohereef.herei
uldsitdoybayface
againstanysurprise.andthereisat,ohe
suingdoyheadandunspeakabledreadin
nd,plottinghothehourof
rescueifeverrescueca.itriedtoreviehe
lyasiuld,butitto
otion.theislandofdooreau
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ibegantuingoverinndthereasonof
ntgorysdespair.theyhey
aresuretoge.andreau,oreau
hadsaidthestubbobeastfleshgrok
again.thenicaroundtothehyenassure
thatifididnotkillthatbrute,hee.the
sayerofthelaheyknewnow
thathehey
theelvesealready
outofthegreenssesoffesandpaloveryonder,
ehintheirspringhey
plottingagainsthehyenaselling
theyiginatiooa
rassofunsubstantialfears.
thoughtsurbedbyagofseabirds
hurryingtoeblackobjectthathadbeenstranded
bythehebeaeartheenclosure.iknew
thatobjectihadnotthehearttogoback
anddrivetheff.ibeganhebeathe
oppositedire,designingtoerouward
eroftheislandandsoapproachtheravihehuts,
buscadesofthethickets.
perhapshalfalealongthebeachibecaawareof
ohreebeastfolkadvangoutofthelandoreau
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bushestoe.iyown
iginingsthatiiediatelydreyrevolver.eventhe
propitiatesturesofthecreaturef
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