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righthandtotheluryside.
asthe
daytoday,thelaneofdevery
sesoloathsothatileftit,andgoingacross
theislanddeselfahovelofboughsadtheblack
ruinsofreauseneryofpain,i
found,stilldethatplacethesafestfrohebeastfolk.
itpossibletodetaileverystepofthe
lapsingoftheseotellhohe
hunselahehoheygaveupbandagings
andlasteverystitchofclothing;
hobs;how
theirforeheadsfellaheirfacesprojected;hohe
quasihuninticyihadperttedselfe
ofthenthefirstnthoflonelinessbecaa
shudderinghorrortorecall.
thegeandfor
itg
they,becausenojoltinthedownwardglidehad
releasedtheinalishat
oustedthehundaybyday.butibegahattheislandofdooreau
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soonnouste.saintbeardbrute
folloetotheenclosureeverynight,andhis
vigilanesinsothinglike
peaeshya,
tooree
branches.hat
ainihosehappyfalycagesh
aniltarsexhibit,ifthetaroleaveitfor
ever.
ofursethesecreaturesdidnotdeeintosuch
beastsasthereaderhasseeninzoologicalgardens,into
ordinarybears,igers,oxen,swine,andapes.
thereethingstrangeabouteaeach
reauhadblehisanilhthat.oneperhaps
herfelinechiefly,anotherbovine
chiefly;buteatedhothercreatures,akind
ofgeneralisedanilisppearingthroughthespecific
dispositions.andthedanity
stillstartledeverynoontary
recrudesceofspeechperhaps,anueddexterity
oftheforefeet,apitifulattetto.
itoosthaveundergorangeges.clothes
hungaboutasyellhs
shoetheislandofdooreau
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ttedtogether.iaoldthatevennoyeyeshavea
strangebrightness,asovent.
atfirstispentthedaylighthoursohward
beachgforaship,hopingandprayingforaship.i
uheipecaharetuingastheyearwore
on;butsheneverca.fivetisisahrice
ske;butnothiouchedtheisland.ialwayshada
bonfireready,butnodoubtthevolicreputationofthe
islaoatforthat.
itberoroctoberthatibegan
tothinkofkingaraft.bythattiaradhealed,
andbothhandsyserviceagain.atfirst,i
foundhelplessnessappalling.ihadneverdoneany
carpentryorsuchlikeylife,andispentday
afterdayialongthe
trees.ihadnoropes,anduldhitonnothingh
tokeropes;heabundantcreepersseed
lierenough,andylitterofstific
eduso.
ispehanafhtgrubbingangtheblack
ruinsoftheenclosureandonthebeachheboats
hadbeenbut,lookingfoailsandotherstraypiecesof
talthatghtproveofservioe
beastcreaturee,andgoleapingofforeau
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easeasonofthuorand
heavyrain,yatlastthe
raftpleted.
iedhit.buthacertainlackof
practicalsenseybane,ihad
deitaleorrefroheseandbeforeihad
draggeditdoothebeachthethinghadfallento
pieces.perhapsitisaslaung
it;butatthetiseryatfailuree
thatforsodaysisilypedonthebead
staredattheerandthoughtofdeath.
ididnot,hoeantodie,andani
occurredthateunstakablyofthefollyof
lettingthedayspassso,foreachfreshday
thebeastpeople.
iheshadeoftheenclosurearing
outtosea,ethingld
touyheel,andstartingroundfoundthe
littlepinkslothcreatureblinkingintoface.hehad
longsi,andthelank
hairofthelittlebrutegrehickereverydayandhis
stuyoaningnoise
yattention,alittle
e.theislandofdooreau
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atfirstididnotuand,butpresentlyitoccurred
tothatheetofollo;andthisididat
last,sloheday.whenhe
treeshe,forheuldtravelbetter
angtheirshanontheground.and
suddenlyinatraledspaceicauponaghastlygroup.
saintbeardcreaturelayontheground,dead;and
nearhisbodycrouchedthehyenashe
quiveringfleshisshapenclait,
andsnarlingonster
lifteditsglarioslipsblingback
frotsredstaih,anditgroenagly.it
ed;thelastvestigeofthe
huntainthadvanished.iadvaepfarther,
stopped,andpulledoutrevolver.atlastihadhiace
toface.
thebrutedenosigreat;butitsears
back,itshairbristled,anditsbodycrouchedtogether.i
aidbetheeyesandfired.asididso,thething
rosestraightatinaleap,andikedoverlikea
ninepin.itclutchedathitscrippledhand,and
strue.ifell
uhehindpartofitsbody;butluckilyihadhitasi
ant,andithaddiedevenasitleapt.ioreau
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usunbling,staringat
itsquiveringbody.thatdaleastthis,
iknehefirstoftheseriesofrelapsesthat
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