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    attrablebeesandthe

    birdsheseedsfarandiltheh

    hadbeeveredhgreenpastures,orlaydarkuhe

    shadoeofthefishestoo

    hadbeguhesea,andtheyhadleaedhoobreathe

    phibious,

    eansthattheyareabletolivehequaleaseontheland

    andihefirstfroghtellyou

    allaboutthepleasuresofthedoubleexistenphibian.

    osideofthealsgraduallyadapted

    theelvesreaolifeonland.sobecareptiles

    creaturesheysharedthe

    silenove

    fasterthroughthesoftsoil,theyirovedupontheirlegs

    andtheirsizeincreaseduntiltheedh

    gigantishehandbooksofbiologylistunder

    thenasofiegalosaurusandbrontosaurus

    obethirtytofortyfeetlongandouldhave

    playedhelephantsasafullgroplayshherkittens.

    sooftheersofthisreptilianfalybegantolivein

    thetopsofthetrees,orethanahundred

    feethigh.theynoloheirlegsforthepurpose

    oftovequicklyfrobr >

    branchtobrandsotheygedapartoftheirskin

    intoasortofparachute,retchedbethesidesof

    theirbodiesaoesoftheirforefeet,andgradually

    theyveredthisskinnyparachuteade

    theirtailsintoasteeringgearareetotreeand

    developedintotruebirds.

    thenastrahinghappened.allthegiganticreptiles

    diede.knohereason.perhaps

    itate.perhapsthey

    hadgronorwalknor

    craheystarvedtodeathhinsightbutnothin

    reachofthebigfesandtrees.everthecause,the

    llionyearoldpireofthebigreptileswasover.

    theobeoccupiedbyverydifferent

    creatures.theyhedesdantsofthereptilesbutthey

    the

    ``aeorthebreastsofthether.ode

    scecallstheseanils``als.theyhadshedthe

    scalesofthefish.theydidnotadoptthefeathersofthebird,

    buttheyveredtheirbodiesaalshowever

    developedotherhabitsheirraceagreatadvantage

    overtheotheranils.thefeleofthespecies

    carriedtheeggsoftheyounginsideherbodyuntiltheywere

    hatchedande,had

    lefttheirchildrenexposedtothedangersoflda,

    aalskepttheiryoung

    foralongtiaeredtheeywere

    stilltooies.inthisheyoung

    alsuchbettercetosurvive,because

    theyleaednythingsfroheirthers,asyouwillknow

    ifyouhaveeverchedacatteagherkittenstotake

    selvesandhooheirfadhoo

    catchce.

    butofthesealsitellyouchforyou

    knoheysurroundyouonallsides.theyare

    yourdailypanionsireetsandinyourho,andyou

    iliarusinsbehindthebarsofthezoological

    garden.

    ahepartingofthean

    suddenlyleavestheendlessproblylivingand

    dyiuresandbeginstousehisreasontoshapethe

    destinyofhisrace.

    onealinparticularseedtosurpassallothersin

    itsabilitytofindfoodaer.ithadleaedtouseits

    forefeetforthepurposeofholdingitsprey,andbydintof

    practiceithaddevelopedahandlikeclaerable

    attetsithadleaedhoobalahehe

    bodyuponthehihisisadifficultact,hevery

    childhastoleaaneanracehasbeen

    doingitforoverallionyears.

    thiscreature,halfapeandhalfsuperiorto

    both,beakea

    livingineveryoved

    aboutingroups.itleaedhoakestrangegruntsto

    anyhundreds

    ofthousandsofyearsitbegantousethesethroatynoises

    forthepurposeoftalking.

    thisayhardlybelieveit,wasyour

    first``nlikeaor.

    ourearliestaors

    weknoen.wehave

    neverseentheirpictures.inthedeepestlayerofclayofan

    anesfoundpiecesoftheirbones.

    theselayburiedadstthebrokeonsofotheranils

    thathavelongsincedisappearedfrohefaceoftheearth.

    anthropologistsleaedstistsetheirlivesto

    thestudyofheanilkingdoave

    takenthesebonesandtheyhavebeeorenstructour

    earliestaorshafairdegreeofaccuracy.

    thegreatgreatgrandfatherofthehunracewasavery

    uglyandunattractiveal.heuch

    sllerthanthepeopleoftoday.theheatofthesunandthe

    bitinghelderhadlouredhisskinadark

    broostofhisbody,hisaraoo,

    hlong,arsehair.hehadverythinbut

    strongfingersadehishandslooklikethoseofankey.

    hisforeheadhejawofa

    alsteethbothasforkandknife.he

    esofthe

    rulingvoloesoke

    andtheirlava.

    helivedinthedablaessofvastforests,asthe

    pygesofafricadotothisveryday.the

    pangsofhungerheateraherootsofplantsor

    hetooktheeggsaanangrybirdaheohis

    oeralongandpatientchase,

    heallwilddogorperhapsa

    rabbit.theseheraovered

    thatfoodtastedbetterooked.

    duringthehoursofday,thispritivehunbeing

    prolookingforthingstoeat.

    desdedupoh,hehidhiswifeand

    hischildreninaholloeheavyboulders,

    ...
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