ratheraprettylittlecreature;andas
ntgorystatedthatitneverdestroyedtheturfbyburroshabits,ishould
igineitghtproveanvenientsubstituteforthenrabbitingentlensparks
runkofatreebarkedin
longstripsandsplintereddeeplyntgorycalledattentiontothisnottoclarees,thatisthe
laeoftheareforititer
this,ithink,thatetthesatyrandtheapenthesatyrofclassicalryonthepartof
reau,hisfaceovineinexpression,likethearserhebreype;hisvoiceaharshbleat,hisher
extretiessatanichehehuskofapod
likefruitashepassedusbothofthealuted
ntgory
hail,saidthey,totheotherhthewhip
theresathirdery
soyoudbettedtheislandofdooreau
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adesaidtheapenhesaidhe
saidheade
thesatylookedethethird
hthehatothesea,hasa
thineface
hehasathinlongery
yesterdayhebledand,saidthesatyryou
neverbleednorasterdoesnotbleedor
weep
ollendorffianbeggarsaidntgory,youllbleedandlookout
hehasfivefingers,heisafivenlike,saidtheapen
ealong,prendiery,taking
arandi
thesatyrandtheapenstoodchingusand
kingotherrerkstoeachother
hesaysnothing,saidthesatyhavevoices
yesterdayheaskedofthingstoeat,saidtheapenhedidnotknow
thentheyspokeinaudiblethings,andiheardthesatyrlaughing
iteuponthedead
rabbittheredbodyoftheoreau
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topieces,nyoftheribsstrippede,andthe
backboneindisputablygnawed
atthatntgorystoppedgoodgodsaidhe,
stoopingdoeofthecrushed
vertebraetoexaheorecloselygoodgodhe
repeated,ean
soeereditsold
habits,isaidafterapausethisbackbonehasbeenbittenthrough
hestoodstaring,hhisfaceeandhislippulledaskelikethis,hesaidslowly
isaethingofthesakind,saidi,thefirstday
icahere
thedevilyoudid
arabbithitsheadtedoff
thedayyoucahere
thedayicahereintheundergrotheback
oftheenclosure,outintheeveningthe
headpletelywrungoff
hegavealong,lole
andore,ihaveanideaes
didthethingitsonlyasuspicion,youknowbeforeicaontherabbitisaonstersdrinkingin
thestreatheislandofdooreau
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suckinghisdrink
yes
nottosuckyourdrink;thatisthelauchthe
brutescareforthelaoreausnotabout
ite
ofurse,saidntgory;itsjusttheh
caivoresafterakill,theydrinkitsthetasteofblood,youknohebrutelikehentinued
us,
standingastrideoverthessofdeadrabbit,hiseyesrovingangtheshadohe
lurkingplacesandauscadesoftheforestthatboundedusinthetasteofblood,hesaidagain
hetookouthisrevolver,exanedthecartridgesinitandreplaceditthenhebegantopullathisdroppinglipithinkishouldknohebruteagain,isaidi
stunnedhiheoughttohaveahandsobruiseontheforeheadofhi
butthenoprovethathekilledtherabbit,
saidntgoryithethings
here
ishouldhavegoneon,buthestayedtherethinkingoverthengledrabbitinapuzzleheadedoreau
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ains
werehidden
eonisaid
presentlyheetoeyousee,
hesaid,alstinaheyareallsupposedtohave
afixedideaagainsteatinganythingthatrunsonlandifsobrutehasbyanyaccidenttastedbloodheon
socanhavehappened,
hesaidtohielfthen,afterapauseagain:ididafoolishthingtheotherdaythatservantofneishohooskinandokarabbititsoddi
salie
then:ustputastoptothisisttellreau
heuldthinkofnothingelseonourhoward
jouey
reautookthetterevenreseriouslythan
ntgory,andineedscarcelysaythatied
bytheirevidentnsteation
ustkeanexale,saidreauiveno
doubtinoindthattheleopardnhe
sinnerbuthoery,
youhadkeptyourtasteforatinhand,andgone
ayfindourselvesin
assyet,throughittheislandofdooreau
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ierybutthethings
donenoighthavetheyouknow
ustseetothethingatonce,saidreaui
supposeifanythingshouldtuup,ingcantakecareofhielf
iotsosureofing,saidntgoryithinki
oughttokno
intheafteoon,reau,ntgory,self,and
ingacrosstheislandtothehutsintheravinewethreeed;ingcarriedthelittlehatchetheusedinchoppingfireeilsoforeau
hadahugewherdshoslungoverhisshoulder
youheringofthebeastpeople,said
ntgoryitisaprettysight
reausaidnotahetheexpression
ofhisheavy,lyset
ofhoter,andfollohehhrough
thecanebrakesuntilhedaoveredover
hathick,poancehibelieve
heshoulderofahesea
glitteredetoakindofshalloural
ahitheatre,andherethefourofushaltedthenreausoundedtheho,andbrokethesleepingstillnesstheislandofdooreau139of209
ofthetropiusthavehadstronglungs
thehootingnoteroseandroseadstitsechoes,toatlastanearperatingintensity
ahsaidreau,le
