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atthathesoffataquickwalkall
histionsealong,saidhe
itoseetheadventureoutiguessedthe
hutseroughshelterereof
thesebeastpeoplelivedightperhapsfindthebr >friendly,findsohandleintheidstotakeholdofididnotknoan
heritage
apelikepaniontrottedalongbyside,h
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eryheghthaveinhihow
longhaveyoubeenonthisislandsaidi
hoerhavingthequestion
repeated,heheldupthreefingers
thecreaturetlebetterthananidiotitriedtokeouteantbythat,anditseeibored
hiafteranotherquestionorty
sideandefruitthathungfrotree
hepulleddooreau
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eatingthententsinotedthishsatisfaction,forhereatleasteother
questions,buthischattering,protresponseswereasoftenasnotquiteatcrosspurposesyquestionsofee,othersquiteparrotlike
ientuponthesepeculiaritiesthatiscarcelynoticedthepathetotrees,
allcharredandbrooabareplaceveredh
ayelloeincrustation,acrossing
ske,pungentinonoseandeyes,drifting
onourright,overashoulderofbarerock,isahelevelblueoftheseathepathileddolyintoa
narrobledandknottyssesof
blackishsriaintothisweplunged
itelydark,thispassage,aftertheblinding
sunlightreflectedfrohesulphurousgrounditswallsgreeep,andapproachedeachotherblotchesofgreenandyeyesnductorstopped
suddenlyhosaidhe,andistoodinafloorofa
chashateiheardso
strangenoises,andthrusttheknuylefthandintoeyesibecaahat
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eitherhandthelightstedohroughnarroays
intothetheislandofdooreau
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xiithesayersofthelaw
thensothingldtouchedhandistarted
violently,andsaeadiinkishthing,
lookingrelikeaflayedchildthananythingelseintheildbutrepulsive
featuresofasloth,thesalowforeheadandslowgestures
asthefirstshockofthechangeoflightpassed,isawaboutredistinctlythelittleslothlikecreaturewasstandingandstaringatnductorhadvanished
theplaceweenhighwallsof
lava,acrackintheknottedrock,andoneithersideinterat,palans,andreedsleaning
againsttheroedroughandierablydark
denstheheravinebethesewas
scarcelythreeyardspsof
decayingfruitpulpandotherrefuse,edfor
thedisagreeablestenchoftheplace
thelittlepinkslothcreaturee
yapenreappearedattheapertureofthe
nearestofthesedens,andbeeinashedidsoa
slouchingnsteroreau
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furtherupthisstrangestreet,andstoodupinfeaturelesssilhouetteagainstthebrightgreenbeyond,staringatihesitated,havinghalfandtoboltthee;
andthen,deteedtogothroughhtheadventure,igrippednailedstiiddleandcrao
thelittleevilsllingleantoafteductor
iticircularspace,shapedlikethehalfofa
beehive;andagainsttherockyedtheinner
sideofitong
otherssoroughvesselsoflavaandoodabout
thefloor,andoneonaroughstooltherewasnofireinthedarkesterofthehutsatashapelessssof
darknessthatgruntedheyasicain,andape
nstoodinthediightofthedoora
splitanuttoasicraotheotherer
andsquatteddoookit,andbegangna,as
serenelyaspossible,inspiteofacertaintrepidationandthenearlyintolerableclosenessofthedenthelittlepinkslothcreaturestoodintheapertureofthehut,andsothingelsee
staringoveritsshoulder
heypofsteryoppositeitis
antheislandofdooreau
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itisan,gabblednduan,an,a
fiven,like
shutupsaidthevoicefrohedark,andgruntedignayanutadaniressivestillness
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estolivehyou,isaid
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reblaystick
thethinginthedarkrepeatedinaloudertone,saytheisseditslastrerknottogoonall
fours;thatisthelarepeatedinakindofsingsongioreau
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saythean,repeating,andthe
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