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The Call of the Primitive

           Soonanotheropenedhisveinsanddrankhisownblood.

           Whenhediedtheythrewhimoverboardalso,thoughtherewerethoseamongthemwhowantedtokeepthecorpseonboard.Hungerwaschangingthemfromhumanbeaststowildbeasts.

           Twodaysbeforetheyhadbeenpickedupbythecruisertheyhadbecometooweaktohandlethevessel,andthatsamedaythreemendied.Onthefollowingmorningitwasseenthatoneofthecorpseshadbeenpartiallydevoured.

           Allthatdaythemenlayglaringateachotherlikebeastsofprey,andthefollowingmorningtwoofthecorpseslayalmostentirelystrippedofflesh.

           Themenwerebutlittlestrongerfortheirghoulishrepast,forthewantofwaterwasbyfarthegreatestagonywithwhichtheyhadtocontend.Andthenthecruiserhadcome.

           Whenthosewhocouldhadrecovered,theentirestoryhadbeentoldtotheFrenchcommander;butthemenweretooignoranttobeabletotellhimatjustwhatpointonthecoasttheprofessorandhispartyhadbeenmarooned,sothecruiserhadsteamedslowlyalongwithinsightofland,firingoccasionalsignalgunsandscanningeveryinchofthebeachwithglasses.

           Theyhadanchoredbynightsoasnottoneglectaparticleoftheshoreline,andithadhappenedthattheprecedingnighthadbroughtthemofftheverybeachwherelaythelittlecamptheysought

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