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The Dominant Primordial Beast

           Dubwasbadlyinjuredinahindleg;Dolly,thelasthuskyaddedtotheteamatDyea,hadabadlytornthroat;Joehadlostaneye;whileBillee,thegood-natured,withanearchewedandrenttoribbons,criedandwhimperedthroughoutthenight. Atdaybreaktheylimpedwarilybacktocamp,tofindthemaraudersgoneandthetwomeninbadtempers. Fullyhalftheirgrubsupplywasgone. Thehuskieshadchewedthroughthesledlashingsandcanvascoverings. Infact,nothing,nomatterhowremotelyeatable,hadescapedthem. TheyhadeatenapairofPerrault’smoose-hidemoccasins,chunksoutoftheleathertraces,andeventwofeetoflashfromtheendofFrancois’swhip. Hebrokefromamournfulcontemplationofittolookoverhiswoundeddogs. 

           "Ah,myfrien’s,"hesaidsoftly,"mebbeitmekyoumaddog,dosemanybites. Mebbeallmaddog,sacredam! Wotyout’ink,eh,Perrault?" 

           Thecouriershookhisheaddubiously. WithfourhundredmilesoftrailstillbetweenhimandDawson,hecouldillaffordtohavemadnessbreakoutamonghisdogs. Twohoursofcursingandexertiongottheharnessesintoshape,andthewound-stiffenedteamwasunderway,strugglingpainfullyoverthehardestpartofthetrailtheyhadyetencountered,andforthatmatter,thehardestbetweenthemandDawson. 

           TheThirtyMileRiverwaswideopen. Itswildwaterdefiedthefrost,anditwasintheeddiesonlyandinthequietplacesthattheiceheldatall. Sixdaysofexhaustingtoilwererequiredtocoverthosethirtyterriblemiles. 

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