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The most Wonderful Things have Happened

           Itistruethatthesemonstrouscreatureswhichwehadseenwerelumbering,inoffensivebruteswhichwereunlikelytohurtanyone,butinthisworldofwonderswhatothersurvivalsmighttherenotbewhatfierce,activehorrorsreadytopounceuponusfromtheirlairamongtherocksorbrushwood?Iknewlittleofprehistoriclife,butIhadaclearremembranceofonebookwhichIhadreadinwhichitspokeofcreatureswhowouldliveuponourlionsandtigersasacatlivesuponmice.WhatifthesealsoweretobefoundinthewoodsofMapleWhiteLand!

           Itwasdestinedthatonthisverymorningourfirstinthenewcountryweweretofindoutwhatstrangehazardslayaroundus.Itwasaloathsomeadventure,andoneofwhichIhatetothink.If,asLordJohnsaid,thegladeoftheiguanodonswillremainwithusasadream,thensurelytheswampofthepterodactylswillforeverbeournightmare.Letmesetdownexactlywhatoccurred.

           Wepassedveryslowlythroughthewoods,partlybecauseLordRoxtonactedasscoutbeforehewouldletusadvance,andpartlybecauseateverysecondsteponeorotherofourprofessorswouldfall,withacryofwonder,beforesomeflowerorinsectwhichpresentedhimwithanewtype.Wemayhavetraveledtwoorthreemilesinall,keepingtotherightofthelineofthestream,whenwecameuponaconsiderableopeninginthetrees.Abeltofbrushwoodleduptoatangleofrocksthewholeplateauwasstrewnwithboulders.

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