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           Thrownintheairbysomeunknownpower,herosetenfeetabovethesurfaceofthelake,fellagainintothemidstoftheagitatedwaters,andthensoongainedtheshore,withoutanyseverewounds,miraculouslysaved.

           CyrusHardingandhiscompanionscouldnotunderstandit.Whatwasnotlessinexplicablewasthatthestrugglestillappearedtobegoingon.Doubtless,thedugong,attackedbysomepowerfulanimal,afterhavingreleasedthedog,wasfightingonitsownaccount.Butitdidnotlastlong.Thewaterbecameredwithblood,andthebodyofthedugong,emergingfromthesheetofscarletwhichspreadaround,soonstrandedonalittlebeachatthesouthangleofthelake.Thecolonistsrantowardsit.Thedugongwasdead.Itwasanenormousanimal,fifteenorsixteenfeetlong,andmusthaveweighedfromthreetofourthousandpounds.Atitsneckwasawound,whichappearedtohavebeenproducedbyasharpblade.

           Whatcouldtheamphibiouscreaturehavebeen,who,bythisterribleblowhaddestroyedtheformidabledugong?Noonecouldtell,andmuchinterestedinthisincident,HardingandhiscompanionsreturnedtotheChimneys.

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