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The Dominant Primordial Beast

           Pike,themalingerer,leapeduponthecrippledanimal,breakingitsneckwithaquickflashofteethandajerk,Buckgotafrothingadversarybythethroat,andwassprayedwithbloodwhenhisteethsankthroughthejugular. Thewarmtasteofitinhismouthgoadedhimtogreaterfierceness. Heflunghimselfuponanother,andatthesametimefeltteethsinkintohisownthroat. ItwasSpitz,treacherouslyattackingfromtheside. 

           PerraultandFrancois,havingcleanedouttheirpartofthecamp,hurriedtosavetheirsled-dogs. Thewildwaveoffamishedbeastsrolledbackbeforethem,andBuckshookhimselffree. Butitwasonlyforamoment. Thetwomenwerecompelledtorunbacktosavethegrub,uponwhichthehuskiesreturnedtotheattackontheteam. Billee,terrifiedintobravery,sprangthroughthesavagecircleandfledawayovertheice. PikeandDubfollowedonhisheels,withtherestoftheteambehind. AsBuckdrewhimselftogethertospringafterthem,outofthetailofhiseyehesawSpitzrushuponhimwiththeevidentintentionofoverthrowinghim. Onceoffhisfeetandunderthatmassofhuskies,therewasnohopeforhim. ButhebracedhimselftotheshockofSpitz’scharge,thenjoinedtheflightoutonthelake. 

           Later,thenineteam-dogsgatheredtogetherandsoughtshelterintheforest. Thoughunpursued,theywereinasorryplight. Therewasnotonewhowasnotwoundedinfourorfiveplaces,whilesomewerewoundedgrievously. 

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