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The Dominant Primordial Beast
Butwhenhewasatlastunearthed,andSpitzflewathimtopunishhim,Buckflew,withequalrage,inbetween. Sounexpectedwasit,andsoshrewdlymanaged,thatSpitzwashurledbackwardandoffhisfeet. Pike,whohadbeentremblingabjectly,tookheartatthisopenmutiny,andspranguponhisoverthrownleader. Buck,towhomfairplaywasaforgottencode,likewisespranguponSpitz. ButFrancois,chucklingattheincidentwhileunswervingintheadministrationofjustice,broughthislashdownuponBuckwithallhismight. ThisfailedtodriveBuckfromhisprostraterival,andthebuttofthewhipwasbroughtintoplay. Half-stunnedbytheblow,Buckwasknockedbackwardandthelashlaiduponhimagainandagain,whileSpitzsoundlypunishedthemanytimesoffendingPike.
Inthedaysthatfollowed,asDawsongrewcloserandcloser,BuckstillcontinuedtointerferebetweenSpitzandtheculprits; buthediditcraftily,whenFrancoiswasnotaround,WiththecovertmutinyofBuck,ageneralinsubordinationsprangupandincreased. DaveandSol-lekswereunaffected,buttherestoftheteamwentfrombadtoworse. Thingsnolongerwentright. Therewascontinualbickeringandjangling. Troublewasalwaysafoot,andatthebottomofitwasBuck.
