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           SeveraloftheFire-Menreturnedtodragthemintosafety,butourrocksdrovetherescuersback.

           TheFirePeoplebecameenraged.Also,theybecamecautious.Inspiteoftheirangryyells,theykeptatadistanceandsentflightsofarrowsagainstus.Thisputanendtotherock-throwing.Bythetimehalfadozenofushadbeenkilledandascoreinjured,therestofusretreatedinsideourcaves.Iwasnotoutofrangeinmyloftycave,butthedistancewasgreatenoughtospoileffectiveshooting,andtheFirePeopledidnotwastemanyarrowsonme.Furthermore,Iwascurious.Iwantedtosee.WhiletheSwiftOneremainedwellinsidethecave,tremblingwithfearandmakinglowwailingsoundsbecauseIwouldnotcomein,Icrouchedattheentranceandwatched.

           Thefightinghadnowbecomeintermittent.Itwasasortofdeadlock.Wewereinthecaves,andthequestionwiththeFirePeoplewashowtogetusout.Theydidnotdarecomeinafterus,andingeneralwewouldnotexposeourselvestotheirarrows.Occasionally,whenoneofthemdrewinclosetothebaseofthecliff,oneoranotheroftheFolkwouldsmasharockdown.Inreturn,hewouldbetransfixedbyhalfadozenarrows.Thisruseworkedwellforsometime,butfinallytheFolknolongerwereinveigledintoshowingthemselves.Thedeadlockwascomplete.

           BehindtheFirePeopleIcouldseethelittlewizenedoldhunterdirectingitall.Theyobeyedhim,andwenthereandthereathiscommands.Someofthemwentintotheforestandreturnedwithloadsofdrywood,leaves,andgrass.AlltheFirePeopledrewincloser.