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The Enemy of His Kind

           Hebecameanadeptatfighting. Heeconomised.Heneverwastedhisstrength,nevertussled. Hewasintooquicklyforthat,and,ifhemissed,wasoutagaintooquickly. Thedislikeofthewolfforclosequarterswashistoanunusualdegree. Hecouldnotendureaprolongedcontactwithanotherbody. Itsmackedofdanger.Itmadehimfrantic. Hemustbeaway,free,onhisownlegs,touchingnolivingthing. ItwastheWildstillclingingtohim,assertingitselfthroughhim. ThisfeelinghadbeenaccentuatedbytheIshmaelitelifehehadledfromhispuppyhood. Dangerlurkedincontacts. Itwasthetrap,everthetrap,thefearofitlurkingdeepinthelifeofhim,wovenintothefibreofhim. 

           Inconsequence,thestrangedogsheencounteredhadnochanceagainsthim. Heeludedtheirfangs. Hegotthem,orgotaway,himselfuntouchedineitherevent. Inthenaturalcourseofthingstherewereexceptionstothis. Thereweretimeswhenseveraldogs,pitchingontohim,punishedhimbeforehecouldgetaway;andthereweretimeswhenasingledogscoreddeeplyonhim. Butthesewereaccidents. Inthemain,soefficientafighterhadhebecome,hewenthiswayunscathed. 

           Anotheradvantagehepossessedwasthatofcorrectlyjudgingtimeanddistance. Notthathedidthisconsciously,however.Hedidnotcalculatesuchthings.Itwasallautomatic. Hiseyessawcorrectly,andthenervescarriedthevisioncorrectlytohisbrain. Thepartsofhimwerebetteradjustedthanthoseoftheaveragedog. Theyworkedtogethermoresmoothlyandsteadily. Hiswasabetter,farbetter,nervous,mental,andmuscularco-ordination. Whenhiseyesconveyedtohisbrainthemovingimageofanaction,hisbrainwithoutconsciouseffort,knewthespacethatlimitedthatactionandthetimerequiredforitscompletion. Thus,hecouldavoidtheleapofanotherdog,orthedriveofitsfangs,andatthesamemomentcouldseizetheinfinitesimalfractionoftimeinwhichtodeliverhisownattack. 

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