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The Sleeping Wolf

           Hesawnohumanface,spoketonohumanthing. Whenhisfoodwasshovedintohim,hegrowledlikeawildanimal. Hehatedallthings. Fordaysandnightshebellowedhisrageattheuniverse. Forweeksandmonthshenevermadeasound,intheblacksilenceeatinghisverysoul.Hewasamanandamonstrosity,asfearfulathingoffearasevergibberedinthevisionsofamaddenedbrain. 

           Andthen,onenight,heescaped. Thewarderssaiditwasimpossible,butneverthelessthecellwasempty,andhalfinhalfoutofitlaythebodyofadeadguard. Twootherdeadguardsmarkedhistrailthroughtheprisontotheouterwalls,andhehadkilledwithhishandstoavoidnoise. 

           Hewasarmedwiththeweaponsoftheslainguardsalivearsenalthatfledthroughthehillspursuedbytheorganisedmightofsociety. Aheavypriceofgoldwasuponhishead. Avariciousfarmershuntedhimwithshot-guns. Hisbloodmightpayoffamortgageorsendasontocollege. Public-spiritedcitizenstookdowntheirriflesandwentoutafterhim. Apackofbloodhoundsfollowedthewayofhisbleedingfeet. Andthesleuth-houndsofthelaw,thepaidfightinganimalsofsociety,withtelephone,andtelegraph,andspecialtrain,clungtohistrailnightandday. 

           Sometimestheycameuponhim,andmenfacedhimlikeheroes,orstampededthroughbarbed-wirefencestothedelightofthecommonwealthreadingtheaccountatthebreakfasttable. Itwasaftersuchencountersthatthedeadandwoundedwerecartedbacktothetowns,andtheirplacesfilledbymeneagerfortheman-hunt. 

           AndthenJimHalldisappeared. Thebloodhoundsvainlyquestedonthelosttrail. Inoffensiveranchersinremotevalleyswereheldupbyarmedmenandcompelledtoidentifythemselves. 

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