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The Battle of the Fangs

           Itwasabrieffightandfierce. Thebigbullwasbesetoneveryside. Herippedthemopenorsplittheirskullswithshrewdlydrivenblowsofhisgreathoofs. Hecrushedthemandbrokethemonhislargehorns. Hestampedthemintothesnowunderhiminthewallowingstruggle. Buthewasforedoomed,andhewentdown withtheshe-wolftearingsavagelyathisthroat,andwithotherteethfixedeverywhereuponhim,devouringhimalive, beforeeverhislaststrugglesceasedorhislastdamagehadbeenwrought. 

           Therewasfoodinplenty. Thebullweighedovereighthundredpoundsfullytwentypoundsofmeatpermouthfortheforty-oddwolvesofthepack. Butiftheycouldfastprodigiously,theycouldfeedprodigiously, andsoonafewscatteredboneswereallthatremainedofthesplendidlivebrutethathadfacedthepackafewhoursbefore. 

           Therewasnowmuchrestingandsleeping. Withfullstomachs,bickeringandquarrellingbeganamongtheyoungermales, andthiscontinuedthroughthefewdaysthatfollowedbeforethebreaking-upofthepack. Thefaminewasover. Thewolveswerenowinthecountryofgame, andthoughtheystillhuntedinpack, theyhuntedmorecautiously,cuttingoutheavycowsorcrippledoldbullsfromthesmallmoose-herdstheyranacross. 

           Therecameaday,inthislandofplenty,whenthewolf-packsplitinhalfandwentindifferentdirections. Theshe-wolf,theyoungleaderonherleft,andtheone-eyedelderonherright, ledtheirhalfofthepackdowntotheMackenzieRiverandacrossintothelakecountrytotheeast. Eachdaythisremnantofthepackdwindled. Twobytwo,maleandfemale,thewolvesweredeserting. Occasionallyasolitarymalewasdrivenoutbythesharpteethofhisrivals. Intheendthereremainedonlyfour:theshe-wolf,theyoungleader,theone-eyedone,andtheambitiousthree-year-old. 

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