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The Grey Cub

           Thesewereconsciousactions,andweretheresultsofhisfirstgeneralisationsupontheworld. Beforethathehadrecoiledautomaticallyfromhurt,ashehadcrawledautomaticallytowardthelight. Afterthatherecoiledfromhurtbecauseheknewthatitwashurt. 

           Hewasafiercelittlecub. Sowerehisbrothersandsisters. Itwastobeexpected. Hewasacarnivorousanimal. Hecameofabreedofmeat-killersandmeat-eaters. Hisfatherandmotherlivedwhollyuponmeat. Themilkhehadsuckedwithhisfirstflickeringlife,wasmilktransformeddirectlyfrommeat, andnow,atamonthold,whenhiseyeshadbeenopenforbutaweek,hewasbeginninghimselftoeatmeat meathalf-digestedbytheshe-wolfanddisgorgedforthefivegrowingcubsthatalreadymadetoogreatdemanduponherbreast. 

           Buthewas,further,thefiercestofthelitter. Hecouldmakealouderraspinggrowlthananyofthem. Histinyragesweremuchmoreterriblethantheirs. Itwashethatfirstlearnedthetrickofrollingafellow-cuboverwithacunningpaw-stroke. Anditwashethatfirstgrippedanothercubbytheearandpulledandtuggedandgrowledthroughjawstight-clenched. Andcertainlyitwashethatcausedthemotherthemosttroubleinkeepingherlitterfromthemouthofthecave. 

           Thefascinationofthelightforthegreycubincreasedfromdaytoday. Hewasperpetuallydepartingonyard-longadventurestowardthecave’sentrance,andasperpetuallybeingdrivenback. Onlyhedidnotknowitforanentrance. Hedidnotknowanythingaboutentrancespassageswherebyonegoesfromoneplacetoanotherplace. Hedidnotknowanyotherplace,muchlessofawaytogetthere. Sotohimtheentranceofthecavewasawallawalloflight. 

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