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The Wall of the World

           Outofhispuninessandfrighthechallengedandmenacedthewholewideworld. 

           Nothinghappened. Hecontinuedtogaze,andinhisinterestheforgottosnarl. Also,heforgottobeafraid. Forthetime,fearhadbeenroutedbygrowth,whilegrowthhadassumedtheguiseofcuriosity. Hebegantonoticenearobjects anopenportionofthestreamthatflashedinthesun,theblastedpine-treethatstoodatthebaseoftheslope, andtheslopeitself,thatranrightuptohimandceasedtwofeetbeneaththelipofthecaveonwhichhecrouched. 

           Nowthegreycubhadlivedallhisdaysonalevelfloor. Hehadneverexperiencedthehurtofafall. Hedidnotknowwhatafallwas. Sohesteppedboldlyoutupontheair. Hishind-legsstillrestedonthecave-lip,sohefellforwardheaddownward. Theearthstruckhimaharshblowonthenosethatmadehimyelp. Thenhebeganrollingdowntheslope,overandover. Hewasinapanicofterror. Theunknownhadcaughthimatlast. Ithadgrippedsavagelyholdofhimandwasabouttowreakuponhimsometerrifichurt. Growthwasnowroutedbyfear,andheki-yi’dlikeanyfrightenedpuppy. 

           Theunknownborehimonheknewnottowhatfrightfulhurt,andheyelpedandki-yi’dunceasingly. Thiswasadifferentpropositionfromcrouchinginfrozenfearwhiletheunknownlurkedjustalongside. Nowtheunknownhadcaughttightholdofhim. Silencewoulddonogood. Besides,itwasnotfear,butterror,thatconvulsedhim. 

           Buttheslopegrewmoregradual,anditsbasewasgrass-covered. Herethecublostmomentum. Whenatlasthecametoastop,hegaveonelastagonisedyellandthenalong,whimperingwail. 

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