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The Law of Meat

           Thecub’sshoulderwasstiffandsore,andforsometimehelimpedfromtheterribleslashhehadreceived. Buttheworldnowseemedchanged. Hewentaboutinitwithgreaterconfidence,withafeelingofprowessthathadnotbeenhisinthedaysbeforethebattlewiththelynx. Hehadlookeduponlifeinamoreferociousaspect; hehadfought;hehadburiedhisteethinthefleshofafoe;andhehadsurvived. Andbecauseofallthis,hecarriedhimselfmoreboldly,withatouchofdefiancethatwasnewinhim. Hewasnolongerafraidofminorthings, andmuchofhistimidityhadvanished,thoughtheunknownneverceasedtopressuponhimwithitsmysteriesandterrors,intangibleandever-menacing. 

           Hebegantoaccompanyhismotheronthemeat-trail,andhesawmuchofthekillingofmeatandbegantoplayhispartinit. Andinhisowndimwayhelearnedthelawofmeat. Thereweretwokindsoflifehisownkindandtheotherkind. Hisownkindincludedhismotherandhimself. Theotherkindincludedalllivethingsthatmoved. Buttheotherkindwasdivided. Oneportionwaswhathisownkindkilledandate.Thisportionwascomposedofthenon-killersandthesmallkillers. Theotherportionkilledandatehisownkind,orwaskilledandeatenbyhisownkind. Andoutofthisclassificationarosethelaw. Theaimoflifewasmeat. Lifeitselfwasmeat. Lifelivedonlife. Thereweretheeatersandtheeaten. Thelawwas:EATORBEEATEN. Hedidnotformulatethelawinclear,settermsandmoraliseaboutit. Hedidnoteventhinkthelaw;hemerelylivedthelawwithoutthinkingaboutitatall. 

           Hesawthelawoperatingaroundhimoneveryside. Hehadeatentheptarmiganchicks. Thehawkhadeatentheptarmigan-mother. Thehawkwouldalsohaveeatenhim. Later,whenhehadgrownmoreformidable,hewantedtoeatthehawk. Hehadeatenthelynxkitten. 

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