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The Makers of Fire

           Afteratime,WhiteFangheardstrangenoisesapproaching. Hewasquickinhisclassification,forheknewthematonceforman-animalnoises. Afewminuteslatertheremainderofthetribe,strungoutasitwasonthemarch,trailedin. Thereweremoremenandmanywomenandchildren,fortysoulsofthem,andallheavilyburdenedwithcampequipageandoutfit. Alsothereweremanydogs;andthese,withtheexceptionofthepart-grownpuppies,werelikewiseburdenedwithcampoutfit. Ontheirbacks,inbagsthatfastenedtightlyaroundunderneath,thedogscarriedfromtwentytothirtypoundsofweight. 

           WhiteFanghadneverseendogsbefore,butatsightofthemhefeltthattheywerehisownkind,onlysomehowdifferent. Buttheydisplayedlittledifferencefromthewolfwhentheydiscoveredthecubandhismother. Therewasarush. WhiteFangbristledandsnarledandsnappedinthefaceoftheopen-mouthedoncomingwaveofdogs, andwentdownandunderthem,feelingthesharpslashofteethinhisbody,himselfbitingandtearingatthelegsandbelliesabovehim. Therewasagreatuproar. HecouldhearthesnarlofKicheasshefoughtforhim; andhecouldhearthecriesoftheman-animals,thesoundofclubsstrikinguponbodies,andtheyelpsofpainfromthedogssostruck. 

           Onlyafewsecondselapsedbeforehewasonhisfeetagain. Hecouldnowseetheman-animalsdrivingbackthedogswithclubsandstones, defendinghim,savinghimfromthesavageteethofhiskindthatsomehowwasnothiskind. Andthoughtherewasnoreasoninhisbrainforaclearconceptionofsoabstractathingasjustice, nevertheless,inhisownway,hefeltthejusticeoftheman-animals,andheknewthemforwhattheyweremakersoflawandexecutorsoflaw. Also,heappreciatedthepowerwithwhichtheyadministeredthelaw. 

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