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The Makers of Fire

           Hedidnotlikeit.Nordidhelikeitwhentheman-animalsaroseandwentonwiththeirmarch; foratinyman-animaltooktheotherendofthestickandledKichecaptivebehindhim, andbehindKichefollowedWhiteFang,greatlyperturbedandworriedbythisnewadventurehehadenteredupon. 

           Theywentdownthevalleyofthestream,farbeyondWhiteFang’swidestranging,untiltheycametotheendofthevalley,wherethestreamranintotheMackenzieRiver. Here,wherecanoeswerecachedonpoleshighintheairandwherestoodfish-racksforthedryingoffish,campwasmade; andWhiteFanglookedonwithwonderingeyes. Thesuperiorityoftheseman-animalsincreasedwitheverymoment. Therewastheirmasteryoverallthesesharp-fangeddogs. Itbreathedofpower. Butgreaterthanthat,tothewolf-cub,wastheirmasteryoverthingsnotalive;theircapacitytocommunicatemotiontounmovingthings;theircapacitytochangetheveryfaceoftheworld. 

           Itwasthislastthatespeciallyaffectedhim. Theelevationofframesofpolescaughthiseye;yetthisinitselfwasnotsoremarkable,beingdonebythesamecreaturesthatflungsticksandstonestogreatdistances. Butwhentheframesofpolesweremadeintotepeesbybeingcoveredwithclothandskins,WhiteFangwasastounded. Itwasthecolossalbulkofthemthatimpressedhim. Theyarosearoundhim,oneveryside,likesomemonstrousquick-growingformoflife. Theyoccupiednearlythewholecircumferenceofhisfieldofvision. Hewasafraidofthem. Theyloomedominouslyabovehim;andwhenthebreezestirredthemintohugemovements,hecowereddowninfear, keepinghiseyeswarilyuponthem,andpreparedtospringawayiftheyattemptedtoprecipitatethemselvesuponhim. 

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