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A Sight which I shall Never Forget

           Theirlanguageismorethanhalfsigns,anditwasnothardtofollowthem.SoIthoughtitwastimewemadeabreakforit.Ihadbeenplottin’itoutabit,andhadoneortwothingsclearinmymind.Itwasallonme,forSummerleewasuselessandChallengernotmuchbetter.Theonlytimetheygottogethertheygotslangin’becausetheycouldn’tagreeuponthescientificclassificationofthesered-headeddevilsthathadgotholdofus.OnesaiditwasthedryopithecusofJava,theothersaiditwaspithecanthropus.Madness,IcallitLoonies,both.But,asIsay,Ihadthoughtoutoneortwopointsthatwerehelpful.Onewasthatthesebrutescouldnotrunasfastasamanintheopen.Theyhaveshort,bandylegs,yousee,andheavybodies.EvenChallengercouldgiveafewyardsinahundredtothebestofthem,andyouorIwouldbeaperfectShrubb.Anotherpointwasthattheyknewnothin’aboutguns.Idon’tbelievetheyeverunderstoodhowthefellowIshotcamebyhishurt.Ifwecouldgetatourgunstherewasnosayin’whatwecoulddo.

           "SoIbrokeawayearlythismornin’,gavemyguardakickinthetummythatlaidhimout,andsprintedforthecamp.ThereIgotyouandtheguns,andhereweare."

           "Buttheprofessors!"Icried,inconsternation.

           "Well,wemustjustgobackandfetch’em.Icouldn’tbring’emwithme.Challengerwasupthetree,andSummerleewasnotfitfortheeffort.Theonlychancewastogetthegunsandtryarescue.

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