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The Attack

           "Yes;especiallyasInfadoossaysthatthewatersupplyhasgivenout." 

           "Mylord,thatisso,"saidInfadoos; "thespringcannotsupplythewantsofsogreatamultitude,anditisfailingrapidly. Beforenightweshallallbethirsty. Listen,Macumazahn.Thouartwise,andhastdoubtlessseenmanywarsinthelandsfromwhencethoucamestthatisifindeedtheymakewarsintheStars. Nowtellus,whatshallwedo?Twalahasbroughtupmanyfreshmentotaketheplaceofthosewhohavefallen. YetTwalahaslearnthislesson;thehawkdidnotthinktofindtheheronready; butourbeakhaspiercedhisbreast;hefearstostrikeatusagain. Wetooarewounded,andhewillwaitforustodie;hewillwindhimselfrounduslikeasnakeroundabuck,andfightthefightof‘sitdown.’" 

           "Ihearthee,"Isaid. 

           "So,Macumazahn,thouseestwehavenowaterhere,andbutalittlefood,andwemustchoosebetweenthesethreethings tolanguishlikeastarvinglioninhisden,ortostrivetobreakawaytowardsthenorth,or"andhereheroseandpointedtowardsthedensemassofourfoes"tolaunchourselvesstraightatTwala’sthroat. Incubu,thegreatwarrior fortodayhefoughtlikeabuffaloinanet,andTwala’ssoldierswentdownbeforehisaxelikeyoungcornbeforethehail; withtheseeyesIsawitIncubusays‘Charge’;buttheElephantiseverpronetocharge. 

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