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SWIFTLY AWAY F HM4 ,X 0 A SMALL LIVE ?+1
& HE _H NO FE>4 ,!N1 2F HM1 AT 8 FEET1
HE SAW AN EXTREMELY SMALL LIVE ?+1 ONLY
S"EAL 9*ES L;G1 A "Y W1SEL1 T1 L HMF1 _H
4OB$I5TLY G"O \ ADV5TUR+4 ,X TRI$
6RETR1T 2F HM4 ,HE TURN$ X OV] ) 8 PAW4
,X MADE A QUE]1 GRAT+ NOISE4 ,! NEXT
MO;T ! FLA% ( YELL[ REAPPE>$ 2F 8 EYES4
,HE HE>D AG ! 9TIMIDAT+ CRY1 & AT ! SAME
9/ANT RCVD A %>P BL[ ON ! SIDE (! NECK &
FELT ! %>P TEE? (! "M-W1SEL CUT 96HIS
FLE%4
  ,:ILE HE YELP$ & KI-YI'D & SCRAM#D
BACKW>D1 HE SAW ! "M-W1SEL L1P ^U H] "Y
"O & 4APPE> ) X 96! NEI<B\R+ ?ICKET4 ,!
CUT ( H] TEE? 9 8 NECK / HURT1 B 8
FEEL+S 7 HURT M GRIEV\SLY1 & HE SAT D[N
& W1KLY :IMP]$4 ,? "M-W1SEL 0 S SMALL &
S SAVAGE4 ,HE 0 YET 6LE>N T = SIZE &
WEI<T ! W1SEL 0 ! MO/ F]OCI\S1
V9DICTIVE1 & T]RI# ( ALL ! KILL]S (!
,WILD4 ,B A POR;N ( ? K 0 QKLY 6BE HIS4
  ,HE 0 / :IMP]+ :5 ! "M-W1SEL REAPPE>$4
,%E DID N RU% HM1 N[ T H] "Y "O 0 SAFE4
,%E APPROA*$ M CAUTI\SLY1 &! CUB _H FULL
OPPORTUN;Y 6OBS]VE H] L1N1 SNAKELIKE
BODY1 & H] H1D1 ERECT1 EAG]1 & SNAKE-L
XF4 ,H] %>P1 M5AC+ CRY S5T ! HAIR BRI/L+
AL;G 8 BACK1 & HE SN>L$ W>N+LY AT H]4
,%E CAME CLOS] & CLOS]4 ,"! 0 A L1P1
SWIFT] ?AN 8 UNPRACTIS$ SI<T1 &! L1N1
YELL[ BODY 4APPE>$ =A MO;T \ (! FIELD (
8 VI.N4 ,! NEXT MO;T %E 0 AT 8 ?ROAT1 H]
TEE? BURI$ 9 8 HAIR & FLE%4
  ,AT F/ HE SN>L$ & TRI$ 6FI<T2 B HE 0 V
"Y1 & ? 0 ONLY 8 F/ "D 9 ! _W1 & 8 SN>L
2CAME A :IMP]1 8 FI<T A /RU7LE 6ESCAPE4
,! W1SEL N"E RELAX$ H] HOLD4 ,%E HUNG
ON1 /RIV+ 6PRESS D[N ) H] TEE? 6! GRT
VE9 7 8 LIFE-BLOOD BUB#D4 ,! W1SEL 0 A
DR9K] ( BLOOD1 & X 0 "E H] PREF];E 6DR9K
F ! ?ROAT ( LIFE XF4
  ,! GREY CUB WD H DI$1 & "! WD H BE5 NO
/ORY 6WRITE AB HM1 _H N ! %E-WOLF -E
B.D+ "? ! BU%ES4 ,! W1SEL LET G ! CUB &
FLA%$ AT ! %E-WOLF'S ?ROAT1 MISS+1 B
GETT+ A HOLD ON ! JAW 9/1D4 ,! %E-WOLF
FLIRT$ H] H1D L ! SNAP (A :IP1 BR1K+ !
W1SEL'S HOLD & FL++ X HI< 9 ! AIR4 ,&1 /
9 ! AIR1 ! %E-WOLF'S JAWS CLOS$ ON !
L1N1 YELL[ BODY1 &! W1SEL KNEW D1? 2T !
CRUN*+ TEE?4
  ,! CUB EXP]I;ED ANO!R A3ESS ( A6EC;N
ON ! "P ( 8 "M4 ,H] JOY AT F9D+ HM SEEM$
EV5 GRT] ?AN 8 JOY AT 2+ F.D4 ,%E NOZZL$
HM & C>ESS$ HM & LICK$ ! CUTS MADE 9 HM
0! W1SEL'S TEE?4 ,!N1 2T !M1 "M & CUB1
!Y ATE ! BLOOD-DR9K]1 & AF T W5T BACK 6!
CAVE & SLEPT4