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  ,:5 ,DECEMB] 0 WELL AL;G1 ,GREY ,B1V]
W5T ON A J\RNEY UP ! ,MACK5ZIE4 ,MIT-SAH
& ,KLOO-KOO* W5T ) HM4 ,"O SL$ HE DROVE
HMF1 DRAWN 0DOGS HE _H TRAD$ = OR
BORR[$4 ,A SECOND & SMALL] SL$ 0 DRIV5
0,MIT-SAH1 & 6? 0 H>;S$ A T1M ( PUPPIES4
,X 0 M (A TOY A6AIR ?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 YET
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PUPPIES !MVS 7 2+ BROK5 9 6! H>;S4
,FUR!RMORE1 ! SL$ 0 ( "S S]VICE1 = X
C>RI$ NE>LY TWO HUNDR$ P.DS ( \TFIT &
FOOD4
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  ,"! 7 SEV5 PUPPIES 9 ! T1M4 ,! O!RS _H
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B1/S4
  ,MIT-SAH RESEM#D 8 "F1 M* ( ^: GREY
WISDOM HE POSSESS$4 ,9 ! PA/ HE _H
OBS]V$ ,LIP-LIP'S P]SECU;N ( ,:ITE
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B 9 R1L;Y X TOOK AWAY F HM ALL HON\R1 &
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DOGS _H ALW ! VIEW ( HM RUNN+ AWAY 2F
!M4 ,ALL T !Y SAW ( HM 0 8 BU%Y TAIL &
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& 9TIMIDAT+ ?AN 8 BRI/L+ MANE & GL1M+
FANGS4 ,AL1 DOGS 2+ S 3/ITUT$ 9 _! M5TAL
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-PEL HM 6TURN TAIL & RUN ON4 ,LIP-LIP
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& ALL T 0 LEFT HM 6D 0 6KEEP 8 L;G ROPE
TAUT & 8 FLANKS AH1D (! TEE? ( 8 MATES4
  ,B A / GRT] CUNN+ LURK$ 9 ! RECESSES
(! ,9DIAN M9D4 ,6GIVE PO9T 6UN5D+
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4T.E & MAKE 2LIEVE 6GIVE M1T 6,LIP-LIP4
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YIELD+ ( HMF 6! RULE (! GODS1 & HE _H
LE>N$ M ?OR\<LY ! FUTIL;Y ( OPPOS+ _! W4
,9 A4I;N1 ! P]SECU;N HE _H SU6]$ F !
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!Y H 2COME DOME/ICAT$1 & ^! TRAITS ,:ITE
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  ,A -PANION%IP DID EXI/ 2T ,:ITE ,FANG
&! O!R DOGS1 B X 0 "O ( W>F>E & 5M;Y4
,HE _H N"E LE>N$ 6PLAY ) !M4 ,HE KNEW
ONLY H[ 6FI<T1 & FI<T ) !M HE DID1
RETURN+ 6!M A HUNDR$-FOLD ! SNAPS &
SLA%ES !Y _H GIV5 HM 9 ! "DS :5 ,LIP-LIP
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L1D] -- EXCEPT :5 HE FL$ AWAY 2F 8 MATES
AT ! 5D ( 8 ROPE1 ! SL$ B.D+ AL;G 2H4 ,9
CAMP HE KEPT CLOSE 6,MIT-SAH OR ,GREY
,B1V] OR ,KLOO-KOO*4 ,HE DID N D>E
V5TURE AWAY F ! GODS1 = N[ ! FANGS ( ALL
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P]SECU;N T _H BE5 ,:ITE ,FANG'S4
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& SOLIT>Y = T4 ,HE M]ELY ?RA%$ 8 T1M-
MATES4 ,O!RWISE HE IGNOR$ !M4 ,!Y GOT \
( 8 WAY :5 HE CAME AL;G2 NOR DID !
BOLDE/ ( !M "E D>E 6ROB HM ( 8 M1T4 ,ON
! 3TR>Y1 !Y DEV\R$ _! [N M1T HURRI$LY1 =
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POR;N = HM4
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J1L\S (! ISOL,N 9 : HE KEPT HMF 9 ! MID/
(! PACK1 & HE F"\ (T5 6MA9TA9 X4 ,B S*
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:AT _H HAPP5$1 7 :IPP$ ALM 2F !Y _H 2GUN
6FI<T4
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FELL[S4 ,HE N"E ALL[$ !M ANY LATITUDE4
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HM4 ,!Y MI<T D Z !Y PL1S$ AM;G/ !MVS4 ,T
0 NO 3C]N ( HIS4 ,B X ,,0 8 3C]N T !Y
L1VE HM AL"O 9 8 ISOL,N1 GET \ ( 8 WAY
:5 HE ELECT$ 6WALK AM;G !M1 & AT ALL "TS
AC"KL$GE 8 MA/]Y OV] !M4 ,A H9T ( /IFF-
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( HAIR1 & HE WD 2 ^U !M1 M]CI.S & CRUEL1
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PITI.S /RU7LES = LIFE 9 ! "D ( 8
CUBHOOD1 :5 8 "M & HE1 AL"O & UNAID$1
HELD _! [N & SURVIV$ 9 ! F]OCI\S
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,B1V] HE WALK$ S(TLY 9DE$ AM;G/ ! FULL-
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DEVELOP$ 0! L;G H\RS ON TRAIL &! /1DY
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SAW X 0 A FI]CE & BRUTAL _W1 A _W )\T
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"L%IP BAS$ ^U SUP]IOR 9TELLIG;E & BRUTE
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:5 HE DID 6T5D] 8 ALLEGI.E4 ,"! 7 DEEPS
9 8 NATURE : _H N"E BE5 S.D$4 ,A K9D ^W1
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0 N 8 WAY4 ,8 PRIMACY 0 SAVAGE1 &
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BL[4
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MAN'S H& MI<T 3TA9 = HM4 ,2SS1 HE DID N
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0A TO4L+ PAPOOSE4 ,F ^! EXP]I;ES HE
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TOL]ATE !M4 ,:5 !Y CAME NE> ) _! OM9\S
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! UNP>DONA# CRIME 0 6BITE "O (! GODS4 ,9
? VILLAGE1 AF ! CU/OM ( ALL DOGS 9 ALL
VILLAGES1 ,:ITE ,FANG
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BOY LAY D[N ! AXE & TAKE UP A /\T CLUB4
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! DESC5D+ BL[4 ,! BOY PURSU$ HM1 & HE1 A
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8 S5SE ( JU/ICE \TRAG$4 ,HE KNEW ! LAW (
=AGE4 ,ALL ! WA/AGE ( M1T1 S* Z ! FROZ5
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NO WR;G1 BROK5 NO LAW1 YET "H 0 ? BOY
PREP>+ 6GIVE HM A B1T+4 ,:ITE ,FANG
SC>CELY KNEW :AT HAPP5$4 ,HE DID X 9 A
SURGE ( RAGE4 ,& HE DID X S QKLY T ! BOY
DID N "K EI4 ,ALL ! BOY KNEW 0 T HE _H 9
"S UNA3.TA# WAY BE5 OV]TURN$ 96! SN[1 &
T 8 CLUB-H& _H BE5 RIPP$ WIDE OP5 0,:ITE
,FANG'S TEE?4
  ,B ,:ITE ,FANG KNEW T HE _H BROK5 !
LAW (! GODS4 ,HE _H DRIV5 8 TEE? 96!
SACR$ FLE% ( "O ( !M1 & CD EXPECT NO?+ B
A MO/ T]RI# PUNI%;T4 ,HE FL$ AWAY 6,GREY
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BITT5 BOY &! BOY'S FAMILY CAME1 DEM&+
V5GE.E4 ,B !Y W5T AWAY ) V5GE.E
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ANGRY GE/URES1 KNEW T 8 ACT 0 JU/IFI$4
,& S X CAME T HE LE>N$ "! 7 GODS & GODS4
,"! 7 8 GODS1 & "! 7 O!R GODS1 & 2T !M
"! 0 A DI6];E4 ,JU/ICE OR 9JU/ICE1 X 0
ALL ! SAME1 HE M/ TAKE ALL ?+S F ! H&S (
8 [N GODS4 ,B HE 0 N -PELL$ 6TAKE
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6RES5T X ) 8 TEE?4 ,& ? AL 0 A LAW (!
GODS4
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? LAW4 ,MIT-SAH1 AL"O1 GA!R+ FIREWOOD 9
! =E/1 5C.T]$ ! BOY T _H BE5 BITT54 ,)
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A6AIR (! GODS1 & NO 3C]N ( HIS4 ,!N HE
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AM;G/ ! -BATANTS4 ,FIVE M9UTES LAT] !
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BODY 6! PROTEC;N ( 8 GOD'S POSSES.NS 0 A
/EP1 & ? /EP HE MADE4 ,:AT 0 8 GOD'S 0
6BE DEF5D$ AG/ ALL ! _W -- EV5 6! EXT5T
( BIT+ O!R GODS4 ,N ONLY 0 S* AN ACT
SACRILEGI\S 9 XS NATURE1 B X 0 FRAU<T )
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MAT* AG/ !M2 YET ,:ITE ,FANG LE>N$ 6FACE
!M1 FI]CELY BELLIG]5T & UNAFRAID4 ,DUTY
ROSE ABV FE>1 & ?IEV+ GODS LE>N$ 6L1VE
,GREY ,B1V]'S PROP]TY AL"O4
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C[>DLY GOD & PR"O 6RUN AWAY AT ! S.D+ (!
AL>M4 ,AL1 HE LE>N$ T B BRIEF "T ELAPS$
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AID4 ,HE CAME 6"K T X 0 N FE> ( HM T
DROVE ! ?IEF AWAY1 B FE> ( ,GREY ,B1V]4
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N"E B>K$4 ,8 ME?OD 0 6DRIVE /RAI<T AT !
9TRUD]1 & 6S9K 8 TEE? 9 IF HE CD4 ,2C HE
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DOGS1 HE 0 UNUSU,Y FITT$ 6GU>D 8 MA/]'S
PROP]TY2 & 9 ? HE 0 5C\RAG$ & TRA9$
0,GREY ,B1V]4 ,"O RESULT ( ? 0 6MAKE
,:ITE ,FANG M F]OCI\S & 9DOMITA#1 & M
SOLIT>Y4
  ,! MON?S W5T BY1 B9D+ /R;G] & /R;G] !
COV5ANT 2T DOG & MAN4 ,? 0 ! ANCI5T
COV5ANT T ! F/ WOLF T CAME 9 F ! ,WILD
5T]$ 96) MAN4 ,&1 L ALL SU3E$+ WOLVES &
WILD DOGS T _H D"O LIKEWISE1 ,:ITE ,FANG
"W$ ! COV5ANT \ = HMF4 ,! T]MS 7 SIMPLE4
,=! POSSES.N (A FLE%-&-BLOOD GOD1 HE
EX*ANG$ 8 [N LIB]TY4 ,FOOD & FIRE1
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RCVD F ! GOD4 ,9 RETURN1 HE GU>D$ !
GOD'S PROP]TY1 DEF5D$ 8 BODY1 "W$ = HM1
& OBEY$ HM4
  ,! POSSES.N (A GOD IMPLIES S]VICE4
,:ITE ,FANG'S 0 A S]VICE ( DUTY & AWE1 B
N ( LOVE4 ,HE DID N "K :AT LOVE WAS4 ,HE
_H NO EXP]I;E ( LOVE4 ,KI*E 0 A REMOTE
MEMORY4 ,2SS1 N ONLY _H HE AB&ON$ !
,WILD & 8 K9D :5 HE GAVE HMF UP 6MAN1 B
! T]MS (! COV5ANT 7 S* T IF "E HE MET
,KI*E AG HE WD N DES]T 8 GOD 6G ) H]4 ,8
ALLEGI.E 6MAN SEEM$ "SH[ A LAW ( 8 2+
GRT] ?AN ! LOVE ( LIB]TY1 ( K9D & K94