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The Sounding of the Call

           Asthedayworealongandthesundroppedtoitsbedinthenorthwest(thedarknesshadcomebackandthefallnightsweresixhourslong),theyoungbullsretracedtheirstepsmoreandmorereluctantlytotheaidoftheirbesetleader. Thedown-comingwinterwasharryingthemontothelowerlevels,anditseemedtheycouldnevershakeoffthistirelesscreaturethatheldthemback. Besides,itwasnotthelifeoftheherd,oroftheyoungbulls,thatwasthreatened. Thelifeofonlyonememberwasdemanded,whichwasaremoterinterestthantheirlives,andintheendtheywerecontenttopaythetoll. 

           Astwilightfelltheoldbullstoodwithloweredhead,watchinghismatesthecowshehadknown,thecalveshehadfathered,thebullshehadmasteredastheyshambledonatarapidpacethroughthefadinglight. Hecouldnotfollow,forbeforehisnoseleapedthemercilessfangedterrorthatwouldnotlethimgo. Threehundredweightmorethanhalfatonheweighed;hehadlivedalong,stronglife,fulloffightandstruggle,andattheendhefaceddeathattheteethofacreaturewhoseheaddidnotreachbeyondhisgreatknuckledknees. 

           Fromthenon,nightandday,Buckneverlefthisprey,nevergaveitamoment’srest,neverpermittedittobrowsetheleavesoftreesortheshootsofyoungbirchandwillow. Nordidhegivethewoundedbullopportunitytoslakehisburningthirstintheslendertricklingstreamstheycrossed. Often,indesperation,heburstintolongstretchesofflight. 

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