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Hungry Joe

           CaptainFlumespentasmuchofeacheveningashecouldworkinginhisdarkroomandthenlaydownonhiscotwithhisfingerscrossedandarabbit’sfootaroundhisneckandtriedwithallhismighttostayawake.HelivedinmortalfearofChiefWhiteHalfoat.CaptainFlumewasobsessedwiththeideathatChiefWhiteHalfoatwouldtiptoeuptohiscotonenightwhenhewassoundasleepandslithisthroatopenforhimfromeartoear.CaptainFlumehadobtainedthisideafromChiefWhiteHalfoathimself,whodidtiptoeuptohiscotonenightashewasdozingoff,tohissportentouslythatonenightwhenhe,CaptainFlume,wassoundasleephe,ChiefWhiteHalfoat,wasgoingtoslithisthroatopenforhimfromeartoear.CaptainFlumeturnedtoice,hiseyes,flungopenwide,staringdirectlyupintoChiefWhiteHalfoat’s,glintingdrunkenlyonlyinchesaway.

           "Why?"CaptainFlumemanagedtocroakfinally.

           "Whynot?"wasChiefWhiteHalfoat’sanswer.

           Eachnightafterthat,CaptainFlumeforcedhimselftokeepawakeaslongaspossible.HewasaidedimmeasurablybyHungryJoe’snightmares.ListeningsointentlytoHungryJoe’smaniacalhowlingnightafternight,CaptainFlumegrewtohatehimandbeganwishingthatChiefWhiteHalfoatwouldtiptoeuptohiscotonenightandslithisthroatopenforhimfromeartoear.Actually,CaptainFlumesleptlikealogmostnightsandmerelydreamedhewasawake.Soconvincingwerethesedreamsoflyingawakethatheawokefromthemeachmorningincompleteexhaustionandfellrightbacktosleep.

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