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Huts on the Beach
"IbetifIblewtheconchthisminute,they’dcomerunning.Thenwe’dbe,youknow,verysolemn,andsomeonewouldsayweoughttobuildajet,orasubmarine,oraTVset.Whenthemeetingwasoverthey’dworkforfiveminutes,thenwanderofforgohunting."
Jackflushed.
"Wewantmeat."
"Well,wehaven’tgotanyyet.Andwewantshelters.Besides,therestofyourhunterscamebackhoursago.They’vebeenswimming."
"Iwenton,"saidJack."Iletthemgo.Ihadtogoon.I—"
Hetriedtoconveythecompulsiontotrackdownandkillthatwasswallowinghimup.
"Iwenton.Ithought,bymyself—"
Themadnesscameintohiseyesagain.
"IthoughtImight—kill."
"Butyoudidn’t."
"IthoughtImight."
SomehiddenpassionvibratedinRalph’svoice.
"Butyouhaven’tyet."
Hisinvitationmighthavepassedascasual,wereitnotfortheundertone.
