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           Theypaddedsilentthroughthedensthemenhadbuiltofwoodandgrassandmud.Manyandmorewereburnedandmanyandmorewerecollapsed;othersstoodastheyhadbefore.Yetnowheredidtheyseeorscentalivingman.Crowsblanketedthebodiesandleaptintotheairscreechingwhenhisbrotherandhecamenear.Thewilddogsslunkawaybeforethem.

           Beneaththegreatgreycliffsahorsewasdyingnoisily,strugglingtoriseonabrokenlegandscreamingwhenhefell.Hisbrothercircledroundhim,thentoreouthisthroatwhilethehorsekickedfeeblyandrolledhiseyes.Whenheapproachedthecarcasshisbrothersnappedathimandlaidbackhisears,andhecuffedhimwithaforepawandbithisleg.Theyfoughtamidstthegrassanddirtandfallingashesbesidethedeadhorse,untilhisbrotherrolledonhisbackinsubmission,tailtuckedlow.Onemorebiteathisupturnedthroat;thenhefed,andlethisbrotherfeed,andlickedthebloodoffhisblackfur.

           Thedarkplacewaspullingathimbythen,thehouseofwhisperswhereallmenwereblind.Hecouldfeelitscoldfingersonhim.Thestonysmellofitwasawhisperupthenose.Hestruggledagainstthepull.Hedidnotlikethedarkness.Hewaswolf.Hewashunterandstalkerandslayer,andhebelongedwithhisbrothersandsistersinthedeepwoods,runningfreebeneathastarrysky.Hesatonhishaunches,raisedhishead,andhowled.Iwillnotgo,hecried.Iamwolf,Iwillnotgo.

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