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The Grey Cub

           Hehaddiscoveredthatitwasdifferentfromtheotherwallslongbeforehehadanythoughtsofhisown,anyconsciousvolitions. Ithadbeenanirresistibleattractionbeforeeverhiseyesopenedandlookeduponit. Thelightfromithadbeatuponhissealedlids,andtheeyesandtheopticnerveshadpulsatedtolittle,sparklikeflashes, warm-colouredandstrangelypleasing. Thelifeofhisbody,andofeveryfibreofhisbody,thelifethatwastheverysubstanceofhisbodyandthatwasapartfromhisownpersonallife, hadyearnedtowardthislightandurgedhisbodytowarditinthesamewaythatthecunningchemistryofaplanturgesittowardthesun. 

           Always,inthebeginning,beforehisconsciouslifedawned,hehadcrawledtowardthemouthofthecave. Andinthishisbrothersandsisterswereonewithhim. Never,inthatperiod,didanyofthemcrawltowardthedarkcornersoftheback-wall. Thelightdrewthemasiftheywereplants; thechemistryofthelifethatcomposedthemdemandedthelightasanecessityofbeing; andtheirlittlepuppet-bodiescrawledblindlyandchemically,likethetendrilsofavine. Lateron,wheneachdevelopedindividuality andbecamepersonallyconsciousofimpulsionsanddesires,theattractionofthelightincreased. Theywerealwayscrawlingandsprawlingtowardit,andbeingdrivenbackfromitbytheirmother. 

           Itwasinthiswaythatthegreycublearnedotherattributesofhismotherthanthesoft,soothing,tongue. Inhisinsistentcrawlingtowardthelight,hediscoveredinheranosethatwithasharpnudgeadministeredrebuke, andlater,apaw,thatcrushedhimdownandrolledhimoverandoverwithswift,calculatingstroke. Thushelearnedhurt;andontopofithelearnedtoavoidhurt,first,bynotincurringtheriskofit; andsecond,whenhehadincurredtherisk,bydodgingandbyretreating. 

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