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oiceinthedark
beganintoningadlitany,linebyline,andiandthe
resttorepeatitastheydidso,theyssideto
sideintheoddesttheirhandsupontheir
knees;andifollopleiuldhave
iginediher
darkhut,thesegrotesquediigures,justfleckedhereand
therebyaglieroflight,andallofthewayingin
unisonandchanting,
nottogoonallfours;thatisthelaw
areen
nottosuckupdrink;thatisthelaware
en
nottoeatfishorflesh;thatisthelaw
areen
nottoclahebarkoftrees;thatisthe
laen
nottoen;thatisthelaw
areentheislandofdooreau
89of209
andsofroheprohibitionoftheseactsoffolly,onto
theprohibitionofaddest,
stiossible,andstindecentthingsoneuldwell
igineakindofrhythcfervourfellonallofus;we
gabbledandserandfaster,repeatingthis
azinglahentagionofthesebrutes
e,butdeepdoethelaughterand
disguststruggledtogetherhroughalonglistof
prohibitions,andthenthechantsoanew
forla
hisisthehouseofpain
hisisthehandthatkes
hisisthehandthatwounds
hisisthehandthatheals
andsoonforanotherlongseries,stlyquite
inprehensiblegibberishtoabouthiwhoeverhe
ghtbeiuldhavefanciedit,butnever
beforehaveiheardchantinginadrea
hisisthelightningflash,hedeep,
saltsea
ahorriblefanoreau,after
anilisingthesen,hadinfectedtheirdwarfedbrains
selfhooreau
90of209
keenlyaeto
stopchantingonthatacunt
hisarethestarsinthesky
atlastthatsongendedisaansface
shiningyeyesbeingnow
accustodtothedarkness,isaoredistinctlythe
figureintheerfroithe
sizeofan,butitseedveredhadullgreyhair
alstlikeaskyeterrierhey
alligineyourselfsurroundedbyallthesthorrible
cripplesandniacsitispossibletonceive,andyou
yunderstandalittleoffeelingshthesegrotesque
anityabout
heisafiven,afiven,afivenlike,
saidtheapen
iheldouthandsthegreycreatureintheer
leantforward
nottorunonallfours;thatisthela
nhesaid
heputoutastrangelydistortedtalonandgripped
fingersthethingostlikethehoofofadeer
producedintoclahsurpriseand
painhisfae
fororeau
91of209
haquiveringdisgustthatithefaceofneither
nnorbeast,butareshockofgreyhair,hthree
shadoarktheeyesanduth
hehaslittlenails,saidthisgrislycreatureinhishairy
bearditiswell
hethreyhanddoinctivelyigripped
stick
eatrootsandherbs;itishisan
iahesayerofthelahegreyfigurehere
eallthatbeneoleathelainthedarkness
andsaythelaw
itisevenso,saidoneofthebeastsinthedoorway
evilarethepunishntsofthosehelaw
noneescape
noneescape,saidthebeastfolk,glancingfurtivelyat
oneanother
none,none,saidtheapen,noneescapeseei
didalittlething,ahing,onceijabbered,
jabbered,stoppedtalkingnoneuldunderstandiabr >
but,brandedinthehandheisgreatheisgood
noneescape,saidthegreycreatureintheer
noneescape,saidthebeastpeople,lookingaskance
atoneanothertheislandofdooreau
92of209
foreveryohethatisbad,saidthegreysayer
ofthelayouknow;we
shallknoeove,to
chandslinkandandspring;tokillandbite,bite
deepandrich,suckingtheblooditisbadnottochase
othe;thatisthelaennottoeat
fleshorfish;thatisthelaen
noneescape,saidadappledbrutestandinginthe
doorway
foreveryoheisbad,saidthegreysayerof
thelaetogotearinghteethandhands
intotherootsofthings,snuffingintotheearthitisbad
noneescape,saidtheninthedoor
sogoclaegoscratchingatthe
gravesofthedead;sogofightinghforeheadsorfeet
ore
loveuncleanness
noneescape,saidtheapen,scratchinghiscalf
noneescape,saidthelittlepinkslothcreature
punishntissharpandsurethereforeleathelaw
saythewords
andinntinentlyhebeganagainthestrangelitanyof
thelahesecreaturesbegansinging
andsyheadreeledoreau
93of209
closestenchoftheplace;butikepton,trustingtofind
presentlysochanceofaneent
nottogoonallfours;thatisthela
n
hatinoticednothingof
atultoutside,untilsoone,hinkwasoneof
thetenihadseen,thrusthisheadoverthe
littlepinkslothethingexcitedly,
sothingthatididnotcatchinntinentlythoseatthe
openingofthehutvanished;apenrushedout;the
thingthathadsatinthedarkfolloionly
observedthatitsy,andveredh
silveryhair,andialonethenbeforeireached
theapertureiheardtheyelpofastaghound
inanothetiandingoutsidethehovel,
equivering
beforesybacksofperhapsasreof
thesebeastpeople,theirsshapenheadshalfhiddenby
theirshoulderbladestheyiculatingexcitedly
otherhalfanilfacesglaredinterrogationoutofthe
hovelslookinginthedirectioninheyfaced,i
saingthroughthehazeunderthetreesbeyondthe
endofthepassageofdensthedarkfigureandae
faoreauheoreau
94of209
bac
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oiceinthedark
beganintoningadlitany,linebyline,andiandthe
resttorepeatitastheydidso,theyssideto
sideintheoddesttheirhandsupontheir
knees;andifollopleiuldhave
iginediher
darkhut,thesegrotesquediigures,justfleckedhereand
therebyaglieroflight,andallofthewayingin
unisonandchanting,
nottogoonallfours;thatisthelaw
areen
nottosuckupdrink;thatisthelaware
en
nottoeatfishorflesh;thatisthelaw
areen
nottoclahebarkoftrees;thatisthe
laen
nottoen;thatisthelaw
areentheislandofdooreau
89of209
andsofroheprohibitionoftheseactsoffolly,onto
theprohibitionofaddest,
stiossible,andstindecentthingsoneuldwell
igineakindofrhythcfervourfellonallofus;we
gabbledandserandfaster,repeatingthis
azinglahentagionofthesebrutes
e,butdeepdoethelaughterand
disguststruggledtogetherhroughalonglistof
prohibitions,andthenthechantsoanew
forla
hisisthehouseofpain
hisisthehandthatkes
hisisthehandthatwounds
hisisthehandthatheals
andsoonforanotherlongseries,stlyquite
inprehensiblegibberishtoabouthiwhoeverhe
ghtbeiuldhavefanciedit,butnever
beforehaveiheardchantinginadrea
hisisthelightningflash,hedeep,
saltsea
ahorriblefanoreau,after
anilisingthesen,hadinfectedtheirdwarfedbrains
selfhooreau
90of209
keenlyaeto
stopchantingonthatacunt
hisarethestarsinthesky
atlastthatsongendedisaansface
shiningyeyesbeingnow
accustodtothedarkness,isaoredistinctlythe
figureintheerfroithe
sizeofan,butitseedveredhadullgreyhair
alstlikeaskyeterrierhey
alligineyourselfsurroundedbyallthesthorrible
cripplesandniacsitispossibletonceive,andyou
yunderstandalittleoffeelingshthesegrotesque
anityabout
heisafiven,afiven,afivenlike,
saidtheapen
iheldouthandsthegreycreatureintheer
leantforward
nottorunonallfours;thatisthela
nhesaid
heputoutastrangelydistortedtalonandgripped
fingersthethingostlikethehoofofadeer
producedintoclahsurpriseand
painhisfae
fororeau
91of209
haquiveringdisgustthatithefaceofneither
nnorbeast,butareshockofgreyhair,hthree
shadoarktheeyesanduth
hehaslittlenails,saidthisgrislycreatureinhishairy
bearditiswell
hethreyhanddoinctivelyigripped
stick
eatrootsandherbs;itishisan
iahesayerofthelahegreyfigurehere
eallthatbeneoleathelainthedarkness
andsaythelaw
itisevenso,saidoneofthebeastsinthedoorway
evilarethepunishntsofthosehelaw
noneescape
noneescape,saidthebeastfolk,glancingfurtivelyat
oneanother
none,none,saidtheapen,noneescapeseei
didalittlething,ahing,onceijabbered,
jabbered,stoppedtalkingnoneuldunderstandiabr >
but,brandedinthehandheisgreatheisgood
noneescape,saidthegreycreatureintheer
noneescape,saidthebeastpeople,lookingaskance
atoneanothertheislandofdooreau
92of209
foreveryohethatisbad,saidthegreysayer
ofthelayouknow;we
shallknoeove,to
chandslinkandandspring;tokillandbite,bite
deepandrich,suckingtheblooditisbadnottochase
othe;thatisthelaennottoeat
fleshorfish;thatisthelaen
noneescape,saidadappledbrutestandinginthe
doorway
foreveryoheisbad,saidthegreysayerof
thelaetogotearinghteethandhands
intotherootsofthings,snuffingintotheearthitisbad
noneescape,saidtheninthedoor
sogoclaegoscratchingatthe
gravesofthedead;sogofightinghforeheadsorfeet
ore
loveuncleanness
noneescape,saidtheapen,scratchinghiscalf
noneescape,saidthelittlepinkslothcreature
punishntissharpandsurethereforeleathelaw
saythewords
andinntinentlyhebeganagainthestrangelitanyof
thelahesecreaturesbegansinging
andsyheadreeledoreau
93of209
closestenchoftheplace;butikepton,trustingtofind
presentlysochanceofaneent
nottogoonallfours;thatisthela
n
hatinoticednothingof
atultoutside,untilsoone,hinkwasoneof
thetenihadseen,thrusthisheadoverthe
littlepinkslothethingexcitedly,
sothingthatididnotcatchinntinentlythoseatthe
openingofthehutvanished;apenrushedout;the
thingthathadsatinthedarkfolloionly
observedthatitsy,andveredh
silveryhair,andialonethenbeforeireached
theapertureiheardtheyelpofastaghound
inanothetiandingoutsidethehovel,
equivering
beforesybacksofperhapsasreof
thesebeastpeople,theirsshapenheadshalfhiddenby
theirshoulderbladestheyiculatingexcitedly
otherhalfanilfacesglaredinterrogationoutofthe
hovelslookinginthedirectioninheyfaced,i
saingthroughthehazeunderthetreesbeyondthe
endofthepassageofdensthedarkfigureandae
faoreauheoreau
94of209
bac
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