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    sh

    attrablebeesandthe

    birdsheseedsfarandiltheh

    hadbeeveredhgreenpastures,orlaydarkunderthe

    shadoeofthefishestoo

    hadbeguntoleavethesea,andtheyhadleaedhoobreathe

    phibious,

    eansthattheyareabletolivehequaleaseontheland

    andintheerthefirstfroghcantellyou

    allaboutthepleasuresofthedoubleexistenphibian

    onceoutsideofthealsgraduallyadapted

    theelvesreandretolifeonlandsobecareptiles

    creaturesheysharedthe

    silenove

    fasterthroughthesoftsoil,theyirovedupontheirlegs

    andtheirsizeincreaseduntiltheedh

    gigantishehandbooksofbiologylistunder

    thenasofiegalosaurusandbrontosaurus

    obethirtytofortyfeetlongandouldhave

    playedhelephantsasafullgroplayshherkittens

    sooftheersofthisreptilianfalybegantolivein

    thetopsofthetrees,orethanahundred

    feethightheynolongeeededtheirlegsforthepurpose

    oftovequicklyfrobr >

    branchtobranchandsotheychangedapartoftheirskin

    intoasortofparachute,retchedbethesidesof

    theirbodiesandtheslltoesoftheirforefeet,andgradually

    theyveredthisskinnyparachuteade

    theirtailsintoasteeringgearandfletreetotreeand

    developedintotruebirds

    thenastrangethinghappenedallthegiganticreptiles

    diedeknohereasonperhaps

    itateperhapsthey

    hadgronorwalknor

    craheystarvedtodeathhinsightbutnothin

    reachofthebigfesandtreeseverthecause,the

    llionyearoldpireofthebigreptileswasover

    theobeoccupiedbyverydifferent

    creaturestheyhedescendantsofthereptilesbutthey

    the

    ``aeorthebreastsofthetherode

    sciencecallstheseanils``alstheyhadshedthe

    scalesofthefishtheydidnotadoptthefeathersofthebird,

    buttheyveredtheirbodiesaalshowever

    developedotherhabitsheirraceagreatadvantage

    overtheotheranilsthefeleofthespecies

    carriedtheeggsoftheyounginsideherbodyuntiltheywere

    hatchedande,had

    lefttheirchildrenexposedtothedangersofldandheat,

    andtheattalskepttheiryoung

    foralongtiandshelteredtheeywere

    stilltooiesinthisheyoung

    alsuchbetterchancetosurvive,because

    theyleaednythingsfroheirthers,asyouwillknow

    ifyouhaveeverchedacatteachingherkittenstotake

    selvesandhooheirfacesandhoo

    catchce

    butofthesealsineednottellyouchforyou

    knoheysurroundyouonallsidestheyare

    yourdailypanionsinthestreetsandinyourho,andyou

    iliarusinsbehindthebarsofthezoological

    garden

    andnoetothepartingofthean

    suddenlyleavestheendlessproblylivingand

    dyingcreaturesandbeginstousehisreasontoshapethe

    destinyofhisrace

    onealinparticularseedtosurpassallothersin

    itsabilitytofindfoodandshelterithadleaedtouseits

    forefeetforthepurposeofholdingitsprey,andbydintof

    practiceithaddevelopedahandlikeclaerable

    attetsithadleaedhoobalancethehe

    bodyuponthehindlegsthisisadifficultact,hevery

    childhastoleaaneanracehasbeen

    doingitforoverallionyears

    thiscreature,halfapeandhalfnkeybutsuperiorto

    both,beakea

    livingineveryoved

    aboutingroupsitleaedhoakestrangegruntsto

    anyhundreds

    ofthousandsofyearsitbegantousethesethroatynoises

    forthepurposeoftalking

    thisayhardlybelieveit,wasyour

    first``nlikeancestor

    ourearliestancestors

    weknoenwehave

    neverseentheirpicturesinthedeepestlayerofclayofan

    anesfoundpiecesoftheirbones

    theselayburiedadstthebrokenskeletonsofotheranils

    thathavelongsincedisappearedfrohefaceoftheearth

    anthropologistsleaedscientistsetheirlivesto

    thestudyofnasaeroftheanilkingdoave

    takenthesebonesandtheyhavebeenabletorenstructour

    earliestancestorshafairdegreeofaccuracy

    thegreatgreatgrandfatherofthehunracewasavery

    uglyandunattractivealheuch

    sllerthanthepeopleoftodaytheheatofthesunandthe

    bitinghelderhadlouredhisskinadark

    broostofhisbody,hisarandlegstoo,

    hlong,arsehairhehadverythinbut

    strongfingersadehishandslooklikethoseofankey

    hisforeheadhejawofa

    alsteethbothasforkandknifehe

    esofthe

    rulingvolcanoesoke

    andtheirlava

    helivedinthedablacknessofvastforests,asthe

    pygesofafricadotothisverydaythe

    pangsofhungerheateraherootsofplantsor

    hetooktheeggsaanangrybirdandfedtheohis

    oeralongandpatientchase,

    heallwilddogorperhapsa

    rabbittheseheraovered

    thatfoodtastedbetterooked

    duringthehoursofday,thispritivehunbeing

    prolookingforthingstoeat

    descendedupontheearth,hehidhiswifeand

    hischildreninaholloeheavyboulders,

    ...  </P></TD>

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