Tales of Space and Time


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"It looks more like the first half of an animal than anything else in  
the world," he said. "Fore-legs and no hind."  
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It's only one of those pink monkey things," said the Eldest Mare.  
They're a sort of river monkey. They're quite common on the plains."  
Ugh-lomi continued his oblique advance. The Eldest Mare was struck with  
the want of motive in his proceedings.  
"
Fool!" said the Eldest Mare, in a quick conclusive way she had. She  
resumed her grazing. The Master Horse and the Second Mare followed suit.  
"Look! he's nearer," said the Foal with a stripe.  
One of the younger foals made uneasy movements. Ugh-lomi squatted down,  
and sat regarding the horses fixedly. In a little while he was  
satisfied that they meant neither flight nor hostilities. He began to  
consider his next procedure. He did not feel anxious to kill, but he had  
his axe with him, and the spirit of sport was upon him. How would one  
kill one of these creatures?--these great beautiful creatures!  
Eudena, watching him with a fearful admiration from the cover of the  
bracken, saw him presently go on all fours, and so proceed again. But  
the horses preferred him a biped to a quadruped, and the Master Horse  
threw up his head and gave the word to move. Ugh-lomi thought they were  
off for good, but after a minute's gallop they came round in a wide  
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