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The Yellow God

CHAPTER VIII
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I not tired, I watch, my eyes see in dark better than yours.

Only two more days of this damn forest, then open land with tree here and there, where dwarf no come because he afraid of lion and cannibal man, who like eat him." As there was nothing else to be done Alan took Jeekie's advice and in time fell fast asleep, nor did he wake again till the faint light which for the want of a better name they called dawn, was filtering down to them through the canopy of boughs.
"Been to look," said Jeekie as he handed him his coffee.

"Hit that dwarf man, see his blood, but think others carry him away.

Jeekie very good shot, stone, spear, arrow, or gun, all same to him.

Now get off as quick as we can before porters smell a rat.


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