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the¡¡forest¡¡the¡¡panther¡¡followed¡¡on¡¡behind¡¡him£»¡¡as¡¡a¡¡hound

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prompted¡¡the¡¡animal's¡¡action¡£



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and¡¡when¡¡he¡¡had¡¡dropped¡¡his¡¡noose¡¡about¡¡the¡¡animal's¡¡neck¡¡he

called¡¡to¡¡Sheeta£»¡¡using¡¡a¡¡purr¡¡similar¡¡to¡¡that¡¡which¡¡he¡¡had

utilized¡¡to¡¡pacify¡¡the¡¡brute's¡¡suspicions¡¡earlier¡¡in¡¡the¡¡day£»

but¡¡a¡¡trifle¡¡louder¡¡and¡¡more¡¡shrill¡£



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a¡¡kill¡¡when¡¡they¡¡had¡¡been¡¡hunting¡¡in¡¡pairs¡£



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companion¡¡broke¡¡into¡¡view¡£



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For¡¡several¡¡days¡¡this¡¡strangely¡¡assorted¡¡pair¡¡roamed

the¡¡jungle¡¡together¡£



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and¡¡thus¡¡they¡¡fed¡¡well¡¡and¡¡often¡£



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that¡¡Sheeta¡¡had¡¡dispatched£»¡¡Numa£»¡¡the¡¡lion£»¡¡grim¡¡and¡¡terrible£»

broke¡¡through¡¡the¡¡tangled¡¡grasses¡¡close¡¡beside¡¡them¡£



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from¡¡their¡¡kill¡£¡¡¡¡Sheeta¡¡bounded¡¡into¡¡a¡¡near¡­by¡¡thicket£»

while¡¡Tarzan¡¡took¡¡to¡¡the¡¡low¡¡branches¡¡of¡¡an¡¡overhanging¡¡tree¡£



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infuriated¡¡Numa£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡a¡¡long¡¡sharp¡¡knife¡¡sprang¡¡upon¡¡him

at¡¡one¡¡side¡¡even¡¡as¡¡Sheeta¡¡did¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡other¡£



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so¡¡that¡¡before¡¡the¡¡mighty¡¡clawing¡¡of¡¡the¡¡king¡¡of¡¡beasts¡¡had

succeeded¡¡in¡¡parting¡¡the¡¡rope¡¡he¡¡hung¡¡quite¡¡dead¡¡and¡¡harmless

in¡¡the¡¡noose¡£



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throats¡¡the¡¡victory¡¡cry¡¡of¡¡the¡¡bull¡­ape¡¡and¡¡the¡¡panther£»

blended¡¡into¡¡one¡¡frightful¡¡and¡¡uncanny¡¡scream¡£



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a¡¡score¡¡of¡¡painted¡¡warriors£»¡¡drawing¡¡their¡¡long¡¡war¡­canoe

upon¡¡the¡¡beach£»¡¡halted¡¡to¡¡stare¡¡in¡¡the¡¡direction¡¡of¡¡the

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he¡¡was¡¡sure¡¡that¡¡he¡¡was¡¡the¡¡only¡¡human¡¡being¡¡upon¡¡it¡£



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be¡¡in¡¡error¡¡in¡¡his¡¡deductions¡£



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of¡¡the¡¡ape¡­man¡£



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drawing¡¡room¡£



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