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     You   see�察  �I   did   not   dream   consecutively。  One   moment   I   was   a   wee 

babe of the Younger World lying in my tree nest�察�the next moment I was a 

grown man of the Younger World locked in combat with the hideous Red´ 

Eye�察�and the next moment I was creeping carefully down to the water´hole 

in   the   heat   of   the   day。 Events�察  �years   apart   in   their   occurrence   in   the 

Younger World�察�occurred with me within the space of several minutes�察�or 

seconds。 

     It was all a jumble�察�but this jumble I shall not inflict upon you。 It was 

not until I was a young man and had dreamed many thousand times�察�that 

everything straightened out and became clear and plain。                 Then it was that 

I got the clew of time�察�and was able to piece together events and actions in 

their   proper   order。  Thus   was   I   able   to   reconstruct   the   vanished Younger 

World as it was at the time I lived in itor at the time my other´self lived 

in it。   The distinction does not matter�察�for I�察�too�察�the modern man�察�have 



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gone back and lived that early life in the company of my other´self。 

     For your convenience�察�since this is to be no sociological screed�察�I shall 

frame together the different events into a comprehensive story。                  For there 

is   a   certain   thread   of   continuity  and   happening that   runs   through   all   the 

dreams。      There is my friendship with Lop´Ear�察�for instance。               Also�察�there 

is the enmity of Red´Eye�察�and the love of the Swift One。                  Taking it all in 

all�察�a fairly coherent and interesting story I am sure you will agree。 

     I   do   not   remember      much     of  my    mother。     Possibly     the   earliest 

recollection I have of herand certainly the sharpestis the following�此�It 

seemed I was lying on the ground。             I was somewhat older than during the 

nest days�察�but still helpless。       I rolled about in the dry leaves�察�playing with 

them and making crooning�察�rasping noises in my throat。                    The sun shone 

warmly and I was happy�察�and comfortable。                 I was in a little open space。 

Around me�察�on all sides�察�were bushes and fern´like growths�察�and overhead 

and all about were the trunks and branches of forest trees。 

     Suddenly   I   heard     a   sound。   I   sat   upright   and   listened。   I   made   no 

movement。        The   little   noises   died   down   in   my   throat�察  �and   I   sat   as   one 

petrified。    The sound drew closer。          It was like the grunt of a pig。        Then 

I began to hear the sounds caused by the moving of a body through the 

brush。     Next I saw the ferns agitated by the passage of the body。                 Then 

the ferns parted�察�and I saw gleaming eyes�察�a long snout�察�and white tusks。 

     It was a wild boar。       He peered at me curiously。           He grunted once or 

twice and shifted his weight from one foreleg to the other�察�at the same time 

moving his head from side to side and swaying the ferns。                    Still I sat as 

one   petrified�察  �my   eyes   unblinking   as   I   stared   at   him�察  �fear   eating   at   my 

heart。 

     It seemed that this movelessness and silence on my part was what was 

expected of me。        I was not to cry out in the face of fear。         It was a dictate 

of instinct。    And so I sat there and waited for I knew not what。               The boar 

thrust the ferns aside and stepped into the open。 The curiosity went out of 

his    eyes�察  �and    they   gleamed      cruelly。    He     tossed    his   head    at  me 

threateningly and advanced a step。           This he did again�察�and yet again。 

     Then I screamed。。。or shriekedI cannot describe it�察�but it was a shrill 

and terrible cry。     And it seems that it�察�too�察�at this stage of the proceedings�察�



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was the thing expected of me。           From not far away came an answering cry。 

My   sounds   seemed   momentarily   to   disconcert   the   boar�察  �and   while   he 

halted and shifted his weight with indecision�察�an apparition burst upon us。 

     She was like a large orangutan�察�my mother�察�or like a chimpanzee�察�and 

yet�察�in sharp and definite ways�察�quite different。             She was heavier of build 

than   they�察  �and   had   less   hair。 Her   arms   were   not   so   long�察  �and   her   legs 

were stouter。      She wore no clothesonly her natural hair。              And I can tell 

you she was a fury when she was excited。 

     And like a fury she dashed upon the scene。              She was gritting her teeth�察�

making   frightful   grimaces�察  �snarling�察  �uttering   sharp   and   continuous   cries 

that   sounded     like  ;kh´ah�    �kh´ah� ─   �So   sudden   and     formidable     was   her 

appearance   that   the   boar   involuntarily   bunched   himself   together   on   the 

defensive   and   bristled   as   she   swerved   toward   him。       Then   she   swerved 

toward me。       She had quite taken the breath out of him。             I knew just what 

to   do   in   that   moment   of   time   she   had   gained。   I   leaped   to   meet   her�察�

catching her about the waist and holding on hand and footyes�察�by my feet�察�

I could hold on by them as readily as by my hands。                    I could feel in my 

tense grip the pull of the hair as her skin and her muscles moved beneath 

with her efforts。 

     As I say�察�I leaped to meet her�察�and on the instant she leaped straight up 

into the   air�察  �catching   an   overhanging   branch   with   her   hands。      The   next 

instant�察   �with   clashing    tusks�察  �the  boar    drove   past   underneath。     He    had 

recovered from his surprise and sprung forward�察�emitting a squeal that was 

almost a trumpeting。         At any rate it was a call�察�for it was followed by the 

rushing of bodies through the ferns and brush from all directions。 

     From every side wild hogs dashed into the open spacea score of them。 

But my mother swung over the top of a thick limb�察�a dozen feet from the 

ground�察�and�察�still holding on to her�察�we perched there in safety。                  She was 

very   excited。     She    chattered    and    screamed�察    �and   scolded    down    at  the 

bristling�察   �tooth´gnashing       circle   that   had    gathered     beneath。     I�察  �too�察�

trembling�察�peered down at the angry beasts and did my best to imitate my 

mother's cries。 

     From the distance came similar cries�察�only pitched deeper�察�into a sort 

of   roaring   bass。    These   grew   momentarily   louder�察  �and   soon   I   saw   him 



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approaching�察  �my   fatherat   least�察  �by   all   the   evidence   of   the   times�察  �I   am 

driven to conclude that he was my father。 

     He   was   not   an   extremely   prepossessing   father�察  �as   fathers   go。      He 

seemed half man�察�and half ape�察�and yet not ape�察�and not yet man。 I fail to 

describe   him。   There   is   nothing   like   him   to´day   on   the   earth�察  �under   the 

earth�察�nor in the earth。       He was a large man in his day�察�and he must have 

weighed all of a hundred and thirty pounds。               His face was broad and flat�察�

and the eyebrows over´hung the eyes。               The eyes themselves were small�察�

deep´set�察�and close together。          He had practically no nose at all。            It was 

squat and broad�察�apparently with´out   any bridge�察�while the nostrils  were 

like two holes in the face�察�opening outward instead of down。 

     The forehead slanted back from the eyes�察�and the hair began right at 

the eyes   and   ran up over   the head。        The   head   itself   was   preposterously 

small and was supported on an equally preposterous�察�thick�察�short neck。 

     There was an elemental economy about his bodyas was there about 

all our bodies。      The chest was deep�察�it is true�察�cavernously deep�察�but there 

were   no   full´swelling   muscles�察  �no   wide´spreading   shoulders�察  �no   clean´ 

limbed   straightness�察     �no   generous   symmetry   of       outline。   It   represented 

strength�察   �that   body   of   my   father's�察 �strength    without    beauty�察   �ferocious�察�

primordial strength�察�made to clutch and gripe and rend and destroy。 

     His   hips   were   thin�察  �and   the   legs�察  �lean   and   hairy�察  �were   crooked   and 

stringy´muscled。        In   fact�察  �my   father's   legs   were   more   like   arms。   They 

were twisted and gnarly�察�and with scarcely the semblance of the full meaty 

calf such as graces your leg and mine。             I remember he could not walk on 

the flat of his foot。     This was because it
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