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　　　　She　looked　around　in　surprise　and　said；　〃Where's　Dr。　Grant？〃
　　　　〃I　don't　know。〃
　　　　〃Well；　he　was　here　before。〃
　　　　〃He　was？　When？〃
　　　　〃Before；〃　Lex　said。　〃I　saw　him　when　I　was　in　the　pipe。〃
　　　　〃Where'd　he　go？〃
　　　　〃How　am　I　supposed　to　know？〃　Lex　said；　wrinkling　her　nose。　She　began　to　shout：　〃Hellooo。　Hell…oooo！　Dr。　Grant？　Dr。　Grant！〃
　　　　Tim　was　uneasy　at　the　noise　she　was　making…it　might　bring　back　the　tyrannosaur…but　a　moment　later　he　heard　an　answering　shout。　It　was　ing　from　the　right；　over　toward　the　Land　Cruiser　that　Tim　had　left　a　few　minutes　before。　With　his　goggles；　Tim　saw　with　relief　that　Dr。　Grant　was　walking　toward　them；　He　had　a　big　tear　in　his　shirt　at　the　shoulder；　but　otherwise　he　looked　okay。
　　　　〃Thank　God；〃　he　said。　〃I've　been　looking　for　you。〃

Shivering；　Ed　Regis　got　to　his　feet；　and　wiped　the　cold　mud　off　his　face　and　hands。　He　had　spent　a　very　had　half　hour；　wedged　among　big　boulders　on　the　slope　of　a　hill　below　the　road。　He　knew　it　wasn't　much　of　a　hiding　place；　but　he　was　panicked　and　he　wasn't　thinking　clearly。　He　had　lain　in　this　muddy　cold　place　and　he　had　tried　to　get　hold　of　himself；　but　he　kept　seeing　that　dinosaur　in　his　mind。　That　dinosaur　ing　toward　him。　Toward　the　car。
　　　　Ed　Regis　didn't　remember　exactly　what　had　happened　after　that。　He　remembered　that　Lex　had　said　something　but　he　hadn't　stopped；　he　couldn't　stop；　he　had　just　kept　running　and　running。　Beyond　the　road　he　had　lost　his　footing　and　tumbled　down　the　hill　and　e　to　rest　by　some　boulders；　and　it　had　seemed　to　him　that　he　could　crawl　in　among　the　boulders；　and　hide；　there　was　enough　room；　so　that　was　what　he　had　done。　Gasping　and　terrified；　thinking　of　nothing　except　to　get　away　from　the　tyrannosaur。　And；　finally；　when　he　was　wedged　in　there　like　a　rat　between　the　boulders；　he　had　calmed　down　a　little；　and　he　had　been　overe　with　horror　and　shame　because　he'd　abandoned　those　kids；　he　had　just　run　away；　he　had　just　saved　himself。　He　knew　he　should　go　back　up　to　the　road；　he　should　try　to　rescue　them；　because　he　had　always　imagined　himself　as　brave　and　cool　under　pressure；　but　whenever　he　tried　to　get　control　of　himself；　to　make　himself　go　back　up　there…somehow　he　just　couldn't。　He　started　to　feel　panicky；　and　he　had　trouble　breathing；　and　he　didn't　move。
　　　　He　told　himself　it　was　hopeless；　anyway。　If　the　kids　were　still　up　there　on　the　road　they　could　never　survive；　and　certainly　there　was　nothing　Ed　Regis　could　do　for　them；　and　he　might　as　well　stay　where　he　was。　No　one　was　going　to　know　what　had　happened　except　him。　And　there　was　nothing　he　could　do。　Nothing　he　could　have　done。　And　so　Regis　had　remained　among　the　boulders　for　half　an　hour；　fighting　off　panic；　carefully　not　thinking　about　whether　the　kids　had　died；　or　about　what　Hammond　would　have　to　say　when　he　found　out。
　　　　What　finally　made　him　move　was　the　peculiar　sensation　he　noticed　in　his　mouth。　The　side　of　his　mouth　felt　funny；　kind　of　numb　and　tingling；　and　he　wondered　if　he　had　hurt　it　during　the　fall。　Regis　touched　his　face　and　felt　swollen　flesh　on　the　side　of　his　mouth。　It　was　funny；　but　it　didn't　hurt　at　all。　Then　he　realized　the　swollen　flesh　was　a　leech　growing　fat　as　it　sucked　his　lips。　It　was　practically　in　his　mouth。　Shivering　with　nausea；　Regis　pulled　the　leech　away；　feeling　it　tear　from　the　flesh　of　his　lips；　feeling　the　gush　of　warm　blood　in　his　mouth。　He　spat；　and　flung　it　with　disgust　into　the　forest。　He　saw　another　leech　on　his　forearm；　and　pulled　it　off；　leaving　a　dark　bloody　streak　behind。　Jesus；　he　was　probably　covered　with　them。　That　fall　down　the　hillside。　These　jungle　hills　were　full　of　leeches。　So　were　the　dark　rocky　crevices。　What　did　the　workmen　say？　The　leeches　crawled　up　your　underwear。　They　liked　dark　warm　places。　They　liked　to　crawl　right　up　your…
　　　　〃Hellooo！〃
　　　　He　stopped。　It　was　a　voice；　carried　by　the　wind。
　　　　〃Helloo！　Dr。　Grant！〃
　　　　Jesus；　that　was　the　little　girl。
　　　　Ed　Regis　listened　to　the　tone　of　her　voice。　She　didn't　sound　frightened；　or　in　pain。　She　was　just　calling　in　her　insistent　way。　And　it　slowly　dawned　on　him　that　something　else　must　have　happened；　that　the　tyrannosaur　must　have　gone　away…or　at　least　hadn't　attacked…and　that　the　other　people　might　still　be　alive。　Grant　and　Malcolm。　Everybody　might　be　alive。　An　the　realization　made　him　pull　himself　together　in　an　instant；　the　way　you　got　sober　in　an　instant　when　the　cops　pulled　you　over；　and　he　felt　better；　because　now　he　knew　what　he　had　to　do。　And　as　he　crawled　out　from　the　boulders　he　was　already　formulating　the　next　step；　already　figuring　out　what　he　would　say；　how　to　handle　things　from　this　point。
　　　　Regis　wiped　the　cold　mud　off　his　face　and　hands；　the　evidence　that　he　had　been　hiding。　He　wasn't　embarrassed　that　he　had　been　hiding；　but　now　he　had　to　take　charge。　He　scrambled　back　up　toward　the　road；　but　when　he　emerged　from　the　foliage　he　had　a　moment　of　disorientation。　He　didn't　see　the　cars　at　all。　He　was　somehow　at　the　bottom　of　the　hill。　The　Land　Cruisers　must　be　at　the　top。
　　　　He　started　walking　up　the　hill；　back　toward　the　Land　Cruisers。　It　was　very　quiet。　His　feet　splashed　in　the　muddy　puddles。　He　couldn't　bear　the　little　girl　any　more。　Why　had　she　stopped　calling？　As　he　walked；　he　began　to　think　that　maybe　something　had　happened　to　her。　In　that　case；　he　shouldn't　walk　back　there。　Maybe　the　tyrannosaur　was　still　hanging　around。　Here　he　was；　already　at　the　bottom　of　the　hill。　That　much　closer　to　home。
　　　　And　it　was　so　quiet。　Spooky；　it　was　so　quiet。
　　　　Ed　Regis　turned　around；　and　started　walking　back　toward　the　camp。

Alan　Grant　ran　his　hands　over　her　limbs；　squeezing　the　arms　and　legs　briefly。　She　didn't　seem　to　have　any　pain。　It　was　amazing：　aside　from　a　cut　on　her　head；　she　was　fine。　〃I　told　you　I　was；〃　she　said。
　　　　〃Well；　I　had　to　check。〃
　　　　The　boy　was　not　quite　so　fortunate。　Tim's　nose　was　swollen　and　painful；　Grant　suspected　it　was　broken。　His　right　shoulder　was　badly　bruised　and　swollen。　But　his　legs　seemed　to　be　all　right。　Both　kids　could　walk。　That　was　the　important　thing。
　　　　Grant　himself　was　all　right　except　for　a　claw　abrasion　down　his　right　chest；　where　the　tyrannosaur　had　kicked　him。　It　burned　with　every　breath；　but　it　didn't　seem　to　be　serious；　and　it　didn't　limit　his　movement。
　　　　He　wondered　if　he　had　been　knocked　unconscious；　because　he　had　only　dim　recollections　of　events　immediately　preceding　the　moment　he　had　sat　up；　groaning；　in　the　woods　ten　yards　from　the　Land　Cruiser。　At　first　his　chest　had　been　bleeding；　so　he　had　stuck　leaves　on　the　wound；　and　after　a　while　it　clotted。　Then　he　had　started　walking　around；　looking　for　Malcolm　and　the　kids。　Grant　couldn't　believe　he　was　still　alive；　and　as　scattered　images　began　to　e　back　to　him；　he　tried　to　make　sense　of　them。　The　tyrannosaur　should　have　killed　them　all　easily。　Why　hadn't　it？
　　　　〃I'm　hungry；〃　Lex　said。
　　　　〃Me；　too；〃　Grant　said。　〃We've　got　to　get　ourselves　back　to　civilization。　And　we've　got　to　tell　them　about　the　ship。〃
　　　　〃We're　the　only　ones　who　know？〃　Tim　said。
　　　　〃Yes。　We've　got　to　get　back　and　tell　them。〃
　　　　〃Then　let's　walk　down　the　road　toward　the　hotel；〃　Tim　said；　pointing　down　the　hill。　〃That　way　we'll　meet　them　when　they　e　for　us。〃
　　　　Grant　considered　that。　And　he　kept　thinking　about　one　thing：　the　dark　shape　that　had　crossed　between　the　Land　Cruisers　even　before　the　attack　started。　What　animal　had　that　been？　He　could　think　of　only　one　possibility…the　little　tyrannosaur。
　　　　〃I　don't　think　so；　Tim。　The　road　has　high　fences　on　both　sides；〃　Grant　said。　〃If　one　of　the　tyrannosaurs　is　farther　down　on　the　road；　we'll　he　trapped。〃
　　　　〃Then　should　we　wait　here？〃　Tim　said。
　　　　〃Yes；〃　Grant　said。　〃Let's　just　wait　here　until　someone　es。〃
　　　　〃I'm　hungry；〃　Lex　said。
　　　　〃I　hope　it　won't　be　very　long；〃　Grant　said。
　　　　〃I　don't　want　to　stay　here；〃　Lex　said。
　　　　Then；　from　the　bottom　of　the　hill；　they　heard　the　sound　of　a　man　coughing。
　　　　〃Stay　here；〃　Grant　said。　He　ran　forward；　to　look　down　the　hill。
　　　　〃Stay　here；〃　Tim　said；　and　he　ran　forward　after　him。
　　　　Lex　followed　her　brother。　〃Don't　leave　me；　don't　leave　me　here；　you　guys…〃
　　　　Grant　clapped　his　band　over　her　mouth。　She　struggled　to　protest。　He　shook　his　head；　and　pointed　over　the　hill；　for　her　to　look。

At　the　bottom　of　the　hill；　Grant　saw　Ed　Regis；　standing　rigid；　unmoving。　The　forest　around　them　had　bee　deadly　silent。　The　steady　background　drone　of　cicadas　and　frogs　had　ceased　abruptly。　There　was　only　the　faint　rustle　of　leaves；　and　the　whine　of　the　wind；
　　　　Lex　started　to　speak；　but　Grant　pulled　her　against　the　trunk　of　the　nearest　tree；　ducking　down　among　the　heavy　gnarled　roots　at　the　base。　Tim　came　in　right　after　them。　Grant　put　his　hands　to　his　lips；　signaling　them　to　be　quiet；　and　then　he　slowly　looked　around　the　tree。
　　　　The　road　below　was　dark；　and　as　the　branches　of　the　big　trees　moved　in　the　wind；　the　moonlight　filtering　through　made　a　dappled；　shifting　pattern。　Ed　Regis　was　gone。　It　took　Grant　a　moment　to　locate　him。　The　publicist　was　pressed　up　against　the　trunk　of　a　big　tree；　hugging　it。　Regis　wasn't　moving　at　all。
　　　　The　forest　remained　silent。
　　　　Lex　tugged　impatiently　at　Grant's　shirt；　she　wanted　to　know　what　was　happening。　Then；　from　somewhere