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He would get out on that side; if the nighthound were above him, the jeep would protect him when it charged. He got to the ground, thumbing off the safety of his rifle, and an instant later he knew that he had made a mistake which could easily cost him his life; a mistake from which neither his comprehensive logic nor his hypnotically acquired knowledge of the beast's habits had saved him. HE WOULD GET OUT ON THAT SIDE IF THE NIGHTHOUND WERE ABOVE HIM THE JEEP WOULD PROTECT HIM WHEN IT CHARGED HE GOT TO THE GROUND THUMBING OFF THE SAFETY OF HIS RIFLE AND AN INSTANT LATER HE KNEW THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE WHICH COULD EASILY COST HIM HIS LIFE A MISTAKE FROM WHICH NEITHER HIS COMPREHENSIVE LOGIC NOR HIS HYPNOTICALLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAST'S HABITS HAD SAVED HIM
r a moment, then bounded away with a flutter of white tails. He was driving slowly, now; laying behind him a reeking trail of scent. There had been another stock-killing, the night before, while he had been on the First Level. The locality of this latest depredation had confirmed his estimate of the beast's probable movements, and indicated where it might be prowling, tonight. He was certain that it was somewhere near; sooner or later, it would pick up the scent. Finally, he stopped, snapping out his lights. He had chosen this spot carefully, while studying the Geological Survey map, that afternoon; he was on the grade of an old railroad line, now abandoned and its track long removed, which had served the logging operations of fifty years ago. On one side, the mountain slanted sharply upward; on the other, it fell away sharply. If the nighthound were below him, it would have to climb that forty-five degree slope, and could not avoid dislodging loose stones, or otherwise making a noise. ED IN FRONT OF HIM AND STARED FOR A MOMENT THEN BOUNDED AWAY WITH A FLUTTER OF WHITE TAILS HE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY NOW LAYING BEHIND HIM A REEKING TRAIL OF SCENT THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER STOCK KILLING THE NIGHT BEFORE WHILE HE HAD BEEN ON THE FIRST LEVEL THE LOCALITY OF THIS LATEST DEPREDATION HAD CONFIRMED HIS ESTIMATE OF THE BEAST'S PROBABLE MOVEMENTS AND INDICATED WHERE IT MIGHT BE PROWLING TO NIGHT HE WAS CERTAIN THAT IT WAS SOMEWHERE NEAR SOONER OR LATER IT WOULD PICK UP THE SCENT FINALLY HE STOPPED SNAPPING OUT HIS LIGHTS HE HAD CHOSEN THIS SPOT CAREFULLY WHILE STUDYING THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP THAT AFTERNOON HE WAS ON THE GRADE OF AN OLD RAILROAD LINE NOW ABANDONED AND ITS TRACK LONG REMOVED WHICH HAD SERVED THE LOGGING OPERATIONS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO ON ONE SIDE THE MOUNTAIN SLANTED SHARPLY UPWARD ON THE OTHER IT FELL AWAY SHARPLY IF THE NIGHTHOUND WERE BELOW HIM IT WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB THAT FORTY FIVE DEGREE SLOPE AND COULD NOT AVOID DISLODGING LOOSE STONES OR OTHERWISE MAKING NOISE
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