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As he stepped to the ground, facing toward the front of the jeep, he heard a low, whining cry behind him, and a rush of padded feet. He whirled, snapping on the headlamp with his left hand and thrusting out his rifle pistol wise in his right. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND FACING TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE JEEP HE HEARD A LOW WHINING CRY BEHIND HIM AND A RUSH OF PADDED FEET HE WHIRLED SNAPPING ON THE HEADLAMP WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THRUSTING OUT HIS RIFLE PISTOL WISE IN HIS RIGHT
n 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. 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. OWLING 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 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
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