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As it showed no evidence of use, Olear unhesitatingly slid down into it. AS IT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF USE O'LIER UNHESITATINGLY SLID DOWN INTO IT
fined track which continued to lead upward. With a grimace of disgust Olear again plunged into the odorous underbrush and traveled parallel to the trail. It was well he did so, for several Mercurians passed swiftly, intent, so it seemed, in answering a shrill call that at times came faintly to the ear. They carried slender spears. Several more Mercurians passed. The growth was thinning out, and Olear did not dare to proceed further. However, from his hiding place he could discern a number of irregular cave openings, apparently leading downward. They were apparently the entrances to one of the native cavern colonies, or possibly of a meeting place. No Earthman had ever entered one, but it was thought they had underground openings into the river. As the cave openings were obviously natural, Olear conjectured that there might be others that were not used. After an anxious search he found one, narrow and irregular, well hidden under the broad, glossy leaves of some uncatalogued vegetation.  NOW THERE WAS A WELL DEFINED TRACK WHICH CONTINUED TO LEAD UPWARD WITH A GRIMACE OF DISGUST OLIER AGAIN PLUNGED INTO THE ODOROUS UNDERBRUSH AND TRAVELLED PARALLEL TO THE TRAIL IT WAS WELL HE DID SO FOR SEVERAL MERCURIANS PASSED SWIFTLY IN TENT SO IT SEEMED IN ANSWERING A SHRILL CALL THAT AT TIMES CAME FAINTLY TO THE EAR THEY CARRIED SLENDER SPEARS SEVERAL MORE MERCURIANS PASSED THE GROWTH WAS THINNING OUT AND ELIA DID NOT DARE TO PROCEED FURTHER HOWEVER FROM HIS HIDING PLACE HE COULD DISCERN A NUMBER OF IRREGULAR CAVE OPENINGS APPARENTLY LEADING DOWNWARD THEY WERE APPARENTLY THE ENTRANCES TO ONE OF THE NATIVE CAVERN COLONIES OR POSSIBLY OF A MEETING PLACE NO EARTHMEN HAD EVER ENTERED ONE BUT IT WAS THOUGHT THEY HAD UNDERGROUND OPENINGS INTO THE RIVER AS THE CAVE OPENINGS WERE OBVIOUSLY NATURAL O'LIE CONJECTURED THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS THAT WERE NOT USED AFTER AN ANXIOUS SEARCH HE FOUND ONE NARROW AND IRREGULAR WELL HIDDEN UNDER THE BROAD GLOSSY LEAVES OF SOME UNCTALOGUED VEGETATION
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