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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. 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
of the jeep. Now he had to crouch below the windshield to avoid overhanging branches. Once three deer--a buck and two does--stopped 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, 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. Y TIME HE HAD REMOVED THE TOP OF THE JEEP NOW HE HAD TO CROUCH BELOW THE WINDSHIELD TO AVOID OVERHANGING BRANCHES ONCE THREE DEER A BUCK AND TWO DOES STOPPED 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
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