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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Various
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There
was
no
answer.
These
timid
creatures,
who
are
often
rated
the
most
intelligent
life
native
to
primitive
Inra,
had
sensed
disaster
and
had
fled.
Forepaugh
and
Gunga
slept
in
one
of
the
foul,
poorly
ventilated
dens,
ate
of
the
hard,
woody
tubers
that
had
not
been
worth
taking
along,
and
wished
they
had
a
certain
stock
clerk
at
that
place
at
that
time.
They
were
awakened
out
of
deep
slumber
by
the
threshing
of
an
evil
looking
creature
which
had
become
entangled
among
the
sharpened
spikes.
Its
tremendous
maw,
splitting
it
almost
in
half,
was
opened
in
roars
of
pain
that
showed
great
yellow
fangs
eight
inches
in
length.
Its
heavy
flippers
battered
the
stout
roots
and
lacerated
themselves
in
the
beast's
insensate
rage.
It
was
quickly
dispatched
with
a
flash
pistol
and
Gunga
cooked
himself
some
of
the
meat,
using
a
fire
pellet;
but
despite
his
hunger
Forepaugh
did
not
dare
eat
any
of
it,
knowing
that
this
species,
strange
to
him,
might
easily
be
one
of
the
many
on
Inra
that
are
poisonous
to
terrestials.
They
resumed
their
march
toward
the
distant
invisible
mountains,
and
were
fortunate
in
finding
somewhat
better
footing
than
they
had
on
their
previous
march.
They
covered
about
25
miles
on
that
"day,"
without
untoward
incident.
Their
ray
pistols
gave
them
an
insuperable
advantage
over
the
largest
and
most
ferocious
beasts
they
could
expect
to
meet,
so
that
they
became
more
and
more
confident,
despite
the
knowledge
that
they
were
rapidly
using
up
the
energy
stored
in
their
weapons.
The
first
one
had
long
ago
been
discarded,
and
the
charge
indicators
of
the
other
two
were
approaching
zero
at
a
disquieting
rate.
Forepaugh
took
them
both,
and
from
that
time
on
he
was
careful
never
to
waste
a
discharge
except
in
case
of
a
direct
and
unavoidable
attack.
This
often
entailed
long
waits
or
stealthy
detours
through
sucking
mud,
and
came
near
to
ending
both
their
lives.
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