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one¡¡of¡¡whom¡¡wanted¡¡the¡¡dusky¡¡female¡£
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reach¡¡her¡¡anchorage¡£¡¨
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later¡¡the¡¡tawny¡¡figure¡¡of¡¡Sheeta¡¡slunk¡¡out¡¡into¡¡the¡¡half¡light¡¡of
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purr¡¡was¡¡sufficient¡¡to¡¡assure¡¡him¡¡that¡¡the¡¡animal¡¡still¡¡recalled
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the¡¡blackness¡¡of¡¡the¡¡waters¡£
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the¡¡fearsome¡¡cry¡¡of¡¡the¡¡bull¡ape¡¡who¡¡would¡¡summon¡¡his¡¡fellows¡£
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creatures¡¡had¡¡fate¡¡thrown¡¡him£¿¡¡¡¡Were¡¡not¡¡Kai¡¡Shang¡¡and¡¡Momulla
to¡¡be¡¡preferred¡¡to¡¡this¡¡great¡¡white¡¡giant¡¡who¡¡stroked¡¡a
panther¡¡and¡¡called¡¡to¡¡the¡¡beasts¡¡of¡¡the¡¡jungle£¿
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while¡¡in¡¡the¡¡cabin¡¡below¡¡Schneider¡¡paced¡¡up¡¡and¡¡down¡¡arguing
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kept¡¡the¡¡mate¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Kincaid¡¡at¡¡bay¡¡with¡¡the¡¡weapon¡£
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