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to put his strength and courage. As the day 

 dawned he turned away, and, slowly crossing 

 the river, disappeared in the depths of the forest, 

 doubtless with a view to overtake and bring 

 together the remnants of the scattered herd. 



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But even this solace was denied him ; his 

 attempt to rescue the herd on the previous day, 

 his presence during the night in the vicinity of 

 the camp had resulted in his classification as an 

 animal dangerous to human life, or at least to 



human interests. The order came with the break 



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