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thought I realized that he had acted nobly from the 

 animal point of view, so I forgave him. 



The kongoni seems to be gifted with a clairvoy- 

 ant instinct. He knows when you don't want to 

 shoot him and when you do. If you start out in the 



Outward Bound Reading Your Thoughts Concluding Your 

 Intentions Are Hostile 



morning with no hostile intentions toward him he 

 will allow you to approach to within a short dis- 

 tance. He will be alert and watchful, but he will 

 show no anxiety. But just suppose for an instant 

 that you change your mind. Suppose you say to 

 yourself that the porters have had no meat for sev- 



