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forhealsand alsbegantopro,looking forsothifortheirtesandtheirownyoung,and theylikedthetasteofhunbeings.ithere yousteithereatorbeeaten,andlifewasveryunhappy becauseitisery. insuer,nothesrgraysofthe sun,andduringtheerhischildreh inhisar.urehurtitself,andhunting anilsareforeverbreakingtheirbonesorsprainingtheir ankleshehadnoootakeadiea horribledeath. likenyoftheanilshezoohtheir strangenoises,earlyojabber.thatistosay,he endlesslyrepeatedthesaunintelligiblegibberishbecauseit pleasedhiohearthesoundofhisvoiduetihe leaedthatheuldusethisgutturalowahisfellow beingshreatenedandhegavecertainlittle shrieksetoan``thereisatigeror``heree fiveelephants.thehersgruhingbackat hindtheirgroeant,``iseetheor``letusrunaway andhide.andthisheinofalllanguage. but,asihavesaidbefore,ofthesebeginningsweknow soverylittle.earlynhadnotoolsandhebuilthielf nohouses.helivedanddiedanotraceofhisexistence exceptafeollarbonesandafeesofhisskull. thesetellusthatnythousandsofyearsagotheworldwas inhabitedbycertainals alltheotheranilsanother unknoalowalkon itshindlegsasforepaere stprobablyedhthecreaturesobe ourodiateaors. itislittleenoughherestisdarkness. prehistori prehistoribeginstoke thingsforhielf. earlyndidnotk.hekept norerdsofbirthdaysorhehour ofdeath.hehadnoideaofdaysorweeksorevenyears. butinagerackoftheseasonsforhehad noticedthattheldild springthatspringgrers ripenedandtheobeeatenand thatsuerendedsoftheleaves frohetreesandanuerofanilstingready forthelonghibealsleep. buthingunusualandratherfrighteninghad happened.sothingatterhtheher.the daysofsuerhadeverylate.thefruitshad notripehetopsoftheuntainsobevered hgrassnohaheavy burdenofsnow. then,oneing,anuerof froheothercreaturese theregionofthehighpeaks.they lookedleanandappearedtobestarving.theyutteredsounds edtosaythat theyfoodenoughforboththe oldinhabitantsandtheneers.heytriedtostay rethanafehereerriblebattlehclawlike handsaandilieshersfled baountainslopesaheblizzard. butthepeopleintheforestlyfrightened.all thetithedaysgreerandthenightsgrehan theyoughttohavebeen. finally,inagapbethereappeareda tinyspeckofgreenishice.rapidlyitincreasedinsize.a gigantiaslidingdooneswere beingpushedintothevalley.s torrentsofiddandblocksofgranitesuddenly tuledangthepeopleoftheforestandkilledthebr> heyslept.turyoldtreesokindling heosnow. itsnoonthsandnths.alltheplantsdiedand theanilsfledinsearanhoisted hisyounguponhisbadfollo.butheuldnot travelasfastastheuresandheo choosebetsto havepreferredtheforrforhehasosurvivethe terribleglacialperiodsoasions threateokilleveryhunbeingonthefaceoftheearth. inthefirstplaself lesthefreezetodeath.heleaedhoodigholesandver thebranchesandleavesandirapshecaught bearsandhyenas,henkilledhheavystonesand selfandhisfaly. hisple.ny anilsannow follople,drovetheanilsoutoftheir hosandclaidtheorhisown. evenso,thecliteostpeopleand theoldandtheyouaterriblerate.thenagenius bethoughthielfoftheuseoffire.once,hunting, hehadbeehathe hadbeenalstroastedtodeathbytheflas.thusfarfire hadbeenanene.noeafriend.adeadtree eansofsuldering branchesfrobuihecaveinto azylittleroo andthenoneeveningadeadchifellintothefire.it andisvered thatattastedbetterhenandthere discardedoheoldhabitshthe otheranilsaopreparehisfood. inthishousandsofyearspassed.onlythepeople hthecleverestbrainssurvived.theyhadtleday andnightagainstldandhuheyoi tools.theyleaedhoosharpenstooaxesandhow tokehaers.theyoputuplargestores offoodfortheendlessdaysoftheerandtheyfoundthat clayuldbedeintobohe raysofthesun.andsotheglacialperiod,hreatened todestroythehunraaitsgreatestteacher beantousehisbrain. hieroglyphics theegyptiansiheartof ingandthererdof histins theseearliestaorsreat europeanwilde ...