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outsides   of   arms   and   legs   and   across   the   shoulders�察  �and   while   she   was 

thin´hipped�察�her calves were not twisted and gnarly。 

     I   have   often   wondered�察  �looking   back   upon   her   from   the   twentieth 

century through the medium of my dreams�察�and it has always occurred to 

me   that   possibly   she   may   have   been   related   to   the   Fire   People。       Her 

father�察  �or   mother�察  �might   well   have   come   from   that   higher   stock。   While 

such   things   were   not   common�察  �still   they   did   occur�察  �and   I   have   seen   the 

proof of   them  with   my  own   eyes�察  �even to the extent of   members   of   the 

horde turning renegade and going to live with the Tree People。 

     All of which is neither here nor there。              The Swift One was radically 

different from any of the females of the horde�察�and I had a liking for her 

from     the   first。  Her    mildness     and    gentleness     attracted   me。    She     was 

never rough�察�and she never fought。               She always ran away�察�and right here 

may   be   noted   the   significance   of   the   naming   of   her。    She   was   a   better 

climber than Lop´Ear or I。 When we played tag we could never catch her 

except by accident�察�while she could catch us at will。                 She was remarkably 

swift in all her movements�察�and she had a genius for judging distances that 

was equalled only by her daring。              Excessively timid in all other matters�察�

she   was   without   fear   when   it   came   to   climbing   or   running   through   the 

trees�察 �and   Lop´Ear   and   I   were   awkward   and   lumbering   and   cowardly  in 

comparison。 

     She was an orphan。           We never saw her with any one�察�and there was 



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no   telling   how   long   she   had   lived   alone   in   the   world。 She   must   have 

learned early in her helpless childhood that safety lay only in flight。                 She 

was very wise and very discreet。            It became a sort of game with Lop´Ear 

and me to try to find where she lived。             It was certain that she had a tree´ 

shelter somewhere�察�and not very far away�察�but trail her as we would�察�we 

could never find it。       She was willing enough to join with us at play in the 

day´time�察�but the secret of her abiding´place she guarded jealously。 



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                              CHAPTER XI 



       It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the 

Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big´Tooth�察�

my other self of my dreams�察�my prehistoric ancestor。 It is by the medium 

of my dreams that I�察�the modern man�察�look through the eyes of Big´Tooth 

and see。 

     And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far´off time。 

There   is   a   duality   about   my   impressions   that   is   too   confusing   to   inflict 

upon my readers。         I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate 

this   duality�察  �this   perplexing   mixing   of   personality。  It   is   I�察  �the   modern�察�

who look back across the centuries and weigh and analyze the emotions 

and motives of Big´Tooth�察�my other self。             He did not bother to weigh and 

analyze。     He    was   simplicity   itself。   He  just   lived  events�察  �without    ever 

pondering why he lived them in his particular and often erratic way。 

     As   I�察 �my   real   self�察  �grew   older�察  �I   entered   more   and   more   into   the 

substance of my dreams。           One may dream�察�and even in the midst of the 

dream   be   aware   that   he   is   dreaming�察  �and   if   the   dream   be   bad�察  �comfort 

himself   with   the   thought   that   it   is   only   a   dream。 This   is   a   common 

experience with all of us。        And so it was that I�察�the modern�察�often entered 

into my dreaming�察�and in the consequent strange dual personality was both 

actor and spectator。       And right often have I�察�the modern�察�been perturbed 

and   vexed   by   the   foolishness�察  �illogic�察  �obtuseness�察  �and   general   all´round 

stupendous stupidity of myself�察�the primitive。 

     And   one   thing   more�察  �before   I   end   this   digression。  Have   you   ever 

dreamed that you dreamed�拭�Dogs dream�察�horses dream�察�all animals dream。 

In Big´Tooth's day the half´men dreamed�察�and when the dreams were bad 

they howled in their sleep。        Now I�察�the modern�察�have lain down with Big´ 

Tooth and dreamed his dreams。 

     This is getting almost beyond the grip of the intellect�察�I know�察�but I do 

know that I have done this thing。           And let me tell you that the flying and 

crawling dreams of Big´Tooth were as vivid to him as the falling´through´ 

space dream is to you。 

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dreamed back into the past�察�back to the winged reptiles and the clash and 

the onset of dragons�察�and beyond that to the scurrying�察�rodent´like life of 

the tiny mammals�察�and far remoter still�察�to the shore´slime of the primeval 

sea。    I cannot�察�I dare not�察�say more。          It is all too vague and complicated 

and awful。      I can only hint of those vast and terrific vistas through which 

I have peered hazily at the progression of life�察�not upward from the ape to 

man�察�but upward from the worm。 

     And now to return to my tale。            I�察�Big´Tooth�察�knew not the Swift One 

as a   creature   of   finer   facial and bodily  symmetry�察 �with   long´lashed   eyes 

and   a   bridge   to   her   nose   and   down´opening   nostrils   that   made   toward 

beauty。   I   knew   her   only   as   the   mild´eyed   young   female   who   made   soft 

sounds   and   did   not   fight。   I   liked   to   play  with   her�察  �I   knew   not   why�察  �to 

seek food in her company�察�and to go bird´nesting with her。                    And I must 

confess   she   taught   me   things   about   tree´climbing。       She   was   very   wise�察�

very strong�察�and no clinging skirts impeded her movements。 

     It was about this time that a slight defection arose on the part of Lop´ 

Ear。    He got into the  habit of   wandering off in the  direction of the tree 

where my mother lived。           He had taken a liking to my vicious sister�察�and 

the   Chatterer   had   come   to   tolerate   him。   Also�察  �there   were   several   other 

young      people�察  �progeny     of   the   monogamic       couples    that   lived   in  the 

neighborhood�察�and Lop´Ear played with these young people。 

     I could never get the Swift One to join with them。 Whenever I visited 

them  she   drop
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