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Man useful and interesting and care not about master-
ing. Man thinks he understands this relationship; We
know we do not. For this contented ignorance we
envy him." He nodded in the direction of the as-
sembled persons below. "We may never understand it.
Revelation is never promised, only hoped for."

"I understand," murmured the cub, not understand-
ing at all. He struggled awkwardly to his feet and
turned to go, then paused to look back. "Old one,
one more question."

"What is it?" Ruumahum grumbled, not turning his
gaze from the prayer gathering.

"It is rumored among the cubs that we neither
spoke nor thought till the persons came."

"That is no rumor, budding, that is truth. Instead,
we slept." He yawned and showed razorlike teeth and
tusks. "But so did Man. We wake together, it is
thought."

"I know," Muf admitted, not knowing at all. He
turned and rambled off to find a sleeping place for
the night.

Ruumahum turned his attention to the persons once
more, considered how fortunate he was to have a
person as interesting and unpredictable as Bom. Now
there was this new thing they would go out to find
tomorrow. Well, if the world was to change tomorrow,
he thought as he yawned, it was better to face change
having had a good night's sleep. He rolled over on
his side, tucked his head between fore- and midpaws,
and went instantly and peacefully to that country.

Bom was all for starting before the morning mist
had lifted, but Reader and the others would not hear


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of it. Losting viewed the originator of such a pre-
posterous, dangerous idea with pity. Anyone who

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would even consider moving about the world in mist,