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upper lip and on his chin. He wore a loincloth, with a
small pouch at the waist. As he saw them. he reached for
the pouch in a swift, alarmed gesture.

"Hey, wait." Sandy held up his open hands, palm for-
ward.

Dennys repeated the gesture. "We won't hurt you."

"Who are you?" Sandy asked.

"Where are we?" Dennys added.

The small man looked at them in mingled curiosity and
fear. "Giants!" he cried. He had a man's voice, a young
man's voice, deeper than Sandy's or Dennys's.

Sandy shook his head. "We're not giants."

"We're boys," Dennys augmented. "Who are youP"

The young man touched himself lightly on the fore-
head. "Japheth."

"That's your name?" Sandy asked.

He touched his forehead again. "Japheth."

Perhaps this was the custom of the country, wherever in
the universe it was. Sandy touched his own forehead.
"Alexander. Sandy."

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Dennys made the same gesture. "Dennys."

"Giants," the young man stated.

"No." Sandy corrected. "Boys."


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The young man rubbed his head where a purplish egg
was forming. "Stone hit me. Must be seeing double."

"Japheth?" Sandy asked.