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sses. ”itly.buttheyonsoohegreatselves.sotisonlythefaorthetipsofthefelttheirdreheytraveledfardor.thatjanuarytheeddarkacrossthesky,tointosoddenshredsbythebegantorain;notagentledoasteady,rdelugeonandon. theyhadbeenshadtuedup,forheovingfasttogetthroughhisroundsbeforetheraiherprovisioningofthestationsiossible. ”nsoonsarein,”hesaid,rollingacigaretteandindigpilesofextragrocerieshhiswhip. ”theoperanthebaroanthediantinaarerunninrealbankersantheoverflersistryintofindariseinthegrountoputthesheepon.” suddenlythereadn,vingthesheepoutofthelothecreekandthebarofdogsforteookaboyinotherdires. fatherralphanhielf.herodeathhbred,selfrodeaharduthedpiebaldstoeanteeredbeastent,fightingandsnarlingangtheelvesuntilpartedfatherralphsviciouslyedthereanuldntdo;heiliaruchbetterthanfrank,stillleaingthisexoticaustralianart. thebigqueenslandbluebrutethatledthedogpaind;healoneangpaddyssonshadnottakentolifeheda.hehadorethantoquithis.hehatedtheostnights,thesavagedogsentofadve;eventhebending,eobsession,soolingthedogsafterunsuspeallhandfulofntooperateapropertythesizehedbredtoazinglyintelligentandneededverylittledireallyseveraldaysarenearaisticallyofbeingabletogetthestockoutofitalsobeforetherainstarted.thedogseatoutofhissaddlebagandflungittothedogs,snappingandbitingateachotherjealously. ”bloodyaes,”hesaid.”theydontbehavelikedogs;theyrejustjackals.” ”ithinktheseareprobablyalotostuntad.forself,iprefertheothehousepetspearoundtheshedsasanbeihebuttheyhuntgnifiasterorprovider.” heuhedaldpieuttonandapahissaddlebag,uttonandhaheresttofrank.puttingthebreadandbutteronalogbet,hesankhiseatent.thirstavaserbag,thencigarettesrolled. alooodnearby;fatherralphindicatedithhiscigarette. ”thatsthespottosleep,”hesaid,unstrappinghisblaandpiguphissaddle. frankfollotothetree,hestbeautifulinthispartofaustralia.itsleavesegreen,itsshapealstperfectlyrouhefoliagegreooreshelteruhananyothertree,foraustraliantreeshinneroffoliagethareesofterlands. ”yourenothappy,frank,areyou”fatherralphasked,lyingdooke. froispositionaupleoffeetasuspiciously.”shappy” ”atthent,yourfatherandbrothers.butnotyou,notyourther,andnotyoursister.dontyoulikeaustralia” ”notthisbitofit.iighthaveaethingofself.” ”sydsadenofiniquity.”fatherralphiling.”idontstuckthesahi” ”hi butfrankhadnotanttosayit,andore.helaylookingupattheleaves. ”hoyourpeople” no. ”haveyoueveoadanhistitle. ”thenhellnotholdyouger.” ”hellhold ...