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content　to　be　his　friend’s　muscle。　All　in　all；　Yang　hooked　three　gazelles　and　got　so　addicted　to　what　he　was　doing　that　he　didn’t　want　to　head　back　to　shore。　With　a　wicked　smile；　he　said；　“Let’s　drag　some　more　out　and　take　them　back　all　at　once。　More　efficient　that　way。”　Without　a　second　thought；　he　laid　the　frozen　carcasses　flat　on　top　of　the　hardened　snow。

Back　on　the　shore；　Bilgee　had　finished　a　pipeful　of　tobacco　and　was　telling　people　to　clear　a　wide　space；　where　women　from　each　family　piled　up　broken　boards；　wooden　axles；　and　the　like　as　kindling。　Then　old　felt　was　spread　around　and　piled　high　with　insulated　bottles　of　milk　tea　and　liquor；　wooden　utensils；　and　salt　cellars。　Sanjai　and　one　of　the　boys　slaughtered　a　pair　of　half…dead　gazelles；　both　with　broken　legs。　People　on　the　Olonbulag　only　eat　meat　from　freshly　slaughtered　ani—mals；　so　these　would　serve　as　the　hunters’　noonday　meal。　The　dogs；　who　had　stuffed　themselves　with　kills　left　behind　by　the　wolves；　gazed　on　the　two　skinned；　gutted；　steaming　gazelles　with　indifference。　Bilgee　and　the　women　and　children　speared　chunks　of　fresh；　still…　twitching　meat　onto　metal　and　wooden　skewers；　added　salt；　and　held　them　over　the　blazing　bonfire。　Then　they　sat　back　to　eat　the　meat　and　drink　tea；　its　seductive　fragrance；　along　with　that　of　the　liquor　and　the　meat；　spread　across　the　lake　and　drew　the　hunters　back　to　eat　and　rest。

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狼圖騰（英文版）　4（4）

By　midday；　all　the　rafts　had　made　two　or　three　trips　to　shore　to　unload　their　quarry；　and　each　family’s　cart　was　piled　high　with　six　or　seven　frozen　gazelles。　It　was　time　for　the　men　to　turn　the　work　over　to　the well…fed　women　and　children；　who　climbed　aboard　the　felt　rafts　and　went　out　onto　the　snow　lake　to　bring　up　more　animals。

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