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Presently Meriem heard the sound
of approaching bodies swinging through the trees. She listened
attentively. There were two and they were great apes--Korak and
Akut. To her Korak was an ape--a Mangani, for as such the three
always described themselves. Man was an enemy, so they did not
think of themselves as belonging any longer to the same genus.
Tarmangani, or great white ape, which described the white man in
their language, did not fit them all. Gomangani--great black ape,
or Negro--described none of them so they called themselves plain
Mangani.
Meriem decided that she would feign slumber and play a joke on
Korak. So she lay very still with eyes tightly closed. She heard
the two approaching closer and closer. They were in the adjoining
tree now and must have discovered her, for they had halted. Why
were they so quiet? Why did not Korak call out his customary
greeting? The quietness was ominous. It was followed presently
by a very stealthy sound--one of them was creeping upon her. Was
Korak planning a joke upon his own account? Well, she would fool
him.


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