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the damned thing it was night. eight men were sitting together in an empty room of a small house. the only pieces of furniture were a simple wooden table and eight chairs. the only light came from a lamp on the table. one of the men was reading a book. he held the book close to the lamp, so that he could see the words on the pages. there was a ninth man in the room. he owned the house. he was lying on the table, beneath a white sheet. the ninth man was dead. it was quiet in the house. outside, there were the sounds of birds and insects in the trees around the house. visitors from the city always noticed these strange cries and calls. but the men in the room took no notice of these sounds. they heard them every day. seven of the men were farmers …

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ll be in the san francisco newspapers tomorrow. i'm a reporter. i write stories for the newspapers." "you're not here to tell us a newspaper story," said the coroner. "you're here to tell us what happened to mr morgan. you must tell the truth. you must swear that you'll do this." "yes. i'll tell you the truth," said the young man. "rut you might not believe me." "that isn't a good beginning," said the coroner. "is your newspaper report different from the story that you're going to tell us?" for a moment, the young man had an angry expression on his face. "i've come here to tell you what really happened," he said. "i promise that i'll tell you the truth. everything that i say to you will be true. you can read what i wrote for the newspaper. these are the true facts. this is what i saw and …

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und something bigger than quails." "what do you mean?" asked the coroner. "did you find an animal?" "yes-er-no," said harker. "i don't know what kind of animal it was. but i saw the oats moving in the field. something was coming toward us. i couldn't see the animal, but i guessed that it was big. morgan didn't say anything. he lifted his gun and aimed it at the oats." harker stopped speaking and looked toward the window. "please continue, mr harker," said the coroner. "what happened next?" "i pointed at the moving plants," replied harker. "i said, 'morgan! if that's a deer, you won't be able to kill it with a shotgun. you'll need a more powerful gun-a rifle. but maybe it's something bigger than a deer. it might be a bear, or a mountain lion!' but morgan didn't reply. he just aimed his gun at the oats and stared. …

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suddenly, morgan dropped his gun and started to run." "he left you ?" asked the coroner. "well, i was surprised," said harker. "but i didn't have time to think about it. something knocked me to the ground." "what knocked you down?" asked the coroner. "well, i didn't see it. but it was soft and heavy. it moved very fast." "and then what happened?" "i heard wild screams near me. they were like the sounds made by dogs who are fighting. then i saw that morgan was fighting. he was on the ground. he was fighting for his life." "fighting what?" asked the coroner. "i-i don't know," said the young man. "i couldn't see anything, or anyone. but morgan was on the ground and there was a strange movement in the air around him. i don't know how to describe it. it seemed as if the fight was happening under water. …

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rdered? we must decide." the seven men went out of the room and spoke together quietly for two or three minutes. william harker turned toward the coroner. "i see that you have morgan's diary, sir," he said. "have you read it? does it tell us anything important?" "i've read it quickly," said the coroner, "no, it doesn't tell us anything about the cause of mr morgan's death." the seven men came back into the room. one of them stood in front of the coroner and spoke. "we believe that hugh morgan was killed by a mountain lion," he said. "thank you, gentlemen," said the coroner. "everyone can leave now. mr morgan will be buried in the morning. i'll send for an undertaker." that was the end of the inquest. but it was not quite the end of the story. william harker was a writer. he wanted to read hugh morgan's …

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the damned thing it was night. eight men were sitting together in an empty room of a small house. the only pieces of furniture were a simple wooden table and eight chairs. the only light came from a lamp on the table. one of the men was reading a book. he held the book close to the lamp, so that he could see the words on the pages. there was a ninth man in the room. he owned the house. he was lying on the table, beneath a white sheet. the ninth man was dead. it was quiet in the house. outside, there were the sounds of birds and insects in the trees around the house. visitors from the city …

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