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Updated: May 21, 2025
I glanced at Umslopogaas and even then was amused to see that probably for the first time in his life that redoubtable warrior was in a genuine fright. "This is madness, Macumazahn," he shouted above the din. "Are we to stop here and be stamped flat by a horde of water-pigs?"
They were about five feet long and quite heavy; but we intended to use them more for the purpose of steering than for propulsion. The current of the stream would attend to that for us. Near the center of the raft we arranged a pile of the skins of the water-pigs for Desiree; a seat by no means uncomfortable.
It sounded like remember the fish we pulled in from the Inca's raft?" "Which has nothing to do with this," I answered. "It's nothing but the water-pigs. I've heard 'em a thousand times in the last few days. And the Lord knows we have enough of them." But Harry protested that the splash was much too loud to have been caused by any water-pig and waded into the stream to investigate.
Finally we loaded on our provisions about thirty pounds of the meat of the fish and water-pigs, wrapping it securely in two or three of the skins and strapping them firmly to the top. "And now," said I, testing the strips on the corners for the last time, "all we need is a name for her and a bottle of wine." "And a homeward-bound pennant," put in Harry. "The name is easy enough," said Desiree.
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