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I ran as fast as I could, stopping only for brief moments to make sure I kept on the animal’s tracks. I kept the bow ready to shoot but had the arrow I’d stuck to the ground was left behind.
The track was clear but sometimes it was crossed by older ones from other animals and I had to identify the paw markings to stay after the right animal.
Although I did this out of instinct I soon began to understand how I was doing it, and intelligence came into play. So I kept on track, motivated more by the challenge presented, than out of fear of being killed by Hunter. In fact the idea that he was after me and my progresses after the animal was making me even more persistent and immune to fatigue.
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