legs, a wheel.

    But  in nature, ed; t; you needed an axle  ely separate from tating part, it couldnt  was impossible…

    to a  not fifty yards a settled, sion, and s  loud tle coug.

    tly round, immensely , t ter. tures er of t and rear legs, and used teral legs to pus t ttle anxious, for t tance selligence and curiosity in their gaze.

    And they were looking for her.

    One of tted taken out of trundled off to. , ed it onto an edge runk and rolled it over to his companions.

    touc delicately runks, and serpreting t cs tampered  was wrong.

    t: I came  understand it yet. Be bold. take tiative. So sood up and very self-consciously called:

    quot;Over  your seedpod. Im sorry. Please dont ;

    Instantly trunks , glittering eyes facing for.

    Sepped out of ter of ts and faced tly. S  sucure migo creatures ill, it o the road.

    Close up, not five steps a tention ures  from the grazing animals nearby as a human was from a cow.

    Mary pointed to ;Mary.quot;

    t creature reacs trunk. S touc, : quot;Merry.quot;

    quot; are you?quot; she said.

    quot;ata; ture responded.

    All s;I am a ; she said.

    quot;Ayama yuman,quot; said ture, and tures laughed.

    trunks ossed ts came takable sound of merriment. S : soo.

    ture moved foroucs trunk. Mary offered o its soft, bristled, questing touch.

    quot;A; s;youre smelling t;

    quot;Seepot,quot; said ture.

    quot;If you can make t be abl