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1、“TheLaugh”byTeaObrehtNealhadbelievedallthemythsabouthyenas.Hebelievedtheywerecowardsuntilhesawthemfight,scavengersuntilhesawthemkill;andafterthefirsttimetheycorneredhimintheJeep,hebegantotakemorenoticeofthelocalstories:theirbig-eyedcuriosity,theirunnervingpersistence,therelativeeasewithwhichtheyl
2、etthemselvesintogatedvillages.THEYWERETALKINGaboutthefuneralwhenthelightswentout.Theyhadbeensittingontheporchforalmosttwohours,andNeal,stillonhisfirstgin-and-tonic,wastellingRolandaboutthepriesthehadfoundinLongidotodotheservices.HewastellingRolandabouthowthepriest,FatherAbasi,hadoncebeenwateringt
3、hegardeninshortsandclogswhenamancamebyfromthevillageandaskedtoseehisboss,andhowFatherAbasisaid“I’llgogethim,”andturnedoffthehoseandwentinsideandchangedintohiscassockandcamebackoutandthenwenttoburytheman’sdaughter.Nealwastalking,andRolandhadhishatonhiskneesandwaspouringhimselfanothergin.Theyhadbro
4、ughtFemi’scoffinbackfromLongidoaroundnoon,andRolandhadbeendrinkingsteadilysincethen,exceptforthe20minutesbeforedinnerwhenhehadgoneupstairstobottle-feedNyahandputhertobed.“IthinkFemiwouldhavelikedthispriest,”Nealwassaying.“Ithinkshewouldhavetoleratedhim.”Thentheporchwentdark.Nealneededamomenttorea
5、lizewhathadhappened.HewasalreadyturninginhisseattocallforMrs.Halima,thehousekeeper,totellhershe’dturnedtheporchlightsoffbymistake,whenherealizedthathecouldn’tseethehousebehindhim,couldn’tseethetouristbungalowsorthegatelamps.Thegenerator,herealized.Thegeneratorhadblownintheheat.Abrighthalf-moonclu
6、ngtothesideofthemainhouselikesomethingunfinished,andNealcouldseethefevertreesthatlinedthedrive,thickwithroostingvultures,bald-headedandsilent,andtherollingtiltofthehillsthatclusteredonthehorizonandthendroppedoffintoNgorongoro.Thedarkness,thesuddencripplingofhissenses,broughtbackhisawarenessofthew
7、ildebeest.Theyhadbeenonthemovesincelastweek,andnowthesmellofthemonthedrywindmadetheairrancidanddense.Hecouldhearthemontheplainbeyondthelodgegate,hundredsofstragglersfromthemainherdspreadoutontheveld,swarmingthedirttrai
