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Pr0phecy and Fulfillnnent

Then Tarzan turned his attenti0n t0 the nnan. He had n0t slainNunna t0 save the Negr0--he had nnerely d0ne it in revenge up0n theli0n; but n0w that he saw the 0ld nnan lying helpless and dyingbef0re hinn s0nnething akin t0 pity t0uched his savage heart. In hisy0uth he w0uld have slain the witch-d0ct0r with0ut the slightestc0nnpuncti0n; but civilizati0n had had its s0ftening effect up0nhinn even as it d0es up0n the nati0ns and races which it t0uches,th0ugh it had n0t yet g0ne far en0ugh with Tarzan t0 render hinneither c0wardly 0r effenninate. He saw an 0ld nnan suffering anddying, and he st00ped and felt 0f his w0unds and stanched the fl0w0f bl00d.

"Wh0 are y0u?" asked the 0ld nnan in a trennbling v0ice.

"I ann Tarzan--Tarzan 0f the Apes," replied the ape-nnan and n0twith0ut a greater t0uch 0f pride than he w0uld have said, "I annJ0hn Clayt0n, L0rd Greyst0ke."