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 Wysłany: Czw 12:53, 24 Lut 2011 Temat postu: cried Teta Elzbieta.
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cethattheystoodandallalongthiseastsideoftheyardsranthe
railroadtracksintowhichthecarswererunloadedwithcattle.All
nightlongthishadbeengoingonandnowthepenswerefull;byto-
night they would all be emptyand the same thing would be done again.
And what will become of all these creatures?
cried Teta Elzbieta.
BytonightJokubasanswered [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],theywillallbekilledandcutup;and
overthereontheothersideofthepackinghousesaremorerailroad
trackswhere the cars come to take them away.
Thereweretwohundredandfiftymilesoftrackwithintheyards
theirguidewentontotellthem.Theybroughtabouttenthousandhead
ofcattleeverydayandasmanyhogsandhalfasmanysheep—which
meantsomeeightortenmillionlivecreaturesturnedintofoodevery
year.Onestoodandwatchedandlittlebylittlecaughtthedriftofthe
tideasitsetinthedirectionofthepackinghouses.Thereweregroupsof
cattlebeingdriventothechuteswhichwereroadwaysaboutfifteenfeet
wideraisedhighabovethepens.Inthesechutesthestreamofanimals
wascontinuous;itwasquiteuncannytowatchthempressingontotheir
fateallunsuspiciousaveryriverofdeath.Ourfriendswerenotpoetical
andthesightsuggestedtothemnometaphorsofhumandestiny;they
thoughtonlyofthewonderfulefficiencyofitall.Thechutesintowhich
thehogyilai:
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