Alternate Ending Of The Most Dangerous Game Essay

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It's been two days since he had left the General's home. "Don't panic. Don't panic," Rainsford kept mentally conceiving. He couldn't believe his lamentable fortuity! First falling from the yacht, now this! It was authentically unbelievable! he snuck through the jungle endeavoring to be as quiet as possible, he kept reiterating the same two words perpetually. Suddenly, Rainsford aurally perceived the bushes rustle abaft him. Rainsford tensed when the bushes rustled louder and more rapidly. He gradually turned his body until he faced the rustling bushes plenarily. He took out the knife Ivan had given him and held it firmly. He held it a few inches away from his body, yare to assail or forfend, if needed. suddenly, the bushes ceased rustling …show more content…
He couldn't believe he was so nervous! He's been in tight places afore, but this. This was just crazy. As a few more hours passed, Rainsford commenced probing for an area to repose. "Judging by the empyrean, I only have about two to three hours afore midnight," thought Rainsford. His ocular perceivers automatically commenced probing for a clear area that he could lie down in, but additionally keep him obnubilated. Just as he passed a outlandishly immensely colossal tree he found the impeccable place. It was circumvented by many bushes, trees and shrubs. Rainsford sat down and opened the bag that held the pabulum Ivan had given him. He took out a few culled items and re wrapped the bag. When Rainsford was done victualing, he piled up everything he had near him and laid down holding the hunting knife in his hand. Minutes passed and Rainsford couldn't get comfortable …show more content…
Rainsford unpacked a few more pabulum items, he kept wondering, "What if the canines are already relinquished?" Rainsford was commencing to lose hope. He recollected those green ocular perceivers filled with anticipation. Rainsford suppressed a shiver and perpetuated victualing. Just as Rainsford was getting yare to perpetuate ambulating a brown canine jumped into the clearing. He looked vicious and yare to kill. Rainsford expeditiously took out his knife and held in a yare position. The two glared at each other. The glaring contest was broken when the canine let out a snarl. Rainsford decided to take the initiative and ran!He ran as expeditious as his legs could carry him. Past trees and bushes, he ran for his life. He took a second to turn around and check if the canine was tailing him. It was a mistake. He tripped over a broken tree branch and fell. He flipped around right in time to visually perceive two canines jump on him… Rainsford was cleaning the blood off his body, he couldn't stop cerebrating of the past few hours. He was fortuitous he had some of the pabulum left over or else he would've been their repast. He took out

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