s¡¡a¡¡full¡grown¡¡tyrannosaur¡£¡¡But¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡see¡¡him¡¡at¡¡the¡¡moment¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Maybe¡¡he's¡¡down¡¡hunting¡¡the¡¡camarasaurs£»¡¨¡¡Grant¡¡said¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Regis¡¡laughed£»¡¡his¡¡voice¡¡tinny¡¡over¡¡the¡¡radio¡£¡¡¡¨He¡¡would¡¡if¡¡he¡¡could£»¡¡believe¡¡me¡£¡¡Sometimes¡¡he¡¡stands¡¡by¡¡the¡¡lagoon¡¡and¡¡stares¡¡at¡¡those¡¡animals£»¡¡and¡¡wiggles¡¡those¡¡little¡¡forearms¡¡of¡¡his¡¡in¡¡frustration¡£¡¡But¡¡the¡¡T¡rex¡¡territory¡¡is¡¡pletely¡¡enclosed¡¡with¡¡trenches¡¡and¡¡fences¡£¡¡They're¡¡disguised¡¡from¡¡view£»¡¡but¡¡believe¡¡me£»¡¡he¡¡can't¡¡go¡¡anywhere¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Then¡¡where¡¡is¡¡he£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Hiding£»¡¨¡¡Regis¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨He's¡¡a¡¡little¡¡shy¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Shy£¿¡¨¡¡Malcolm¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨Tyrannosaurus¡¡rex¡¡is¡¡shy£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Well£»¡¡he¡¡conceals¡¡himself¡¡as¡¡a¡¡general¡¡rule¡£¡¡You¡¡almost¡¡never¡¡see¡¡him¡¡out¡¡in¡¡the¡¡open£»¡¡especially¡¡in¡¡daylight¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Why¡¡is¡¡that£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨We¡¡think¡¡it's¡¡because¡¡he¡¡has¡¡sensitive¡¡skin¡¡and¡¡sunburns¡¡easily¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Malcolm¡¡began¡¡to¡¡laugh¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Grant¡¡sighed¡£¡¡¡¨You're¡¡destroying¡¡a¡¡lot¡¡of¡¡illusions¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨I¡¡don't¡¡think¡¡you'll¡¡be¡¡disappointed£»¡¨¡¡Regis¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨Just¡¡wait¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡They¡¡heard¡¡a¡¡soft¡¡bleating¡¡sound¡£¡¡In¡¡the¡¡center¡¡of¡¡a¡¡field£»¡¡a¡¡small¡¡cage¡¡rose¡¡up¡¡into¡¡view£»¡¡lifted¡¡on¡¡hydraulics¡¡from¡¡underground¡£¡¡The¡¡cage¡¡bars¡¡slid¡¡down£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡goat¡¡remained¡¡tethered¡¡in¡¡the¡¡center¡¡of¡¡the¡¡field£»¡¡bleating¡¡plaintively¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Any¡¡minute¡¡now£»¡¨¡¡Regis¡¡said¡¡again¡£¡¡They¡¡stared¡¡out¡¡the¡¡window¡£
¡¨Look¡¡at¡¡them£»¡¨¡¡Hammond¡¡said£»¡¡watching¡¡the¡¡control¡¡room¡¡monitor¡£¡¡¡¨Leaning¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡windows£»¡¡so¡¡eager¡£¡¡They¡¡can't¡¡wait¡¡to¡¡see¡¡it¡£¡¡They¡¡have¡¡e¡¡for¡¡the¡¡danger¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨That's¡¡what¡¡I'm¡¡afraid¡¡of£»¡¨¡¡Muldoon¡¡said¡£¡¡He¡¡twirled¡¡the¡¡keys¡¡on¡¡his¡¡finger¡¡and¡¡watched¡¡the¡¡Land¡¡Cruisers¡¡tensely¡£¡¡This¡¡was¡¡the¡¡first¡¡time¡¡that¡¡visitors¡¡had¡¡toured¡¡Jurassic¡¡Park£»¡¡and¡¡Muldoon¡¡shared¡¡Arnold's¡¡apprehension¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Robert¡¡Muldoon¡¡was¡¡a¡¡big¡¡man£»¡¡fifty¡¡years¡¡old£»¡¡with¡¡a¡¡steel¡gray¡¡mustache¡¡and¡¡deep¡¡blue¡¡eyes¡£¡¡Raised¡¡in¡¡Kenya£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡spent¡¡most¡¡of¡¡his¡¡life¡¡as¡¡a¡¡guide¡¡for¡¡African¡¡big¡game¡¡hunters£»¡¡as¡¡had¡¡his¡¡father¡¡before¡¡him¡£¡¡But¡¡since¡¡1980£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡worked¡¡principally¡¡for¡¡conservation¡¡groups¡¡and¡¡zoo¡¡designers¡¡as¡¡a¡¡wildlife¡¡consultant¡£¡¡He¡¡had¡¡bee¡¡well¡¡known£»¡¡an¡¡article¡¡in¡¡the¡¡London¡¡Sunday¡¡Times¡¡had¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨What¡¡Robert¡¡Trent¡¡Jones¡¡is¡¡to¡¡golf¡¡courses£»¡¡Robert¡¡Muldoon¡¡is¡¡to¡¡zoos£º¡¡a¡¡designer¡¡of¡¡unsurpassed¡¡knowledge¡¡and¡¡skill¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡In¡¡1986£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡done¡¡some¡¡work¡¡for¡¡a¡¡San¡¡Francisco¡¡pany¡¡that¡¡was¡¡building¡¡a¡¡private¡¡wildlife¡¡park¡¡on¡¡an¡¡island¡¡in¡¡North¡¡America¡£¡¡Muldoon¡¡had¡¡laid¡¡out¡¡the¡¡boundaries¡¡for¡¡different¡¡animals£»¡¡defining¡¡space¡¡and¡¡habitat¡¡requirements¡¡for¡¡lions£»¡¡elephants£»¡¡zebras£»¡¡and¡¡hippos¡£¡¡Identifying¡¡which¡¡animals¡¡could¡¡be¡¡kept¡¡together£»¡¡and¡¡which¡¡had¡¡to¡¡be¡¡separated¡£¡¡At¡¡the¡¡time£»¡¡it¡¡had¡¡been¡¡a¡¡fairly¡¡routine¡¡job¡£¡¡He¡¡had¡¡been¡¡more¡¡interested¡¡in¡¡an¡¡Indian¡¡park¡¡called¡¡TigerWorld¡¡in¡¡southern¡¡Kashmir¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Then£»¡¡a¡¡year¡¡ago£»¡¡he¡¡was¡¡offered¡¡a¡¡job¡¡as¡¡game¡¡warden¡¡of¡¡Jurassic¡¡Park¡£¡¡It¡¡coincided¡¡with¡¡a¡¡desire¡¡to¡¡leave¡¡Africa£»¡¡the¡¡salary¡¡was¡¡excellent£»¡¡Muldoon¡¡had¡¡taken¡¡it¡¡on¡¡for¡¡a¡¡year¡£¡¡He¡¡was¡¡astonished¡¡to¡¡discover¡¡the¡¡park¡¡was¡¡really¡¡a¡¡collection¡¡of¡¡genetically¡¡engineered¡¡prehistoric¡¡animals¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡It¡¡was¡¡of¡¡course¡¡interesting¡¡work£»¡¡but¡¡during¡¡his¡¡years¡¡in¡¡Africa£»¡¡Muldoon¡¡had¡¡developed¡¡an¡¡unblinking¡¡view¡¡of¡¡animals¡an¡¡unromantic¡¡view¡that¡¡frequently¡¡set¡¡him¡¡at¡¡odds¡¡with¡¡the¡¡Jurassic¡¡Park¡¡management¡¡in¡¡California£»¡¡particularly¡¡the¡¡little¡¡martinet¡¡standing¡¡beside¡¡him¡¡in¡¡the¡¡control¡¡room¡£¡¡In¡¡Muldoon's¡¡opinion£»¡¡cloning¡¡dinosaurs¡¡in¡¡a¡¡laboratory¡¡was¡¡one¡¡thing¡£¡¡Maintaining¡¡them¡¡in¡¡the¡¡wild¡¡was¡¡quite¡¡another¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡It¡¡was¡¡Muldoon's¡¡view¡¡that¡¡some¡¡dinosaurs¡¡were¡¡too¡¡dangerous¡¡to¡¡be¡¡kept¡¡in¡¡a¡¡park¡¡setting¡£¡¡In¡¡part£»¡¡the¡¡danger¡¡existed¡¡because¡¡they¡¡still¡¡knew¡¡so¡¡little¡¡about¡¡the¡¡animals¡£¡¡For¡¡example£»¡¡nobody¡¡even¡¡suspected¡¡the¡¡dilophosaurs¡¡were¡¡poisonous¡¡until¡¡they¡¡were¡¡observed¡¡hunting¡¡indigenous¡¡rats¡¡on¡¡the¡¡island¡biting¡¡the¡¡rodents¡¡and¡¡then¡¡stepping¡¡back£»¡¡to¡¡wait¡¡for¡¡them¡¡to¡¡die¡£¡¡And¡¡even¡¡then¡¡nobody¡¡suspected¡¡the¡¡dilophosaurs¡¡could¡¡spit¡¡until¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡handlers¡¡was¡¡almost¡¡blinded¡¡by¡¡spitting¡¡venom¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡After¡¡that£»¡¡Hammond¡¡had¡¡agreed¡¡to¡¡study¡¡dilophosaur¡¡venom£»¡¡which¡¡was¡¡found¡¡to¡¡contain¡¡seven¡¡different¡¡toxic¡¡enzymes¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡also¡¡discovered¡¡that¡¡the¡¡dilophosaurs¡¡could¡¡spit¡¡a¡¡distance¡¡of¡¡fifty¡¡feet¡£¡¡Since¡¡this¡¡raised¡¡the¡¡possibility¡¡that¡¡a¡¡guest¡¡in¡¡a¡¡car¡¡might¡¡be¡¡blinded£»¡¡management¡¡decided¡¡to¡¡remove¡¡the¡¡poison¡¡sacs¡£¡¡The¡¡vets¡¡had¡¡tried¡¡twice£»¡¡on¡¡two¡¡different¡¡animals£»¡¡without¡¡success£»¡¡No¡¡one¡¡knew¡¡where¡¡the¡¡poison¡¡was¡¡being¡¡secreted¡£¡¡And¡¡no¡¡one¡¡would¡¡ever¡¡know¡¡until¡¡an¡¡autopsy¡¡was¡¡performed¡¡on¡¡a¡¡dilophosaur¡¡and¡¡management¡¡would¡¡not¡¡allow¡¡one¡¡to¡¡be¡¡killed¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Muldoon¡¡worried¡¡even¡¡more¡¡about¡¡the¡¡velociraptors¡£¡¡They¡¡were¡¡instinctive¡¡hunters£»¡¡and¡¡they¡¡never¡¡passed¡¡up¡¡prey£»¡¡They¡¡killed¡¡even¡¡when¡¡they¡¡'t¡¡weren't¡¡hungry¡£¡¡They¡¡killed¡¡for¡¡the¡¡pleasure¡¡of¡¡killing¡£¡¡They¡¡were¡¡swift£º¡¡strong¡¡runners¡¡and¡¡astonishing¡¡jumpers¡£¡¡They¡¡had¡¡lethal¡¡claws¡¡on¡¡all¡¡four¡¡limbs£»¡¡one¡¡swipe¡¡of¡¡a¡¡forearm¡¡would¡¡disembowel¡¡a¡¡man£»¡¡spilling¡¡his¡¡guts¡¡out¡£¡¡And¡¡they¡¡had¡¡powerful¡¡tearing¡¡jaws¡¡that¡¡ripped¡¡flesh¡¡instead¡¡of¡¡biting¡¡it¡£¡¡They¡¡were¡¡far¡¡more¡¡intelligent¡¡than¡¡the¡¡other¡¡dinosaurs£»¡¡and¡¡they¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡be¡¡natural¡¡cage¡breakers¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Every¡¡zoo¡¡expert¡¡knew¡¡that¡¡certain¡¡animals¡¡were¡¡especially¡¡likely¡¡to¡¡get¡¡free¡¡of¡¡their¡¡cages¡£¡¡Some£»¡¡like¡¡monkeys¡¡and¡¡elephants£»¡¡could¡¡undo¡¡cage¡¡doors¡£¡¡Others£»¡¡like¡¡wild¡¡pigs£»¡¡were¡¡unusually¡¡intelligent¡¡and¡¡could¡¡lift¡¡gate¡¡fasteners¡¡with¡¡their¡¡snouts¡£¡¡But¡¡who¡¡would¡¡suspect¡¡that¡¡the¡¡giant¡¡armadillo¡¡was¡¡a¡¡notorious¡¡cage¡breaker£¿¡¡Or¡¡the¡¡moose£¿¡¡Yet¡¡a¡¡moose¡¡was¡¡almost¡¡as¡¡skillful¡¡with¡¡its¡¡snout¡¡as¡¡an¡¡elephant¡¡with¡¡its¡¡trunk¡£¡¡Moose¡¡were¡¡always¡¡getting¡¡free£»¡¡they¡¡had¡¡a¡¡talent¡¡for¡¡it¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡And¡¡so¡¡did¡¡velociraptors¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Raptors¡¡were¡¡at¡¡least¡¡as¡¡intelligent¡¡as¡¡chimpanzees¡£¡¡And£»¡¡like¡¡chimpanzees£»¡¡they¡¡had¡¡agile¡¡hands¡¡that¡¡enabled¡¡them¡¡to¡¡open¡¡doors¡¡and¡¡manipulate¡¡objects¡£¡¡They¡¡could¡¡escape¡¡with¡¡ease¡£¡¡And¡¡when£»¡¡as¡¡Muldoon¡¡had¡¡feared£»¡¡one¡¡of¡¡them¡¡finally¡¡escaped£»¡¡it¡¡killed¡¡two¡¡construction¡¡workers¡¡and¡¡maimed¡¡a¡¡third¡¡before¡¡being¡¡recaptured¡£¡¡After¡¡that¡¡episode£»¡¡the¡¡visitor¡¡lodge¡¡had¡¡been¡¡reworked¡¡with¡¡heavy¡¡barred¡¡gates£»¡¡a¡¡high¡¡perimeter¡¡fence£»¡¡and¡¡tempered¡glass¡¡windows¡£¡¡And¡¡the¡¡raptor¡¡holding¡¡pen¡¡was¡¡rebuilt¡¡with¡¡electronic¡¡sensors¡¡to¡¡warn¡¡of¡¡another¡¡impending¡¡escape¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Muldoon¡¡wanted¡¡guns¡¡as¡¡well¡£¡¡And¡¡he¡¡wanted¡¡shoulder¡mounted¡¡TOW¡missile¡¡launchers¡£¡¡Hunters¡¡knew¡¡how¡¡difficult¡¡it¡¡was¡¡to¡¡bring¡¡down¡¡a¡¡four¡ton¡¡African¡¡elephant¡and¡¡some¡¡of¡¡the¡¡dinosaurs¡¡weighed¡¡ten¡¡times¡¡as¡¡much¡£¡¡Management¡¡was¡¡horrified£»¡¡insisting¡¡there¡¡be¡¡no¡¡guns¡¡anywhere¡¡on¡¡the¡¡island¡£¡¡When¡¡Muldoon¡¡threatened¡¡to¡¡quit£»¡¡and¡¡to¡¡take¡¡his¡¡story¡¡to¡¡the¡¡press£»¡¡a¡¡promise¡¡was¡¡reached¡£¡¡In¡¡the¡¡end£»¡¡two¡¡specially¡¡built¡¡laser¡guided¡¡missile¡¡launchers¡¡were¡¡kept¡¡in¡¡a¡¡locked¡¡room¡¡in¡¡the¡¡basement¡£¡¡Only¡¡Muldoon¡¡had¡¡keys¡¡to¡¡the¡¡room¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Those¡¡were¡¡the¡¡keys¡¡Muldoon¡¡was¡¡twirling¡¡now¡£¡¡¡¨I'm¡¡going¡¡downstairs£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Arnold£»¡¡watching¡¡the¡¡control¡¡screens£»¡¡nodded¡£¡¡The¡¡two¡¡Land¡¡Cruisers¡¡sat¡¡at¡¡the¡¡top¡¡of¡¡the¡¡hill£»¡¡waiting¡¡for¡¡the¡¡T¡rex¡¡to¡¡appear¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Hey£»¡¨¡¡Dennis¡¡Nedry¡¡called£»¡¡from¡¡the¡¡far¡¡console¡£¡¡¡¨As¡¡long¡¡as¡¡you're¡¡up£»¡¡get¡¡me¡¡a¡¡Coke£»¡¡okay£¿¡¨
Grant¡¡waited¡¡in¡¡the¡¡car£»¡¡watching¡¡quietly¡£¡¡The¡¡bleating¡¡of¡¡the¡¡goat¡¡became¡¡louder£»¡¡more¡¡insistent¡£¡¡The¡¡goat¡¡tugged¡¡frantically¡¡at¡¡its¡¡tether£»¡¡racing¡¡back¡¡and¡¡forth¡£¡¡Over¡¡the¡¡radio£»¡¡Grant¡¡heard¡¡Lex¡¡say¡¡in¡¡alarm£»¡¡¡¨What's¡¡going¡¡to¡¡happen¡¡to¡¡the¡¡goat£¿¡¡Is¡¡she¡¡going¡¡to¡¡eat¡¡the¡¡goat£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨I¡¡think¡¡so£»¡¨¡¡someone¡¡said¡¡to¡¡her£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡Ellie¡¡turned¡¡the¡¡radio¡¡down¡£¡¡Then¡¡they¡¡smelled¡¡the¡¡odor£»¡¡a¡¡garbage¡¡stench¡¡of¡¡putrefaction¡¡and¡¡decay¡¡that¡¡drifted¡¡up¡¡the¡¡hillside¡¡toward¡¡them¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Grant¡¡whispered£»¡¡¡¨He's¡¡here¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨She£»¡¨¡¡Malcolm¡¡said¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡The¡¡goat¡¡was¡¡tethered¡¡in¡¡the¡¡center¡¡of¡¡the¡¡field£»¡¡thirty¡¡yards¡¡from¡¡the¡¡nearest¡¡trees¡£¡¡The¡¡dinosaur¡¡must¡¡be¡¡somewhere¡¡among¡¡the¡¡trees£»¡¡but¡¡for¡¡a¡¡moment¡¡Grant¡¡could¡¡see¡¡nothing¡¡at¡¡all¡£¡¡Then¡¡he¡¡realized¡¡he¡¡was¡¡looking¡¡too¡¡low£º¡¡the¡¡animal's¡¡head¡¡stood¡¡twenty¡¡feet¡¡above¡¡the¡¡ground£»¡¡half¡¡concealed¡¡among¡¡the¡¡upper¡¡branches¡¡of¡¡the¡¡palm¡¡trees¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Malcolm¡¡whispered£»¡¡¡¨Oh£»¡¡my¡¡God¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡She's¡¡as¡¡large¡¡as¡¡a¡¡bloody¡¡building¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Grant¡¡stared¡¡at¡¡the¡¡enormous¡¡square¡¡head£»¡¡five¡¡feet¡¡long£»¡¡mottled¡¡reddish¡¡brown£»¡¡with¡¡huge¡¡jaws¡¡and¡¡fangs¡£¡¡The¡¡tyrannosaur's¡¡jaws¡¡worked¡¡once£»¡¡opening¡¡and¡¡closing¡£¡¡But¡¡the¡¡huge¡¡animal¡¡did¡¡not¡¡emerge¡¡from¡¡hiding¡£
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Malcolm¡¡whispered£º¡¡¡¨How¡¡long¡¡will¡¡it¡¡wait£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨Maybe¡¡three¡¡or¡¡four¡¡minutes¡£¡¡Maybe¡¡¨
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡The¡¡tyrannosaur¡¡sprang¡¡silently¡¡forward£»¡¡fully¡¡revealing¡¡her¡¡enormous¡¡body¡£¡¡In¡¡four¡¡bounding¡¡st