t heard them. It raised its head and looked around. Slowly it edged away and backed toward a nearby grove.
The biologist stood up and called softly. The creature scurried to the trees and stopped just inside the shadows among them.
The two men laid down their rifles. Together they approached the grove, hands spread open to show they carried no weapons.
It came out to meet them. Naked, it had had no time to learn about clothing. Neither did it have weapons. It plucked a large white flower from the tree and extended this mutely as a sign of peace.
"I wonder what it's like," said Marin. "It seems adult, but can it be, all the way through? What's inside that body?"
"I wonder what's in his head," Hafner said worriedly.
It looked very much like a man.
—F. L. WALLACE