Hewatchedtheman-animals，comingandgoingandmovingaboutthecamp。
Infashiondistantlyresemblingthewaymenlookuponthegodstheycreate，solookedWhiteFangupontheman-animalsbeforehim。Theyweresuperiorcreatures，ofaverity，gods。Tohisdimcomprehensiontheywereasmuchwonder-workersasgodsaretomen。Theywerecreaturesofmastery，possessingallmannerofunknownandimpossiblepotencies，overlordsofthealiveandthenotalive，——makingobeythatwhichmoved，impartingmovementtothatwhichdidnotmove，andmakinglife，sun-coloredandbitinglife，togrowoutofdeadmossandwood。Theywerefire-makers!Theyweregods!WhiteFang:PartIII:TheGodsoftheWild:Chapter2:TheBondagePartIII:TheGodsoftheWildChapter2
THEBONDAGE
ThedayswerethrongedwithexperienceforWhiteFang。DuringthetimethatKichewastiedbythestick，heranaboutoverallthecamp，inquiring，investigating，learning。Hequicklycametoknowmuchofthewaysoftheman-animals，butfamiliaritydidnotbreedcontempt。Themorehecametoknowthem，themoretheyvindicatedtheirsuperiority，themoretheydisplayedtheirmysteriouspowers，thegreaterloomedtheirgod-likeness。
Tomanhasbeengiventhegrief，often，ofseeinghisgodsoverthrownandhisaltarscrumbling；buttothewolfandthewilddogthathavecomeintocrouchatman\'sfeet，thisgriefhasnevercome。Unlikeman，whosegodsareoftheunseenandtheoverguessed，vaporsandmistsoffancyeludingthegarmentureofreality，wanderingwraithsofdesiredgoodnessandpower，intangibleoutcroppingsofselfintotherealmofspirit——unlikeman，thewolfandthewilddogthathavecomeintothefirefindtheirgodsinthelivingflesh，solidtothetouch，occupyingearth-spaceandrequiringtimefortheaccomplishmentoftheirendsandtheirexistence。Noeffortoffaithisnecessarytobelieveinsuchagod；noeffortofwillcanpossiblyinducedisbeliefinsuchagod。Thereisnogettingawayfromit。Thereitstands，onitstwohind-legs，clubinhand，immenselypotential，passionateandwrathfulandloving，godandmysteryandpowerallwrappedupandaroundbyfleshthatbleedswhenitistornandthatisgoodtoeatlikeanyflesh。