atque hos, ne qua forent pedibus vestigia rectis, cauda in speluncam tractos versisque viarum indiciis raptor saxo occultabat opaco; quaerenti nulla ad speluncam signa ferebant.
And in order to prevent any tracks leading to the cave, the cattle thief pulled them by their tails into his hideout. Thus, with their trail indicating they were heading in the opposite direction, he concealed the stolen livestock in the dark rocky depths. Unfortunately, anyone searching for the cows would be unable to locate the cave without any visible tracks pointing towards it.