From Man To Beast

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lunged. A heavy thud followed, the door vibrating in its frame. Drexler pulled

s that?" Ethan de

eplied. "But it's not the

im. "You've seen

outside my house. Just watching. When I approached, it

s damp hair. "That creature

ered faintly under the overhead light. Then, to their hor

by the blood moon. Or

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. "Is there

d. "Sealed decad

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, revealing a narrow staircase

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one walls wept moisture. At the bottom, the narrow passage opened into

ispered. "This was a h

able. Upon it, another manuscript-newer,

t of energy raced up his

instant, he

upted from his skin. A woman, sobbing, holding a ch

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