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           ThroughthenauseaanddizzinessIsawsomethingthatgavemeasudden,finalshredofhope.Hiseyes,merelyintentbefore,nowburnedwithanuncontrollableneed.Theblood-spreadingcrimsonacrossmywhiteshirt,poolingrapidlyonthefloor-wasdrivinghimmadwiththirst.Nomatterhisoriginalintentions,hecouldn’tdrawthisoutmuchlonger.

           Letitbequicknow,wasallIcouldhopeastheflowofbloodfrommyheadsuckedmyconsciousnessawaywithit.Myeyeswereclosing.

           Iheard,asiffromunderwater,thefinalgrowlofthehunter.Icouldsee,throughthelongtunnelsmyeyeshadbecome,hisdarkshapecomingtowardme.Withmylasteffort,myhandinstinctivelyraisedtoprotectmyface.Myeyesclosed,andIdrifted.