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Further Discussion. Mrs. Carmody. Fortifications. What Happened to the Flat- Earth Society.
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Thenhervoicewascutoff,too.
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ItwaslikenosoundI’veeverheard,buttheclosestapproximationmightbeamoviesetintheAfricanveldoraSouthAmericanswamp.Itwasthesoundofabiganimal.Itcameagain,lowandtearingandsavage.Oncemore...andthenitsubsidedtoaseriesoflowmutterings.Thenitwascompletelygone.
"Closethedoor,"AmandaDumfriessaidinatremblingvoice."Please."
"Inaminute,"Isaid,andbegantoyankthelinebackin.
Itcameoutofthemistandpileduparoundmyfeetinuntidyloopsandsnarls.Aboutthreefeetfromtheend,thenewwhiteclotheslinewentbarn-red.
"Death!"Mrs.Carmodyscreamed."Deathtogooutthere!Nowdoyousee?"
Theendoftheclotheslinewasachewedandfrayedtangleoffiberandlittlepuffsofcotton.Thelittlepuffsweredewedwithminutedropsofblood.
NoonecontradictedMrs.Carmody.
MikeHatlenletthedoorswingshut.
