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           Asiftopunishhimforhisbriefpause,hisfootslippedfromthenexttussock,andhealmostlosthisshoe,pullingitfreefromthegraspingoozeundertheshallowwater.

           Thevoiceifthatwaswhatitwascameagain,thistimefromtheleft.Momentslateritcamefrombehindhim...fromdirectlybehindhim,itseemed,asifhecouldhaveturnedandseensomeblood-drenchedthinglessthanafootfromhisback,allbaredteethandglitteringeyes...butthistimeLouisdidnotslow.Helookedstraightaheadandkeptwalking.

           SuddenlythemistlostitslightandLouisrealizedthatafacewashangingintheairaheadofhim,leeringandgibbering.Itseyes,tiltedupliketheeyesinaclassicalChinesepainting,werearichyellowish-gray,sunken,gleaming.Themouthwasdrawndowninarictus;thelowerlipwasturnedout,revealingteethstainedblackish-brownandworndownalmosttonubs.ButwhatstruckLouisweretheears,whichwerenotearsatallbutcurvinghorns...theywerenotlikedevil’shorns;theywereram’shorns.

           Thisgrisly,floatingheadseemedtobespeakinglaughing.Itsmouthmoved,althoughthatturned-downlowerlipnevercamebacktoitsnaturalshapeandplace.Veinsintherepulsedblack.Itsnostrilsflared,asifwithbreathandlife,andblewoutwhitevapors.

           AsLouisdrewcloser,thefloatinghead’stonguelolledout.Itwaslongandpointed,dirtyyellowincolor.

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