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Hallorann Arrives

           

           Anunknownlengthoftimelater,hecamearoundadriftbankedcurveandsawaglimmeringflashoflightahead.Justaglimpse,andthenitwasblottedoutbyarisingfoldofland.Theglimpsewassobriefhewaspersuadinghimselfithadbeenwishfulthinkingwhenanotherturnbroughtitinviewagain,slightlycloser,foranotherfewseconds.Therewasnoquestionofitsrealitythistime;hehadseenitfromjustthisangletoomanytimesbefore.ItwastheOverlook.Therewerelightsonthefirstfloorandlobbylevels,itlookedlike.

           Someofhisterror-thepartthathadtodowithdrivingofftheroadorwreckingthesnowmobileonanunseencurve-meltedentirelyaway.ThesnowmobilesweptsurelyintothefirsthalfofanScurvethathenowrememberedconfidentlyfootforfoot,andthatwaswhentheheadlamppickedoutthe

           (ohdearJesusgodwhatisit)

           intheroadaheadofhim.Limnedinstarkblacksandwhites,Hallorannfirstthoughtitwassomehideouslyhugetimberwolfthathadbeendrivendownfromthehighcountrybythestorm.Then,asheclosedonit,herecognizeditandhorrorclosedhisthroat.

           Notawolfbutalion.Ahedgelion.

           Itsfeatureswereamaskofblackshadowandpowderedsnow,itshauncheswoundtighttospring.Anditdidspring,snowbillowingarounditspistoningrearlegsinasilentburstofcrystalglitter.

           Hallorannscreamedandtwistedthehandlebarshardright,duckinglowatthesametime

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