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Between Fire and Water

           Abouttenofthemwerethere,lashingthewaterwiththeirpowerfultails,andattackingtheOMBUwiththelongteethoftheirlowerjaw.

           Atthissighttheunfortunatemengavethemselvesuptobelost.Afrightfuldeathwasinstoreforthem,sincetheymusteitherbedevouredbythefireorbythecaimans.EventheMajorsaid,inacalmvoice:

           "Thisisthebeginningoftheend,now."

           Therearecircumstancesinwhichmenarepowerless,whentheunchainedelementscanonlybecombatedbyotherelements.Glenarvangazedwithhaggardlooksatthefireandwaterleaguedagainsthim,hardlyknowingwhatdeliverancetoimplorefromHeaven.

           Theviolenceofthestormhadabated,butithaddevelopedintheatmosphereaconsiderablequantityofvapors,towhichelectricitywasabouttocommunicateimmenseforce.Anenormouswater-spoutwasgraduallyforminginthesouthaconeofthickmists,butwiththepointatthebottom,andbaseatthetop,linkingtogethertheturbulentwaterandtheangryclouds.Thismeteorsoonbegantomoveforward,turningoverandoveronitselfwithdizzyrapidity,andsweepingupintoitscenteracolumnofwaterfromthelake,whileitsgyratorymotionsmadeallthesurroundingcurrentsofairrushtowardit.

           Afewsecondsmore,andthegiganticwater-spoutthrewitselfontheOMBU,andcaughtitupinitswhirl.Thetreeshooktoitsroots

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