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. Only
when the lift cage had taken her down a level did she finally
draw a breath easily.
Chapter 8
Unexpected Company
The pnominent nostrils twitched, tickled by an un-
familiar, yet tantalizing odor. One great eye, bloodshot and
sunk deep within its socket, opened. The lid, of green, leath-
ery skin, blinked several times, and then its counterpart
opened. Once again the long green nose moved, seeking
confirmation of the scent.
The body that slowly rose to a sitting position was hu-
manoid, though perhaps half again as tall as a man. But its
features were hideous in the extreme.
Gangly arms, each as long as a man was tall, hung from
the creature's shoulders. Though they were proportionately
slender, a wiry cord of muscle showed beneath the mottled
green skin, promising great strength. The creature's legs,
too, were revealed as long and thin, but they had no diffi-
culty supporting the monster as it rose to stand.
Its hands and feet each bore three wicked claws, with fin-
gers partially webbed. Blotchy skin, the color of dark moss,
covered its whole body. In places it was smooth, but in oth-
ers the skin lay wrinkled, a rough, warty surface
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