Prologue

One lovely night in the middle of June

( Left then right... )

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Epilogue

Somewhere in the middle of February, 2012

( It had been quiet.... )

Part Five

( Thankfully he didn't have to wait long... )

Part Four

( A roaring started up then... )

Part Three

( Five minutes later... )

Part Two

( By the time they were prepared... )

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Part One

One rainy afternoon about three hours beforehand and still 2011

( Sam found it hard to believe... )

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Who dares open the doors of his mouth, ringed about with his fearsome teeth?

His back has rows of shields tightly sealed together;

each is so close to the next that no air can pass between.

They are joined fast to one another; they cling together and cannot be parted.

His snorting throws out flashes of light; his eyes are like the rays of ( Read more... )

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