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| 37 | 190 | The View more quotes about larger">larger beast lifted its head from the leader of the strangers, its jaws flooded with blood, part of the body in its grip, it bleeding itself from the stroke of the leader's blade. |
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| 37 | 187 | The second animal was at its shoulder, scarcely a fang's breadth behind. |
| 37 | 188 | The leader of the strangers struck wildly down at the first animal, slashing its jaw and the side of its face, turned to orient its jaws to its prey, cutting into it, with his blade, and the force of its charge struck him back and the beast, shoulders hunched, was on him, he on his back, screaming, the other beast now, too, at his body, seizing it in its jaws, tearing it toward itself in its frenzy. |
| 37 | 189 | The lieutenant and some five of the black-tunicked men, shouting, kicking, crying out with horror, crowded about the intent animals, cutting down at them with blades, trying to stab into those active, twisting bodies. |
| 37 | 190 | The larger beast lifted its head from the leader of the strangers, its jaws flooded with blood, part of the body in its grip, it bleeding itself from the stroke of the leader's blade. |
| 37 | 191 | The smaller animal continued to feed, being struck with stroke after stroke. |
| 37 | 192 | Neither animal, in its excitement, seemed to be aware of, or even to feel, the attack of the other men. |
| 37 | 193 | Again and again the blades cut and stabbed at them. |