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Something leapt through the air at them, visible in the snatched flashes of lightning. They caught a glimpse of a snapping, beak-like head, and then it landed right in the midst of the party, scattering them like skittles. It reached out with a sinewed forelimb and slashed left and right. Brice was caught along his back, and he went down with a cry.

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