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Nada nodded. "When I change form, try to escape,
distracting himЧ"

Now Electra nodded. "Gotcha."




8 Man from Mundania

"All else is bluff," Ivy said. "Maybe we'll pull it off
without violence."

"Maybe," Nada agreed, seeming less confident.

"Stanley, you go hide in the jungle," Ivy said. "After
the invisible giant passes, sneak up and follow us, but
don't let yourself be seen. That machine in there is devi-
ous, and we may need to be rescued if things go wrong."

Stanley nodded. He was only a dragon, but in Ivy's
presence his ferocity and intelligence were enhanced, and
he understood her perfectly. He ceased whomping and
slithered into the brush beside the path. In a moment his
sinuous green body merged with the foliage and disap-
peared. He would be watching.

They looked on, chatting innocently, in the way girls
had when innocence was the last thing on their minds.

The ground shook. "There's the invisible giant, right
on cue," Ivy remarked. "Get ready to spook."

The ground shook again. They paused, gazing wildly
around. "What's that?" Electra cried, her hair flaring
slightly. She was very good at spooking.

There was another shake. "It's the invisible giant!" Ivy
cried in seeming horror.

"EEEEEEEK!" Nada and Electra screamed in perfect
unison.

"Run!" Ivy cried,

The three broke into a run, right toward the cave. That
was the way Com-Pewter set it up: first travelers got onto
the D-tour, then they were herded by the invisible giant
until they took refuge in the caveЧwhere they were trapped
by Com-Pewter. They were walking into it deliberately,