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night in the Awakened World.

The catch disengaged, the door swung open. Mov-
ing languidly, it yawned wider, until she could see the
landing. There was nothing there.

Helpless before whatever was stalking her, she stared
at the opening. There was a movement low on the left
side of the frame, and a face appeared there. The angle
of the head suggested that the face's owner had
crouched before peering around the frame\a151a simple
precaution to avoid offering an immediate target.

Her stalker's face was long and drawn. Sallow skin
stretched tightly over prominent bones, and dark, dark
i eyes were pools of night under slanted lids. Nostrils
distended, and she heard the sniffing sound again.
j. The lurker straightened, head twisting as he took in the
|room and its contents. As he focused on her, he
grinned. His mouth was overfull of sharp, pointed
teeth.

Lord almighty, you have delivered me to ghouls!

A second face appeared on the other side of the
doorway. It too was almost skeletal in its thinness.
[Unlike the first, his dark eyes were not slanted, but
this skin was as pallid. The flesh of both ghouls was
|tinted a sickly yellow.

The second one mimicked the actions of the first,
fturning his head with sharp motions as it surveyed the

:>m. Apparently satisfied that she was alone, he en-
ered. He was big and filled the frame as he passed
Ifhrough. His entry stirred the stagnant air of the room,
I swirling dust aloft and carrying a putrid scent to her


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trils. The owner of the first face scurried in behind

She could see others gathered on the landing.
The two ghouls moved toward her cautiously, as if
expected her to attack. She had intimidated a lot
people in the last year. She shifted and raised a
id. It was all she could do and she almost blacked