by Koren Rabe
"It's-aa-aBrown-aBoulder-aBear."-aA-alarge-acollection-aof-arocks-acould-abe-aseen,-avaguely-aset-aon-athe-aground-ain-athe-ashape-aof-aa-asleeping-abear.-aIf-aone-astudied-athe-arocks,-athey-awould-anotice-athat-aa-afew-aof-athem-aseemed-ato-arise-aand-afall,-aas-aif-afrom-athe-abreathing-aof-aa-aliving-aanimal.-a
Aina's-aeyes-anarrowed.-aHer-ahand-adropped-ato-aher-awaist,-alanding-aon-atwo-asmall-astone-ahammers-ashe-ahad-abelted.-aA-apowerful-aair-abegan-ato-arise-aaround-aher,-athe-aenergy-aof-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aVampiric-aBerserker-astirring.-a
Rathven-anodded,
"We'll-ahave-ato-atake-ait-aout-anow,-aand-aany-aother-abeasts-awe-aencounter.-aIt's-aalready-aaware-awe're-ahere."-aBrown-aBoulder-aBears-awere-anotoriously-awatchful-aof-atheir-asurroundings.-aParticularly-abecause-athey-ararely-amoved-aunless-ait-awas-ato-ahunt-aor-aprotect-atheir-aterritory.-aThey-awould-aneed-ato-akill-ait-anow-aif-athey-awanted-ato-acontinue-awithout-abeing-astalked-aby-ait.-a
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*ROOOAAAAR*
Drago's-adraconic-avoice-ablasted-aout-aas-ahe-aslammed-ahis-aright-aarm-aagainst-athe-ablack-aand-agrey-askinned-aleopard,-asending-ait-aflying.-a
Red-ablood-aspattered-ain-athe-aair-aas-athe-aleopard-alanded-adown-ahard,-acollapsing-aonto-athe-aground-aroughly-a30-ameters-aaway.-aA-asmall-astorm-aof-adust-aand-acrushed-arock-aappeared-aas-ait-abounced-aa-afew-atimes-abefore-alying-astill.-a
The-acorpses-aof-aseveral-aother-ablack-aand-agrey-askinned-aleopards-awere-avisible-anear-aDrago,-aa-afull-apack-aof-aeight-aof-athe-acreatures.-aThey-awere-aall-aroughly-atwo-aand-aa-ahalf-ameters-atall,-awith-adark-aspotted-afur-aand-along,-amenacing-awhite-afangs.-a
He'd-abeen-aambushed-aas-ahe-awas-amaking-ahis-away-adeeper-ainto-athe-alarge-aand-awide-acanyon,-awhile-apassing-aunder-aa-alarge-astone-aarch.-aA-apair-aof-athe-aleopards-ahad-apounced-adown-aon-ahis-aback-aout-aof-anowhere,-atheir-askin-ahaving-atransformed-ato-ablend-ain-ato-athe-astone-aabove.-a
Drago's-ascales-awere-aextremely-atough,-ain-atheir-aown-aright,-aespecially-awhen-ait-acame-ato-ahis-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-aform.-aDespite-athat,-ahe-ahad-asuffered-aseveral-asmall-ainjuries,-atheir-arazor-asharp-aclaws-acutting-ainto-ahis-askin.-a
According-ato-aAusra,-athese-awere-aBlack-aSpotted-aLeopards,-aan-aaggressive-abeast-aknown-afor-ahunting-ain-apacks-aand-apreying-aon-alarger-acreatures.-a
Drago-atook-ain-aa-afew-aragged-abreaths,-ahis-aeyes-ataut.-a
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-Absorbing-adetected-abloodlines-
-Bloodline-aOrigins-
83%-aBlack-aSpotted-aLeopard
11%-aWhite-aManed-aLion
4%-aBlack-aMantle-aLeopard
2%-avarious-aundetermined-abloodlines-atoo-asmall-ato-acurrently-ameasure.
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He-awent-afrom-acorpse-ato-acorpse,-ausing-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ato-aabsorb-atheir-abloodlines.-aThe-aleopards-ahad-acertainly-abeen-apretty-abrave,-ahe-anoted,-ain-aattacking-ahim.-aThey-awere-aonly-aMaster-aClass-abeasts,-athough,-aadmittedly,-ait-awas-ahard-ato-atell-aif-aa-acreature-awas-aa-aMaster-aClass-aor-aGrandmaster-aclass-awithout-aattacking-aand-afinding-aout.-a
'The-aBlack-aMantle-aLeopard-ahas-athe-aAbility-aExternal-aCamouflage.'-aAusra-aquickly-ascanned-athrough-athe-aabsorbed-abloodlines.-a
The-aonly-areason-ahe'd-abeen-ainjured-aat-aall-awas-abecause-ahe'd-afailed-ato-adetect-athe-aleopards.-aIt-aseemed-athey'd-ainherited-aan-aAbility-afrom-aone-aof-atheir-aancestors,-aand-aused-athat-ato-aambush-ahim.-a
'Store-ait-afor-alater.'-aHe-aput-athe-abloodline-aaway,-asmiling-acheerfully.-aIt-aalmost-aseemed-aas-aif-athe-auseful-abloodlines-aand-atreasures-awere-ajust-awalking-aup-ato-ahim-atoday.-aA-acamouflage-aability-asounded-alike-ait-acould-abe-avery-auseful.-a
He-ashook-aout-ahis-ascales,-aturning-ato-ahead-adeeper-ainto-athe-acanyon.-a
As-ahe-awas-aabout-ato-akeep-amoving-aforward,-ahe-aheard-asomething-athat-acaught-ahis-aattention.-a
"…quickly,-aswitch-aleft!-aJason,-aManuel,-apull-aback-aand-ahit-ait-athere!"
"Keep-ait-ain!"
The-asounds-aof-aa-abattle-ataking-aplace.-aA-afew-asmall-aexplosions-arocked-athe-aair,-ashaking-aa-afew-asmall-arocks-anear-aDrago.-a
His-acuriosity-aoverwhelmed-ahim-aand-ahe-aturned-atowards-athe-asounds-aof-athe-abattle,-adeciding-ato-atake-aa-alook.
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###-aChapter-a45-a--aFinding-aTreasure
Drago-asnuck-ahis-adraconic-ahead-aover-aa-astone-aledge,-aspying-adown-aupon-aa-amotley-acrew-aof-aAethmen,-ahumans,-aand-avampires-athat-awere-aengaged-ain-aa-abattle-awith-aa-atrio-aof-alarge-acreatures-athat-aappeared-ato-abe-amade-aof-astone.-aHe-awas-afar-aenough-aaway-athat-ahis-aslight-amovement,-aeven-awith-ahis-abig-ahead,-awould-abe-avirtually-aundetectable,-aespecially-ato-aa-ateam-ain-athe-amiddle-aof-aa-abattle.-a
The-athree-astone-acreatures-aresembled-alarge-abears,-astanding-anearly-a3-ameters-atall.-aThere-awere-afour-aWizards-aamong-athe-agroup,-athree-aof-athem-asending-aout-afloating-ared-aspears-ato-astrike-aat-athe-abears,-awhile-athe-afourth-astood-aoff-ato-athe-aside,-anot-adoing-aanything-avisible-aDrago-acould-atell.-aThe-aWizard-adid-ahave-ahis-ahands-aclasped-atogether,-athough,-aa-acommon-agesture-afor-aa-aWizard-acasting-aa-aspell.-a
'Brown-aBoulder-aBears.-aMaster-aClass-aranking-abeasts-athat-ahave-ano-aAbilities,-abut-aa-atough-aexterior-athat-aresembles-astone.'-aAusra-asounded-aoff-ain-ahis-ahead,-ainformative-aas-ausual.-a
'Hmm.'-aDrago-atook-aa-amoment-ato-athink,-a
'Should-aI-ago-ahelp?'-aHe-atook-aanother-amoment-ato-alook-aover-athe-adata-afor-athe-abloodline.-aThe-adefensive-astrength-aof-ahis-aGiant-aMyyr-aDragon-ascales-adefinitely-aneeded-aa-aboost,-aconsidering-athose-aMaster-aClass-aleopards-ahad-amanaged-ato-ainjure-ahim,-aalbeit-alightly.-a
WHOOSH
BOOM
A-ashockwave-arang-athrough-athe-aair-aas-aa-afemale-avampire-awearing-ablack-aleather-aarmor-aswung-aa-asmall,-astone-ahammer-aforward,-aconnecting-awith-athe-aside-aof-aone-aof-athe-atowering-abears.-a
The-abear-awas-aknocked-abackwards-athrough-athe-aair,-asailing-aover-aa-afew-aof-athe-aother-afighters.-aSeveral-alarge-acracks-awere-arevealed-aon-aits-arocky-aexterior-aas-ait-astumbled-aup,-acharging-aback-atoward-athe-afray.-a
He-asaw-aanother-amale-avampire-apull-aout-aa-along-aspear-aout-aof-anowhere,-athrashing-aanother-aone-aof-athe-abears-awith-aease.-aEach-atime-ahis-aspear-acollided-awith-athe-abear,-acracks-aappeared-aon-aits-arocky-aexterior-aand-athe-abear-awas-aknocked-abackwards.-a
'They-aseem-alike-athey-ahave-athe-asituation-aunder-acontrol.'-aHe-ashrugged.-aMaster-aClass-abeasts-awere-anot-aexactly-acommon,-abut-ahe-awas-asure-ahe'd-abe-aable-ato-afind-aother-aBrown-aBoulder-aBears-aif-ahe-atruly-awanted-ato.-a
'Not-amy-abusiness.'-a
He-aturned-aaround-aand-aleft.-a
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"Wrap-ait-aup,-aguys!"-aRathven-abellowed-aout,-ahis-achest-aheaving.-aHe-awiped-aa-asheen-aof-asweat-aoff-ahis-aforehead,-alooking-adown-aat-athe-acorpse-aof-athe-aBrown-aBoulder-aBear.-a
He,-aa-aGrandmaster-aClass-aHunter,-aonly-abarely-amanaged-ato-abreak-athrough-athe-abear's-atough-aexterior.-aFor-aa-aMaster-aClass-abeast-athey-awere-aridiculously-adifficult-ato-akill.-a
"Dolen,-agather-aup-aall-athe-ablood-aand-astore-ait.-aWe'll-ahave-ato-aleave-athe-abodies,-aand-ait's-anot-alike-athey're-aworth-amuch-aanyway."-aThe-ameat-amight-abe-aworth-asomething,-abut-awith-athe-astate-athey'd-aleft-athe-abodies-ain,-anot-aeven-aa-aLord-aClass-aWizard-astudying-aNecromantic-aMagic-awould-abe-ainterested-ain-athem.-aThe-abones-awould-abe-afar-atoo-alarge-ato-atransport.-a
"Yes-asir!"-aOne-aof-athe-afour-aWizards-aamong-ahis-atroop-asaid,-aan-aeager-aSky-aClass-aWizard-athat-aspecialized-ain-aBlood-aMagic,-alike-amost-avampires.-aHe-awas-aa-abit-aon-athe-ayounger-aside,-aa-arelatively-anew-aaddition-ato-ahis-asquad.-a
He-asighed-aas-ahe-athought-aabout-ait.-aHis-aentire-ahunting-atroop-ahad-ataken-aseveral-alosses-ain-athe-apast-acouple-adays.-aThe-adeath-aof-athe-aCity-aLord-ahad-ashaken-athe-acity,-aand-aseveral-abattl
es-ahad-abroken-aout-abetween-athe-aPalace-aLords.-a
The-aonly-areason-athey-ahad-aintel-aon-athis-aGolden-aApple-aat-aall-awas-abecause-aof-aa-afew-apieces-aof-apaper-aPalace-aLord-aGorth-afound-awhen-alooting-athe-aremnants-aof-athe-aCity-aLord's-amansion.-a
Serving-aa-aPalace-aLord-awas-aa-aluxurious-ajob-athat-aguaranteed-ayour-afuture,-abut-ait-aalso-acame-awith-adanger.-a
He-aturned-ahis-afocus-aback-ato-ahis-amen,-aspecifically-aon-aone-aWizard-ain-aparticular.-aThe-aonly-aWizard-ain-athe-atroop-athat-adidn't-astudy-aBlood-aMagic.-a
Harmen-aGobbel,-aa-ahuman-aFate-aWizard.-aHe-awore-aa-aset-aof-agrey-aleather-aarmor-athat-ablended-ahim-ain-awith-athe-aother-aHunters-ain-athe-agroup,-amaking-ahim-aappear-aas-aif-ahe-awas-ajust-aa-afighter.-aHe-awasn't-aexactly-athe-abravest-aof-aWizards,-abut-ahe-awas-athe-abest-aFate-aWizard-aserving-aunder-aGorth.
"Alright,-aHarmen."-aHe-anodded-aat-athe-aslightly-aoverweight,-ablonde-haired-aman.-aHe-apulled-aout-aa-asmall,-aglowing-acrystal-afrom-ahis-aSpatial-aPouch.-aIt-awas-aan-aartifact-acreated-ato-athe-aspecifications-aPalace-aMaster-aGorth-ahad-agiven-athem,-acalled-aa-aResonance-aCrystal.-aAccording-ato-ahim,-athis-awould-asend-aout-aa-awave-aof-aenergy-athat-awould-aresonate-awith-athe-aGolden-aApple.-a
It-ahad-aa-awide-asearch-aradius-aof-amore-athan-aten-athousand-ameters.-aIt-awas-aalso-aextremely-aexpensive,-aand-acould-aonly-abe-aused-aonce.-aIn-aaddition,-aanyone-arelatively-anear-athe-aResonance-aCrystal-awould-afeel-athe-alocation-aof-athe-aGolden-aApple-ajust-aas-astrongly-aas-athe-aperson-aholding-athe-acrystal-awould.-aIt-awas-aa-aflaw-athat-acouldn't-abe-aresolved.-aThe-acrystal-aneeded-athe-arange-ain-aorder-ato-asuccessfully-afind-athe-anatural-atreasure.-a
Despite-athe-adownsides,-athis-awas-athe-aonly-arealistic-away-athey-awould-afind-athe-aGolden-aApple.-aNatural-atreasures-aemitted-apractically-ano-aaura-aunless-ayou-astood-aright-aup-anext-ato-athem,-aand-aGorth-adidn't-aknow-aexactly-awhere-athe-afruit-awas,-aonly-athat-ait-aexisted-ain-athe-adeeper-aregion-aof-athe-aOverbal-aCanyon.-a
"Do-aa-acheck-aon-athe-asurroundings-abefore-awe-ago."-aHe-aordered.-aThe-aresonance-acreated-aby-athe-acrystal-awas-aobscure,-aand-afew-abeasts-awould-aeven-abe-aable-ato-acomprehend-ait.-aOnly-athose-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass-aor-aabove-ahad-aa-achance.-a
"Cast-aFate-afor-aany-aMaster-aClass-awild-abeasts-aor-astronger.-aBe-aspecific,-asearch-afor-aexactly-awhat-aI-asaid.-aAlso,-ado-aa-ascan-afor-aany-ahumanoids-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass-aor-astronger."-aFate-awas-aa-adifficult-athing-ato-ascan,-ahe-awas-awell-aaware.-a
"Ma-Master-aClass-awild-abeasts-aor-astronger,-ahumanoids-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass-aor-astronger,-agot-ait."-aHarmen-anodded,-ahis-ahands-aclasping-atogether-anervously.-aA-alayer-aof-asweat-acovered-athe-aWizard-adespite-athe-afact-athat-ahe-adid-aliterally-anothing-ain-athe-alast-acombat.-a
A-afew-amoments-apassed.-aWhite-alight-abegan-ato-ashine-afrom-aHarmen's-aeyes,-amagic-aenergy-aswirling-aabout.-a
The-alight-agradually-afaded,-aand-aHarmen's-aeyes-areturned-ato-anormal.-a
"These-awere-athe-alast-aof-athem,-aSer-aRathven."-aHis-avoice-awas-arespectful-adespite-athem-aboth-atechnically-aholding-athe-asame-arank-aunder-aGorth.-aAt-aleast-athe-aman-awas-arespectful,-athough-ahis-acravenness-astill-amade-aRathven-alook-adown-aon-athe-aFate-aWizard.-a
"There-aare-ano-awi-wild-abeasts-aor-ahumanoids-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass-aor-ahigher-ain-athe-aa-area."-aHe-asaid-awith-aa-asemblance-aof-aconfidence.-aHis-ascan-aof-aFate-ahad-aturned-aup-asurprisingly-aclear-aresults.-a
Rathven-anodded,-apleased.-aThey'd-abeen-aforced-ato-aclear-aout-athe-aBrown-aBoulder-aBears-athey'd-afound,-abut-aso-afar-athose-awere-athe-aonly-achallenging-abeasts-athey'd-afaced.-aThey'd-aseen-aa-asingle-aother-apotential-aMaster-aClass-abeast,-abut-ait-ahad-afled-aonce-ait-asaw-athe-asize-aof-atheir-aparty-aand-afelt-aa-afew-aBlood-aSpears-asent-aout-aby-athe-atroop's-aBlood-aWizards.-a
"Aina."-aHe-acalled-aout-ato-ahis-atrusted-apartner,-awaving-aher-aover.-aThe-afemale-avampire-ajogged-aover.-aShe'd-abeen-akeeping-awatch-awhile-ainstructing-asome-aof-athe-anewer-aHunters.-a
"We're-adoing-ait?"-aAina's-aface-ascrunched-aup-aas-ashe-alooked-aat-athe-aResonance-aCrystal-anervously,-aher-astone-ahammers-aclutched-ain-aher-ahands.-a
Rathven-anodded-aa-asecond-atime.-a
"Everyone,-alook-aalive!"-aThey-aneeded-ato-amove-aquickly-aonce-athey-afelt-athe-aresonance.-aThere-awould-abe-ano-atime-ato-alose,-ait-awould-aonly-alast-afor-aa-ashort-awhile.-a
He-atook-aa-adeep-abreath-aand-athen-acrushed-athe-acrystal-ain-ahis-ahand.-a
An-ainstant-aafter,-aan-ainvisible-awave-aof-aenergy-ablasted-aout.-a
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Just-aas-aDrago-awas-agetting-ainto-ahis-agroove,-astarting-ato-arush-aaway-afrom-athe-abattle-asite,-aan-aoddly-adisorienting-afeeling-aswept-aover-ahim.-a
He-acame-ato-aa-ahalt,-ahis-ascaled-aarms-acutting-ainto-athe-astone-afloor-aof-athe-acanyon-aas-ahe-awent-aon-ahigh-aalert.-aHis-aeyes-adarted-ato-athe-aleft-aand-aright-aas-ahis-agiant-aform-atrembled,-aready-ato-areact-aat-aa-amoment's-anotice.-a
Nothing-ahappened.-a
He-afrowned,-ataking-ain-ahis-asurroundings.-a
The-adeeper-ahe-atraveled-ainto-athe-acanyon,-athe-alarger-aand-alarger-athe-astray-aor-ajutting-aboulders-aand-astones-aappeared.-aThe-apath-ahe-atook-awas-agradually-atransforming-ainto-aa-amaze-aof-alarge,-aten-ato-atwenty-ameter-astone-ablocks,-adotting-athe-aground-aall-aover.-aPale-agreen-avegetation-agrew-aon-amany,-aif-anot-aall,-aof-athe-astones,-agiving-athis-aplace-aan-aaged,-aancient-afeel.-a
For-asome-aodd-areason,-ahe-afelt-aa-atingling-asensation-awhen-ahe-alooked-ato-athe-anorth,-afurther-ainto-athe-arecesses-aof-athe-adanger-azone.-aA-atugging-asensation,-aas-aif-asomething-ahe-awas-alooking-afor-awas-alocated-athere.-a
"How-aodd…"-aHe-amuttered,-ahis-aeyes-adilating-aslightly.-a
'Ausra?-aAny-aideas-aon-athis?'-aHe-aqueried,-astaring-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-afeeling.-a
'Gathering-ainformation-afrom-ayour-asenses…-aIt-aappears-ato-abe-asome-atype-aof-aresonance,-acreated-aby-amagic.-aTo-aeither-aa-aMagic-aHerb-aof-asome-asort,-aan-aartifact,-aor-aa-abeast.'-aAusra's-areply-atook-aonly-aa-ascant-asecond-ato-aappear.-a
"Oh?-aAlright."-aHe-asmiled.-aAll-aof-athose-aoptions-asounded-aacceptable-ato-ahim.-a
He-acraned-ahis-aneck-abehind-ahim,-alooking-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-agroup-ahe'd-aspotted.-a
There-awas-ano-away-asomething-alike-athis-ahappened-aout-aof-athe-ablue.-aIt-awas-amost-alikely-abecause-aof-athat-agroup-abehind-ahim,-acasting-asome-asort-aof-aspell.-a
Still,-aif-athey-awere-agoing-ato-abe-apolite-aenough-ato-alead-ahim-ato-asome-arare-atreasure-aor-abeast…-awho-awas-ahe-ato-aturn-athem-adown?-aMaybe-ait-awas-ahis-asoul-atwisting-aFate-athat-awas-aresponsible-afor-athis,-abut,-awell,-ahe-awasn't-agoing-ato-acomplain.-a
The-aworst-athat-awould-ahappen-awas-athat-ahe'd-arun-ainto-athe-aSolar-aRock-aLizard,-athe-adeadliest-acreature-ain-athe-aarea.-a
And-asince-athat-awas-athe-awhole-areason-ahe-awas-ahere…-a
Drago-abegan-ato-abarrel-aforward-ain-athe-adirection-aof-athe-afeeling-ain-ahis-amind.-aHis-adraconic-aform-aleapt-afrom-arock-ato-arock,-ahis-amovements-asurprisingly-afast-adespite-ahis-amassive-aform.-a
His-aGiant-aMyyr-aForm-awas-adefinitely-aslower-awhen-ait-acame-ato-aquick-aturns-aor-aabrupt-amovement-achanges.-aWhen-ait-acame-ato-aoverall-arunning-aspeed,-ahowever,-ahis-ahuge-aform-amade-ait-avery-aeasy-ato-apick-aup-aa-agreat-adeal-aof-aspeed-aand-acover-aa-alot-aof-aground-aquickly.-a
As-athe-arocky-apillars-aand-aboulders-agrew-alarger-aand-alarger,-aDrago-abegan-ato-aglide-aforward-aafter-aeach-ajump,-ahis-agreen-awings-ashining-awith-athe-alight-athat-amanaged-ato-apierce-athe-afoggy-amist-away-aup-aabove.-a
The-afeeling-abecame-amore-aand-amore-acertain-athe-acloser-ahe-agot.-aIt-agrew-ato-abe-aa-apowerful-asense-aof-aknowledge,-athat-asomething-avaluable-awas-aright-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
By-athe-atime-ahe-ahad-areached-athe-aimmediate-avicinity-awhere-athe-asensation-awas-acoming-afrom,-athe-aboulders-aand
-apillars-aof-astone-anow-atowered-aforty-aor-afifty-ameters-ahigh,-abut-aonly-ahalf-aa-adozen-ato-aa-adozen-ameters-athick.-aThey-awere-aspread-aout-ain-ahaphazard-aformation,-aanywhere-afrom-aten-ato-aforty-ameters-aapart,-amore-athan-aenough-aroom-afor-ahim-ato-aslip-aby.-a
He-astopped-ain-afront-aof-aa-arandom-alooking-astone-aboulder,-aa-asmaller-aone-athat-awas-aonly-atwenty-afive-ameters-ahigh.-aIt-astood-awell-aabove-ahim,-abut-adidn't-alook-aspecial-acompared-ato-athe-aother-anearby-arocks.-a
He-aeyed-ait-acuriously.-aThe-afeeling-ahe-asensed-ahad-adrawn-ahim-ahere.-a
Not-ato-aanything-ainside-athe-arock-aformation.-aBut-ato-asomething-aunderneath-ait.-a
He-alooked-aat-ait-aand-athen-ashrugged.-aThere-awas-ano-apoint-ain-adelaying.-a
With-aa-agrunted-agrowl,-aDrago-aslammed-ahis-anearly-aseven-ameter-atall-adraconic-abody-ainto-athe-astone-apillar.-a
CRASH
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