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that thought with B.C. only to have her inform me that to her way of thinking it looked like something cursedsuspended, if you willand doomed for all eternity. With that rather morbid description tucked in the back of my mind, I decided her version would do nicely if and when I ever got around to trying to tell the story of the creature. |
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The decision to bring the remains of the beast back to the village was based on more pragmatic lines of thought. The moment the thing hit the ground there was evidence of some sort of rapid change in cell structure, as though it were still alive. From the outset there was an evident stream of a black, oily substance seeping from the gaping holes created by the bullet wounds. |
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Kendall had instructed Madden to find a way of keeping the body of the creature intact, and to Jake that meant, if not freezing it, at least keeping it as cold as possible. The cold temperature of the cooler, at least for the time being, seemed to stop the rapid deterioration. B.C. had gone so far as to venture the opinion that there was some indication the wounds appeared less severe than when the creature was first brought in. |
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Harlan's remains were stored in the same cooler. The fog was now too dense to attempt the journey to Kemper. Kendall had taken a careful head count and confirmed |
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