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and I had the feeling that I knew what he was feeling. |
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"This is what you've waited for, isn't it?" He nodded solemnly. |
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"What are we gonna find down there?" Madden asked. |
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"I only know what the troubled soul of Myron Bell revealed to me," Kelto whispered. |
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"More of them damn creatures?" Madden growled. |
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"Those creatures, as you call them, are all that remains of Korbac and his generals." |
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"They're what?" I exclaimed. |
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Madden and Gregory exchanged uneasy glances. |
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"I have already told you. It is the time of the equinoctial awakening. Sate will be among us at any time now." |
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"You mean there's something down here besides those damn things we've been shootin' full of holes?" Jake blustered. |
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"Those creatures and things you refer to are nothing more than Korbac's generals, the flesh-eaters. They, like their contrite leader, have gathered once again to make their appeal for release from atonement." |
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"Christ, how many of them are there?" |
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"Their number is legions. That is why I asked you not to become involved. As you have seen, every assault by nonbelievers only results in their proliferation." |
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