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Claws raked his left arm and shoulder, something struck him heavily along the left side, and his cap light went out as he dropped and rolled under the jeep, drawing in his legs and fumbling under his coat for the revolver. CLAWS RAKED HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER SOMETHING STRUCK HIM HEAVILY ALONG THE LEFT SIDE AND HIS CAP LIGHT WENT OUT AS HE DROPPED AND ROLLED UNDER THE JEEP DRAWING IN HIS LEGS AND FUMBLING UNDER HIS COAT FOR THE REVOLVER
ope, and could not avoid dislodging loose stones, or otherwise making a noise. He would get out on that side; if the nighthound were above him, the jeep would protect him when it charged. He got to the ground, thumbing off the safety of his rifle, and an instant later he knew that he had made a mistake which could easily cost him his life; a mistake from which neither his comprehensive logic nor his hypnotically acquired knowledge of the beast's habits had saved him. As he stepped to the ground, facing toward the front of the jeep, he heard a low, whining cry behind him, and a rush of padded feet. He whirled, snapping on the headlamp with his left hand and thrusting out his rifle pistol-wise in his right. For a split second, he saw the charging animal, its long, lizardlike head split in a toothy grin, its talon-tipped fore-paws extended. He fired, and the bullet went wild. The next instant, the rifle was knocked from his hand. Instinctively, he flung up his left arm to shield his eyes. CLIMB THAT FORTY FIVE DEGREE SLOPE AND COULD NOT AVOID DISLODGING LOOSE STONES OR OTHERWISE MAKING NOISE HE WOULD GET OUT ON THAT SIDE IF THE NIGHTHOUND WERE ABOVE HIM THE JEEP WOULD PROTECT HIM WHEN IT CHARGED HE GOT TO THE GROUND THUMBING OFF THE SAFETY OF HIS RIFLE AND AN INSTANT LATER HE KNEW THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE WHICH COULD EASILY COST HIM HIS LIFE A MISTAKE FROM WHICH NEITHER HIS COMPREHENSIVE LOGIC NOR HIS HYPNOTICALLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAST'S HABITS HAD SAVED HIM AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND FACING TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE JEEP HE HEARD A LOW WHINING CRY BEHIND HIM AND A RUSH OF PADDED FEET HE WHIRLED SNAPPING ON THE HEADLAMP WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THRUSTING OUT HIS RIFLE PISTOL WISE IN HIS RIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND HE SAW THE CHARGING ANIMAL ITS LONG LIZARD LIKE HEAD SPLIT IN SOOTHY GRIN ITS TALON TIPPED FORE PAWS EXTENDED HE FIRED AND THE BULLET WENT WILD THE NEXT INSTANT THE RIFLE WAS KNOCKED FROM HIS HAND INSTINCTIVELY HE FLUNG UP HIS LEFT ARM TO SHIELD HIS EYES
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