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Their hands were thick with long fingers, and though their overall appearance had an air of awkwardness about it, they set to their tasks with great dexterity, though if it was natural or the result of their excited state, I could not tell. THEIR HANDS WERE THICK WITH LONG FINGERS AND THOUGH THEIR OVERALL APPEARANCE HAD AN AIR OF AWKWARDNESS ABOUT IT THEY SET TO THEIR TASKS WITH GREAT DEXTERITY THOUGH IF IT WAS NATURAL OR THE RESULT OF THEIR EXCITED STATE I COULD NOT TELL
 for hidden compartments, followed the smoke pipes through the ground to their outlets, tore off the floor boards to look for secret passages, and did the same to the ceiling. Before I continue with my story, let me pause for a moment to describe to you the appearance of the Zards, for you are probably curious as to what they look like. Quite different from the Canitaurs, they were, in fact, completely hairless, being almost lizard-like. They stood erect, about the same height as a man, that is, about six feet or a little over that, and their bodies resembled those of alligators, with short, thickset legs, stout arms, and a long body with a tail draping down to the ground, looking like a giant tongue, though covered, of course, in scales. Their heads were small, having a little skull on which were the eyes and ears and with a long snout that, like the Canitaurs', held their noses, mouths, and chin. Huge, sharp teeth filled their mouths and gave them an odd, fiercely sophisticated look. EY TORE THE FURNITURE APART TO LOOK FOR HIDDEN COMPARTMENTS FOLLOWED THE SMOKE PIPES THROUGH THE GROUND TO THEIR OUTLETS TORE OFF THE FLOOR BOARDS TO LOOK FOR SECRET PASSAGES AND DID THE SAME TO THE CEILING BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH MY STORY LET ME PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO DESCRIBE TO YOU THE APPEARANCE OF THE ZARDS FOR YOU ARE PROBABLY CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE CANADOURS THEY WERE IN FACT COMPLETELY HAIRLESS BEING ALMOST LIZARD LIKE THEY STOOD ERECT ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT AS A MAN THAT IS ABOUT SIX FEET OR A LITTLE OVER THAT AND THEIR BODIES RESEMBLED THOSE OF ALLIGATORS WITH SHORT THICK SET LEGS STOUT ARMS AND A LONG BODY WITH A TAIL DRAPING DOWN TO THE GROUND LOOKING LIKE A GIANT TONGUE THOUGH COVERED OF COARSE IN SCALES THEIR HEADS WERE SMALL HAVING A LITTLE SKULL ON WHICH WERE THE EYES AND EARS AND WITH A LONG SNOUT THAT LIKE THE CANNOTORS HELD THEIR NOSES MOUTHS AND CHIN HUGE SHARP TEETH FILLED THEIR MOUTH AND GAVE THEM AN ODD FIERCELY SOPHISTICATED LOOK
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