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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. 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
ess here," he said, laughing with the others, "But yes, it is reported that Garlop saw one of the ancients, and with his sharp eyes and knowledge of history, it is assumed to be true. I need not remind you, then, the need to find them before they are too far away, it is imperative to the cause that the ancient is not brought to the hidden fortress of our adversaries." The Zards then set to work with great assiduity searching for any clues of the Canitaur's whereabouts, examining everything meticulously, yet quickly. They 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 Canitaurs, they were, in fact, completely hairless, being almost lizard-like. AW ONE ASKED HIM WE ARE ALL HAIRLESS HERE HE SAID LAUGHING WITH THE OTHERS BUT YES IT IS REPORTED THAT GARLOP SAW ONE OF THE ANCIENTS WITH HIS SHARP EYES AND KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY IT IS ASSUMED TO BE TRUE I NEED NOT REMIND YOU THEN THE NEED TO FIND THEM BEFORE THEY ARE TOO FAR AWAY IT IS IMPERATIVE TO THE CAUSE THAT THE ANCIENT IS NOT BROUGHT TO THE HIDDEN FORTRESS OF OUR ADVERSARIES THE ZARDS THEN SET TO WORK WITH GREAT ASSIDUITY SEARCHING FOR ANY CLUES OF THE CANADOUR'S WHEREABOUTS EXAMINING EVERYTHING METICULOUSLY YET QUICKLY THEY 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
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