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He was stuck. This was the end. He closed his eyes and waited, too numb with fear to think or cry out. HE WAS STUCK THIS WAS THE END HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND WAITED TOO NUMB WITH FEAR TO THINK OR CRY OUT
broke into a sweat. All thought of the bird was immediately driven from his head. He could tell from the noise that it was one of those big black-and-yellow fuzzy bees, the ones with the nasty dispositions. Perhaps--the thought paralyzed him--perhaps he was lying on its nest. On it came, buzzing and blundering through the leaves. Suddenly it was upon him, so close that he could feel the tiny breeze stirred up by its wings. All self-control vanished. He beat at it wildly with his hands, burst out of the thicket like an explosion, and smashed full tilt into the bird before he could stop himself. With a piercing squawk the bird shot into the air, flipped over, and came fluttering down facing him--talons outstretched, hooked beak open, eyes a-glare. Completely terrified, David turned and bolted for the thicket. He managed to thrash halfway through when a vine trapped his feet. He pitched forward, shielding his face with his arms, and was caught up short by a dead branch snagging his shirt. APPROACHING HIS WHOLE BODY BROKE INTO A SWEAT ALL THOUGHT OF THE BIRD WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN FROM HIS HEAD HE COULD TELL FROM THE NOISE THAT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE BIG BLACK AND YELLOW FUZZY BEES THE ONES WITH THE NASTY DISPOSITIONS PERHAPS THE THOUGHT PARALYZED HIM PERHAPS HE WAS LYING ON ITS NEST ON IT CAME BUZZING AND BLUNDERING THROUGH THE LEAVES SUDDENLY IT WAS UPON HIM SO CLOSE THAT HE COULD FEEL THE TINY BREEZE STIRRED UP BY ITS WINGS ALL SELF CONTROL VANISHED HE BEAT AT IT WILDLY WITH HIS HANDS BURST OUT OF THE THICKET LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND SMASHED FULL TILT INTO THE BIRD BEFORE HE COULD STOP HIMSELF WITH A PIERCING SQUAWK THE BIRD SHOT INTO THE AIR FLIPPED OVER AND CAME FLUTTERING DOWN FACING HIM TALONS OUTSTRETCHED HOOKED BEAK OPEN EYES A GLARE COMPLETELY TERRIFIED DAVID TURNED AND BOLTED FOR THE THICKET HE MANAGED TO THRASH HALF WAY THROUGH WHEN A VINE TRAPPED HIS FEET HE PITCHED FORWARD SHIELDING HIS FACE WITH HIS ARMS AND WAS CAUGHT UP SHORT BY A DEAD BRANCH NAGGING HIS SHIRT
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