A moment later came the rasping death bellow, and thereafter an achingquietness. More andmore they looked to him for leadership, to give them courage to go onand to counsel them, to settle the petty dispute He felt steadier, and looked about him to takestock of his surroundings. He stared ahead in horror as he watched the sea open hersnarling lips of white foam and bare fangs of black rock.
There followed a general melee of long slithering bodies,shining wet in the sunlight, that hissed and snapped and tumbled overeach other as they fought for the meat. Hal took a turn of the painter aroundhis wrist to prevent it drifting away. He ran back into the cave, pulled on his clothinghastily and belted on the Neptune sword. He looked down and saw that Sukeena had flung out one slim bare arm toblock the throw.
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