Death and the maiden

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The closeness of the animal made him hold his breath. She found him repellant, although she could Death and the maiden say exactly why. Dracup eyed them with caution. The animal lowered its head and growled; its paws raked the pit floor. For the first few minutes the lion ignored him, but then it shook itself abruptly, stretched, yawned and began to walk across the pit towards him. He shook the man’s arm firmly. He could make no saliva. He could make no saliva. The flies buzzed around them with renewed vigour. The circumference was too regular in shape to be natural. Dracup was dimly aware of a highpitched scream, but then felt himself lifted on a warm blast of air as the grenade exploded with a muffledcrack against the volcanic rock of the pit wall. Contact had been maintained; at first just a comforting sense of protection, but then demands had been Death and the maiden. The heat of the day would be fearsome in his exposed position. His blood froze and he flattened himself against the uneven tuff, all thoughts of movement abandoned.