Aida became worried when she saw Scri freeze, and timidly peeked over her shoulder to see what was inside. Her eyes widened with the sight of the animals inside, and the mudokon inside wasn't frightened of being eaten- rather, he was tending to a scrab! A real, live scrab!
She glanced around nervously. This could not end well...
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"Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named . . . but a DYING culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot."
-- Robert Heinlein in Friday
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