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“Well, he wasn’t dead a moment ago,” one
of them huffed. The other one gave Jay a kick
on the shoulder. Jay didn’t even moan. If his
eyes had been open he would have seen
Binny reach Flick and silently lift her up. He
would have seen Ella enter the cage.
Suddenly it was all over in a flash.
“Now!” someone screeched. Jay wasn’t
sure whether it was Ella or Lewis or Binny -
who, by now, was racing back up the tunnel
with Flick.
The two Groundlings had been crouching
over Jay when Lewis pushed one of the two
sideways. As the second Groundling turned,
Ella had tossed a tangled capture rope over its
head. Then Jay, Ella and Lewis - had stumbled
out of the cage, slammed shut the door,
turned the key and tossed it away. Then they
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