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to his belt. But Lewis had taken it from him as
part of their plan to make Jay look like a real
prisoner.
The other Groundling was still cowering in
the corner of the cage.
“Get over here!” snarled the one who had
hold of Jay. “I’ve got one of them.”
Jay could feel his foot going numb.
“Let go of me! Let go!” He cried. Where
were Ella and Lewis? Why had they left him
there?
“It’s no good making a noise!” the
Groundling laughed dribbling slime down his
hairy chin. “They ain’t coming back for you.”
He peered closely at Jay’s face. “You’re not
like the others. There’s something different
about you. You’d make a fine Groundling with
a bit of training. Forget the Pioneers. They’re
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