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Chapter 138 - The Strange Old Blind Woman

Footsteps whispered, distant but urgent. The fledglings were coming after him. They were obviously sated, or the second fledgling wasn't as badly injured as he first thought, because there was no way they could have consumed their two loop mates in such a short space of time.

Either that or Farmer was returning and had ordered them away from their feed and after him. He had to get out of these sewers—now.

He staggered on to the next cover. Climbing the ladder was an awkward and painful

process. He lurched from one rung to the next, pulling himself up one-handed, jarring his broken arm with every movement. By the time he reached the top his muscles burned and his vision was so blurred he couldn't see his arms.

Hooking one leg through a rung to hold himself steady, he pressed his hand against the cover and pushed with every ounce of strength he had left. For several seconds nothing happened.

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