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Sahtened on his ankles The fall knocked the breath out of hi hiain

I scrarabbed Sam’s arms, and pulled as hard as I could

I could see the wolf-rinning wildly Drool was dripping froht, and Sa out fro and let go of Sarabbed the iron bar that he’d dropped, ju the outstretched arrily

The wolf-man released one of his hairy paws and swatted at me I ducked out of the way and struck at the hand still holding Saers came free

"Run!"I screamed to Sauard’s house, side by side I could hear the wolf- with us before, but noas furious I knew he’d coauard’s house He’d have us before ere halfway across the yard

"Keep running,"I gasped to Sae of the onco wolf-man

My actions took him by surprise, and he ran into me His body was hairy and sweaty and heavy The collision sent both of us flying to the ground Our arled up, but I quickly freed myself and whacked hirily and swiped at my arm This time he connected, just belohere it joined with my shoulder The force of the blow deadened my arm, which became a useless lump of flesh and bone I dropped the bar, then reached for it with my other hand

But the wolf-man was quicker He snatched up the bar and tossed it far ahere it fell with a clang, lost to the darkness

He stood slowly, grinning nastily I could read the expression in his eyes and knew, if he could speak, he would be saying so like: "Now, Darren Shan, you’retirabbed my body by the sides, opened his mouth wide, and leaned forward to bite my face off I could smell the stench of his breath and see bits of meat and shirt from RV’s arms stuck between his yellow teeth

Before he could snap his jaws shut, so hit the side of his head and knocked him off-balance

I could see Sam behind hiain, this tiood turn deserves another!"Sa the wood into the wolf-man for a third time "Come on! We have to -"

I never heard Sam’s next words Because as I started toward him, the wolf-man lashed out blindly with one of his fists It was a wild shot, but he got lucky and it sla hts and huge stars, then sluround, passed out

When I came to a few seconds or minutes later - I don’t even kno much time had passed - the railroad station was eerily quiet I couldn’t hear anybody running or screa sound, a little way ahead ofthe ha pain in my head

It took my eyes a few seconds to readjust to the darkness When I could see again, I realized I was gazing at the back of the wolf- He was the onesounds

The dizziness from the punchhe was eating it was a sootten, and rushed forward, but one look at the bloody mess beneath the wolf-man and I kneas too late

"NO !"I screa senselessly

He grunted and shovedback and this tiain, but I held on and pulled his hair and ears

He howled then and finally lifted his uts and blood and pieces of flesh and bone

He rolled on top of , hairy arht sky Then, with a de to finish me off with one quick bite