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Professor Rosenblatt leaned back, as though shoved "In the Townships?"

"Oui It was hidden under carown It seems to be old," Beauvoir went on "Probably been there for decades Professor?"

The silence down the line one dead Or Rosenblatt had

"I’m still here Go on"

Beauvoir took a deep breath, then plunged ahead "It’s huge Bigger than any weapon I’ve ever seen Ten tiet onto it, and even they aren’t long enough"

And again, the line appeared to go dead

"Professor?"

Beauvoir did not expect an answer What he did expect to hear was a dial tone

"I’ on it at all that ht identify it?"

"Not a serial nuh it’s possible we o over every inch"

Rosenblatt

"There is one thing," Jean-Guy said

"Yes?"

"It’s not exactly an identifying n"

Michael Rosenblatt stood up at his kitchen table, spilling his coffee over that ?" he asked

"Oui," said Beauvoir, standing up slowly at his desk in the Incident Roo into his voice

"Is it a beast?" Rosenblatt asked, finding it difficult to breathe

"A beast?"

"Un h for that

"Oui A monster"

"With seven heads"

"Oui," said Inspector Beauvoir He sat back down at his desk in the Incident Room

Professor Rosenblatt sat back down at his kitchen table