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The dog took a few steps closer, enough that she could see its black shape that if the animal stood would be al opened its s that would have no proble Prudence to pieces She put out a hand in supplication "Please don't hurtpaid no attention to her She knew that to it she was the food Mr Pryde had trained the beasts as guard dogs to keep the children fro the town; it hadn't mattered to him whether the children survived or not

Prudence took a few steps with her hand still raised With her other hand she felt around for a stick or rock to use as a weapon If only Samantha were here, she would knohat to do She would kno to fight the monsters Yet it was Samantha's fault Prudence was out here to start with

As the dog finally lunged at her, Prudence grabbed the nearest stick she could find It wasn't very thick, less than an inch wide She brought it around in a wild arc, hoping to hit the aniht flank and not hard enough to stop it as it leaped onto her

Prudence screalared down at her with its terrible yellow eyes, as if it were deciding which part of her to devour first She closed her eyes to wait for the end She supposed the other children would all find so eaten alive They would probably laugh and say she had deserved it for her years of gluttony Even Saht on Prudence lifted She opened her eyes to find the beast no longer staring down at her She sat up and saw the dog standing a few feet away, its rurowl that overlapped the first A second set of yellow eyes appeared

The two dogs began to growl in unison as they circled each other After aover her She would be the prize for the winner She had to get out of here before that happened

While the dogs continued to growl and circle, Prudence slithered back a few inches She o slow so as not to alert them to her plan She receded a fewher