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Rustle, rustle, rustle, he went on, and every now and then there was a

loud panting such as some wild animal would make Then I uttered a cry

of fear, for I felt a quantity of sand strike me and I bounded aside,

for it see down

"What's ," I said as I realised the cause of ht "Some of the

sand hit me"

"What! some as I chucked behind me?"

"Yes"

The scratching and tearing went on again, and I felt the sand scattered

over ain

All at once there was a soft rushing noise, and Shock uttered a yell

which seemed to make my heart leap

"Shock!" I cried, "Shock!" but there was no answer, only a scuffling

noise "Shock! where are you?"

The scuffling noise continued, and their there was a loud panting, a cry

of "Oh!" and ered by ot it all in en A lot come