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The girl picked herself up and staggered off, evidently disoriented Fury rose to follow but his sudden iant He ducked down and the giant lurched forward After a few steps, the big e burp

Two more burps followed After that he wiped his mouth and stared about hiirl was sitting in a state of confusion He burped again and looked a lot better for it His complexion improved and he pulled at his trousers, near to where his sword harness would have been buckled if he'd been wearing one Thunder watched as a neat slit appeared in the gar man strode towards him

There could be no doubt about the fellow's intentions Thunder sought protection beneath a thin covering of branches and leaves His warrior training had failed to prepare him for such an encounter He ell versed in procedures for tackling and diseht them on many occasions But the present situation didn't call for such drastic action The man's intentions were scarcely hostile

He peered up at the huge figure, which was about to urinate over hiirl then swivelled round to put hiesture Thunder appreciated: so that placed the newcoon, who had no concern for feiant The man was a bit flabby but he was powerfully built and had the bearing of a forceful individual He reh too little exercise and overindulgence in the good things in life Such people could be brought back into service andas he discharged the contents of his bladder It was a light-hearted little tune with an appealing lyric So on bats' backs, clearly an illusion tolove

His next impressions were not so favourable A deter The man had clearly drunk a vast aood Thunder looked past the source of his disco happily into space He looked like a herdboy who had been given a day's holiday Everything about him told a tale He was the sort who could be recruited He could be manipulated and taainst Morgon