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"Exactly," Caine agreed "Bugs don’t think that way"

"Shhh!" Brianna held up a hand Caine heard it, too: the sound of gunfire At least three or four guns blazing away

"Edilio’s guys," Caine muttered He was furious and relieved at the salory of saving the town On the other hand: so far there wasn’t any glory

"Upstairs!" Caine said He ran for the steps but itclose to the front door One of thethe the shattered doorway

Caine jumped clear of the scythes and Brianna, as already past hirab his hand and pull him up

"Watch out they have--," Brianna started to say

So barbed and painful slapped Caine in rabbed a sticky wet rope

"--tongues," Brianna finished

She drew a knife, slashed the tongue, and yanked Caine away

Caine tore for the bedroomThe house was entirely surrounded At least a dozen of the behes and drove their ainst the house

Down the street, a block away, Ellen and two other kids fired at the backs of the creatures The bugs ignored them

"Yep, they are definitely focused on us," Brianna said

"I can’t even reach a car fro to hit the to throw

Caine raised his hands The bugs below spotted hi theainst the here he stood

Caine focused on the closest creature And suddenly six sharp-tipped insect legs were h as he could, then dropped it The bug landed hard, but shook itself and was instantly back on the attack without so

"Turn theressive bug, lifted hi his kicked madly in the air Exactly like a beetle turned over on its back