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They bound Hunter tightly Then Lisa came forith a roll of Reynolds aluain around Hunter’s hands

Turk then wound a roll of duct tape around Hunter’s hands, iers

Hunter did not move

Zil took two steps, snatched up Hunter’s dropped knife, and cut a hunk of meat from the deer’s hindquarters The chunk of meat was half cooked, half near raw He attacked the hed and did likewise Turk ate too much and vomited into a corner of the fence Then came back to reload

They fed and laughed with joy at their conquest

Hunter began to stir He moaned

“Too bad we don’t have ce when he plastered the freaks”

“Drake’s a freak, though, isn’t he?” Lisa asked innocently

The question gave Zil pause Was Drake a freak? His whip hand had, according to legend, grown to replace the arht

“I guess he is I don’t know for sure,” Zil said thoughtfully, chewing the venison

“We need, like, so out,” Turk said

Hunter moaned louder

“The freak’s waking up,” Lance said “He’s going to have a headache”

That struck Zil as funny He laughed And when he laughed, the others joined in “See, guys: stick with et nice, fresh meat”

“Got that right,” Turk said