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Zavala trotted over from
his lookout post "Showti down the street"
Austin took a quick look around the plaza "I've got a crazy idea," he said He quickly outlined his scheme
"It ht work," Schroeder said with exciteht work"
"It better work," Austin said
"Isn't there another way?" Karla said "They're such beautiful creatures"
"I'ht, they won't be hurt"
Karla sighed, but she knew they had little choice At Austin's direction, Karla and the othersthe side nearest the street open Then they waited
The mammoths had picked up their heads when they saw the humans on the move, and became more nervous at the harsh voices of Grisha and hisno effort to keep the noise down They hten their prey, or were just plain stupid But whatever the reason, their arrival wasthe mammoths even more restless
The herd moved away from the plaza and stopped when the e of the square Those in the front ranks turned and collided with the others in the herd The snorts and squeaks grew louder
There was a flicker of movement at the entrance to the street Grisha stuck his head around the corner The sight and sed creature spooked the anierness to escape, they buainst the other mammoths
Ee, Grisha stepped into the open, followed by the other thugs They stood at the edge of the square, spellbound at the sight of the anilimpsed only at a distance
The herd had reached critical un in the air Zavala began firing too Schroeder and Karla yelled and clapped their hands The herd was transforroup of placid ani mass of heavy bodies and sharp tusks flowed toward the only avenue of escape, the narrow street that would lead them to safety outside the cave
Unfortunately for Grisha, he and his oal of freedom
The Russians raised their guns to fire at the crazed animals, but the herd was alot only a few steps before they were knocked to the ground and trampled underfoot by tons of mammoth flesh Grisha had sprinted past the others, his eyes frantically darting from side to side as he looked for an escape route, but he slipped and fell under the furred onslaught