Over three hundred tons. They crawled and wriggled like insects on thepolished clay surface, and their bodies and faces were daubed withcoloured clay and painted in fantastic patterns. When she had finished, Hal led her through into thesmall cabin next door. The Buzzard gestured at the racks of poles set up inthe clearing upon which the split carcasses were laid out over the slowsmoking fires of green wood.
Hetried to force his tired brain to attend to the task his father had sethim, but it kept breaking away like an unruly colt from the trainer'snoose. The frustrated reptile lurked below, circling the hole of the tree. They could hear men's voices and even make out somethingof what they were saying, a shouted oath or a boisterous argument. Don't lethim give the order for our execution.
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