Book1:TeDream-Maker

y．Allenatoncewhippedouthisgunpreparedtoshoot．MedusaflewoutintospadletgoofSteven’sunsciousbody,whichfluttereddowntheheightstondinacrashonthepavementbelow．Turningback，shegatheredspeedaraightatAllen，imperviousoftheshotshefiredather．Herpowerfulwingsknockedhimagainstthewall，whichcrackedopenhisskull．Theimpetusofthatcollisiondidnotweaken,butwentontohurlhisbodyovertheedgeoftheroofanddowntheheightsafterhisfriend．DimitriwatchedasMedusadisposedofhisoppossoeasilyandthoughtinanguish，

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    "Oh!Howstupidofmenottohavecalledherearlier．IfIhaddoneso,myfriends，RichardandJamaz，haveperished.”Justthen，Mr．Kaffeetriedtomakeuseofthemomentwhennoonewasnotighimtoslipawayunobserved,butDimitricalledout，

    "OliverKaffee!Don’trun．eback!"Theauthoritativevoicestoppedhimdeadinhistradheinstinctivelyturofacehismaster．Hiseyesenteredthebzinggnedusa,whohadgedbacktoherhumanform,asnake-hairednakedbeauty，andwasstandingbehindDimitri．Theverminhesawinhereyesmadehimshudderandhishaintuitivelyfun，preparedtoshoot．Butevenasheullirigger，hefelthisfiiffenandloseallsenseoffeeling．Soon，itspreadoverhisentirebodyahimselfgraduallyturningintostone．

    "StopMedusa!"Dimitricalledout．"Weotlethimoffthateasily．Lethisbrainstinuew,encasedinabodyofstone．Makehimliveintorment．Thatismypunishmentforhim!"

    "Yes,yourMajesty,”saidMedusa，pullinghereyesawayfromMr．Kaffee．"Yourwishshallbedone.”MeanwhileYokohadruntoRichard,gandcallingtohisnowlifelessbody,whichshecradledinherarms,whileMarastoodby,tearsstreamingdownhercheeks,tryingfutilel