The Beast of Cretacea (2015)
“Gabriel hasn’t returned. The tall huntress passes again, this time dragging a lifeless, fur-covered creature with an arrow protruding from its side. Ishmael and the others are riveted by the sight. It is the first land creature any of them has ever seen.
“Dinner?” Gwen guesses.
Still sitting on the mat, Queequeg runs his finger along the railing that lines the walkway. “See this?” He touches a joint where two lengths of rail meet. The ends of both are intricately interlocked, and the joint is s...mooth and firm. Queequeg raps his knuckles against it. “This material? I think it’s wood. The huts and walkways look like they’re made of it, too.” He points at the shaft of one of the tall plants with branches. “I think it comes from these. There’s a name for them, but I can’t remember what it is.”
“Something you know about from your tablet?” Ishmael guesses.
Queequeg’s mouth falls open, and he looks as though he’s about to deny it, but then catches himself.
“What is a Lector, anyway?”MoreLess
“Dinner?” Gwen guesses.
Still sitting on the mat, Queequeg runs his finger along the railing that lines the walkway. “See this?” He touches a joint where two lengths of rail meet. The ends of both are intricately interlocked, and the joint is s...mooth and firm. Queequeg raps his knuckles against it. “This material? I think it’s wood. The huts and walkways look like they’re made of it, too.” He points at the shaft of one of the tall plants with branches. “I think it comes from these. There’s a name for them, but I can’t remember what it is.”
“Something you know about from your tablet?” Ishmael guesses.
Queequeg’s mouth falls open, and he looks as though he’s about to deny it, but then catches himself.
“What is a Lector, anyway?”MoreLess
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