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flung across <strong>the</strong> room. Clegg sat in his chair, motionless in <strong>the</strong><br />
swirling chaos around him.<br />
The mad whirlpool <strong>of</strong> objects suddenly stopped. Things<br />
crashed to <strong>the</strong> floor, many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m smashing. The <strong>Doctor</strong> looked<br />
round. The laboratory was a shambles. Benton <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Brigadier were staggering to <strong>the</strong>ir feet. The <strong>Doctor</strong> looked at<br />
Clegg, still sitting in his chair. ‘Mr. Clegg, are you alright?’<br />
There was no reply. The <strong>Doctor</strong> came closer. The little man<br />
was hunched forward in his chair, gazing into <strong>the</strong> crystal. His<br />
face held an expression <strong>of</strong> unutterable horror. He was quite<br />
dead.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> cellar <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> monastery, <strong>the</strong> chanting reached a climax.<br />
Sarah was gripping Mike’s arm hard enough to bruise it, though<br />
nei<strong>the</strong>r one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m was aware <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fact. The strange glow<br />
around <strong>the</strong> m<strong>and</strong>ala seemed to condense <strong>and</strong> solidify. A shape<br />
was forming. Sarah blinked again, trying not to believe her eyes.<br />
But it was <strong>the</strong>re, it was true. Crouching on <strong>the</strong> m<strong>and</strong>ala was an<br />
enormous spider...
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