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Josh and then back to Sophie. Seen this close, its mouth was enormous, its

teeth endless.

Josh positioned the nozzle of the fire extinguisher against one of the

many holes in the windshield and aimed it at the pterosaur. His eyes were

darting left and right, watching the approach of the other two creatures, and

his hands were sweating so heavily that he was finding it difficult to hold the

fire extinguisher.

“Josh,” Sophie whispered, “do something. Do something now!”

“Maybe the gas in the extinguisher will scare them away,” Josh replied,

unconsciously lowering his voice to a whisper. “Or poison them or

something…”

“And why would you want to do that?” The pterosaur tilted its head to

look at Josh, mouth working, teeth glinting. The words were full of clicking

pops and stops, but the language was English. “We are not your enemy.”

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