Cark was hunting. Normally, this was simply a matter of it sliding through the scrubby brush until it drew close enough to a victim to be able to feel its thoughts. Chark could then send out its thought controls that would compel its victim to see the hunter as something harmless and comforting until Chark was close enough to pounce and extrude its feeding tubules and absorb the life-energy of its victim — along with the memories and thoughts of its prey. Chark learned from these memories, making it a swifter and more deadly predator. Generally it could find a Swift Four-Leg or even a Slouching Two-Leg without difficulty, but for some reason its hunting was resulting in nothing at all this day. Chark cast out its mental web as…
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