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Ignoring the mushrooms, you walk along the riverbank. If there is a human settlement around, it’s probably near the river, you think. And your instincts are right, for a moment you smell smoke… people… cooking… food! You quicken your pace, eager to find others and hoping they will welcome you. A deep-throated growl sounds behind you. You whirl and see a strange animal—half bear, half cougar—charging right at you! Its two long upper teeth are like a pair of white daggers. There’s no time to run, no handy tree to climb. You brace yourself for the deadly onslaught! Turn to page 33.