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shoes and threw it at the snake with a THOCK. The slimy creature slurped back into the murky deep.
Milo squinted at the water, where he could just make out a large shadowy form below the surface. Those aren’t serpents, he realised. They’re tentacles! He was floating directly above a giant squid-like creature, whose arms were encircling his boat like a hand about to snatch an apple from a tree.
The puddle was halfway up Milo’s shins now, the boat barely staying afloat. He pulled the remaining oar out of its socket and wielded it as a weapon, jabbing at the closest tentacle. Lightning quick, it slithered up the paddle and slurped against Milo’s hand with an unsettling cold fishiness. Milo shrieked, lost his balance, and fell into the lake.
The good news was that the water was not as
cold as he’d expected. That’s where the good
news ended. Milo coughed and sputtered,
choking each time his head dipped below the
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