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The pinheads only waved their arms more vehemently and cackled louder. They were desperate for food. One kneeled, seeking to grasp Bruno Hen's knees in supplication.



Bruno Hen kicked the pinhead, sending the unfortunate fellow sprawling away.



Apparently pleased by the sound of his foot on human flesh, the breed launched another kick. He struck with his rifle barrel, with his fists.



The pinheads, weakened by lack of food, could evade only a few of the blows. Mauled and bleeding, they finally managed to drag themselves away.



"I'll do worse next time you show up!" Bruno Hen bawled after them.



The pinheads disappeared in the timber to the southward. The breed stood in the starlight until he could no longer hear sounds of their footsteps. Then, chuckling, he entered his cabin.



It was possibly ten minutes later that he heard faint but terrible human screams.



These came from the direction the pinheads had taken. They lasted only a moment, and ended with unpleasant abruptness.



"Probably two of 'em eatin' the third one," Bruno Hen snorted.



The breed did not know, but he had just taken his final step toward disaster.







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