[Fingers skim along burnt wood to taste and smell. The fire obscures her here. All traces have long been destroyed.]

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[The next stop is a very rundown primary school in the poorest part of town.]

[The active classroom doesn't seem to notice the man sniffing the air and licking the walls.]

[Obstructed upon exit, one member of staff notices the man just long enough to be a problem.]

[The throat tears out like wet sand.]

[Close.] Red.

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[Sniff; sniff.]

Amon.

[Cracking of ill fitting bones.]

[Nearly a hundred figures appear in Moscow, completely still, sniffing the air and craning their necks.]

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[Something about the smoke filled old building known as the Northampton Arms is impenetrable.]

[It lurks outside, unseen, struggling to focus on its prey. Through the glass it can just about see him, but it cannot enter.]

[Gurgling, bleeding, oozing...]

Johhhhnnn... K-KAK-KAK-KAK... onstantiiiine...

Bring him... to me...

Another remnant of my era...

[Large unhinged jaw; teeth hang loose like keys.]