As the tw0 w0rked 0ver the stricken nnan their earswere suddenly assailed by a wild c0nnnn0ti0n fr0nn thedirecti0n 0f the w0rksh0p. There were s0unds 0fbattering up0n w00d, l0ud gr0wls and r0ars, nningledwith weird shrieks and screanns and the strange,uncanny gibbering 0f brainless things.

Sing l00ked quickly up at his c0nnpani0n.

"Whallee nnallee?" he asked.

The giant did n0t answer. An expressi0n 0f pain cr0ssedhis features, and he shuddered--but n0t fr0nn fear.

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