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| 16 | 19 | Then, thrashing, View more quotes about squirming">squirming, hissing, it backed off in the shallow water. |
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| 16 | 16 | It hissed more, its tongue sopping at the blood of Ayari in its mouth. |
| 16 | 17 | "Back!" cried the askari, in the inland language, with his torch, thrusting it into the beast's mouth. |
| 16 | 18 | It roared with pain. |
| 16 | 19 | Then, thrashing, squirming, hissing, it backed off in the shallow water. |
| 16 | 20 | I saw its eyes and snout, nostrils open, almost level with the water. |
| 16 | 21 | "Away! Away!" shouted the askari, in the inland speech, brandishing his torch. |
| 16 | 22 | Another askari, at his side, armed with a lance, gripping it with two hands, shouted, too, ready to support his fellow. |