title: Dog At The End Of The Lane
author: Mak James
description: Hi, I am Mak James. I live on a farm in the Ozark Foothills. I love to read and tell stories. I also enjoy taking care of farm animals and wildlife. I hope you enjoy my stories. Thank You from
zlib_text: /* /*]] */ Dlands 38 - Mars Arena Cold talons pinched his skin
  "Dean" someone said, and he couldn't believe how much it sounded like Krysty.
  Something shimmered into being on his right. It was impossibly close, near enough to reach out and touch
  him. He'd have seen anyone or anything that had come that close to him.
  Then he saw the face, made out the features. She was indistinct, as if he were seeing her through a heavy
  fog. "Krysty?" Dean said, not believing it.
  "Your father is coming for you. Look for him." The words sounded as if they were coming from a long
  distance, then she was gone.
  Before the boy could puzzle over her appearance and what it meant, the door burst open. Framed in it
  was a nightmare figure Dean remembered well a giant mutie pig, its beady, merciless eyes nearly buried in
  wrinkles of scarred gristle.
  Before he could draw the Browning, the beast started for him, squealing shrilly in anticipation of an easy
  kill.
  The Mars Arena
   38 in the Deathland series
   James Axle