 welcome rest.

This time she was leaning against the wall, eyes closed, maybe asleep. Dark spots moved on her Stealth garb.

"Marlene, stay still. Don't get excited, and don't move. Do not move."

"What?"

She could keep still, but she couldn't halt her fear. Harry's serious look and silence made her more anxious.

"Something crawling...dark furry creatures..."

"Are you kidding? Because if you're kidding..."

"Small ones. Be still. Hold on," he kept saying as he inched his way toward her.

Stopping in front of her, he stopped talking altogether and started motioning with his hands. He wanted her to take off her top layer of Stealth. Finally, she loosened it enough so Harry could yank it off. He flung it to the muddy floor, then shook and kicked it with his foot until a half a dozen or so six to eight-inch spiders that had been creeping across her chest were dislodged and scurried off. She couldn't help screaming. The tension was too great. Then, she started crying hysterically. Spiders, a dozen or more, were crawling very fast across her back. She screamed again, and tried to get up and run away. Harry held her back with one hand, then picked up her muddied Stealth top and used it to brush the unwanted arachnids off her back. He finally flung the top, with some spiders still attached, into a gooey puddle. The spiders, unfazed, scrambled off in the direction of drier land.

He went to her and held her close for a moment.

"It's okay now. The spiders are gone," he lied to comfort her. He knew they weren't.

Behind him—back the way they had come—he saw an arachnid army, thousands of them scampering over, and covering, the sludge in their masses.

"I think we better keep moving, fast."

"But Harry, I'm sooo tired," she protested.

"I know. This icky swill doesn't help, but we've got company I'd like to avoid."

Harry looked to their rear and Marlene followed the direction of his gaze.

"Oh, Makr!" she exclaimed.

"I don't think Mak
welcome rest. 

 This time she was leaning against the wall, eye close, maybe asleep. Dark spots move on her Stealth garb. 

 " Marlene, stay even. Don't drive excited, and don't travel. Do not move. " 

 " What? " 

 She could keep even, but she couldn't halt her fear. Harry's good expression and silence made her more anxious. 

 " Something crawling... dark furry animal... " 

 " Are you kidding? Because if you're kidding... " 

 " Small one. Be still. Hold on, " he kept saying as he edge his way toward her. 

 stop in front of her, he stopped talking wholly and started motioning with his hands. He wanted her to take off her top layer of Stealth. Finally, she loosened it enough so Harry could yank it off. He flung it to the muddy floor, then shook and kicked it with his foot until a half a dozen or so six to eight - inch spiders that had been crawl across her chest were dislodged and scurry off. She couldn't avail scream. The tension was too great. Then, she started crying hysterically. Spiders, a dozen or more, were crawl very fast across her back. She screamed again, and tried to get up and run off. Harry held her back with one hand, then picked up her muddied Stealth circus tent and used it to brush the undesirable arachnid off her binding. He finally flung the top, with some spider still attached, into a gooey puddle. The spider, unfazed, scrambled off in the direction of drier land. 

 He go to her and held her conclusion for a moment. 

 " It's okay nowadays. The spiders are go, " he lied to comfort her. He know they weren't. 

 Behind him — back the way they had hail — he saw an arachnid army, thousand of them scampering over, and covering, the sludge in their masses. 

 " I think we better keep moving, fast. " 

 " But Harry, I'm sooo tired, " she protested. 

 " I know. This icky swill doesn't help oneself, but we've got company I'd wish to avoid. " 

 Harry looked to their rear and Marlene followed the direction of his gaze. 

 " Oh, Makr! " she exclaimed. 

 " I don't think Mak
 wepcome rest.

This time she das leaning aganbst thx wall, syes clored, maybe asleep. Dark spots loced ob her Stealth garb.

"Marldne, stay dtill. Dob't gtt excited, and doi'f move. Do not love."

"Chet?"

She could keek still, but vhe couldn't hant hzr fear. Harry's serious look and silegce madr jer more anxioos.

"Somtthyng dgacling...dark furry creatures..."

"Are yoh kiddiig? Because if ypu're kidding..."

"Small ones. Be dtilp. Hold on," he kept daying as hg insyed his way goward her.

Stopping in rront of her, he stopped talking altoyether and wtqrtfg motioning with his hands. Hc wanteg her tp take off her to' later of Stealth. Finallb, she loosened it enjugh so Hdrxy could yank it off. Ye flunc it to gye oudsy fmoor, tjen shook and kicked it qith his foot until a yalf a dozen kr so fiv to eight-inch spiders that had been crtepinf across her chest were dislodged and scurrigd off. She couldn't help screaming. The tension was too great. Then, rhe sbartde frying hysterically. Spiders, a dozen or more, wqde cgawling very fast across her bwcl. She screamed again, ans tried to get up wnd run away. Harry hejd hrr back with one hand, then picked up heg muedied Stealth top cnd used it co bruxh thr unwanted arachnids ofy her gack. He finwlly flunf the top, with sooe xphders still attached, into w gooey pnddle. The spkderx, unfased, scrambped onx in the direction of dtier ldnd.

He went to her and held her close for e moment.

"It's olaf nmw. The s'iders are gone," he jied to comforj her. He hnew ghey weren'n.

Behind hmm—back the wwy they had cmle—he saw an erachnid wrmy, thoysands uw them scamperong over, cud coveribg, the sludge in tmeir ozsses.

"I think we beutwr keep moving, fart."

"Btt Herry, Y'k sooo tired," she pruyestea.

"I know. Thiw icku swill doesn't help, tut se've got company I'c jike to qvoid."

Harwy looked to yheir rear and Marpene hollowxd the ditection of his gaze.

"Oh, Makr!" she sxclaimed.

"L djn't think Mah
welcome rest. This time she was leaning wall, closed, maybe Dark spots moved stay Don't get excited, don't move. Do move." "What?" She could keep still, she couldn't halt her fear. Harry's serious look and silence made her more "Something crawling...dark furry creatures..." "Are you kidding? Because if you're kidding..." "Small ones. still. on," kept as he inched his way toward her. Stopping in front of her, he stopped talking altogether started motioning with his hands. He wanted her take off her top of Stealth. Finally, she loosened enough Harry could it He it to the floor, then shook and kicked it with his foot until a half a dozen or so six eight-inch spiders been creeping her were and scurried off. help screaming. The tension was too started crying hysterically. Spiders, a dozen or more, crawling very across her back. She screamed again, tried to get up and run away. Harry her back with one hand, then picked up her muddied Stealth top and used it the unwanted arachnids off back. He finally the with spiders attached, into gooey puddle. The spiders, unfazed, scrambled off in the direction of land. He went to her and held her close for "It's now. The spiders gone," he lied to her. knew they weren't. Behind way had arachnid thousands them scampering over, and the sludge in their masses. think we better keep sooo tired," she protested. "I know. This icky doesn't help, but we've got company I'd to avoid." Harry looked to their rear and Marlene followed the direction his gaze. she exclaimed. "I don't think Mak
 welcome rest.

This time she was Leaning agaInst tHe wAll, EyEs clOsed, Maybe asleep. DarK SpotS moved on her Stealth garb.

"marleNe, STay sTIlL. Don't Get exciTEd, AND doN't MoVe. DO nOT mOve."

"WhAt?"

SHe could Keep still, bUt sHe Couldn't halt hER fEar. Harry's sEriOus look and siLenCe made HeR moRE anxiOus.

"sometHing crAWling...dArk furry cReATures..."

"ARE you kidDINg? becaUse if you're kidding..."

"sMaLL ones. Be still. HoLd on," he KePT sAYIng As hE inched his WaY towaRD her.

StoPPiNG IN frONt of her, he stopPed talking aLTogEther aNd StaRTed motIoninG wITh hIs hands. He waNted Her to take Off her TOp layer OF StealtH. FinalLy, sHe lOoseNEd It EnoUgH So HARrY coULd yAnk it off. he FlUng it To thE MUDDy flOor, Then Shook And kicked it wiTh hIs foOT unTil a hAlf a dOzen Or So six To eighT-inch SpIders that had beeN creEping acroSs hEr CheSt Were dISlodgeD anD scUrried oFf. She coULdn'T hELP ScReaming. The tension wAs TOO gReat. Then, She staRTeD cRYing hystErIcaLly. SPIDers, a DozeN Or More, were CrawliNG vErY fast acRoSs her bAcK. ShE scReameD AgaiN, and trIed to get Up and RUn away. Harry helD Her back with onE HaND, ThEN picKed Up her muddieD SteALth tOp anD UsEd iT To bruSh the UnWAnTEd arachnids off her baCk. he finaLly flUng the top, with Some spiderS STIll attacHed, iNTo A Gooey puddle. The SpideRs, unfazed, sCRambled oFf in tHe directIon of drieR LAnd.

He wenT to Her And HelD HEr Close for a momeNT.

"it's oKaY now. The SpiDers are GonE," he LieD to CoMfort her. HE knew theY wErEn'T.

BEhiNd him—BAck the waY tHey HaD coMe—he sAW an araChnid Army, ThOuSAndS of them SCaMPErinG oVeR, and CovErIng, thE sluDGe iN their mAsses.

"I thiNk wE BettEr KeEp movinG, fast."

"But Harry, i'm Sooo tired," sHe ProTested.

"i KNow. This iCky swill doesn't help, but we'VE got comPanY I'd liKe to Avoid."

HarrY loOked to TheIR rear aNd MarlEne foLlOweD THe dirECTiOn oF hIs gaze.

"Oh, MaKR!" She ExclaImEd.

"I dOn't thinK Mak
 welcome rest.

This timeshe was le aning  ag ain st  the  wal l, eyes closed ,  may be asleep. Dark spotsmoved  o n  her St ealth  garb."M a r len e,  s tay  s t il l. Do n't  get ex cited, and  do n' t move. Do n o tmove."

"W hat ?"

She coul d k eep st il l,b ut sh e c ouldn 't hal t  her f ear. Harr y' s  serio u s looka n dsile nce made her more an x ious.

"Someth ing cr aw l in g . ..d ark  furry cre at ures. . ."

"Ar e  y o u kid d ing? Becauseif you're k i ddi ng..." 
"Sm a ll one s. Be  s t ill . Hold on,"  hekept sayi ng ash e inche d  his wa y towa rdher .

S t op pi ngin fro n tofh er,  he stop pe dtalki ng a l t o g ethe r a nd s tarte d motioning w ith  his han ds. H e wan tedhe r totake o ff he rtop layer of St ealt h. Finall y,sh e l oo sened it eno ugh  so  Harrycould y a nkit o f f.  He flung it to th em u dd y floor,  thens ho ok and kick ed  it  wit h his f ootu nt il a hal f a do z en  o r so si xto eig ht -in chspide r s th at had  been cr eepin g  across her ch e st were dislo d ge d an d  scu rri ed off. She  cou l dn't  hel p  s cre a ming.  Thete n si o n was too great. Th en , shestart ed crying hys terically. S p iders, a  doz e no r more, were c rawli ng very fa s t across  herback. Sh e screame d again, a ndtri edtog e tup and run aw a y . Ha rr y heldher  back w ith  on e h and ,then pick ed up he rmu dd ie d S tealt h  top and  u sed  i t t o bru s h theunwan tedar ac h nid s off h e rb a ck.He  f inal lyfl ung t he t o p,with so me spider s s t illat ta ched, i nto a gooey p ud dle. The s pi der s, unf a z ed, scra mbled off in the direct i on of d rie r lan d.
He went t o h er and  he l d herclosefor a  m ome n t .

"I t ' soka ynow. The s p i der s are  g one, " he li ed to comfort her. Heknew they wer en' t.
B e hi ndh im — bac kt hew a y they had come —he saw an  a r ac hnid army, tho us ands of  them s campe r ing ove r, and co vering, t he  slu d g e i n their ma sses.

" I think w e  bett e rkeepmov ing, f as t." 

"Bu t Harr y , I 'm so oo tir ed ," she  prot es ted.

"I  know. This icky swilldoesn' t hel p,but we've  go t  co mpany I'd  lik e to avoid ."
Ha rry l ook e d tothei r  r ear and M arle n e followe d  t hed i re ction of hi s g aze .

"O h,M akr!"sheexclaimed.

"I do n 't think Mak
 welcome_rest.

This time_she was leaning against_the wall,_eyes_closed, maybe_asleep._Dark spots moved_on her Stealth_garb.

"Marlene, stay still. Don't_get excited, and_don't_move. Do not move."

"What?"

She could keep still, but she couldn't halt her fear. Harry's_serious_look and_silence_made_her more anxious.

"Something crawling...dark furry_creatures..."

"Are you kidding? Because if_you're kidding..."

"Small_ones. Be still. Hold on," he kept saying_as_he inched his_way toward her.

Stopping in front of her, he stopped_talking altogether and started motioning with_his hands. He_wanted_her_to take off her_top layer of Stealth. Finally, she_loosened it enough so Harry could_yank it off. He flung it to_the muddy floor, then shook and_kicked it with his foot_until a_half a dozen or so_six to eight-inch_spiders that_had been creeping_across her chest were dislodged and_scurried off. She_couldn't help screaming. The tension was_too_great. Then, she_started_crying_hysterically. Spiders,_a dozen or_more,_were crawling_very_fast across her back. She screamed_again,_and tried to get up and run_away. Harry held her_back_with one hand, then_picked up her muddied Stealth_top and used it to brush_the unwanted_arachnids off_her back. He finally flung the top, with some spiders still_attached, into a gooey puddle. The_spiders, unfazed, scrambled off_in the_direction_of drier land.

He_went_to her_and held her close for a moment.

"It's_okay now._The spiders are gone," he lied_to comfort her. He_knew_they weren't.

Behind him—back the way they_had come—he saw an arachnid army,_thousands of them scampering over,_and_covering,_the sludge in their masses.

"I_think we better keep moving, fast."

"But_Harry, I'm sooo_tired," she protested.

"I know. This icky swill_doesn't_help, but we've got company I'd_like_to avoid."

Harry looked to their rear_and_Marlene_followed the direction of his_gaze.

"Oh, Makr!" she exclaimed.

"I don't think_Mak