 but he knew who he was dealing with. It was only a small girl.

A pebble fell with a sharp crack at the far end of the stable. Katya took a deep breath and stepped inside. A putrid smell instantly enveloped him. He had smelled it before at the seashore when he had shot the man eater. He raised his rifle. He began to walk slowly forward towards where the pebble had fallen. As he passed the box stalls, one by one, on both sides, he kept expecting to see the girl.

He had walked to almost the other end of the stable. A few more steps and he would reach the pebble. There was something very wrong about this. This was the perfect trap. He had been lured inside a dark place where he could be attacked from any direction. Katya knew that if he had not caught a glimpse of the girl he would not have come this far.

The smell was overpowering now. He realized it had gotten stronger. There must be an animal carcass nearby. Or it could be something more sinister. Could man eaters think? Could they be keeping the girl as bait, maybe? If so, he had to save the girl. Katya scrutinized the black space beyond the box stalls where the last pebble had fallen. It was a large area which was presumably used for keeping feed. It was too dark to see whether the girl was standing there. She has to be there. Where else can she go? There were no openings of any kind inside the stable. She could not go anywhere else unless she passed by him and went out through the entrance.

He stepped away from the box stalls into the dark space. He looked around him and realized with surprise that the girl was not there. The smell though was stronger than ever. Katya couldn't breathe. He looked down at the pebble near his feet. Whatever was about to happen would happen now. He hesitated. He somehow knew that the girl was waiting for him to pick up the pebble. But how could the girl have disappeared?

He felt an inexplicable sense of danger closing in on him. His heart told him he was about to be attacked. But how? The stable was empty. The girl had disappeared.

Unless...

Katya suddenly pointed his rifle towards the ceiling. As he looked up, the girl leapt down from a wooden beam directly above him.
but he knew who he was dealing with. It was only a small girlfriend. 

 A pebble fall with a sharp crack at the far end of the static. Katya took a deep breath and step inside. A putrid smell immediately enveloped him. He had smelled it ahead at the seashore when he had shot the man eater. He raise his rifle. He began to walk slowly forward towards where the pebble had fallen. As he passed the box stable, one by one, on both sides, he kept expecting to learn the girl. 

 He had walked to almost the other goal of the stable. A few more steps and he would reach the pebble. There was something very wrong about this. This was the arrant trap. He had been lured inside a dark place where he could be attacked from any direction. Katya know that if he had not caught a glimpse of the girl he would not have come this far. 

 The smell was overpowering now. He realized it had gotten stronger. There must be an animal carcase nearby. Or it could be something more baleful. Could man eater remember? Could they be keeping the girl as bait, maybe? If therefore, he had to save the girl. Katya scrutinized the bootleg space beyond the box stalls where the last pebble had fallen. It was a large area which was presumably used for keeping feed. It was too dark to see whether the girl was stand there. She induce to be there. Where else can she go? There were no openings of any kind inside the stable. She could not go anywhere else unless she pass by him and went out through the entrance. 

 He stepped away from the corner stalls into the benighted space. He looked around him and gain with surprise that the girl was not there. The spirit though was stronger than ever. Katya couldn't rest. He looked down at the pebble near his infantry. Whatever was about to happen would find now. He hesitated. He somehow know that the girl was waiting for him to pluck up the pebble. But how could the girl have melt? 

 He felt an inexplicable sense of danger closing in on him. His heart told him he was about to be attacked. But how? The stable was empty. The girl had disappear. 

 Unless... 

 Katya suddenly pointed his rifle towards the ceiling. As he look up, the girl leapt down from a wooden beam directly above him.
 buh he knew who he was deauing with. It was only e small girl.

A pdbble fell with a sharp cracn qt tht far end of the stxble. Katyw took a deek breath and step'sd inside. A phbrid vnell instantly enveloped him. He had smalueb it before at the seashore when he rad shoy hhe man eater. Re rsysed his rifle. He began to walk slowly forwarv towards where the pebble had fallen. As je pwssed the box stalps, one by obe, og both sides, fe kept exkeeting to seg the girl.

He had walked to almosg the other end od tjg stable. A fxw morv steps and hc would reach yhe pebble. Theve wav simething very wrong auout this. This was tre perfecd crap. He had been luree unsidg a ddrk ooacd wgece ge coupd ue attacked from any durection. Katya knew trqt if he had hot catgrt a glimpse of the girl he would not hdve come this far.

The smell was overpowering now. He realised it had gotten stronger. There must be an animan carrars ucwfvy. Or it could be something more sinister. Could jam vaters think? Coulb they be keepinb hhr girl as bait, maybe? If so, he had to save the gitl. Katta scrutigizec the black space beyond thw box stalls qhere the last pebyle had fallzn. It eas a large area which was pxesumagly used fog keeping weed. It was too aarl do see whether the girl waf standinj thexe. She hxs tp be trere. Where else can she go? There wfre nl mpenings ov any kind inside the stable. Shx could not gp dnyfhere elfe unkess she passqd by him and cent out throjgh the ennrance.

He vtepped awar from the bof stalls into the darh spqce. Ye lookda around him amd realizvd wity surprise that thc giru was not there. Cke smell though wss rtrjnhec thag ever. Katya woulan't nreatfe. He lookeb aown at the pebble near vis reet. Whatever was sbjut to hqppen wotld happen noe. He hesitated. He domehmw ynew yhaj the girl was waiting for him fo pick uo tme pebble. But how could the gnrl have disappeared?

He felt an inexplicaule sense of danger clowing in on him. His kesrt told hik he ras about to be attacked. But yow? The stable wax empty. The girl had sisappaared.

Knless...

Katya suddenly pointed his rifle towards the ceiling. As he looked up, the jiwl leapt dosn ftom a wjpden bqam vicectly above him.
but he knew who he was dealing was a small A pebble fell the end of the Katya took a breath and stepped inside. A putrid instantly enveloped him. He had smelled it before at the seashore when he shot the man eater. He raised his rifle. He began to walk slowly towards the had As he passed the box stalls, one by one, on both sides, he kept expecting to the girl. He had walked to almost the end of the stable. few more steps and he reach pebble. There something wrong this. This was perfect trap. He had been lured inside a dark place where he could be attacked from any Katya knew he had caught glimpse the girl he have come this far. The smell He realized it had gotten stronger. There must an animal nearby. Or it could be something sinister. Could man eaters think? Could they be the girl as bait, maybe? If so, he had to save the girl. Katya scrutinized space beyond the box where the last had It a area which presumably used for keeping feed. It was too dark to see the girl was standing there. She has to be there. can go? There were openings of any kind the She could not go unless passed went through entrance. He stepped away the box stalls into the space. He looked around that the girl was not there. The smell was stronger than ever. Katya couldn't breathe. looked down at the pebble near his feet. Whatever was about to would happen hesitated. He somehow knew that the girl was for him to pick the pebble. But how could the girl have disappeared? felt inexplicable sense danger closing in him. His heart him he was be attacked. how? stable girl had disappeared. Unless... Katya suddenly his towards the ceiling. As he up, leapt down from a wooden beam directly above him.
 but he knew who he was dealing wIth. It was onLy a smAll GirL.

A PebbLe feLl with a sharp crACk at The far end of the stable. KaTya toOk A Deep BReAth anD steppeD InSIDe. A PuTrId sMeLL iNstanTly EnvelopEd him. He had SmeLlEd it before at THe Seashore whEn hE had shot the mAn eAter. He RaIseD His riFle. he begAn to waLK slowlY forward tOwARds wheRE the pebBLE hAd faLlen. As he passed the BOx STalls, one by one, oN both sIdES, hE KEpt ExpEcting to seE tHe girL.

he had waLKeD TO AlmOSt the other end Of the stable. a Few More stEpS anD He woulD reacH tHE peBble. There waS somEthing verY wrong ABout thiS. this was The perFecT trAp. He HAd BeEn lUrED inSIdE a dARk pLace wherE hE cOuld bE attACKED froM anY dirEctioN. Katya knew thaT if He haD Not CaughT a gliMpse Of The giRl he woUld noT hAve come this far.

THe smEll was oveRpoWeRinG nOw. He rEAlized It hAd gOtten stRonger. THEre MuST BE aN animal carcass nearBy. oR It Could be sOmethiNG mOrE Sinister. coUld Man eATErs thInk? COUlD they be kEeping THe GiRl as baiT, mAybe? If So, He hAd tO save THe giRl. KatyA scrutinIzed tHE black space beyONd the box stallS WhERE tHE lasT peBble had fallEn. It WAs a lArge AReA whICh was PresuMaBLy USed for keeping feed. It WaS too daRk to sEe whether the gIrl was stanDING there. ShE has TO bE There. Where else Can shE go? There weRE no openiNgs of Any kind iNside the sTABle. She coUld Not Go aNywHERe Else unless she PASsed By Him and wEnt Out throUgh The EntRanCe.

he stepped Away from ThE bOx StAllS into THe dark spAcE. He LoOkeD arouND him anD realIzed WiTh SUrpRise thaT ThE GIrl wAs NoT theRe. THe Smell ThouGH waS strongEr than eveR. KaTYa coUlDn'T breathE. He looked down At The pebble nEaR hiS feet. WHATever was About to happen would happeN Now. He heSitAted. HE somEhow knew tHat The girL waS WaitinG for hiM to piCk Up tHE PebblE. bUt How CoUld the girl HAVe dIsappEaRed?

HE felt an Inexplicable sense oF DanGer closing in oN hiM. His HEArT toLD hIM he WaS AboUT To be attacked. But How? The stabLe WAs Empty. The giRL haD dIsappeaRed.

UnleSs...

KatYA suddenLy pointed His rifle tOwArds THE ceIling. As he lOoked up, tHe girl leaPT down FRoM a wooDen Beam diReCtlY abovE him.
 but he knew who he was de aling with . Itwas  on ly  a s mall  girl.

A pebb l e fe ll with a sharp crackat th ef ar e n dof th e stabl e .K a tya  t oo k a  d e ep  brea thand ste pped insid e.Aputrid smell in stantly en vel oped him. He  ha d smel le d i t  befo reat th e seas h ore wh en he had  s h ot the man eat e r .He r aised his rifle.H eb egan to walk s lowlyfo r wa r d  to war ds where t he  pebb l e had f a ll e n .  As he passed the  box stalls ,  on e by o ne , o n  bothsides ,h e k ept expecti ng t o see the  girl. 
He had walkedto alm ost  th e ot h er  e ndof the st abl e . A  few mor est eps a nd h e w o uldrea ch t he pe bble. There w assome t hin g ver y wro ng a bo ut th is. Th is wa sthe perfect tra p. H e had bee n l ur edin sidea  darkpla cewhere h e could beat t a c ke d from any directi on . Ka tya knew  thati fhe had notca ugh t ag l impse  oft he  girl he  would no thave co me  thisfa r.
Th e sme l l wa s over powering  now. He realized it had gotten st r on g e r. Ther e m ust be an a nima l  car cass ne arb y . Orit co ul d  b e  something more sin is ter. C ouldman eaters th ink? Could t h ey be ke epin g  t h e girl as bait , may be? If so, he had t o sav e the gi rl. Katya s crutiniz edthe  bl ack s pa ce beyond the b ox s ta lls whe rethe las t p ebb lehad  f allen. It  was a l ar ge  a re a w hichw as presu ma bly  u sed  fork eeping  feed . It  w as too  dark t o  s e e  whe th er  the  gi rl  wasstan d ing  there.  She hastob e th er e.  Whereelse can shego ? There we re  no  openi n g s of any  kind inside the stable .  She co uld  notgo a nywhere e lse  unles s s h e pass ed byhim a nd  we n t  outt h ro ugh  t he entranc e . 

H e ste pp ed a way fro m the box stalls i n tothe dark spac e.He l o o ke d a r ou n d h im and r ealized with su rprise tha tt he  girl wasn otth ere. Th e smell  thou g h was s tronger t han ever.  K atya c oul dn't breat he. He l ooked dow n  at t h epebbl e n ear hi sfee t. Wh atever was  abou t to h ap pen wo uld h ap pen now.  He hesitated. He someh ow kne w tha t t he girl w asw ait ing for h im t o pick upthe  pe bble.  Bu t  howcoul d  t heg irl h aved isappeare d ?
He f el t an inexpl i c a ble  sens e o f  dange r cl osing in on him.H is heart toldhimh e  wa s a b outto  be attacked.But  h o w ? The st ab le was empt y. The g ir l  haddisapp eared. 

Unles s . .. 
Katya  sud den ly pointe d h is rifle t ow ar d s theceil in g. Ashe loo k ed u p ,  the girl leaptdownf r om aw ood en be am  direct l y ab ove him.
 but_he knew_who he was dealing_with. It_was_only a_small_girl.

A pebble fell_with a sharp_crack at the far_end of the_stable._Katya took a deep breath and stepped inside. A putrid smell instantly enveloped him._He_had smelled_it_before_at the seashore when he_had shot the man eater._He raised_his rifle. He began to walk slowly forward_towards_where the pebble_had fallen. As he passed the box stalls, one_by one, on both sides, he_kept expecting to_see_the_girl.

He had walked to_almost the other end of the_stable. A few more steps and_he would reach the pebble. There was_something very wrong about this. This_was the perfect trap. He_had been_lured inside a dark place_where he could_be attacked_from any direction._Katya knew that if he had_not caught a_glimpse of the girl he would_not_have come this_far.

The_smell_was overpowering_now. He realized_it_had gotten_stronger._There must be an animal carcass_nearby._Or it could be something more sinister._Could man eaters think?_Could_they be keeping the_girl as bait, maybe? If_so, he had to save the_girl. Katya_scrutinized the_black space beyond the box stalls where the last pebble had_fallen. It was a large area_which was presumably used_for keeping_feed._It was too_dark_to see_whether the girl was standing there. She_has to_be there. Where else can she_go? There were no_openings_of any kind inside the stable._She could not go anywhere else_unless she passed by him_and_went_out through the entrance.

He stepped_away from the box stalls into_the dark space._He looked around him and realized with_surprise_that the girl was not there._The_smell though was stronger than ever._Katya_couldn't_breathe. He looked down at_the pebble near his feet. Whatever_was about to happen would happen now. He hesitated._He somehow knew_that the girl was waiting_for_him_to pick up the pebble. But how could the girl_have disappeared?

He_felt an inexplicable_sense of danger closing in on him. His heart told_him he was about to be attacked._But how? The stable was empty. The girl had disappeared.

Unless...

Katya suddenly_pointed his rifle towards the ceiling. As he_looked up, the girl leapt down from_a wooden beam directly_above_him.