he could barely manage to get the ritual binding words out . never would have seen you again . a terrible tug-of-war followed between the steer and the horse . i stayed staring for a few more seconds before fleeing to the bathroom . he was russ 's biggest champion , was n't he ? it was n't a risk that any of his kind took lightly . through a thin layer of mist the beam of the light aimed in toward the single room . it was because of science that the world had turned so dark for us . 