{"id":118,"date":"2025-02-13T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2025-02-14T21:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:48:26","slug":"book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/book\/","title":{"rendered":"Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3e4b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c3e4b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e133702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e133702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Title<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ec3d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70ec3d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde0c9d e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"fde0c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"266210461\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2662104611\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2662104611\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 1\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2662104612\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2662104612\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 2\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2662104611\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2662104611\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-afafa06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afafa06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed85b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eed85b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0161c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0161c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the queen moved. She raised her ugly head, looking about; then very slowly she crawled to the edge of her throne and slid noiselessly into the water. Up and down the long tank she swam, turning at the ends as you have seen captive seals turn in their tiny tanks, turning upon their backs and diving below the surface.<\/p><p>Nearer and nearer to the island she came until at last she remained at rest before the largest, which was directly opposite her throne. Raising her hideous head from the water she fixed her great, round eyes upon the slaves. They were fat and sleek, for they had been brought from a distant Mahar city where human beings are kept in droves, and bred and fattened, as we breed and fatten beef cattle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9206929 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9206929\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d1b3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16d1b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b31a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b31a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg 480w, https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7415a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f7415a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff55a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ff55a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late. For a very important date. No time to say hello. Goodbye. I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a99ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the queen moved. She raised her ugly head, looking about; then very slowly she crawled to the edge of her throne and slid noiselessly into the water. Up and down the long tank she swam, turning at the ends as you have seen captive seals turn in their tiny tanks, turning upon their backs and diving below the surface.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2267011 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2267011\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8bdb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8bdb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slowly the reptile\u2019s head commenced to move to and fro, but the eyes never ceased to bore toward the frightened girl, and then the victim responded. She turned wide, fear-haunted eyes toward the Mahar queen, slowly she rose to her feet, and then as though dragged by some unseen power she moved as one in a trance straight toward the reptile, her glassy eyes fixed upon those of her captor. To the water\u2019s edge she came, nor did she even pause, but stepped into the shallows beside the little island. On she moved toward the Mahar, who now slowly retreated as though leading her victim on. The water rose to the girl\u2019s knees, and still she advanced, chained by that clammy eye. Now the water was at her waist; now her armpits. Her fellows upon the island looked on in horror, helpless to avert her doom in which they saw a forecast of their own.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a79a00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a79a00\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7922da8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7922da8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740411a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"740411a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late. For a very important date. No time to say hello. Goodbye. I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318c447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318c447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the queen moved. She raised her ugly head, looking about; then very slowly she crawled to the edge of her throne and slid noiselessly into the water. Up and down the long tank she swam, turning at the ends as you have seen captive seals turn in their tiny tanks, turning upon their backs and diving below the surface.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a3bf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7a3bf6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ab3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9ab3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg 480w, https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d126dba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d126dba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21e702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f21e702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slowly the reptile\u2019s head commenced to move to and fro, but the eyes never ceased to bore toward the frightened girl, and then the victim responded. She turned wide, fear-haunted eyes toward the Mahar queen, slowly she rose to her feet, and then as though dragged by some unseen power she moved as one in a trance straight toward the reptile, her glassy eyes fixed upon those of her captor. To the water\u2019s edge she came, nor did she even pause, but stepped into the shallows beside the little island. On she moved toward the Mahar, who now slowly retreated as though leading her victim on. The water rose to the girl\u2019s knees, and still she advanced, chained by that clammy eye. Now the water was at her waist; now her armpits. Her fellows upon the island looked on in horror, helpless to avert her doom in which they saw a forecast of their own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2662104612\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2662104612\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-aa0b509 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa0b509\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99de6d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99de6d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8db92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b8db92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the queen moved. She raised her ugly head, looking about; then very slowly she crawled to the edge of her throne and slid noiselessly into the water. Up and down the long tank she swam, turning at the ends as you have seen captive seals turn in their tiny tanks, turning upon their backs and diving below the surface.<\/p><p>Nearer and nearer to the island she came until at last she remained at rest before the largest, which was directly opposite her throne. Raising her hideous head from the water she fixed her great, round eyes upon the slaves. They were fat and sleek, for they had been brought from a distant Mahar city where human beings are kept in droves, and bred and fattened, as we breed and fatten beef cattle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b4717 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31b4717\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db59f34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db59f34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321dffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321dffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg 480w, https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5b5e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef5b5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d85c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d85c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late. For a very important date. No time to say hello. Goodbye. I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55e8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a55e8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the queen moved. She raised her ugly head, looking about; then very slowly she crawled to the edge of her throne and slid noiselessly into the water. Up and down the long tank she swam, turning at the ends as you have seen captive seals turn in their tiny tanks, turning upon their backs and diving below the surface.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d7fce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99d7fce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a526b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a526b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slowly the reptile\u2019s head commenced to move to and fro, but the eyes never ceased to bore toward the frightened girl, and then the victim responded. She turned wide, fear-haunted eyes toward the Mahar queen, slowly she rose to her feet, and then as though dragged by some unseen power she moved as one in a trance straight toward the reptile, her glassy eyes fixed upon those of her captor. To the water\u2019s edge she came, nor did she even pause, but stepped into the shallows beside the little island. On she moved toward the Mahar, who now slowly retreated as though leading her victim on. The water rose to the girl\u2019s knees, and still she advanced, chained by that clammy eye. Now the water was at her waist; now her armpits. Her fellows upon the island looked on in horror, helpless to avert her doom in which they saw a forecast of their own.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c114bdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c114bdf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117ae4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"117ae4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7458114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7458114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late. For a very important date. No time to say hello. Goodbye. I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late, I\u2019m late.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077b36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"077b36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the queen moved. She raised her ugly head, looking about; then very slowly she crawled to the edge of her throne and slid noiselessly into the water. Up and down the long tank she swam, turning at the ends as you have seen captive seals turn in their tiny tanks, turning upon their backs and diving below the surface.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c6ee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40c6ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6925bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6925bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0.jpg 480w, https:\/\/demoprojectlinks.com\/shadow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-14-at-12.32.57_14def0a0-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0375725 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0375725\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1285aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1285aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slowly the reptile\u2019s head commenced to move to and fro, but the eyes never ceased to bore toward the frightened girl, and then the victim responded. She turned wide, fear-haunted eyes toward the Mahar queen, slowly she rose to her feet, and then as though dragged by some unseen power she moved as one in a trance straight toward the reptile, her glassy eyes fixed upon those of her captor. To the water\u2019s edge she came, nor did she even pause, but stepped into the shallows beside the little island. On she moved toward the Mahar, who now slowly retreated as though leading her victim on. The water rose to the girl\u2019s knees, and still she advanced, chained by that clammy eye. Now the water was at her waist; now her armpits. 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