Chapter 11Voortman’s Armoured Pith Helmet, from London’s Finest Purveyor of Defensive and Deflective Haberdashery
Ah yes, as I was saying, unlike the Tyrannosaurus rex, the Victoriasaurus regina has rather long forelimbs, each with a single wicked claw, that it keeps coiled close to its body, poised to thrust out as though they were spring loaded. Nasty piece of business that. We of course had no idea of this till we ran across one on our hunt for the rare Grey Footed Marmoset—the key factor in the production of the vaccine for some obscure ailment I have forgotten about. A shame the nasty blighter’s first swipe took the top of old Lord Floggenhall’s head clean off.
While the others of my party were busy fleeing for cover and/or soiling their ...
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