To The Shelter

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"Mum! I need to talk to you!"

"Not now, Roary, can't you see I 'm busy with your sister?"

"But-"

"No! Later!"

"But Mum-"

"No, Roarsaener, not now! Can you hear?"

"Yes, but-"

"Go to your room!"

I've had enough."MaNnIeS!"

"What?! Everyone, to the shelters!" Finally, she listens. "Stop writing in that silly log now and RUN!" Better go!




I now have time to explain everything. Too much time, in fact. Once every 60 years, for 2 years, the eleven MaNnIeS (Well, usually eleven- one was defeated. Somehow.) go around the world eating everything. It's survival for the fittest or cleverest. Everyone else is either eaten (most likely), squashed (quite likely), or both ( even more likely). There are about fifty of us in this shelter: 12 families or so of us lions. You already know most of my family:

"Woary, what hapwenin?"

"Not now, Moz." There she goes. Much better.

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