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'They're as big as bloody cows!' 'Oh, my god!' Pat clung to him. 'They're real. They actually exist!' 'Quiet!' he commanded, holding her close to him. 'Not a sound!' They watched. More and more crabs slunk out of the sea. They grouped together, each one remaining motionless as soon as it was on dry land. 'What's going on?' Cliff whispered. It's bizarre; it's as though they're waiting for something!' The crabs remained motionless. 'There!' Cliff had spotted another movement amongst the waves. 'Something's ... Oh, my god! Just look at that one!' 'I don't … I can't believe it!' Pat Benson was close to hysteria. It's just not possible! It's a nightmare! Oh, Cliff, please tell me, please, it isn't all real!' 'It's real enough,' he said grimly. 'I wish to God it wasn't, though! Just look at the size of that fellow!' King Crab! Nobody could have doubted the latest arrival's right to rule. Half as big again as the rest of those nightmarish creatures, this one was the very personification of evil. It waddled slowly to the front of the others, its pincers waving menacingly as though defying any one of them to challenge its authority. Some of them moved back, huddling together. 'They're, even they're frightened of it!' Cliff exclaimed." (from "Night of The Crabs (Crabs Series Book 1) (English Edition)" by Guy N. Smith) 🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀