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    t on a rock. Lyra held his hand and rubbed her eyes.

    quot;s ; she whispered.

    quot;Ama  some poo ; ly, and Lyra turned to t time, and put ;I got ; ill  on, quot;but some soldiers did, too. I dont kno as soon as ;

    Outside, t; one of ters aken a fusillade from a zeppelins mac on top, and it burst into flames, not only killing t also preventing ters from landing.

    Anot o reinforce tion. Mrs. Coulter ing it ook careful aim before firing. ill sa side.

    If s again, , Ill rusurned to o Balt tead, ill sa trembling and whimpering.

    quot;Balt; ill said urgently. quot;Come on, t  you! And you o , you kno, youre not a coward, and we need you...”

    But before thing else happened.

    Mrs. Coulter cried out and reaco aneously tc someth a snarl of glee.

    A voice, a  somee, came from the monkeys paw:

    quot;tialys! tialys!quot;

    It iny  one of  s in pain. Ama kneop till orn it off, but ill leapt forers hand.

    And  t ter fell still, and ill became arange stalemate.

    ter terly motionless. orted  s move, because standing on iny man   ening  o cry out a moment before.  ung her ankle.

    But ttle man couldnt  Mrs. Coulter anymore, because of tner  t tle man dug o Mrs. Coulters jugular vein. None of them could move.

    Breato govern ter turned ear-daso ill and said calmly, quot;So, Master ill, ;