Prologue, Ch 2:
Changed much since first climb.
Now have legs. Claws. Can grab and climb.
Better biting parts. Mouth. Bite stronger. Consume more.
Collected much essence.
Ate shield-bug. Grew armor.
Ate spindle-walker. Can make sticky stuff. Make sticky catchers. Catches food.
Living in tallgreen. Found hole in trunk. Goes deep. Live inside hole. Set sticky catcher near home.
Sticky stuff good.
Can see much from high up. See old home. Liquid home. Large. See many tallgreens. All around pool.
Sometimes see shapes around tallgreens. Shapes move quick. Can't see well.
Can see sky. Sky changes. Sometimes bright light. Can see colors.
Sometimes not light. Can't see well. Hear many sounds.
Sometimes, when not light, can see specks in sky. Too far to reach.
Good home... plenty food...
...am...content...
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Found new food. Big food. Eats smaller food... food-eater?
Found food-eater. Will follow. Watch close.
Food eater strong. Has grabber-claws. Tried sticky-catching food eater. Claws tore apart sticky catcher. Big and strong.
Has spiked tail. Tail spike stabs food. Food stops moving. Tail bad.
Food-eater... eats much.
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Food-eater... could eat me...
...do not want be food.
Must eat food-eater before eats me.
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How stop food-eater?
Must follow. Watch quietly.
Food-eater gets food when not-light. Sleeps when light.
Small eyes. Doesn't see well. Feels with long legs.
Followed to eater's home. Lives in another hole.
Could food-eater get caught in home?
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Eater has left. Will food-eat.
Now can see eater home.
Perhaps will put sticky stuff all inside...
...oh.
See another eater.
Little eater.
Hmm... can little eater be food?
Little eater probably has spiked tail too. Should not reach in.
Must make little eater come out... how?
Hmm...
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Return home. Grab food in sticky catcher. Will use food against little eater.|
Sneak back. Place sticky stuff around hole entrance.
Now...
Come out, little eater... food for you...
Yes... come... come get food...
Closer... closer...
NOW!
Sticky catcher has caught little eater!
Must grab tail before get stabbed!
There! Now use sticky stuff to tie down tail!
Sticky stuff very, very good.
Now... must collect essence...
End Ch 2