davenport,stretchedasifwakingfromanap．Sheturnedherslenderwaisttowardsthegatheringsaying，

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    "Theremustbeatraitoramongusorthetreasurescouldnothavebeenstolen..."Elina,whowassittingbyherside,nudgedherlightlyohigh,seeminglytocautionher，insinuatingthatasanewer，sheshouldnotsaythingsthatcouldnotbesubstantiated．TheoutspokenDorna,whowassittingonthefloorwithherelbowsonAisha’spsaid，

    "She’srightandIknowwhothetraitoris.It’sIleelyshe’sbeenverysecretive，ingandgoingalone．Sheissoproudandseldomunicateswithanyofus．I’vesuspectedherofhavingulteriormotiveseversincesheetdom.”Aisha,yingwithDorna’shair,saidspecutively，

    "Ihaveafeelingthatthingsweren’tquiteright．Medusahasalmostdisappearedfromsight．Duringtheday，she’sobeseenandatnightshestandsguardonourrooftoporflieslowaroundthepace．Ismelltensionintheair.”Deannainterruptedhersaying，

    "Iknowwheresheisduringtheday!Isawherdrillingtheyoungnativesihoftheforestasifpreparingforanemergency.”Elinasatonthecouch,herlegscloselycmpedtogether,presentingagracefulposture．Thedoused，

    "IfIhadace，I’dliketodoaphysicalcheckuponCyclopstoseehowdifferenthisouterphysicalstruandinternalansarefromthoseofhumans.”Deannawasaghastandsaidagitatedly，

    "Dohinkofit!HeisamohatevenMedusahasahardtimetrolling!"Aishainterposedsaying，

    "Keepcalm．Thingsarenotthatseriousyet．AtleastMedusaknowssomethingisbrewingandhastakenmeasures．Thebestwayforustohelpherwouldbetokeepcalm，bealertandnotbeeanadditionalburdehequietandtaciturnLotuswasseateddemurelyonthecircurreer，legscurledupbehher,hersoft,silkenhairfreshandlustrousasarainwashedflower．Shehadbeensittingthere，silentlybutattentivelylisteningtotheversation,whileshebentoverherembroidery．Nowsheraisedherheadandsaid，

    "Iagree．ThebestwedoisnottohamperMedusaitleagainststrongenemies．Wethinkofasafepcetoretreatto,putourmostpreciousandimportantbelongingsintoabag,putonpracticalclothingsothatwewouldbereadytoevacuateatamoment’snotice．Also，IheardthatCyclopsisacruel，leonster．Wemusttakeottofallintohishands.”Aishanoddedinagreement．

    "Right!Let’stransferourhelicopterstothecourtyardinfrontofthepace，readytotakeoffatanytime.”Dornajumpedforjoy．

    "Leavethattome!Ilovetoflyhelicopters.”Whilethesenobleandmostbeautifulofanimalswereexgingideasivoices,theph．Pigupthereceiver,Elinasaid,"ThisisElina...Verywell,I’llberightthere.”Everyonelookedatherquestioninglyandasked，

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    "Whowasthat?"

    "Ileen．Shesaidshewasn’tfeelingwelndisattheic．Shewaogothereatonce.”Dornapulledfearfullyatherarmsandsaid，

    "Don’tgo．Itmightbeatrap.”Elina，posedandimperturbable，pattedhercheeksandsaid，

    "Don’tworry．ThetimeisnotripeyetandIwon’tbehermaintarget.”Thebeautifunimalsscattered,eachtoherownroomtopreparefortheworst．

    Stronglightswerefocusedonthelowerpartofafullyexposed,voluptuousfemalebody．ItwasIleen，lyingspread-eagledonthemedicalexaminationtable，legswidelyparted,whileElina,maskedandglovedbutotherwisestarknakedlikeherpatient,wasgivingherapelvicexam．

    "Haveyoubeenmissingyourperiodstely?”sheaskedassheprobedand

davenport,stretchedasifwakingfromanap．Sheturnedherslenderwaisttowardsthegatheringsaying，

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    "Theremustbeatraitoramongusorthetreasurescouldnothavebeenstolen..."Elina,whowassittingbyherside,nudgedherlightlyohigh,seeminglytocautionher，insinuatingthatasanewer，sheshouldnotsaythingsthatcouldnotbesubstantiated．TheoutspokenDorna,whowassittingonthefloorwithherelbowsonAisha’spsaid，

    "She’srightandIknowwhothetraitoris.It’sIleelyshe’sbeenverysecretive，ingandgoingalone．Sheissoproudandseldomunicateswithanyofus．I’vesuspectedherofhavingulteriormotiveseversincesheetdom.”Aisha,yingwithDorna’shair,saidspecutively，

    "Ihaveafeelingthatthingsweren’tquiteright．Medusahasalmostdisappearedfromsight．Duringtheday，she’sobeseenandatnightshestandsguardonourrooftoporflieslowaroundthepace．Ismelltensionintheair.”Deannainterruptedhersaying，

    "Iknowwheresheisduringtheday!Isawherdrillingtheyoungnativesihoftheforestasifpreparingforanemergency.”Elinasatonthecouch,herlegscloselycmpedtogether,presentingagracefulposture．Thedoused，

    "IfIhadace，I’dliketodoaphysicalcheckuponCyclopstoseehowdifferenthisouterphysicalstruandinternalansarefromthoseofhumans.”Deannawasaghastandsaidagitatedly，

    "Dohinkofit!HeisamohatevenMedusahasahardtimetrolling!"Aishainterposedsaying，

    "Keepcalm．Thingsarenotthatseriousyet．AtleastMedusaknowssomethingisbrewingandhastakenmeasures．Thebestwayforustohelpherwouldbetokeepcalm，bealertandnotbeeanadditionalburdehequietandtaciturnLotuswasseateddemurelyonthecircurreer，legscurledupbehher,hersoft,silkenhairfreshandlustrousasarainwashedflower．Shehadbeensittingthere，silentlybutattentivelylisteningtotheversation,whileshebentoverherembroidery．Nowsheraisedherheadandsaid，

    "Iagree．ThebestwedoisnottohamperMedusaitleagainststrongenemies．Wethinkofasafepcetoretreatto,putourmostpreciousandimportantbelongingsintoabag,putonpracticalclothingsothatwewouldbereadytoevacuateatamoment’snotice．Also，IheardthatCyclopsisacruel，leonster．Wemusttakeottofallintohishands.”Aishanoddedinagreement．

    "Right!Let’stransferourhelicopterstothecourtyardinfrontofthepace，readytotakeoffatanytime.”Dornajumpedforjoy．

    "Leavethattome!Ilovetoflyhelicopters.”Whilethesenobleandmostbeautifulofanimalswereexgingideasivoices,theph．Pigupthereceiver,Elinasaid,"ThisisElina...Verywell,I’llberightthere.”Everyonelookedatherquestioninglyandasked，

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    "Whowasthat?"

    "Ileen．Shesaidshewasn’tfeelingwelndisattheic．Shewaogothereatonce.”Dornapulledfearfullyatherarmsandsaid，

    "Don’tgo．Itmightbeatrap.”Elina，posedandimperturbable，pattedhercheeksandsaid，

    "Don’tworry．ThetimeisnotripeyetandIwon’tbehermaintarget.”Thebeautifunimalsscattered,eachtoherownroomtopreparefortheworst．

    Stronglightswerefocusedonthelowerpartofafullyexposed,voluptuousfemalebody．ItwasIleen，lyingspread-eagledonthemedicalexaminationtable，legswidelyparted,whileElina,maskedandglovedbutotherwisestarknakedlikeherpatient,wasgivingherapelvicexam．

    "Haveyoubeenmissingyourperiodstely?”sheaskedassheprobedand