Myna

Female | Age unspecified | 3 to 5 minutes
Starts on page 42

EXTRACT: And I expect she lived to regret it. May I tell my tale now? I begin with a terrible description of the villain of the piece. Face like a monkey, legs like a stork,/Is this a man or the devil's own work?/ Throws dice upon the table, gives the girls another smack,/ Half-beast, half-man, it's an evil hunch-back.

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Vikram

Male | Age unspecified | 3 to 5 minutes
Starts on page 75

EXTRACT: Aagh! Pain. Piercing. You flail and scream. The black talons of an eagle enclose your tail. You crane your neck until its glinting eyes meet yours. Black! Like glass. Intent on your death. The hermit has followed you into the air. He takes you higher and higher -

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