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@@@@@We weren't even close friends, but I knew he was slowly dying, right between my heartsI couldn't endure that ?I heard the angry claw beast roaring, and I ran toward the soundSoon I could see its thick white furI ran straight to its third left leg and launched myself as high up the leg as I couldI used all six of my hands, the knife sides, to yank myself up the side of the beastIt roared and spun, but that didn't helpPicture a dog chasing its tailClaw beasts have very small brains?a limited intelligence ?I made it to the beast's back and ran up the double spine, digging in with my knives so that it couldn't shake me off ?It only took seconds to get up to the beast's headBut that was where the greatest difficulty waitedMy ice cutters were only? about as long as your forearm, maybeThe claw beast's hide was twice as thickI swung my arm down as hard as I could, slashing through the first layer of fur and membraneThe claw beast screamed and reared back on its hindmost legs ?I lodged four of my hands into its hide?it screamed and thrashedWith the other two, I took turns cutting at the gash I'd madeThe skin was so thick and tough, I didn't know if I would be able to saw through ?The claw beast went berserkIt shook so hard that it was all I could do to hold on for a momentBut time was running out for Harness LightI shoved my hands into the hole and tried to rip it open ?Then the claw beast threw itself backward onto the ice ?If we hadn't been over its lair, the pit it had dug to hide in, that would have crushed