It was some unknown thing that lurked just under the surface, and when it got hungry, it sank its teeth in and dragged me down.
“And then, in a skittering, chittering rush, it came. The hand, running high on its fingertips, scrabbled through the tall grass and up onto a tree stump. It stood there for a moment, like crab tasting the air, and then it made one triumphant, nail-clacking leap onto the center of the tablecloth.
Time slowed for Coraline. The white fingers closed around the black key....”
― Coraline
Time slowed for Coraline. The white fingers closed around the black key....”
― Coraline
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