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1、TableofContentsTheStranger3FourWinds31AbouttheAuthors52Copyright542TheStrangerbyMonteCookMeridlied.Thatmuchremainedobvious.Icrawledacrossthefakestonefloor.Crawled!IhadnevercrawledinallmyexistencebeforeIcametothisplaceofnightmares.AndIamancient.Meridhaddescribedthisplaceasoneofwonders.TheMaker’s
2、ownrealm.Shelied.Itwasaworldofhorrorandpain.Andworstofall,indignities.Crawl!LikeawormIpulledmyselfalongthedirtyfloorwhereonceIwouldhavesoaredhighintheazureskies,allcreatures—all—coweringorrunninginterrorbeforeme.Backthen,Ifearednothing.Iwantedfornothing.Now?Noweverythingwasdifferent.Iheardanois
3、einthedarkness.MyeyeswerestillkeenandIliftedmyheadtolookaround,althoughtheeffortwasgreat.Iwassoheavyhere.Thesoundwasnotanotherrat.Muchtomyeternalembarrassment,IhadtakentofeedinguponthemandtheotherverminIfounddown3heretosatemyhunger.No,Iknewthesesounds.Theywerehumansounds.Isalivatedatthethoughto
4、fhumanmeatandbone.IthadbeenlongsinceIfeasteduponthem,andneverhereinthisnightmarishplace.Thesoundsgrewlouder.Footsteps.Breathing.Thequietshuffleofthecloththeydrapethemselvesin.That’sright.Comecloser.Igreweager.ThefootstepsIheardcamewithanothersound.Ialmostcouldn’tidentifyit,butthenitoccurredtome
5、.Theman—yes,itwasamalehuman—wasmumblingtohimselfasheshuffledthroughthedarkness.Hemustbeamadman,Ithought.Alltheeasiertograbhimandfeastuponhiswarmentrails.Butno.Wait.Abetterideacametome.Amuchbetteridea.“Greetings,man,”Iwhispered.Onlythendiditoccurtome—whatlanguagedidtheyspeakhere?SurelyitwastheMa
6、ker’sTongue,right?Thatonlymadesense.Itwashisworld,afterall.“Huhn?”cametheman’sgarbledreply.Thealcohol4odorwasstrong.Perhapsnotmadthen.Butcloseenough.“Who’sthere?”Yes,hespoketheMaker’sTongue.“Donotbeafraid.Iamnotheretoharmyou.”“Who’sthat?Who’soverthere?Ican’tseeyou.”Hiswordsslurredaroundhistongu
7、e,and—Isawashedrewcloser—throughswollenlipsandathick,unkemptbeard.“Itisme,littleman.Itisyourgod.”~Coldrainspatteredonthewindowsoftheapartment.RichardandSarahkepttheplaceinChicagoasanofficeandacrashspotforwhentheywereintown.Whenthe
