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Yggdrasil shakes, and shiver on high The ancient limbs, and the giant is loose; Elder Edda
In the black, cramping tunnel Thorn could only swing his knife in a narrow arc, and the snarl of the attacking dog was concentrated into a grating roar that hurt his eardrums. Nevertheless, knife took effect before fangs, and with an angry whimper the dog backed away -- there was no room to turn.