《Slime》（史莱姆）五(12)

She shuddered now and covered her eyes as she tried to picture what she had seen. "O God–the darkness came alive! The darkness came alive!"
Somehow, she went on presently, she had stumbled through the trees into the road. She was so terrified she hardly noticed the approaching car.
There could be no doubt that Delores Rell was in the grip of genuine terror. Chief Underbeck acted with alacrity. After the white-faced girl had been driven to a nearby hospital for treatment of her scratches and the administration of a sedative, Underbeck rounded up all available men on the force, equipped them with shotguns, rifles and flashlights, hurried them into four prowl cars and started off for Wharton's Swamp.