Manta Ray ' she said in what she hoped was a normal speaking voice. 'It was published in 1951 by Lion Books a little paperback company. Although it says on the cover.

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There were shreds of flesh and sinew rising from the wrist. They wavered like plankton in the currents generated by the tank's regulator. And he could see the bones. He straightened up and saw Cynthia standing at the desk. The top of this one was much neater. There was a PowerBook on it closed. Next to it was a telephone. Next to the phone was an answering machine with the red mes-sage-light blinking. Cynthia picked up the telephone. lis-tened then put it back. He was startled by the whiteness of her face. With that little blood in her head she should be lying on the floor dead-fainted away he thought. Instead of fainting she reached a finger toward the PLAY MESSAGES button on the answering machine. "Don't do that!" he hissed. God knew why and it was too late anyway. There was a beep. A click. Then a strange voice-it seemed to be neither male nor female and it.
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