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He turned a confusing, multicornered intersection and caught sight of the figure suddenly off to his side. Even as he turned to follow, he realized that Drizzt still had to be up front. “Ready!” Bruenor called, tossing the torch to a dry spot beside him and taking up his axe and shield. His alertness saved them all, for only a split nike air max 360 second later, not one, but two cloaked forms emerged from the side tunnel, swords raised and sharp teeth gleaming under twitching whiskers. They were man-sized, wearing the clothes of men and holding swords. In their other form, they were indeed humans and not always vile, but on the nights of the bright moon they took on their darker form, the lycanthrope side. They moved like men but were nike air max 180 mantled with the trappings – elongated snout, bristled brown fur, and pink tail – of sewer rats. Lining them up over the top of Bruenor’s helm, Catti-brie launched the first strike. 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