![]() After a few good chomps, he swallowed it whole. He Veered up and away, and cracked the hard shell with his teeth, savouring the delicious beetle meat as it squirted down his throat. Braking sharply he scooped the beetle up with his tail membrane, flicked it into his left wing, and volleyed it straight into his open mouth. The air whistled in his flared ears as he swooped down. Caught in his echo vision, the insect hummed and glowed in his mind like a shadow edged in quicksilver. Shade still couldn't see it with his eyes - but he could see it with his ears. He was almost invisible against the night sky, the streaks of silver in his thick black fur flashing in the moon's glow.Īirborne now, the beetle was a whirl of shell and wing. ![]() He flapped harder, picking up speed as he homed in on the musical whine. ![]() Skimming over the banks of the stream, Shade heard the beetle warming up its wings. ![]()
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