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Cautiously you descend onto the ooze of the forest floor which is covered with rolling ferns. You cast around with your holo- detector for some time, picking your way across the treacherous ground. Within minutes you have scanned the area of the Timehole without finding anything more than a few giant, black centipedes, a metre long or more. As you return to Falcon's Wing your attention is caught when the surface of the swamp ripples slightly. You cannot see beneath the floating green scum, but decide to hurry the last few steps to the Access Hatch. Suddenly, the surface parts and huge jaws surge towards you. A fifty-foot prehistoric crocodile is lumbering towards you with startling pace. Will you: