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She came around the corner and gasped. She gestured for silence.
“What is it?” he whispered at her.
“Giant bear, sleeping.”
“Oh, is that all?” he replied at a normal volume.
“Shh!”
“It’s hibernating. It won’t wake up unless it gets a special hormone injection.”
“Really?”
“Oh yeah, the idea was that a sleeping bear would be easier to transport, and then you’d wake it up at the target site and point the ravenous bear at your enemies.”
“The scary thing is how much sense that makes to me.”
“Why is that scary?”
“It means I’ve been here too long.”
“What is it?” he whispered at her.
“Giant bear, sleeping.”
“Oh, is that all?” he replied at a normal volume.
“Shh!”
“It’s hibernating. It won’t wake up unless it gets a special hormone injection.”
“Really?”
“Oh yeah, the idea was that a sleeping bear would be easier to transport, and then you’d wake it up at the target site and point the ravenous bear at your enemies.”
“The scary thing is how much sense that makes to me.”
“Why is that scary?”
“It means I’ve been here too long.”
