The Gods of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Books -  - 9798687144636 - December 25, 2020
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The Gods of Mars

Book Excerpt: ...sult of its peculiar method of feeding, which consists in cropping off the tender vegetation with its razorlike talons and sucking it up from its two mouths, which lie one in the palm of each hand, through its arm-like throats. In addition to the features which I have already described, the beast was equipped with a massive tail about six feet in length, quite round where it joined the body, but tapering to a flat, thin blade toward the end, which trailed at right angles to the ground. By far the most remarkable feature of this most remarkable creature, however, were the two tiny replicas of it, each about six inches in length, which dangled, one on either side, from its armpits. They were suspended by a small stem which seemed to grow from the exact tops of their heads to where it connected them with the body of the adult. Whether they were the young, or merely portions of a composite creature, I did not know. As I had been scrutinizing this weird monstrosity the balance of the he...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 25, 2020
ISBN13 9798687144636
Pages 224
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 12 mm   ·   303 g
Language English  

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