"Smells what, so good, smells what?" I poop! I poop Ge-go!"

"Bat!" she shouted, pointing to the monstrous animal above her. "Geez!" thought Gregor. "Doesn't anything scare her?"

"The girl shook her head, "You will have to be stronger or smarter than I am." Boots looked up at the girl, registered…"

"If roaches talked and bats played ball games, then probably there was a cow jumping a moon somewhere, too."

"Doors are for those who lack enemies."

"Welcome, Overlander," he said. Then he grabbed Gregor's arm and spoke in his ear in a dramatically hushed voice. "Bew…"

""I would as soon bond with a stone. At least it could be counted on not to run away in battle." Luxa broke into a gri…"

"Do I have any say in this?" he asked. To his surprise, Fangor and Shed laughed. "He speaks!" said Shed. "What a treat…"

"I like him, Shed!" howled Fangor. "I like him, too," choked Shed. "The humans are commonly most dreary. Say we may ke…"

"One, she was clear as a bell, and the next she was calling him Simon. Who was SIMON He had no idea."