Published on: November 1, 2021 at 2:00 PM

By Jamon Smith
University of Alabama

Night falls.

A thick, black curtain of darkness envelops the sky. The air is still and silent.

Suddenly, a creature with long, disproportionate claws with flaps of veiny skin between its fingers appears in the air, flapping its dark-colored skin-wings swiftly.

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