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I pressed my back against the door, hoping that my weight could stop the creature from entering the bathroom that I was hiding out in. It wasn’t a pretty sight, with toothpaste smeared across the sink and dirty towels across the floor. I ignored this and franticly looked around for the Great Book of Monsters. It was in the tub, about a foot away.
    I tried to lunge towards it when I tripped. Looking down at my feet, I saw the thing slipped its slender arms under the door and was grabbing onto my foot. “Leggo!” I screamed to no avail. It tried to fit the rest of its body underneath the crack in the door while trying to take a bite out of my foot, letting out low growls at the same time. “Get OFF!” I yelled and kicked it right in its humongous eye.
    Quickly, I got up; nearly slipping on the slime my shoe was now covered with, and jammed the laundry basket against the door. Diving into the bathtub I picked up the grimy old book. On the front cover it said “The Great Book of Monsters” in elegant letters that were golden thousands of years ago. I skimmed through the yellowed pages until I reached the illustration that matched the thing outside.
    “Garglesnaps are vile beasts. The male Garglesnap has long arms and two sets of teeth. The back row of teeth are blunt, for chewing, and the front row are sharp, to rip through flesh easily. The female Garglesnap has three rows of teeth. The first two rows are the same as the males, but the third row is used to store bits of food inside it, so it can feed its young after hunting.”
    I flipped to the next page, and read quickly. I could hear the Garglesnap outside, trying to break down the door.
    “As soon as a Garglesnap is hatched, it immediately crawls towards the first object it sees with legs. You see, a Garglesnap is born without legs. It is unknown why it is, but their instincts tell them to find some as soon as they open their eyes. Once it gets to the object, it bites the leg of and continues to consume the rest of the item or animal. After that the mother attaches the legs to its stumps. If it sees the father it would still attack it, but never the female. This is most likely due to the reason that without the mother, it would have to go legless for the rest of their lives.”
    I looked over at the door. That would explain why it was trying to eat me. “But how do I stop it,” I muttered, turning over the next couple of pages. The door was getting small holes by now, and I was worried. Another page was turned and I found it. The top of the page said in big bold letters, ‘How to Defend Yourself Against a Garglesnap’.
    “It is advised to stay as far away from Garglesnaps as possible. If you see a Garglesnap in your home the best thing to do is back away slowly and never come back again. If a Garglesnap sees you, the best thing to do is say your prayers. You are doomed.”

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