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The dog begins to whine excitedly as it follows a trail of scent towards a cupboard near the opposite wall. You hear the clansman chuckling evilly, and then a loud burst of automatic gunfire shatters the cupboard’s plywood door. The dog claws open what little there remains of the door to reveal a swarm of new-born rats nesting among some books on the bottom shelf. Cursing, the clansman allows his hound to feast briefly on the brood before dragging him away by his collar. Then he turns and leaves the room to go in search of you on the floor above.
You wait until his footsteps have faded before you come out from beneath the table and return to the window. After several abortive attempts, you manage to free the lock. Quickly you open the window and leave the building unseen via the fire escape stairs.
