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Before either could get their bearings, the creature in the cage popped up on their feet, yanked their body so violently that the connected tubes pulled apart, pushed the door wide open, and jumped on Dad quickly and ferociously. The creature began biting into Dad’s neck and extremities, tearing at his clothing and flesh as he yelled out in agony. In the distance, Paige saw Emily holding a broom handle against a tiny gray button near the light switch. The girls were in horrified shock, but they couldn’t look away. Something felt familiar, almost majestic about what they were seeing. As the monster fed into their father’s flesh, its body began filling out, becoming more human with each bite. The cracks in the monster’s skin and sunken parts around the ribs and face began filling with the same greenish glow that Paige had seen before.