Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 They left a note for Uncle Walker in case he woke up and realized they were gone. Daniel carried the walkie-talkie, Abbi carried the flashlight, and Lydia hung the night-vision binoculars around her neck. They were ready! Daniel had seen the mysterious creature by the stream where they'd seen the paw prints earlier. When they reached the area, Abbi shone the flashlight slowly over the ground. "Nothing," Abbi said. "Maybe it was farther downstream?" "Wait, what's this?" Lydia said. She gestured toward a spot a few feet away where

第八章他们给沃克叔叔留了张便条，以防他醒来发现他们走了。 丹尼尔拿着对讲机，阿比拿着手电筒，莉迪亚把夜视望远镜挂在脖子上。 他们准备好了！丹尼尔在小溪边看到了这个神秘的生物，他们之前在那里看到了爪印。 当他们到达那个地方时，阿比用手电筒慢慢地照着地面。 “没什么，”阿比说。“也许在更下游的地方？”“等等，这是什么？”利迪娅说。 她指了指几英尺外的一个地方

the grass turned into mud from the stream. Abbi carefully drove over, making sure to keep her tires on hard ground. Her chair could easily sink into mud! Getting stuck would be a nightmare. Thankfully, even from the safety of the grass, she could see what Lydia had spotted. It wasn't a paw print, but… "It's a boot print!" Abbi said. "Look, it's the same kind of mark that Uncle Walker's

溪水中的草变成了泥。 阿比小心翼翼地开了过来，确保把轮胎放在坚硬的地面上。 她的椅子很容易陷进泥里！被困住将是一场噩梦。 谢天谢地，即使在安全的草地上，她也能看到莉迪亚所看到的。 这不是爪印，但是……“这是靴印！”艾比。 “看，这和沃克叔叔的记号是一样的

work boots leave on the welcome mat when they're muddy." Daniel leaned down for a closer look. "Who could be out here this time of night?" "How do you know they're from tonight?" Lydia asked. "Maybe they're from days ago!" Abbi shook her head. "Remember how much it rained earlier? If there had been any prints here then, they'd be washed away by now. Could it have been the crew? Maybe they came this way?" "Yeah, maybe!" Daniel said. He paused, staring at the footprint again. "But why wouldn't they have said they were here?"

工作靴沾上泥巴后，就会留在欢迎脚垫上。” 丹尼尔俯下身仔细看了看。 “这么晚了，谁会在外面？”“你怎么知道他们是今晚来的？”利迪娅问。 “也许是几天前的！”阿比摇了摇头。 “还记得之前下了多少雨吗？” 如果当时这里有任何指纹，现在也应该被冲走了。 会是机组人员吗？ 也许他们是从这边来的？”“嗯,也许吧!”丹尼尔说。 他停顿了一下，又盯着那个脚印。 “但是他们为什么不告诉我他们在这里呢？”

It was still early, but the woods suddenly felt extra dark. Scary in a way Abbi had never felt before. As if they were being watched. Her skin prickled. "Let's look for more boot prints," she said. "If the crew did make them, we'll run into

时间还早，但树林里突然变得格外黑了。 这是阿比从未有过的恐惧。 好像有人在监视他们。 她的皮肤刺痛了。“让我们找找更多的鞋印，”她说。 “如果船员们真的做到了，我们就会遇到

them eventually." The twins nodded at Abbi's plan. They moved slowly, scanning their surroundings carefully. After a few minutes of walking in silence, Abbi noticed some strange markings on a nearby tree trunk. "What's that?" she said as she drove toward it. Four long, jagged lines were carved into the bark. Abbi gasped. "They're claw marks!" She leaned forward and reached out to touch them. Halfway down the first claw mark, she noticed something stuck to the scratched- up bark. A tuft of tawny-colored fur! She plucked it from the tree trunk and held it close to the light. "It's fur."

他们最终。”双胞胎对阿比的计划点了点头。 他们慢慢地走着，仔细地打量着周围的环境。 沉默地走了几分钟后，阿比注意到附近的树干上有一些奇怪的标记。 “那是什么？”她边开车边问。 树皮上刻着四条长长的、参差不齐的线条。 艾比气喘吁吁地说。“那是爪印！”她探身向前，伸手去摸他们。 在第一个爪痕的中间，她注意到有东西粘在被抓伤的树皮上。 一簇茶色的皮毛！她把它从树干上摘下来，贴近光线拿着。 “这是皮毛。”