Simon's eyes popped open in time to see a sleek gray shape skitter past, leap over Pryrates' boots and streak to the hatchway , where it bounded down into darkness.

Simon睁开眼，看到一个圆滑的灰色形体飞掠而过，跳过Pryrates的靴子，飞跑出了通道口，跳进黑暗中。

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When they do, the only guy who escapes is Pope, a smart-ass who has slayed a skitter or two in his day.

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Reindeer skitter around the pen, darting in one direction and then the other, the movement of a single nervous animal setting the herd moving again just as they start to settle.

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In the early hours, sea lions often gambol in the bay, and crabs skitter across the rocks.

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