It does not take long until a few pairs of flashing eyes appear out of the darkness.

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The animal lay silently in the darkness of the trailer, its eyes burning red in the viewfinder of the men's night-vision camera.

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Once through the doors of the auditorium, your eyes adjust to the darkness as you move down the aisle, taking it all in, from the balconies to the ornate ceiling to the group in the spotlight way down front.

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From within the darkness there appeared the top of a knitted ski mask, followed by a pair of skittish eyes.

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