St George pushing 40 exes

St. George spread his arms, caught a half-dozen exes, and marched away from the soldiers. The half dozen caught four more, and another six got tangled in with those ten. By the time he reached the outer fence he was pushing close to forty of them. They flailed at his arms and neck and shoulders. Their fingers ran through his hair and over his scalp. One tried to snap its teeth on his cheek and pulled three of its incisors loose.

Excerpt From Ex-Patriots, pg 542
Peter Clines
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