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Without warning she lashed out with the blade. At the same time a lateral gash opened on Delaney's stomach and her innards tumbled out. The wound healed almost as soon as it occurred. The pool churned and splashed as Delaney jabbed her dagger down and down and across and all over with a series of progressive shrieks. More wounds opened across Delaney's skin, all healed instantly. Slit throats and disembowelments, lacerated torsos and impaled ribcages. Delaney powered through the onslaught. Her dagger went up and down, up and down, but never did it strike anything. Even in unfavorable terrain Omaha was slippery.

(Chapter 12)