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| - The next morning they flew out to Area 44. It was located in a beautiful area of the Cascades, right near Mount Baker. The chopper flew down into a large valley. Soon a small compound was visible through the pines. "Wow," exclaimed Brian. "Just how many were-animals have been in the record so far?" he asked the general. "So far," replied Stuart, "Including your father and Seargent Andrews, about seven." He turned back to the window of the chopper. As they entered the compound, Lt. Marone saluted the general. "Sir," he said with a terrible expression on his face, "The Lizard has escaped!"
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| - The next morning they flew out to Area 44. It was located in a beautiful area of the Cascades, right near Mount Baker. The chopper flew down into a large valley. Soon a small compound was visible through the pines. "Wow," exclaimed Brian. "Just how many were-animals have been in the record so far?" he asked the general. "So far," replied Stuart, "Including your father and Seargent Andrews, about seven." He turned back to the window of the chopper. "How long do you think this serum's going to work?" asked Audrey. "Don't you think the virus will eventually develop a structure that will make it immune?" "That's what I'm afraid of," said Stuart grimly. "Fortunately, it hasn't shown any signs of such an evolution yet. But with McPherson's report of the smart rat, I get the feeling that these were-animals will soon have higher intelligence, and therefore be much more dangerous. But enough of that, here we are!" The chopper landed on the pad of one of the three buildings. As they entered the compound, Lt. Marone saluted the general. "Sir," he said with a terrible expression on his face, "The Lizard has escaped!" "ESCAPED!" the general raged. "How?" "Well," said Marone grimly, "The tranquilizers didn't last long enough, so as were about to give him the serum, he broke through his bonds and escaped. We tried to catch him, but he broke through one of the automatic doors and got loose. There's no telling where he'll be next!" The general turned to the Harpers and their two friends. "Boys," he said, "I think you'd better be getting along home. You all doubtlessly have important duties that you must attend to. Don't worry, we'll take care of everything here." Dr. Harper nodded. "Thanks for your help, General Stuart," he said. "Come on kids," he said turning to his family. "I've got patients lined up waiting to see me, and my fellow doctors can't take care of 'em all for long. I've got money to make!" Soon the chopper was on its way east, heading over the Cascade Range toward their home in Penmount, Michigan. "You think they'll catch him?" asked Fred Montgomery to Officer McPherson. "Yeah, we sure didn't have much trouble finding that bobcat," answered McPherson. "Of course, these were-animals seem to be getting smarter and smarter. I hope the military can be more cunning than the Lizard is!" Henry and Carol Jennings had stayed behind to study the virus. As Henry was examining its structure under a microscope, he suddenly let out a gasp. "Sir," he called to Lt. Marone, "Have a look at this." Marone looked through the microscope. "What the heck?" A new structure had formed. A new strand of DNA! "Oh my word," said the liuetenant, "It's changing! Here, let me try some of the serum on it." He took a vial of the liquid, took the slide out from under the microscope and placed a drop on it. Then he placed it back. The strand survived, and it wasn't long before there was another virus in the other one's place. "Dr. Harper still has that virus in him," Marone said. "It's just dormant. A concentrated dose of UV rays will reactivate it, and he'll be a cat-monster again. And not only that, but the victim still retains some of the carrier's characteristics. Dr. Harper is only starting to display his." "That means that Anderws will still be reptilian after he's back to normal! If he ever gets back to normal!" said Dr. Jennings. "He'll have similar characteristics," said the liuetenant. "But now we have to focus on catching Andrews."
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