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The ogre scraped the last bits of meat from the femur with his teeth. "The meats the sweetest close to the bone, me mum used to say. Ain't that the truth."

He threw the bone onto the putrefying pile in the corner and picked at his teeth with a piece of rib.

"Germans are too chewy," he chuckled, "and the French, too cheesy. The Brits are always lean and tasty, and go down so bravely. But the Scots are the easiest to eat. You can tell which ones have the meatiest thighs, even before you peel off their little kilt."

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The Librarian grabbed Abe with a slimy, long-taloned paw and dragged him to a large trap door.

"The special stacks are down there," he said, handing the president a torch.

"Are you absolutely certain I've never read any of these books before?" asked Abe.

"Many of these volumes have never been read by human eyes," said The Librarian. "Yours shall be the first, if you survive."

"You truly are a best friend," said Abe.

He rolled up his sleeves, pulled open the trap door, and descended the stone staircase.

Bizarre titles twisted in the flickering torchlight.

Abe giggled with glee.

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