nonetheless. The ribs and lengths of the snakes and serpents that created the bars to her dwelling seemed to strain and laugh as she stood there in shock, the scales and bodies shivering beneath her touch. She stepped back, quick and fearful, the whole of the cage moving with her as if suspended from a line up above. The whole assembly shook as she sprinted towards the latched door on the far side, the lock a simple thing she could reach through-