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London Medical Centre, July 6 1999, 10:16 PM

Dr. S Kanwar and Dr. N. Murthy were examining the corpse of William Cook.

‘We have never faced a case like this ever before, Sukhamrit. I cannot seem to understand how this man ended up this way.’ Murthy said.

‘This couldn’t possibly have been done by anything human – neither anything invented by mankind.’ Kanwar said.

The victim’s skin was nearly completely deteriorated and his internal organs were being swallowed into themselves.

The two doctors examined the body for several hours, with little success.

‘All we can say is that the thing which did this was definitely not human.’ Kanwar repeated.

‘We can assume that some animal carrying a deadly disease has infected him. But I haven’t ever heard of such a disease. It can only mean one thing.’ Murthy said.

‘You mean some being from another planet or galaxy has come to earth and done this?’ Kanwar enquired.

‘I guess so. I mean, what else could it be? But still, we have no evidence.’ Murthy informed.

‘We need more information. We should at least try to find out what the predator may have looked like.’ Kanwar said.

‘What? You don’t think we’re going to spend another five hours examining his skin and organs do you?’ Murthy exclaimed.

‘I think we should. It will only benefit us if we find out. We could become big people.’ Kanwar said.

‘Like we aren’t big enough already, hey?’ Murthy said, sarcastically.

‘Whatever. I just think we should do it and get it over with. Come on tell me. What do you think is more convenient, doing the damn thing right now and getting it over with, or screwing another night and saving it for later?’ Kanwar demanded.

‘Alright, let’s do it. It’s already 3:15. I’m gonna quit the second my watch reads 6:00 OK?’ Murthy proclaimed – frustrated.

‘Fine. Let’s get to work.’

They examined the visible skin, cuts, blood, organs, and all they could. There were some cuts penetrating right through his body which had now reduced to less than half its original mass due to organ-eating and skin deterioration.

Kanwar was so deeply engrossed in his examining that the sudden beeping of Murthy’s alarm startled him.

‘Holy shit! What’s that!’ he cried.

‘Relax, there’s nothing to worry about. It’s just the 6:00 AM alarm of my wristwatch. See ya tomorrow Sukhamrit, I’m off for some sleep.’ Murthy said.

‘Alright see you and have a good night. Don’t wait for me, I’m just going to finish my analysis on the pancreas and I’ll join you.’ Kanwar said.

‘Don’t forget to report your analyses.’ Murthy said, on his way out.

Kanwar completed his analysis by 6:20 and discovered something he could never have imagined.