Anna was lounging in a deck chair next to a huge circular swimming pool while flipping the pages of a black leather-bound book. The characters on the pages were twisted and seemingly sinister; they subtly writhed as she read.0

Gurgle gurgle. 0

Small bubbles gradually began to rise and pop as they reached the surface.0

Anna cast a glance at the pool, and a light smile suffused her visage.0

Woosh!0

A dark shadow leaped out from the water and flew straight toward Anna. 0

It was a gigantic green eyeball.0

A tentacle slithered out from beneath Anna's skirt and struck the eyeball with precision, sending it back into the pool.0

The bubbling intensified. Another eyeball emerged from the water and flew toward Anna, only to be promptly batted away again.0

This continued for several...1