Matt
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But then, there were longer, bear-looking prints.
Almost human, but wrong.
Too long in the toes, the arch too narrow.
Some of them appeared to bend in a way a normal foot wouldn't, like the joint was a little too high.
"'Whoa!'
Miguel said, suddenly very awake.
"'What the hell?'
He hopped down into the wash, crouching near one of the clearer impressions.
His shadow cut across it."
Coyote, Ryan said automatically.
Maybe a dog somebody brought out.
Dogs don't have toes like that, Miguel said.
And what about that one?
He pointed a few feet away.
It was a handprint.
At least that's what it looked like.
Four long fingers, one shorter thumb, pressed into the damp patch where something had leaked from the bank after a rare rain.
Deep enough that whatever made it had been heavy.
The palm print was too long.
The fingers were too thin.