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                              <p><b>Summary</b>: The most common species encountered. 
                                They are capable of blurring speed and leaps of 
                                near limitless height. The Skulk is a light, wiry 
                                creature around the size of a very large dog. 
                                Lacking any projectile attacks, it specializes 
                                in melee. It moves on all fours &#150; each leg 
                                terminates in a long, sharp, bladed bone. It can 
                                attack with these, and its powerful jaws. If it 
                                cannot be stopped before reaching its target, 
                                its target is in serious trouble.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[<a href="alien_skulk_name.html">Name</a>]</p>
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                                    <p><i>&quot;I don't know if I blinked, or 
                                      there's some vent we missed, but suddenly 
                                      a Skulk was sitting on the counter of the 
                                      executive lunch room &#150; like we had 
                                      caught it scrounging for a late-night snack 
                                      in the kitchen, but the six of us looked 
                                      tastier. It dodged our lmg's up the wall, 
                                      bullets splintering black chrome and ugly 
                                      artwork, zipped to the ceiling then dropped 
                                      straight onto Zachary. They went down in 
                                      a tumble of claws teeth and plush chairs, 
                                      his gun still firing, moldy food packs and 
                                      Styrofoam cups scattering everywhere. We 
                                      kept firing, bullets sparking off the tables 
                                      and metal chair legs, knowing FriendlyFire 
                                      would stop us from hitting Zach. A large 
                                      bloody piece of nano-armor popped lazily 
                                      up into the air, and Zachary's gun went 
                                      silent. We took our fingers off the triggers, 
                                      popped new clips in, and started circling 
                                      for a good angle to hit the monster, when 
                                      there was this faint hissing sound and suddenly 
                                      an explosion, bits of bone and Skulk whizzing 
                                      by my ears, and a whole table flipped sideways 
                                      and racing towards me &#150; a black shiny 
                                      circle getting bigger and bigger then 'wham!', 
                                      and I'm out. Good news was the same table 
                                      blocked most of the shrapnel. But the rest 
                                      of the squad &#133; medical nanites wouldn't 
                                      have the faintest idea what to do with that 
                                      mess.&quot; </i></p>
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