A leyak can transform himself, or rather, his spirit, into another form – a monkey, a bird, a ghostly light, a body without a head – the variety is endless.

“I had a whole livingroomful of people in to see it,” he said, “but it was just awful.[…]”

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Despite her stumbling nonexplanation, Tony began to understand what was in Carson's mind.