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"I guess we'll see," was Elwood's reply, accompanied by a shrug of his shoulders. In the worst case scenario, they wouldn't be able to stir up any rabbits from their underground hideaway; but maybe they would be pleasantly surprised and have a body or two to pad their caches.

Without further preamble, he crouched and wormed his way beneath the shrubbery as best he could. The smell of rabbits was certainly strong here; that was a good sign, right? With his rump likely protruding from between the leaves in a comical way, he began to dig at the hole beneath the branches, hoping to scare whoever was inside -- and hoping even more that their escape route would lead towards Quixote.