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"Listen," Garth said, "the Black Forest is the worst death-trap in the
System. Here's why. The struggle for existence is plenty tough here.
Brute strength isn't enough, nor agility. A tiger or a deer wouldn't
last long here. In the Forest, the survival of the fittest means the
plant or animal that can get the most food. That sort of thing has been
going on here for a million years. The beasts developed super-quick
reactions. They could smell danger a mile away. So they had to have
strength, agility, and something else--to get close to their prey."