The worm grabbed at our feet several times, but it couldn't catch us! And finally, the walls of the gorge drop

The worm grabbed at our feet several times, but it couldn't catch us! And finally, the walls of the gorge dropped and the sand was gradually replaced by soil. We weren't sure how we eventually lost the monster — we just ran and ran until we'd left the gorge far behind us. Out of breath, our strength failing, we fell to the ground.