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Michael to give him a gun to help fight off the approaching pterodactyls. However, he attempts to kill Michael instead before being grabbed by a pterodactyl and dropped into the nest, where he is devoured by the babies. Despite the best efforts of Michael and Bergen, the pterodactyls manage to cut the line, dropping Serling into the chasm while Kate manages to swing to safety. Mortally wounded, Serling manages to detonate an explosive in the nest, destroying it and a majority of the pterodactyls. Bergen salutes Serling as he succumbs to his wounds.
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