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/RUCK1 HE CD N D S4 ,IVAN ,OG>EFF _H
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  8,MI*AEL ,/ROG(F60 CRI$ HE4 ,!N
ADVANC+1 8,AH1 ! MAN ( ,I*IM80
  8,HMF60 SD ,MI*AEL4 ,& RAIS+ ! KN\T HE
/RUCK ,OG>EFF A %>P BL[ ACR ! FACE4
8,BL[ = BL[60 SD HE4
  8,WELL REPD60 CRI$ A VOICE 3C1L$ 0!
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9 ANO!R 9/ANT HE WD H BE5 SLA94
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CRY ( RAGE & PA91 /OPP$ !M4 8,? MAN IS
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  ,! LR )! IMP]IAL >MS 0 F.D 9 ,MI*AEL'S
BOSOM2 HE _H N _H "T 6DE/ROY X2 X 0 H&$
6,OG>EFF4
  ,! VOICE : _H PRON\NC$ ! ^WS1 8,WELL
REPD60 0 T ( NO O!R ?AN ,ALCIDE
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>E R\<1 ^! P4 ,AC"KL$GE T WE [E \R
TRAVEL+ -PANION A GD TURN4 ,KORPAN(F OR
,/ROG(F IS WOR?Y ( X4 ,OH1 T 0 F9E
RETALI,N =! LL A6AIR AT ,I*IM40
  8,YES1 RETALI,N TRULY10 REPLI$ ,BL.T2
8B ,/ROG(F IS A D1D MAN4 ,I SUSPECT T1 =
8 [N 9T]E/ AT ALL EV5TS1 X WD H BE5
BETT] _H HE N POSSESS$ Q S LIVELY A
RECOLLEC;N (! EV5T40
  8,& LET 8 "M P]I% "U ! KN\T80
  8,D Y ?9K T EI %E OR 8 SI/] W 2 A BIT
BETT] (F F ? \TBR1K ( HIS80
  8,I D N "K OR ?9K ANY?+ EXCEPT T ,I %D
H D"O M* ! SAME 9 8 POSI;N10 REPLI$
,ALCIDE4 8,:AT A SC> ! ,COLONEL HAS
RCVD6 ,BAH6 "O M/ BOIL OV] "S"TS4 ,WE %D
H _H WAT] 9 \R VE9S 9/1D ( BLOOD _H X
BE5 9CUMB5T ON U 6BE ALW & "EY": UNMOV$6WRA?40                             #CJF
  8,A N1T LL 9CID5T = \R J\RNALS10
OBS]V$ ,BL.T1 8IF ONLY ,IVAN ,OG>EFF WD
LET U "K ! 3T5TS ( T LR40
  ,IVAN ,OG>EFF1 :5 HE _H /AN*$ ! BLOOD
: 0 TRICKL+ D[N 8 FACE1 _H BROK5 ! S1L4
,HE R1D & RE-R1D ! LR DELIB]ATELY1 Z IF
HE 0 DET]M9$ 64COV] "EY?+ X 3TA9$4
  ,!N HAV+ ORD]$ T ,MI*AEL1 C>E;LLY B.D
& GU>D$1 %D 2 C>RI$ ON 6,TOMSK )! O!R
PRISON]S1 HE TOOK -M& (! TROOPS AT
,ZAB$I]O1 &1 AMID ! D1F5+ NOISE ( DRUMS
& TRUMPETS1 HE M>*$ T[>DS ! T[N ": !
,EMIR AWAIT$ HM4

