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  8,C Y SEE ANY?+ ( HM1 ,N$80
  8,N A ?+1 ,MR4 ,DAMON4 ,WAIT--HOLD ON
--NO6 ,X'S ONLY A BIRD10 &! LAD L[]$ !
GLASSES ) : HE _H BE5 SWEEP+ ! SKY4
LOOK+ = 8 *UM RETURN+ 9 8 AIR%IP )!
P[D]4
  8,HE'D BETT] HURRY10 MURMUR$ ! =EMAN4
8,T DAM C'T LA/ M* L;G]4 ,! WAT] IS RIS+
FA/4 ,:5 X DOES G \ X W G )A RU%4 ,!N
GD-BYE 6! VILLAGE ( ,PRE/ON40
  8,B.S MY 9SUR.E POLICY60 CRI$ ,MR4
,DAMON4 8,DON'T SAY S* ?+S1 MY FR40
  8,B !Y'RE TRUE60 9SI/$ ! MAN4 8,Y C
SEE = YRF T ! CRACKS 9 ! DAM >E GETT+
L>G]4 ,X W 2 A BIG FLOOD :5 X DOES -E4
,& ,I'M N ALT SURE T WE'RE SAFE UP "H10
HE A4$1 Z HE LOOK$ D[N ! SIDES (! HILL
6": ! CREEK 0 N[ RAPIDLY 2COM+ A RAG+
TORR5T4
  8,B.S MY HAT-B&60 GASP$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
8,Y--Y >E GETT+ ON MY N]VES
  8,I DON'T WANT 6BE A CALAM;Y H[L]10
W5T ON ! =EMAN2 8B WE'VE GOT 6FACE ? ?+4
,WE'D BETT] GET R1DY 6VAMOOSE IF ,TOM
,SWIFT DOESN'T R1* "H 9 "T 6FIRE T %OT--
& HE DOESN'T SEEM 6BE 9 SI<T40
  ,ONCE M ,N$ SWEPT ! SKY ) 8 GLASSES4
,! RO> (! WAT] 2L !M CD 2 PLA9LY HE>D
N[4
  8,I WI% ,I CD GET HOLD ( T RASC,Y
,G]MAN10 MUTT]$ ! =EMAN4 8,I'D GIVE HM M
?AN A PIECE ( MY M9D4 ,X W 2 8 FAULT IF
! T[N IS DE/ROY$1 = ,TOM'S PLAN WD H
SAV$ X4 ,I WOND] :O HE C BE1 ANYH[80
  8,"S SPY10 DCLD ,N$4 8,WE'VE BE5 HAV+
TR\# "R AL;G1 Y "K1 & ? IS "P (! GAME4
,I H "S SUSPICIONS1 B ,TOM DOESN'T AGREE
) ME4 ,C]TA9LY ! FELL[1 :AT"E 8 OBJECT1
HAS MADE TR\# 5 ? "T40
  8,I %D SAY S10 AGRE$ ! =EMAN4

8,LOOK1 ,N$60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4 8,IS T A
BIRD2 OR IS X ,TOM80 & HE PO9T$ 6A SPECK
  9
! SKY4 ,N$ QKLY FOCUS$ 8 GLASSES ON X4

  8,X'S ,TOM60 HE CRI$ A SECOND LAT]4
8,X'S ,TOM 9 ! ,HUMM+ ,BIRD60
  8,?ANK ,H1V5 = T60 EXCLAIM$ ,MR4
,DAMON1 F]V5TLY1 =GETT+ 6B.S ANY?+ ON ?
O3A.N4 8,IF ONLY HE C GET "H 9 "T60
  8,HE'S DRIV+ H] 6! LIMIT60 CRI$ ,N$1 /
WAT*+ 8 *UM "? ! GLASS4 8,HE'S -+60
  8,HE'LL NE$ TO10 MURMUR$ ! =EMAN1
GRIMLY4 8,T DAM C'T LA/ T5 M9UTES M4
,LOOK AT ! P FLEE+ F ! VALLEY60
  ,HE PO9T$ 6! NOR?1 &A 3FUS$ MASS (
SMALL BLACK OBJECTS--M51 WOM5 & *N1
D\BT.S1 :O _H L+]$ 9 SPITE (! O!R W>N+--
CD 2 SE5 CLAMB]+ UP ! SIDES (! VALLEY4
  8,IS "EY?+ R1DY AT ! GUN80 ASK$ ,MR4
,DAMON4
  8,"EY?+10 ANSW]$ ,N$1 :OM ,TOM _H
9/RUCT$ 9 ALL ! ESS5TIALS4 8,Z SOON Z HE
L&S WE'LL JAM 9 ! P[D]1 & FIRE ! %OT40
  8,I HOPE HE DOESN'T L& TOO H>D1 ) ALL
T EXPLOSIVE ON BO>D10 MURMUR$ ! =EMAN4
  8,B.S MY *ECK]BO>D60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
8,DON'T SU7E/ S* A ?+40
  8,I GUESS WE C TRU/ ,TOM10 SPOKE ,N$4
  ,!Y LOOK$ UP4 ,! 4TANT ?ROB (!
MONOPLANE'S MOTOR CD N[ 2 HE>D ABV ! RO>
(! SWOLL5 WAT]S4 ,TOM CD 2 SE5 9 8 S1T1
& 2S HM1 9 ! O!R1 0 A L>GE PACKAGE4
  ,NE>] & NE>] CAME ! MONOPLANE4 ,X 2GAN
6DESC5D1 V G5TLY1 = WELL ,TOM ,SWIFT
KNEW ! DANG] ( HITT+ ! GR.D TOO H>D )!
C>GO HE C>RI$4
  ,HE DESCRIB$ A CIRCLE 9 ! AIR 6*ECK 8
SPE$4 ,!N1 G5TLY Z A BIRD1 HE MADE A L&+
N F> F ! GUN1 ! CRAFT RUNN+ EASILY OV]
"O (! FEW LEVEL PLACES ON ! SIDE (!
HILL4 ,TOM YANK$ ON ! BRAKE1 &! IRON-%OD
PIECES ( WOOD DUG 96! GR.D1 *ECK+ !
PROGRESS (! MONOPLANE ON XS BICYCLE
:EELS4
  8,H Y GOT X1 ,TOM80 YELL$ ,N$4
  8,I H10 0 ! ANSW] (! "Y 9V5TOR Z HE
L1P$ F 8 S1T4
  8,IS X GD P[D]80 ASK$ ! =EMAN1
ANXI\SLY4
  8,I DON'T "K10 SPOKE ,TOM4 8,I DIDN'T
H "T 6LOOK4 ,I J RU%$ UP 6": ,I _H /OR$
X1 GOT "S \ & CAME BACK )! MOTOR AT FULL
SPE$4 ,RAN 96AN AIRPOCKET1 TOO1 & ,I ?"\
X 0 ALL UP ) ME :5 ,I 2GAN 6FALL4 ,B ,I
MANAG$ 6GET \ ( X4 ,SAY1 WE'RE GO+ 6H X
NIP & TUCK "H 6SAVE ! VILLAGE40
  8,T'S :AT60 AGRE$ ! =EMAN1 Z HE HELP$
,KOKU TAKE ! CANS ( EXPLOSIVE4
  8,WAIT UNTIL ,I LOOK AT X10 SU7E/$
,TOM1 Z HE OP5$ "O4 ,8 TRA9$ EYE & T\*
SOON TOLD HM T ? EXPLOSIVE _H N BE5
TAMP]$ )4
  8,X'S ALL "R60 HE %\T$4 8,96! GUN ) X1
& WE'LL SEE :AT HAPP5S40
  ,X 0 ! "W ( ONLY A FEW MO;TS 6PUT 9 !
*>GE4 ,!N1 ONCE M1 ! BREE*-BLOCK 0
SLOTT$ HOME1 &! TRAIL+ ELECTRIC WIRES
UNREEL$ 6L1D 6! BOMB-PRO(4
  ,TOM ,SWIFT TOOK "O LA/ LOOK "? !
TELESCOPE SI<TS ( 8 GIANT CANNON4 ,HE
*ANG$ ! RANGE SLI<TLY 0M1NS (! H& &
WORM-SCREW GE>1 & !N1 )! O!RS1 RAN 6!
%ELT] (! CAVE4 ,=1 ?\< ! GUN _H /OOD !
PREVI\S TE/S WELL1 ,TOM _H US$ A H1VI]
*>GE ? "T1 BO? 9 ! FIR+ *AMB] & 9 !
PROJECTILE1 & HE WANT$ 6TAKE NO *.ES4
  8,ALL R1DY80 ASK$ ! "Y 9V5TOR1 Z HE
LOOK$ >.D AT 8 FRS GA!R$ 9 ! CAVE4
  8,I--,I GUESS S10 ANSW]$ ,N$1 "S:AT
D\BT;LLY4
  ,TOM HESITAT$ A MO;T1 !N1 Z 8 F+]S
/I65$ 6PRESS ! ELECTRIC BUTTON "! S.D$
6! E>S ( ALL A DULL1 BOOM+ S.D4
  8,! DAM6 ,X HAS GIV5 WAY60 CRI$ ,N$4
  8,T'S X60 %\T$ ! =EMAN4 8,FIRE60
  ,TOM PRESS$ ! BUTTON4 ,ONCE AG 0 T
AW;L TREMOR (! E>?--! RACK+ %AKE--!
T]RIFIC EXPLO.N &A %OCK T KNOCK$ A C\PLE
(! M5 D[N4
  8,ALL "R60 %\T$ ,TOM4 8,! GUN HELD
TGR4 ,X'S SAFE 6G \4 ,WE'LL SEE :AT
HAPP5$60
  ,!Y ALL RU%$ F ! %ELT] (! CAVE4 ,2F !M
0 AN AWE-9SPIR+ SI<T4 ,A GRT WALL ( WAT]
0 -+ D[N ! VALLEY1 F A L>GE OP5+ 9 !
C5TRE (! DAM4 ,X SEEM$ 6L1P =W>D L A
RACE HORSE4
  ,TOM DCLD AFW T HE SAW 8 PROJECTILE
/RIKE ! B>RI] T SEP>AT$ "O VALLEY F !
O!R1 B N"O (! O!RS _H EYES-SI<T Z KE5 Z
?--& P]H ,TOM 0 9 ]ROR4
  ,B "! 0 NO D\BT T !Y ALL SAW :AT
FOLL[$4 ,!Y HE>D A 4TANT REPORT Z ! GRT
PROJECTILE BUR/4 ,!N A WALL ( E>? SEEM$
6RISE UP 9 FRONT (! ADVANC+ WALL ( WAT]4
,HI< 96! AIR GRT /"OS & MASSES ( DIRT 7
?R[N4
  8,A GD %OT60 CRI$ ! =EMAN4 8,J 9 ! "R
PLACE1 ,TOM ,SWIFT60
  ,=A MO;T X 0 Z ?\< T WALL ( WAT]
HESITAT$1 N DECID+ :E!R 63T9UE ON D[N !
POPULAT$ VALLEY1 OR 6SW+ OV] 96! O!R GA%
": X CD D -P>ATIVELY LL H>M4 ,X 0 A MO;T
( SUSP5SE4
  ,!N1 Z ,TOM'S GRT %OT _H1 0M1NS (!
EXPLOD+ PROJECTILE1 TORN D[N ! B>RI]1 !
WAT] *OSE ! M DIRECT & %ORT] PA?4 ,)A
MI<TY RO>1 L A 4TANT ,NIAG>A1 X SWEPT
96! NEW *ANNEL ! "Y 9V5TOR _H MADE4 ,96!
TRANSV]SE VALLEY X TUM#D & TOSS$ 9 MU4Y
BILL[S ( FOAM1 & ONLY A SMALL POR;N (!
FLOOD A4$ XF 6! ALR SWOLL5 CREEK4

,! VILLAGE ( ,PRE/ON _H BE5 SAV$ 0!
%OT F ,TOM'S GIANT CANNON4




