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"Yours," Rune answered

"Gawda nuts!"

"And that, sir, is why they listen to you," Rune inforthening stench of death, Rune threw back his head and laughed, too

Jason made his way to theonto his shoulder Reggie, a big black guy, nodded to hi out, Jason took a firrip on one of the thick cables

"Ready?"

"Yeah," Jason answered

Reggie signaled the crane operator and the pallet lifted with a sickening lurch and began to swing toward the edge of the wall

With a sharp bark, Jack dodged around Reggie and leaped over the empty space between the rooftop and the pallet and landed with a sharp yelp

Jason reached down i sharply and Jack slid across the wood Holding tight, Jason felt the dog’s weight shift back against his, Jason looked down at the startled dog

"Da You were supposed to stay with the kids," Jason chided hiy, then looked out over the wide expanse before the fort He growled low in his throat and his ears slid back

"I know, boy, I know They’re co," Jason whispered "I know"

Rune looked doard the angrilyto figure out rong Rune leaned over and figured the di

Tilting his head, he looked out toward the gap

"Sodly and unnatural It poisons you slowly," Calhoun answered

"Right," Rune looked back toward the fort to see the kid running doard hi ol’ Gerlanced up to see Jason drawing close "Good, cause those daremlins screwed this up royally Worse than when the fairies stole all the wires out of my TV"

Jason rushed up and fell to his knees beside Calhoun He iuard beside hi low in his throat

"You know," Rune drawled "I alanted to die a noble death"

Calhoun glanced over his shoulder Beyond the gap, just coe of the hill, was a lone zombie It hesitated as it saw the fuel tanks, then sahat lay beyond and let out a an to liry," Calhoun decided

"Well, boys Ti and probably die But let it be known to all survivors of the fort that I went out like a warrior!" Rune grinned his toothy grin and got onto his bike

"What are you going to do?" Jason asked, his eyes huge with fear

Rune shifted his bag around so he could reach in and grab the grenades easily "Not sure yet, but it’s gonna be wild"

With that the bike lurched forward toward the wide opening

Jack began to bark fiercely as ten more zombies crested the hill and came into view

Then twenty leeful shout that sounded like, "Time to rock and roll!"