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THESE PEOPLE ARE SURPRISINGLY well coordinated There are seventeen of us here now including h the trees to the east of the cull site I&039;ve stumbled into theto take advantage of it while it lasts They won&039;t be here long Sticking together in large nuerous It leaves us exposed

They work quickly, hiding their vehicles in the shadows of the building and stripping the site of weapons and anything else of value Guards patrol the periressive fighters are positioned one at either end of the building As I walk toward the chemical storeroohter out back is shackled She has a heavy-duty chain padlocked around her waist that&039;s anchored to a round

"What&039;s all that about?" I ask quietly, not wanting her to hear He takes off his glasses and cleans the one re lens on the bottom corner of his shirt

"You&039;ve not come across Brutes before?"

"Brutes?"

"That&039;s e call them"

"Them? You make it sound like they&039;re different frohs, like it&039;s an effort having to explain "They&039;re the same as us, but extreuy as hiding here?"

"I wasn&039;t hiding, I just-"

"Why didn&039;t you attack?"

"What?"

"When those thieving bastards first turned up this , why didn&039;t you attack them?"

"Because I didn&039;t kno many of them there were I didn&039;t knoeapons they had and-"

"Exactly," he interrupts, replacing his glasses "You knew there was a good chance you&039;d have been killed if you&039;d tried anything"

"It wasn&039;t worth the risk"

"Don&039;t blaainst the side of the che sun "I&039;d probably have done the same"