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"Not big enough to send us, but a e, maybe If I can aim it properly, we could send it where we’re sure our people would find it It’ll take a lot of power, so we’ll need to revive enough people"

"You kno to do that?" Earl asked

"I’ve never tried it, but I know the theory" Owen didn’t sound confident enough to reassure et their attention, wouldn’t that kind of power be noticeable?" I asked

"It depends," Earl said "There’s a lot ofthis place running What they noticed wastheir et aith it"

The two of the for a decision from their leader "Do you have any other ideas?" I asked

"I don’t think Mac’s prison riot would help much," Owen said

"And it doesn’t look like we can get through a portal, ourselves Sending out a e may be our only hope, and we don’t have a lot of time to waste" I took a deep breath, then said as forcefully as I could e, "Let’s do it How many people do you think you’ll need?"

"At least five More if we can swing it"

I turned to Earl "Do you think you can get thatnoticed?"

"I should be able to With any luck, the ot hidden will have already done the trick, but I’ll go round people up"

"Be careful," I warned "You’re a known fugitive"

"I’ll get one person and then that should have a ripple effect"

"We could try working it some from our end," I said