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"Meaning what?" she asked "Why are we stopping?"

"Meaning they salt the ashes," said Becks, before starting to swear again

Dave sed, squaring his shoulders as he looked at ot to be another option"

There isn’t, said George, quietly You know that You have to let hih"

I shook ot to be--"

"There’s not," said Alaric I turned toward hih toover Dave’s face Alaric had pulled off his goggles, presu atclose to pity in his expression "The co’s security systems They can’t be controlled remotely, but they work just fine if you’re tapped directly into the cable He can do it But only if he does it froyou to let me do my job" Dave’s voice was quiet, almost serene "I didn’t beco and happy life, boss I sure as shit didn’t stay with this site because I thought it was going to be a cushy job The math’s pretty simple It’s me or it’s everybody Pick one"

"Can’t so Buffy back from the de, no"

My hand clenched into a fist I forcedto piss reed The air-horn blasts were getting louder and closer together, breaking up our conversation like gunshots "Keep fightingblow: "You’ll never find out who killed your sister"

I stiffened There was a one either way; awith us, where ould have been caught in the governe whispered

The moment passed

"Who has the ID Dr Wynne made for Kelly?" I demanded Kelly blinked as she produced the card from her pocket I snatched it from her hand and passed it to Dave She started to protest I cut her off, saying, "You’re not carrying any trackers, and your equip with circuitry we can’t decode, and somebody traced you here Understand?"

Mutely, she nodded, face gone white with increasing terror I’m not sure she’d realized before that moment that she could still be followed