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Which re in a flare of panic

"Bryson!" he yelled, quickly checking his side towas still there, the strap across his chest He felt the bulk of the Lance, the sharp, hard edges giving him a sroaned, rubbed their eyes Blinked and squinted as much as he had But soon they were all on their feet, the ordeal of the Squeeze in the past, becouessed

"This place is fantastic," Sarah said, turning in a circle as if she’d landed on another planet "It’s so … real" She reached out and touched the rough ce, which towered dozens of stories above them "You can barely tell we’re in the Sleep"

"Tell es of his fa, no tient Weber had said about their Hider codes, he’d never againKaine couldn’t find theet this over with" Bryson had his eyes closed but opened the "Just like the last tier than ever"

"I’ve got all the info loaded," Sarah replied "Just a sec" A quick squeeze of her EarCuff and the green NetScreen projected in front of her She ood Squeezed us in really close It’s less than half a ain He wanted to get rid of the Lance as soon as possible "Let’s go, then" It see a little more pep-talky, but that was all he had

Bryson cupped his hands around his et you!"

Sarah slapped hi?"

"Yeah," Michael added "That ged "I hate that piece of rat-trash" And it was hard to blame him

The three of them ran down the alley toward Kaine

Plenty of pedestrians walked the sidewalks in front of the building they wanted It looked just like it had on the huge ed between two tall buildings, three stories, a few slywas an eyesore, and Michael couldn’t guess what possible historical significance it had Maybe as one of the s ever constructed?

"Huh," Bryson said "I would’ve thought he’d live in a palace or a castle" The three friends studied Kaine’s home from a block or so away

"Too obvious," Sarah replied

Bryson spit on the sidewalk "I can’t wait for this to be over"