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She sat on a rock, her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands Why didn't she listen to Alex? Had he ever steered her wrong? She was so busy being the independent housewife and mother that she had led them all into trouble Tears of despair caht was visible in the distance Maybe it was the carew and forht that she didn't hear the helicopter until it was nearly on the toward the circle of light She stood, watching the helicopters ot yourself into?"

"Where are they going?" Jonathan said behind her "Should we signal them?"

"No, we don't knoho they are"

They watched as the helicopters landed

"I think I can hear shots being fired," Jonathan said He walked closer to the trail, listening "So up the trail from the desert," he said in a constricted voice

Caro" She pulled the rifle froive the children up without a fight

Jonathan woke the twins, hushing thehosted up beside Car, Mahts? We need to get there as soon as possible so we can help Daddy"

"Mo theht, and before they could getthey could do They had already been discovered