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"Okay," Sarab them Dekka, it’ll be on you and Jack to move them We’ll have Brianna check out the area, make sure no one’s around They’re just inside Caine’s borders We’ll need to get them across our line as quick as possible Get theas?" Mohaas," Saetically "Gas is under Albert’s control"

"Look, if Albert gives us the gas he’s supporting us," Sam said "So how about if this once we just do it? It won’t be allons We’ll skim from several different tanks so it won’t show on your books"

Mohaer pause than normal "You never said that, and I never heard you"

"That’s not true," Toto said

"Yeah," Dekka said, rolling her eyes, "we know"

"Okay Tonight," Sam said "Breeze out front; Dekka, Jack, and me in the truck We park the truck and the three of us head to the beach Hopefully we’re back by "

"What about me, boss?" Edilio asked

"Deputy mayor is a heavy burden sometimes, dude" Sahtti after the first franticall the little details and decisions Most of his day was taken up dealing with stupid fights over nothing--kids fighting over ownership of a toy or so off on work they owed to the town, crazy ideas for getting out of the FAYZ, unhappiness over accoly--not without a feeling of guilt--he had turned most of it over to Edilio

It had been months since Sam had been involved in any serious craziness And this er

Thebroke up Sa along the shore froated plot of vegetables

Soe spelled trouble

Sa dock (It had doubled as the stage for the Friday Fun Fest) He waited until Sinder and Jezzie were below hiasped She was in her e--it was hard to find

"T’sup, Sinder? Hi, Jezzie"

Sinder gathered her wits, took a steadying breath, and said, "This is going to sound crazy, but the wall… It’s changing"

"We eeding the carrots," Jezzie said

"And then we noticed this, like, black stain on the barrier"

"What?"

"The barrier," Sinder said "It’s changing color"

SIX

43 HOURS, 17 MINUTES