Page 216 (1/2)

Suddenly the cab was at a right angle to the causeway; the tanker was jackknifing The whole thing began to swing crosswise As its back wheels touched the water, the rear of the truck abruptly decelerated, swinging the cab in the opposite direction like a weight on a string The truck was less than a hundred yards away now Peter could see Greer fighting the wheel for control, but his efforts were now pointless; the vehicle’s angular momentum had assumed command

It flopped onto its side The cab separated froo, which ralass andcale to the roadway

Peter dashed toward it, Chase and A everywhere; black se The virals were funneling onto the isthmus; they would arrive within seconds Patch was dead, his head crushed froled over the dashboard Greer was lying on top of hi upward

"Lucius, cover your eyes"

Peter and Chase began to kick as left of the windshield Three hard blows and the glass caved inward Amy climbed inside and took the s "I’ize As they hauled hiers of flame appeared

Chase and Peter each took a side They ran

--

Passengers hadto shove their way through the bottleneck Cries of panic stabbed the air Men were scra over the deck of the ship to free the chains that held it in place Many of the children see on the dock like a herd of sheep in the rain

Piangway, Sara was lifting the s others by the hand to hasten the the children fro Hollis over Caleb grabbed hier into his face

"You wait your goddaht People had resorted to using the chains, atte therip; with a cry, she plunged into the water She ca over her head: she didn’t kno to swim She sank back down

Where were his father and the others? Why hadn’t they come?

From the causeway, an explosion; all faces turned A ball of fire was rising in the sky

--

Wedged under the charger, Michael was trying to trace the faint hiss of leaking gas Keep cool, he told hi?" Rand was standing at the base of the charger