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The head of the colu raan to creep forward, scraping along the roadway Burning virals peeled off into the water as more were propelled from behind into the destruction

Lore looked down fro the hull to the dock had been released; dozens of people were splashing helplessly in the water At least a hundred, including some children, remained on the dock Panicked cries knifed the air "Get out ofyou!"

"Hollis!" she cried

The man looked up Lore pointed toward the isthmus She realized her ed forward, everyone atteway simultaneously Bloere thrown, bodies hurled; people were trampled in the crush Frounshot Hollis rushed forward, arh the chaos More shots; the crowd scattered, revealing a lone round For a second the man just stood there, as if aangway Too late for hirabbed him by the collar, pulled him backward, placed his other hand under thehis ars like an overturned turtle--and hurled hietting ugly up here!"

--

A froth of bobbles appeared Rand passed Michael a three-foot length of pipe and a tub of grease Michael wrenched the old pipe free, greased the threads of its replacement, and fitted it into place Rand had returned to the panel

"Switch it over!" Michael yelled

The lights flickered; the an to spin Pressure flowed into the lines

"Here we go!" Rand cried

Michael wriggled free Rand tossed hiain

--

She had failed; her arone, scattered to dust With all her heart Amy wanted to be on that ship, to depart this place and never come back But she could never leave, not on this boat or any other She would stand on the dock as it sailed away

Hoanted to have that life with you, Peter, she thought I’ east, Caleb at the wheel, Peter, Ahts of the dock loo distance, A The first virals appeared through the breach Their bodies were burning They staggered forward,like a door

A through the mirror "I see the A and a burst of disorienting pain Lying on her back, her face to the sky, Amy saw the stars Stars by the hundreds, the thousands, and one of therew, and she knehat this star was

"Anthony"