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"Even if I said no, you wouldn’t listen"

"I’uardedly "He’s not going to just surrender, you know ‘I’ after all’ Not really the man’s style"

"That’s why I need you in the tunnel with Michael"

"I belong in the station with you"

Peter looked at her pointedly "You can’t kill him--you said so yourself You can barely walk I know you’re angry and you don’t want to hear this But you need to put your feelings aside and leave that part to me and Amy You’d only slow us down, and I need you to protect Michael Fanning’s virals won’t attack you You can give hilanced away, then back, her eyes narroarning "You realize that he knoe’re co I seriously doubt any of this has escaped his attention Waltzing into the station plays straight into his hands"

"That’s the idea"

"And if this doesn’t work?"

"Then we all die and Fanning wins I’ to hear a better idea You’re the expert on theand I’ll listen"

"That’s not fair"

"I know it’s not"

A brief silence passed Alicia sighed in surrender "Fine, I can’t You win"

Peter looked toward Arown out so them seem clearer somehow, sturdier andwants," she said

"From you, you mean"

"Maybe he just intends to kill one to a lot of trouble to get me here if that’s all he has in ht was nearly gone; fro of waves

"I don’t know," she said "I agree with Lish, though Theto prove Beyond that…" She trailed off, then continued: "The i is to make sure he’s in that station Get him there and keep him there We shouldn’t wait for Michael We need to be there when the water hits That’s our moment"