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“LJ! Are you all right?” I kneas not

“Oh, hell, yeah,” LJ said “The darazed me” I could plainly see that it had taken a sizable chunk of flesh out of his cheek; blood oozed down his chin That side of his face was black with gunpowder

I heard more co Raiders had taken this opportunity to get the hell out of there

“Moody!” I called

There was no answer

LJ h the new hole in his cheek

“Moody, they’re gone! Come on out now, I need you!”

Again all was silent

“You’d better… go see… ,” LJ mumbled

I rushed through the back door and stopped short at the threshold of the parlor Abraha barrel of a pistol pointed at his head Theit had his other arm around Moody in a choke hold

“You stop right there, Corbett,” said the Raider “They’s nothin’ would give ger, and then you”

I didn’t move

I didn’t have to

I watched Moody’s hand gliding into the pocket of her jumper She pulled out a kitchen knife and in one sed it into the White Raider’s back

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