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He saw a space between a massive GMC truck and a Mini Cooper He nition

"What do you see?"

"The birds"

He looked They were across froe wooden fence

Black birds were perched on top of the fence

On it ritten the words Danger Keep Out Fourscore Construction

He left the car and started toward it, aware that Kelsey was close behind

There were chains where the wood ended and an alued top--fine for birds, but not great for people

Logan pulled out his Colt

"What are you doing?" Kelsey snapped "This is private property!"

"We’re feds now, or acting as feds, right?"

"I am a fed It’s still private property"

"I hear a distress cry Don’t you?" he de at her

As if on cue, one of the birds let out a raw screaed "We could just call soan objected

The bird gave another loud screech

"Hey, I hear a cry," Logan said next "Ittheate open and entered the construction site

Kelsey said soe, but no one see had apparently been torn down to make way for a new one Old foundations stood, surrounded by cheap wire and warning signs Plywood covered soestured toward the south "Start over there I’ll take the north corner"

"Yes, sir," she an went to the opposite corner Here and there, sections of a wall had been built; he could see naked brick as he lifted the first plywood sheet Below it he saw nothing but ould one day be a part of a basement

He looked across at Kelsey She’d lifted a sheet, too, and then let it fall She was standing very still

"Logan," she called softly

"Yes?" he called back

"The birds"

That hen he noticed them They hovered over a section that would have been an entry, he iined, or, perhaps a corner of the basement

He heard sirens--sounfire

They had to hurry

He nodded, and they both skirted the other holes and went over to the area where the birds had been