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“What? No No way” Jack could feel hi “No That’s stupid”

“Uh-huh”

He felt his way, step by step, through the directory, looking for controls that ht not even exist

Drake reappeared He histling happily to himself “Slice and dice,” he said “Slice and dice”

“Good,” Caine said “That’s one Now set up for Taylor Re any of the equipment”

“I knohat I’,” Drake said He pointed his tentacle at one of his two thugs “You Bring the shotgun” When the boy had co hihtlines “Okay You have a si in here, you shoot”

The kid looked pale “I have to shoot her?”

“No, you have a choice,” Drake said “You can shoot her or not It’s up to you”

The kid breathed a sigh

“Of course, if you don’t shoot her?” Drake snapped his whip arm The tentacle wrapped around the boy’s throat “If you don’t shoot her? If you forget, or get distracted, or miss? I’ll whip you till I see bone”

Drake laughed happily and unwrapped his arm “I believe we are ready,” he announced “Taylor has a load of buckshot waiting for her And if little Brianna decides to breeze on in at a hundred miles an hour, she’ll hit the wires”

“And set off an alarm?” Jack asked

Drake laughed like that was the funniest thing he’d ever heard

“Slice and dice,” Drake said “Slice and dice”

Jack didn’t look at Drake He looked at Diana Her eyes s on darkness