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The wall began to crack Flakes of ht up in the air Soht fire and burned as they rose The as co apart, but too slowly

“Orc!” Sam yelled

The boy-monster rolled to his feet and came at a rush

“Dekka, off!” Sam yelled

The green fire died, gravity returned with a rain of dirt and gravel, and through it ran Orc He hit the weakened ith one massive shoulder The cinder block collapsed in like a fallen pie crust

Orc backed up, then hit it again and he was through Sam dashed after him, but unlike Orc he was not i into an oven He brushed against a bit of red-hot brick and yelped in pain

Sam froze

Inside, beyond the cinderblock wall, was not the control rooh to the control roouard, he was in an outer roo cabinets

The whole plan had just fallen apart The diversion was now pointless

Dekka was right behind Sam “So much for the element of surprise,” she said

No tirets, Saht have saved lives Surprise es

“The next wall should be easier,” Sam said “Take cover!”

Dekka ju cabinets as Sa rooerous in seconds

Saht burned away paint and wallboard in a few seconds, but beyond it, inside the wall, was a barrier of dull, gray metal

“It’s a radiation shield,” Sam yelled to Dekka “Lead”