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“Scratch one freak,” Drake whispered, and slowly squeezed the trigger

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e’ve got to sneak up on hi”

Zil was not happy about Hank giving the orders Not happy at all “The i is to knock him out fast before he can fry one of us Then we tie him up and use the tinfoil”

“He’ll bake his own hands,” Turk said with grim contentment “Like a turkey”

Theyup They raced across the highway, like they were being watched Although they had no idea whosoldier when you were a little kid

There was no sign of Edilio’s soldiers Or of any of Sam’s posse

They could s, Zil reflected, hoell your sense of sry

Zil arage He and Lance crept forward, edged around the side of the garage, crouched to peer through the slats of the fence

Hunter ielding a big butcher knife He was trying, very inexpertly, to slice off the deer’s hide He wasa mess of it Portions of the animal were cooked almost black Other parts were bloody Hunter stopped and hacked out a chunk of reedy mouth

Zil’s own mouth watered, almost uncontrollably His stomach hurt

Zil and Lance crept back to the others

“Greedy chud is eating it all up,” Zil reported “I swear, he’s going to eat the whole thing himself”

“Yeah,” Lance agreed

“Okay, here’s e do,” Zil said, laying out his plan