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“Hank,” Zil said, and nodded

Astrid turned too late to see Hank behind her He swung Astrid felt the blow as if it had hit her

It hit Little Pete

He fell like a s cut

“Now!” Zil said “Grab her”

Diana could hardly believe it They hadthe power plant and had found the fuel rod

It had not been hard to find A fire had started in the dry brush where it hit Just a low, scurrying fire Caine was able to pluck the fuel rod up with ease and hold it high in the air

Jack stood beneath the fuel rod, sweating frouessed The only light came from the fire

“I don’t see anything popped or broken,” Jack said He pulled so that looked like a yellow remote control out of his pocket and stared at it

“What’s that?”

“It’s a dosiular clicking sound Click Clickclick Click Clickclickclick

“We’re okay,” Jack said, and breathed a relieved sigh “So far”

“What’s that clicking?”

“Whenever it detects a radioactive particle, it clicks If it starts clicking constantly, we’ll have a probleerous levels”

Even now, Jack loved showing off his geek knowledge Even knoas happening, what had happened Guessing, at least, as ahead