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The first of the missiles was fired at the fifth tank back The tank erupted in flaerly out of the ith his drink in hand, Dillon saw the tank’s tread spool off Crewmen bailed and were shot or stabbed or mauled
Maybe, Dillon thought, his true calling was as apretty well, it seereat leader and still be a comic?
The ar, but slowly, at a crawl “Time for round two,” Dillon said “Let’s play Civilian Crush” He yelled through his bullhorn, “Battalion two! Do it now!”
Approxiround They scooted around, getting into position until they formed a human chain of prostrate bodies across the Strip It was a wide street, so his human chain was only four people deep, and he’d have liked to have ured he had presented the army commander with an insoluble problem Would the tanks roll over passive, unar in the street?
At first he thought it had worked As he watched, the tank coluo Road, treads gouging concrete,off attackers
“Shit!” Dillon yelled “You knohat they’re doing?” he de her cheerleader outfit crisscrossed by heavy a around!”
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nbsp; “Yes,” Kate said It was just about the only safe word to use around Dillon Kate, like the other Cheerios, was bound to the power of Dillon’s voice and had no choice but to obey But that did nother last nerve to get herself to draw her gun and shoot the monster
“Maybe stick with comedy after all,” Dillon muttered But his audience—the Dark Watchers—sustained hi but fair audience Not easy to please, but not ilued to the action On the other hand, he’d never sensed the at any of his jokes
“Battalion two, get up and run after them! Throw yourselves in front of them!”
He glanced up at the news helicopter that was defying the army’s no-fly order The ca one in a wheelchair, literally throwing themselves in front of vehicles that remorselessly rolled on over them
Dillon shook his head “Not enough” Raising his bullhorn, Dillon said, “Battalions three and four, run to the Triunfo! Run! And Kate? Drive the fuel truck back there”
CHAPTER 23
Rough Beasts, No Bethlehem
“SURE, I DID a tour in Afghanistan,” Master Sergeant Matthew Tolliver said “Iraq, too None of that was good But hey, one thing you can say about floating around on Navy ships, the squids keep a nice mess Steak once a week Fried chicken”