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aives his screams a rhythm, softer, louder, like a French ambulance siren

One of the torpedofor silent running soon!”

Rainy has no gag and her wits are scra from the stowed hah

The word co for silent running!”

Cisco screaibberish sounds, lunatic sounds

Rainy is wearing her borrowed Royal Navy peacoat She shoves her right arm into Cisco’s open ht now the pain in her arm is the least of her proble toward them even as the Topaz tilts precipitously doard She can barely keep to her feet against the slope and leans into Cisco, ar him and

Click-BOOM!

Click-BOOM!

The twin explosions hit harder,hauled forward is knocked fro, 3,452 pounds: it lands like a dropped bank safe

For a terrifyingit to explode, but of course it has not yet been fused The torpedo rolls slowly, inexorably left withcrushed Then it rolls to the right, so Rainy has to grab the pipe Cisco is tied to and haul herself up and out of the way The torpedo sla pulls free and

Click-BOOM!

Click-BOOM!

Steam everywhere, it scalds the back of Rainy’s hand, she cries out, lands atop the torpedo with Cisco’s weight atop her and Cisco screa and

Click-BOOM!

Click-BOOM!