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Four seconds left

One

Run, Rio!

Two

Too slow!

Three

The stump hole! She dives, heedless, headfirst and the whole world blows up

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RAINY SCHULTERMAN—SALERNO AND POSITANO, ITALY

Rainy freezes

“Let un so I can shoot this bitch in the mouth”

Tomaso tilts his head and looks at her quizzically

Cisco says, “As long as she’s alive, she’s a risk!”

“If you kill h her voice is like the rustling of dry leaves Her mouth is bone dry

“The deal” Cisco snorts “I’m here, I’m safe, that’s all that matters”