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“Mark, Sarah; how’s it looking out there?”

“Nothing out to the side, mo out toward the front”

“Back’s still quiet,” called Sarah

“Good” Dianne nodded fire loud and clear Jason, can you see where they are on the cameras?”

“There’s a decent-sized group near the road They’re about to be passing right by another cluster of traps”

“Good Trigger it when they’re right next to them I want as many dead or maimed as possible” In the other roo hispeople wasn’t so it described in such coarse, matter-of-fact tered

Several seconds of silence followed Dianne’s command, and she stood still next to the door with her ear pressed up against the ith her eyes closed, waiting for the sound of more staccato explosions In the base down his forehead, onto his face and down his neck despite the cold tees from the outside cameras weren’t the best quality, he knew from Dianne’s detailed descriptions where the traps were, and he could see the vaguedown the driveway, helping their injured comrades as they tried to maneuver around the nail boards

The explosions and screa Dianne ju it, and pressed her ear harder against the door Though she couldn’t see anything and could only hear vague outlines of as being said, the counterattack had been an unparalleled success based on what she could make out Near-si the monitor in the basement confirmed her assumption

“They’re running wild, Dianne!”

“Yes they are!” Tina puot at least three more with the traps!”

Dianne closed her eyes, her shoulders slun of them anymore? Mark? Sarah?”

“Nothing here,looks quiet in the woods and side yard”

“Nothing here either, Dianne They never went out back, at least as far as I could see”

“Good I want everyone to stay where you are and keep an eye out It’ll be dawn in a few hours and we can head out then to take stock of the dae to the house and to their nuainst sleep deprivation and the quickly-depleting adrenaline in her syste more than to lie down on the floor and close her eyes There was still h, and she suspected that in spite of the losses suffered by the gang, they wouldn’t give up quite so easily

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