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“What kind?”

“Soht to form a seal”

Sarah nodded and got up, hurrying off to try and pull yet another rabbit out of a hat Dianne began rees from around the wound and placed her hand directly over the hole in Tina’s chest as she spoke “You’ll have to walk h this, hon I need to seal off the wound to keep air froht?”

Tina nodded, a slight sly pale face “I think the bullet… went into… collarbone or shoulder Hurts… like the dickens” Another breath, though this ti a seal over the wound, there were no bubbles

“So, I need to seal this up Then what?”

“Not ” Each word and breath was accompanied by a pained expression, and it was all Dianne could do to not wrap her arht as possible

“All I could find is this,” Sarah knelt back down, holding out a roll of duct tape with a shrug and an apologetic expression

“This can’t be sanitary” Dianne looked at the roll for a es, then tear off strips of tape about a foot and a half long We’ll cover the wound with bandages, then seal it off with tape to keep it airtight” She looked down at Tina “Will that work?”

Tina’s eyes were closed but she nodded and licked her lips before replying in a whisper “Yeah Should Once it’s on… wait a while… then you need to use a needle… suck out the air”

“Needle to the chest to suck out the air” Dianne gulped hard and closed her eyes “Oh boy”

Chapter 3

Washington, DC

When Rick tackled Jacob, he had thought in the back of his htforward coainst the pair of Spetsnaz His assumption that Jacob would be naturally weak and ineffectual in a physical struggle was not borne out by reality, though, as the technician refused to be taken out without a fight

Jacob rolled his body and pushed Rick off before pushing and pulling himself forward deeper into the darkness between the server racks, feeling with his hand on the ground for the pistol Rick cla and pulled sharply, sending the technician’s head slaround with a sharp crack and a cry of pain Jacob, in turn, kicked with both his feet, causing Rick to see stars as the heel of one boot collided with his head He refused to let go of Jacob’s leg, though, and instead pulled harder, dragging the lighter man back toward him and away from the firearm that Jacob was so desperate to locate

With a quick heave, Rick pushed hih this ti Jacob’s face in both hands he slaainst the floor, first once, then twice, each ti bone and the muffled cries of pain beneath his hands He nearly stopped attacking Jacob both tie that both Dr Evans an